Wildland fire Fresh off 2023's historic court decision in Montana, twenty-two plaintiffs aged 7 to 25 have filed suit against the Trump...

Bone collector caterpillar Seems if we look closely enough in nature--sleuthing every habitat nook and cranny, every possible niche and...

Aldabra tortoise It's easy to become overwhelmed by the distressing news coming from Washington, D.C. day after day. And in a recent...

North American endangered species This proposal "threatens a half-century of progress in protecting and restoring endangered species," is...

Protests against federal job purges Staff of crucial scientific and medical research CUT Stewards of our public lands: parks, forests,...

Life on the Rocks cover Next month I'll be doing a series of speaking events about wilderness-obligate species of wildlife with a focus...

Short-eared owl If you haven't discovered it already, The Cornell Lab's website offers a wealth of information on birds, including life...

Biodiversity in our hands "Climate change is a primary driver of biodiversity loss. And climate change depends on biodiversity as part...

Feeding of elk on the National Elk Refuge I haven't posted about this topic for a while, but this reporting in WyoFile is newsworthy. ...

A blob-headed fish from Peru No one knows how many species of life inhabit the Earth, but estimates range from 9 to 10 million, not...