![Florida's Manatee - No Longer an Endangered Species](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Feature/The Florida Manatee/manatee%204.dc5991f3.jpg)
by Maddie Southard
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) just reclassified one of Florida’s most iconic endangered wildlife species to “threatened” status. This controversial decision was made despite the fact that…
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by Erika Zambello
I disembarked at Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve (mercifully abbreviated to GTM NERR) with a group of practitioners, researchers and ecologists from around the world. The group…
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by Alfred Mepukori
My amazing trip all began when the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) announced a global search for 34 international conservationists aged 18 to 25 to attend the first-ever Youth Forum for People…
Read more![A Conservation Success Story: Reserva Monte Mojino](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Dispatch/Reserva/Desert%20Tortiouse_Edited.e6fb0425.jpg)
by Erika Zambello, Jennifer Calkins
When Dr. Jennifer Calkins visited Reserva Monte Mojino (ReMM), the landscape captured her attention. “A cactus flower blooming next to a lush fig tree, a desert tortoise resting beneath an elegant trogon…
Read more![Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Galleries/Apalachicola National Estuarine Reserve/PREVIEW_ap%2062-412x400.07b64810.jpg)
by Erika Zambello
Apalachicola Bay has long been famous around the world for its thousands of acres of oyster beds. In fact, in the past, 90 percent of Eastern oysters served in Florida were from Apalachicola.
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by Andrew Flachs
Most commercial agriculture around the world comes in the form of monocultures, where whole fields are devoted to a single plant. Monocultures are stark landscapes, built around the logic of factories…
Read more![National Monuments: A President Obama Legacy](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Dispatch/National Monuments/The%20White%20House-400x400.e6fb0425.jpg)
by Stephanie Panlasigui
The historic presidency of Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States, came to an end on January 20, 2017, but not without leaving behind a legacy.
Read more![Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Galleries/Weeks Bay Reserve/WeeksBayNationalReserve-400x400%20.abec955d.jpg)
by Erika Zambello
Made up of over 6,000 acres along the coast of Alabama, the Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research is one of 28 sites around the country that are “protected for long-term research, water-quality monitoring,…
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by Tara Waters Lumpkin
It has been almost eight years since the conservation-media magazine Voices for Biodiversity was born. The changes that have occurred over these years, both for the world and for Voices for Biodiversity,…
Read more![The Return of Eastern Elk](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Dispatch/Return of Eastern Elk/elk_feature-400x400.7f36d62b.jpg)
by Erika Zambello, Wally Smith
“Elk are not the first animals that come to mind when thinking of native Appalachian wildlife, but the species was a common sight in these hills prior to European settlement,” writes Dr. Walter Smith in…
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by Shannon Switzer Swanson
When Disney’s blockbuster Finding Dory hit theaters in June of 2016, it brought an endearing fish back into the spotlight — blue tang.
Read more![Exploring Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Galleries/Wells National Estuarine Reserves/wells23-FEATURE-400x400.32214753.jpg)
by Erika Zambello
Wells Reserve on the coast of Southern Maine was designated in 1984 and encompasses 1,600 acres. The reserve staff facilities sit within beautifully restored farm buildings.
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