![Global Big Day 2017: Counting the World’s Birds](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Dispatch/eBird/bird_zambello_thumbnail.e6fb0425.jpg)
by Erika Zambello
Birders had their binoculars and checklists ready on May 13 for the annual Global Big Day, and I was one of them. Armed with my eBird phone app, which allows me to record when and where I see specific…
Read more![The Animals’ Agenda: An Important Look at Human Relationships with Other Animals](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Interviews and Reviews/The Animals Agenda/cow_thumbnail.69b940c5.jpg)
by Sarah Abdelrahim
Humans interact with other animals in a number of ways. When we think about other animals, we might think about our pet dogs, the squirrels we see in our backyards or the giraffes we visit at the zoo.…
Read more![Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Galleries/Rookery Bay National Estuarine/RB%2056-400x400.07b64810.jpg)
by Erika Zambello
As part of an ongoing project, Erika Zambello is visiting all National Estuarine Research Reserves in the continental United States. Established by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),…
Read more![Saving Selfless Shellfish from Sunscreen](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Youth/Saving Selfless Shellfish/Thumbnail.3f14aee3.jpg)
by Madison Toonder
Oysters are bivalve mollusks that provide shelter and food for a variety of organisms, all while improving water clarity and quality through filtration. Oyster reefs formed by aggregations of shells are…
Read more![Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Galleries/Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Reserve/gtm%20gal_FEATURE-400x400.abec955d.jpg)
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…
Read more![The CITES Meeting: A Closer Look](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Youth/Convention on International Trade/Bones_of_Contention_Feature_edited.381804bd.jpg)
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.
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,…
Read more![Letter from the President](/assets/image-cache/media/VFB_Logo-400x400.f542198e.png)
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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