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by Jessica Gottlieb
To see a photo of a tiny glass frog, perched on a leaf peering curiously back at the viewer, one would think that Robin Moore has been a photographer all his life. In reality, Robin has only been taking…
Read more![Broken, An interview with author Lisa Jones](/assets/image-cache/images/features/Book Reviews/Broken/stan%20and%20fer%281%29.1d00087f.jpg)
by G.R. Stahl
In her touching memoir, Broken: A Love Story, Lisa Jones explores not only the dichotomies of life – of suffering and redemption, death and life, development and poverty – but also, and perhaps more stirringly,…
Read more![Elephants in the Garden](/assets/image-cache/images/in-depth/Elephants in the Garden/_DSC9911-2.e0fb914a.jpg)
by Daniel Long
Writer Daniel Long speaks to farmers in sub-Saharan Africa about the human-elephant conflict. Drought and shrinking habitat have pushed elephants onto much of the same land that communities use for food…
Read more![In Africa’s Wake](/assets/image-cache/images/galleries/Beth Henry/Being%20New.bc6f3c82.jpg)
by Kathryn Pardo
Inspired by books such as Out of Africa and Flame Trees of Thika, photographer Beth Henry set out to capture the wildness of Africa through the lens of a camera. Once there, she will tell you, the continent…
Read more![Bonobo Handshake](/assets/image-cache/images/features/Book Reviews/Bonobo Handshake/Bonobo-425x450.1d00087f.jpg)
by Kira Johnson
Bonobo Handshake by Vanessa Woods’ chronicles experiences with bonobos in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Learn more about these fascinating primates in this captivating novel!
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by Jami Wright
In Monster of God David Quammen, author of Song of the Dodo and a writer for National Geographic Magazine, takes his readers around the world and simultaneously delves into the human psyche probing the…
Read more![Vanishing of the Bees](/assets/image-cache/images/features/Vanishing Bees/Vanishing_Bees_1.2f9bad62.jpg)
by Kira Johnson
One-third of the foods most humans eat are dependent on bees for pollination. Unfortunately, Colony Collapse Disorder is causing bee populations to decline at an alarming rate. Read more about this troubling…
Read more![The Human Animal and Biodiversity](/assets/image-cache/images/features/Impressions/Biodiversity/IMG_2430ZuluWeaving.b6567f6c.jpg)
by Tara Waters Lumpkin
Tara Lumpkin explores how we can protect biodiversity by becoming aware of our "humanness" -- both good and bad -- and thus change our relationship to the environment and other species.
Read more![For the Birds](/assets/image-cache/images/galleries/Geraint Smith/heron_7807_2_1.25a2ee8c.jpg)
by Kathryn Pardo
When asked about what inspires his art, photographer Geraint Smith smiles and pauses thoughtfully. “I like to be in the present with my photography,” he says, shading his eyes from the New Mexico sun.…
Read more![The Galapagos](/assets/image-cache/images/galleries/The Galapagos/013Galapagos.8ef4999f.jpg)
by Kathryn Pardo
Lying six hundred miles off of the coast of Ecuador, the Galapagos Islands dot the Pacific Ocean with more than one hundred islands that are home to more than nine thousand species, many of which occur…
Read more![Michael Soulé, Grandfather of Conservation Biology](/assets/image-cache/images/interviews/Michael soule/Michael_Soule_Feature.8ef4999f.jpg)
by Alexander Gilbert
Michael Soulé is considered by many to be the grandfather of conservation biology. He formed the Wildlands Project, now the Wildands Network, over a decade ago. A dozen vigorous, local ecosystem-conservation…
Read more![Shooting in the Wild: An Interview with filmmaker Chris Palmer](/assets/image-cache/images/interviews/ChrisPalmer/14.Poole_cheetah-on-vehicle_IMG_4439_2.7603d9d1.jpg)
by Amy Carfagno
This book by Chris Palmer takes you behind the scenes of popular nature and wildlife films, sharing the adventures of the daring and creative people who make these films and TV shows. It also pulls back…
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