![Drought in the Southwest](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Galleries/Drought in the Southwest/Brennan%20Gallery-Thumb.abec955d.jpg)
by Kathleen Brennan
Cycles of wet and dry have occurred for as long as the planet has been revolving around the sun, since dinosaurs roamed the shores of an inland sea that now makes up the Raton-Clayton volcanic field in…
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by Sarah Abdelrahim
The mountain gorilla is classified as critically endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. There are only two places to see the world’s remaining…
Read more![The Bones of Contention](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Impression/The Bones of Contention/Bones_of_Contention_Feature.69b940c5.jpg)
by Cyril Christo and Marie Wilkinson
In November, 2013, photographer and poet Cyril Christo traveled to Colorado with his family to watch the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service demolish six tons of illegal ivory in hopes of delivering a message…
Read more![My life in the Naimina Enkiyio Forest, Part 2](/assets/image-cache/images/features/Impressions/Naimina/Photo_4.b6567f6c.jpg)
by Alfred Mepukori
Continue on the journey through the forests of East Africa with Maasai warrior Alfred Mepukori, who tells readers about growing up Maasai, why elephants matter, and survival in the Naimina Enkiyio Forest.
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by Alfred Mepukori
The area of land popularly known as Loita lies in southern Kenya between the Ngurman-Magadi escarpment and the Maasai Mara National Game Reserve. It covers an area of 1,700 km2 within the Loita Division…
Read more![The Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park](/assets/image-cache/images/features/Kgalagadi/springbuck%20thumb.1d00087f.jpg)
by Clare Helen Galloway
Geologist and journalist Clare Galloway, whose artwork illustrates the stark beauty of life in southern Africa, lives on a game farm outside Okahanja, Namibia. Join her as she takes the reader on a journey…
Read more![Outsider Nature Art Photography](/assets/image-cache/images/galleries/J Madison Rink/eye%20of%20heart.17394b91.jpg)
by j. Madison Rink
If Rock|Stone speaks – what does it say? These fine-art, photographic, naturally-sculpted works, which underscore the magic and fluidity of perception, were chosen for inclusion in a pioneering 2010 publication.…
Read more![Lessons in Sustainable Design](/assets/image-cache/images/wpImages/2013/08/Photo_2.84cdda71.jpg)
by George Stevens
The lunar landscape of Cappadocia, a historical region in central Turkey, is truly otherworldly. It makes you stop and think, “Where the heck am I?” It is a place where humans and natural beauty have coexisted…
Read more![Marching to Save the Elephant on October 4](/assets/image-cache/images/galleries/In the Wild Plains/Christo_elephant9.eac2d2a4.jpg)
by Cyril Christo and Marie Wilkinson
The upcoming International March for Elephants will be held October 4, 2013, across three continents and 13 cities, from Melbourne to Rome, from Cape Town to New York, and is inspired by the David Sheldrick…
Read more![Of Palm Oil and Extinction](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Impression/palm%20oil%20thumb.69b940c5.jpg)
by Robert Hii
You know the old question: If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around, does it make a noise? I’m not quite sure why that question came to mind when news came out of the extinction of Dipterocarpus…
Read more![Malama `Aina: Taking Care of the Land](/assets/image-cache/images/galleries/Hawaii Carnes/Izilwane-Hawaii_5.bc6f3c82.jpg)
by Tannyr Carnes
The Hawaiian Islands are unique in that they are both inhabited and extremely isolated. This contributes to the complexity of their habitats and, ultimately, their vulnerability. Each island has a unique…
Read more![How Craft Beer Can Save the World](/assets/image-cache/images/wpImages/2013/06/Beer%20inside%20out%281%29.84cdda71.jpg)
by Jessica Schmonsky
Beer is an ancient beverage with roots growing as far back as the fifth millennia BC. Since malts and hops and barley were first brewed together, the recipe for this popular beverage has endured some drastic…
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