![Beauty, Brutality and Thru-Hiking](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Voices/Beauty, Brutality and Thru-Hiking/Thumbnail.a6d97ced.jpg)
by Danielle Vilaplana
Winter came early to Colorado and people were leaving the backcountry with the first snow. Only the hikers remained, adding to the animal tracks thatfollowed the Continental Divide Trail (CDT).
Read more![An Interview with Senator Mike Phillips](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Interviews and Reviews/Senator Mike Phillips/Thumbnail.c2ef37d6.jpg)
by Kira Johnson
One of the most conservation-minded politicians currently serving in the United States is a Democratic state senator from Montana, Mike Phillips.
Read more![An Interview with Frans de Waal](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Interviews and Reviews/An Interview with Frans de Waal/Thumbnail.5b22e5d8.jpg)
by John Richardson
In November 2017, world-renowned primatologist, ethologist and author of numerous books Frans de Waal was interviewed by John Richardson, the founding Executive Director of the Blackstone Ranch Institute.
Read more![The Whales of Husavik, Iceland](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Field Notes/The Whales of Husavik/Thumbnail.1900ee35.jpg)
by Erika Reiter
There is a small town in northern Iceland that describes itself as Europe’s best whale-watching destination. I traveled there in August 2016 to conduct research for my master’s thesis — I wanted to interview…
Read more![Scottish Wildcats: The Endangered Feline of Britain](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Feature/Scottish Wildcats/Thumbnail.381804bd.jpg)
by Georgia Woodroffe
The “British Tiger,” with dense fur and bewitching eyes, is at the heart of many British folk stories and traditions. Hundreds of years ago their ferocity, untamable nature, and haunting mating calls infiltrated…
Read more![Everyday Extinction: Q&A with Sean Gallagher](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Interviews and Reviews/Everyday Extinction/Thumbnail.c2ef37d6.jpg)
by Kira Johnson
As extinction quietly steals earth’s species, photographer and filmmaker Sean Gallagher is tapping into the popularity of social media to bring global attention to the crisis.
Read more![Birdwatching: A Growing Industry in Post-Conflict Colombia](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Dispatch/Birdwatching/Thumbnail.7f36d62b.jpg)
by Erika Zambello
In November 2016, Colombia’s congress approved a historic peace deal after a 52-year conflict with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). For decades, the presence of armed groups prevented…
Read more![Time to BioBlitz](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Feature/Bio Blitz/Thumbnail.80cd3c3b.jpg)
by Gemina Garland-Lewis
I’m standing in the Hoh rainforest in Olympic National Park, a light drizzle starting to come down on this late day in May. I’m surrounded by people who are absolutely enthralled by the various mosses,…
Read more![Bobcats in the Hood](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Feature/Bobcats in the Hood/Thumbnail.b2569926.jpg)
by Debra Denker
As I open my garden gate on an uncharacteristically sultry Southwest summer afternoon, I hear a growl, a thump and then scrabbling in the Russian olive tree above me. I round the corner and come face to…
Read more![Hurricane Impact on Wildlife](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Dispatch/Hurricane Impact on Wildlife/Thumbnail.4dad7336.jpg)
by Erika Zambello
In the United States, the news is currently dominated by storm stories, from Hurricane Harvey’s assault on Texas and Louisiana, to the incoming Hurricane Irma heading toward island nations, Puerto Rico,…
Read more![Meeting with an Elephant](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Galleries/Meeting with an Elephant/Thumbnail.32214753.jpg)
by Lysander Christo
In this unprincipled time of elephant carnage in the name of ivory, my wife, son and I have come to view elephants as being on equal footing, searching for them with a guide on conservation lands.
Read more![The Living Boulders of a Faraway Time](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Impression/The Living Boulders/Thumbnail.69b940c5.jpg)
by Cyril Christo and Marie Wilkinson
We walked among the armored behemoths in total awe, mesmerized by the sands and giant green euphorbia bushes that seemed to be from a primeval time. My wife Marie and I came within 40 feet of a single…
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