![Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Galleries/Grand Bay National Estuarine/Grand%2025-400x400.abec955d.jpg)
by Erika Zambello
Established in 1999, the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (GB NERR) now stretches across 18,000 acres. In addition to the estuary’s salt marshes, the reserve also covers rare pine savannas,…
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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![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![Biodiversity of the Dry Tortugas](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Galleries/Biodiversity of the Dry Tortugas/PREVIEW%20PHOTO_CF8T6800.69b940c5.jpg)
by BinBin Li
I visited Dry Tortugas National Park in 2013 and 2015 as part of a field class taught by Dr. Stuart Pimm at Duke University. Located 68 miles west of Key West, this 100 square mile national park is mostly…
Read more![New Protection for the Heart of the Congo](/assets/image-cache/images/wpImages/2012/07/African_Forest_Elephant.4194a5b7.jpg)
by Kathryn Dixon
The Sahgha Tri-National Protected Area (TNS) bounds 10,000 square miles (25,000 square kilometers) of one of the most pristine regions of equatorial Africa, encompassing tropical forests, wetlands and…
Read more![In Sri Lanka, Efforts to Save Earth’s Largest Animal](/assets/image-cache/images/wpImages/2012/07/2048px-Blue_whale_tail-1024x682.4194a5b7.jpg)
by Kathryn Dixon
Sri Lanka, an island located off the southern coast of India, has been called “The Pearl of the Indian Ocean” due to its rich culture, tropical forests, diverse landscapes and abundant biodiversity. The…
Read more![Saving New Zealand’s Rarest Kiwi Bird](/assets/image-cache/images/wpImages/2012/06/rowi-kiwi-465.46980fe9.jpg)
by Kathryn Dixon
Twenty young flightless rowi kiwis got the chance to fly this week, as part of intense conservation efforts by the BNZ Save The Kiwi Trust to preserve this rarest of kiwi birds.
Read more![The Delicate Balance of Species Dependence](/assets/image-cache/images/wpImages/2012/06/crabs.46980fe9.jpg)
by Kathryn Dixon
What do horseshoe crabs, and red knots have in common? Survival. Two different, but vital, annual migrations bring these animals together every year. Both are fighting to survive.
Read more![Preservation of Wild Places May Help Protect Human Health](/assets/image-cache/images/wpImages/2012/06/Little_Red_Flying_Foxes.46980fe9.jpg)
by Kathryn Dixon
In eco-immunology, a young new field of scientific research, the main goal of researchers is to understand how the spread of disease in wildlife is exacerbated by human and environmental elements (like…
Read more![Student of the Horse](/assets/image-cache/images/galleries/student_of the_horse/12Student-of-the-Horse.eac2d2a4.jpg)
by Susan Ramsey
"I'm not a horse whisperer. I am a student of the horse. Our body language becomes the curious discourse of give and take, of pressure and release, direct and indirect -- a dance if you will," explained.…
Read more![Philippine Marine Life](/assets/image-cache/images/galleries/philippine_marine_life/Apo%20Island%20Kan-Uran%20Dive%20033.bc6f3c82.jpg)
by Amy Carfagno
Scuba diver Brian Kramer photographed some of the vast marine life in the 7,107 islands of the Philippines. The islands of the Philippines lie within the coral triangle, an area that encompasses more than…
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