![Fighting for Survival: Lifting Up Indigenous Voices](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Dispatch/Fighting for Survival/Thumbnail.7f36d62b.jpg)
by Sarah Abdelrahim
Indigenous peoples play a crucial role in protecting and advocating for global biodiversity. According to the United Nations, there are 370 million Indigenous peoples around the world — almost 5 percent…
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![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![Exploring Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Galleries/Wells National Estuarine Reserves/wells23-FEATURE-400x400.32214753.jpg)
by Erika Zambello
Wells Reserve on the coast of Southern Maine was designated in 1984 and encompasses 1,600 acres. The reserve staff facilities sit within beautifully restored farm buildings.
Read more![Can You Find Green Salamanders? A Community Searches in the Appalachians](/assets/image-cache/images/galleries/Green Salamanders/DSCN3579.eac2d2a4.jpg)
by Wally Smith
This is the case with the green salamander, one of the most unique amphibians in the salamander-rich Appalachian Mountains. The only truly green-colored salamander in eastern North America, the green salamander…
Read more![Snowy Plovers and Citizen Science along the Florida Panhandle](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Galleries/Snowy Plover/snowy%20plover_preview%20photo.32214753.jpg)
by Erika Zambello
For those who bird on the Emerald Coast, Snowy Plovers are a relatively common sight on Okaloosa Island – once you walk away from the more crowded beach access points. Less than seven inches long and lighter…
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…
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