![The New Face of Wildlife Filmmaking: a report from the 2011 Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival](/assets/image-cache/images/in-depth/Jackso Hole Film/JHWFF%20photo%202.2f9bad62.jpg)
by Kathryn Pardo
Join Kathryn Pardo on her journey to the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival. She explores numerous newcomer films and takes a look at one of the new, unofficial themes of the festival: conservation.
Read more![The Land of Enchantment](/assets/image-cache/images/galleries/Alan Pearlman/6-New-Subdivision%2C-west-Santa-Fe%2C-2009.25a2ee8c.jpg)
by Alan Pearlman
Join photographer Alan Pearlman as he explores the contrast between the developed and the pristine in New Mexico, the Land of Enchantment.
Read more![Taos Youth Biodiversity Art Project: Giving Children a Global Voice](/assets/image-cache/images/features/Youth/Taos Youth Art Festival/Taos_Youth2.b6567f6c.jpg)
by Carolyn Lopez
Join our eager interns as they work to educate children about the natural world and the need to protect it through art.
Read more![Conservation Group Sues NPS Cypress Management Plan](/assets/image-cache/images/wpImages/2011/10/526731185_a38a4a1ce1.730f00aa.jpg)
by Kathryn Pardo, Jessica Gottlieb, Jessica Schmonsky
A conservation organization has filed suit against the National Park Service, accusing the government agency of failing to protect critical Florida panther habitat in Big Cypress National Preserve. The…
Read more![Connecting Habitats: Thinking like a Roaming Species](/assets/image-cache/images/in-depth/Biocorridors/highways_thru_corridors.2f9bad62.jpg)
by Alexander Gilbert
Large animal species like wolves and bears require vast amounts of land to find food and mates. However, their habitats have become increasingly fragmented as development encroaches on once-wild areas.…
Read more![The Spirit of Crow Creek](/assets/image-cache/images/features/Impressions/Spirit of Crow Creek/Kasik_2.b6567f6c.jpg)
by Matt Kasik
The intense poverty and complicated social issues facing the Lakota people are ominous reminders of their historical hardships. In spite of such difficulties, hope for prosperity endures. The Lakota tribe’s…
Read more![Studying Visitors at the Gorilla Exhibit](/assets/image-cache/images/features/studying_gorillas/1WavehiBKGorillasWoodlandParkzoo201010.2f9bad62.jpg)
by Beth Kelley
At Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, researcher Beth Kelley studies humans interacting with gorillas. Her studies tell us much about ourselves as primates, as well as illustrating what interests us about other…
Read more![Mustangs: Icons of the American West](/assets/image-cache/images/galleries/Mustangs/mustangdonnamud.bc6f3c82.jpg)
by Altaire Cambata
Feral. Wild. Pests. The American mustang, as much as it is an iconic figure and symbol of the spirit of the American West, has always suffered a controversial relationship with the United States.
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![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.…
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