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The Great Salmon Tour: An Introduction
The Great Salmon Tour: An Introduction

by Peter Berulf Johnsen

Faith Peters at the Tanana Village Administrative Tribal Center is a quiet and soft-spoken Athabascan woman. She is also a fisherwoman with deep roots in the Athabascan culture and subsistence fishing.…

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- Jun 25, 2012
Lead Poisoning Threatens Condor Population
Lead Poisoning Threatens Condor Population

by Michael Warren

A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Science has made a clear connection between lead poisoning in California Condors and the lead found in hunting ammunition. An article…

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- Jun 25, 2012
40th Anniversary of the Marine Mammal Protection Act
40th Anniversary of the Marine Mammal Protection Act

by Merri Collins

Recently, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service recognized the 40th anniversary of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA).

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- May 24, 2012
The Power of Pets
The Power of Pets

by Sandra Lumpkin

National Capital Therapy Dogs Inc. is a non-profit, completely volunteer organization that specializes in providing animal therapy to patients in locations such as health facilities, schools, shelters…

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- May 07, 2012
Dancing with Horses
Dancing with Horses

by Catherine Meyer, JoAnna Mendl Shaw

In 1997, choreographer JoAnna Mendl Shaw developed a unique collaboration between equestrianism and dance, a new connection between horse and human. By partnering natural horsemanship with elaborate choreography,…

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- Apr 08, 2012
Belonging to the Land, Part 3: We’re Still Here
Belonging to the Land, Part 3: We’re Still Here

by Zoe Krasney

Legal battles among Hopi, Navajo, government and private organizations over fragile natural resources now threaten to completely destroy the traditions of many people still living on the land near Black…

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- Apr 02, 2012
Belonging to the Land, Part 2: Big Mountain
Belonging to the Land, Part 2: Big Mountain

by Zoe Krasney

For hundreds of years, the Navajo and Hopi thrived in the high, arid deserts of Arizona. Throughout recent history, these people have faced numerous assaults on their ways of life: war, forced relocation,…

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- Mar 26, 2012
Belonging to the Land, Part 1: The Elders of Black Mesa
Belonging to the Land, Part 1: The Elders of Black Mesa

by Zoe Krasney

For decades, the struggle over traditional lands on the Navajo and Hopi reservations has unfolded, steeped in history, myth, prophecy and the inevitability of greed – indigenous peoples set against each…

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- Mar 19, 2012
Food, Culture and Conservation
Food, Culture and Conservation

by Jim O’Donnell

In this stunning photo gallery, photographer Jim O’Donnell explores the connections between food and our natural environment. With these images, he illustrates the ways in which our food system is fragile…

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- Feb 20, 2012
Venus Flytrap Poachers Arrested in North Carolina
Venus Flytrap Poachers Arrested in North Carolina

by Kathryn Pardo

RALEIGH, NC—Venus flytrap poaching may not seem like the most lucrative crime for those looking for an easy buck, but the uprooting of these plants to sell in roadside stands and markets is threatening…

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- Feb 15, 2012
Wolf Culling Enacted by Government
Wolf Culling Enacted by Government

by Kathryn Pardo

WASHINGTON, DC—The Idaho Department of Fish and Game plans to implement aerial hunting of wolves this year, using federal funds to support the culling. The ultimate goal of this plan is not to effectively…

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- Feb 12, 2012
Children and Conservation: An art gallery from nature
Children and Conservation: An art gallery from nature

by Camille Cruse

Izilwane helps teach children about the importance of conservation through artistic expression. In the summer of 2011, Izilwane interns Carolyn Lopez and Anne Da Silva developed and conducted a series…

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- Nov 14, 2011

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