The Backyard Frontier: Why 2025 Was the Year Conservation Went Local for the World’s Smallest Wild Cats
When we imagine the frontlines of wildlife conservation, our minds often drift to the vast, untouched expanses of the Amazon or the sprawling savannas of the Serengeti. We picture the "charismatic megafauna"—jaguars and lions—patrolling their kingdoms. But in the sh...