It’s possible to enjoy time outdoors without paying attention to birds. But it’s a lot less fun.

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How do we approach degraded lands? What role do they play in our conservation conversations? How do we value them? And does it matter them?

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How can we protect fragile ocean ecosystems while also preserving the cultural and economic lifeways of the people who depend on them?

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Many invasive fish are well known and well publicized. But you might not have heard about rudd.

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When it comes to large mammals, many species are relatively unknown and receive very little attention.

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It’s time to ease up on the spring clean-up to help pollinators and other local wildlife.

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Yesterday wasn’t promising for nature observation. It was a gray, windy day as I made my usual stroll along the […]

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Let’s take a look at the extraordinary life of pronghorns, the only animal that sheds its horns.

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A new toolkit helps natural resource managers adapt fisheries management in an uncertain future.

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See a weird creature where it doesn’t belong? You might not be imagining things.

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Launched in 2018, the program tagged its 1000th fish on December 5, 2022—a significant milestone in a challenging environment.

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A new toolkit helps natural resource managers adapt fisheries management in an uncertain future.

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How a forward-thinking process used by private sector businesses and the military is being used to build a healthy future for fisheries and oceans. From managing natural resources to running for-profit businesses, or even checking the weather forecast when packing…

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We crouched down, watching the little owls from a couple feet away. They seemed slightly perturbed but made no move to fly away or disappear down a hole. Burrowing owls. I suffered a bit of that disorientation that can come…

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Six new books for the nature lover or outdoor enthusiast on your holiday list.

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Conservation — especially at The Nature Conservancy — used to be focused on lands. Jonathan Higgins helped change that to “lands and waters.” Jonathan, who died at age 64 on July 24th after a long battle with cancer, was an…

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Your guide to all things jackrabbits. And they’re not rabbits.

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Take a new look at the flashing fireflies in your backyard.

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Why you can now find wild turkeys from the Pacific Islands to Germany.

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Look, everyone loves a red-tailed hawk. But after a while, it can be hard for an avid birder to score a new raptor species.  Once you’ve seen enough drive-by buteos to last a lifetime, or parsed the finer details of…

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