Wild Animals in Our Midst
What should communities do when deer habitat disappears and the animals spill out into yards, parks and streets? In the area where I grew up (Essex County, New Jersey), the community recently responded...
View ArticleShare Your Plant and Animal Sightings
Your wildlife photos and observations are the makings of real science — even those of common species such as the house sparrow. Don’t keep them to yourself and your Facebook or Flickr friends. Join...
View ArticleThe Magnificent Plastic Bag Mockumentary
This hilarious spoof on public TV-style nature shows, narrated by Jeremy Irons, follows “one of the most clever and illustrious creatures”—the plastic bag— on its long and perilous migration home to...
View ArticleColey the Osprey’s Migration
The development of lightweight solar-powered GPS transmitters in recent years has enabled scientists — and the bird-loving public — to discover where ospreys go when the weather turns cool and how they...
View ArticleThe Perils of Bird Migration
Migration is a risky business, as I’ve had the chance to experience vicariously this fall via Osprey’s Journey, a website I helped design that is tracking the migration of an osprey from Jamaica Bay in...
View ArticleTo Help Save Monarch Butterflies, Buy Organic
I was devastated to learn last week that the number of monarch butterflies who made it to their winter stomping grounds in Mexico plunged 59% from 2012 to 2011, continuing a downward trend of several...
View ArticleWhere Did the Fish Go?
The sad truth is we are fishing fish out of existence. Roughly 80% of stocks are being fished at or above their limits. The effect has been particularly bad for big predatory fish (tuna, swordfish,...
View ArticleHow Wolves Change Rivers
The interconnectedness of nature is greater than you could ever imagine. Watch this video to see how the wolf’s return to Yellowstone restored woodlands, increased wildlife and even changed the course...
View ArticleBenefits of Native Gardens
Learn more about the benefits and how to plan a native garden of your own. (Many great resources.) Have you ever wondered why your garden requires so much work? The birds and bees who visit know how to...
View ArticleWild Animals — Up Close and Personal
Any glimpse into the life of an animal quickens our own and makes it so much the larger and better in every way. –John Muir Read Animals Are People, Too on This Green Life. Unless you live off the...
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