The Illogical Relationship Americans Have With Animals
A new book explores the roots of our love for certain creatures—and our indifference toward many others.
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Millennium Images / Gallery Stock Our Forests Need More Fire, Not Less
The American history of wildfire suppression has contributed to today’s most destructive blazes.
Steve Pfost / Newsday RM / Getty It’s Not That Hard to Stop Birds From Crashing Into Windows
Chicago’s glass skyscrapers are a menace for birds. They don’t have to be.
Matt Dutile / GalleryStock An Unwelcome Discovery in the Colorado River
Climate change has opened the Grand Canyon to the invasive smallmouth bass.
Rick Wilking / Reuters / Redux America Is Telling Itself a Lie About Roadkill
Your car may have just run over the last of an endangered species.
Illustration by Robert Beatty Salmon Seem to Have a Nose for Beer
Hatchery-raised salmon tend to stray from home. The smell of brewer’s yeast could help lure them back.
Paul Spella / The Atlantic; Source: Getty. We’re in Denial About Our Dogs
Pets love beaches—and wreak havoc on their wildlife.
Millennium Images / Gallery Stock A Coveted Fish Is Now a ‘Climate Loser’
When is it time to give up on Rhode Island’s winter flounder?
Stephen Vincent / Alamy If Your Car Hits a Deer You Might as Well Eat It
Eating roadkill makes so much sense.
Ryan Bell / Biographic The Loss That’s Killing the West’s Wildlife
The patchwork of burnt lands that once characterized fire-prone forests is disappearing.
Kent Nishimura / Getty Lockdowns Could Be the ‘Biggest Conservation Action’ in a Century
Acknowledging the virus’s silver linings can feel ghoulish. But mounting evidence suggests that we’re in the midst of an unprecedented roadkill reprieve.
The Atlantic How Roadkill Became an Environmental Disaster
To save Brazil’s giant anteaters, scientists are grappling with one of the planet’s most transformative forces: roads.
Zoe van Djik The Right Way to Kill a Fish
Cows have to be stunned before slaughter. Why doesn’t our finned fare?
Blue North Fisheries The Re-beavering of the American West
An industrious but finicky pest could be the key to restoring Washington State’s wetlands and salmon populations.
Morgan Heim / BioGraphic
