Archives: Highlights
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Catching Bats in Wyoming
Before bats can be saved, they have to be studied. Across Wyoming, a dedicated team of scientists and wildlife experts spend long nights catching and tagging wild bats.
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Battling White-Nose Syndrome
A deadly fungus is wiping out bat populations across North America, but a team of scientists may have found a game-changing solution.
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A Night with “Puffling Patrol”
In Iceland's Vestmannaeyjar, local children and families have formed the Puffling Patrol. Their mission: to rescue lost puffins and guide them safely to the ocean, protecting a species that depends on the dark to find its way.
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Puffins & Light Pollution
Seabirds like puffins have evolved the ability to locate the ocean by following the moon and stars. As towns expand and the night sky fades under artificial light, that navigation system is breaking down.
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The Osage Herd
The Osage nation has a cultural connection to bison going back countless generations, but their connection to the bison was severed by the species' near-extermination in the 1800s.
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Kings of the Prairie
Bison are a keystone species that shape the prairie ecosystem through their grazing and wallowing. That’s why Bob Hamilton, a researcher with The Nature Conservancy, calls them the “kings of the prairie.”
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Otters & Trophic Cascade
Through a process called trophic cascade, the return of sea otters is restoring balance, keeping crab populations in check, and allowing vital seagrass meadows to thrive once again.
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Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Otter Program
Orphaned sea otter pups face a harsh reality in the wild, but at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, a groundbreaking rehabilitation program is giving them a second chance.
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The Shoshone’s History at Bear River
For the Shoshone people, Bear River has always been a lifeline — sustaining their culture, history, and way of life.
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Building an Analog Beaver Dam
Building beaver dam analogs is restoring wetlands, slowing water flow, and creating the conditions needed for wildlife to return.
