There Will Be Blood
The pressure to reach for a gun to help save one animal from another is stronger than ever. And it has triggered a conservation problem from hell.
Add a Few Species. Pull Down the Fences. Step Back.
Brandom Keim reviews George Monbiot’s Feral
Striking a Deal with the Weed from Hell
Water hyacinth is something of a wonder plant when it comes to ridding water of contaminants.
Where Humans Fear to Tread
Paradoxically, decades of chronic warfare in disputed border zones have created de facto nature reserves.
Accidental Conservation
Golden-headed lion tamarins are an endangered species turned invasive, thriving in the suburbs of Rio. They are not as wild as they might be elsewhere, but not tame either.
Immigration Reform
Invasive species are usually the bad guys in conservation.
Restorative Art
Artists and ecological restorationists have a lot in common: both work experimentally with materials that are sometimes unpredictable.
Navigating a Hybrid River
One summer afternoon I bobbed on the waters of a river with an Indian name, watching a kingfisher dive for fish.
Making Land
Southern Louisiana is one of the world’s fastest-disappearing landmasses. Cutting the losses may mean letting in the floods. By Hal Herring.
A Quiet Desert Storm
A home-grown strategy to hold onto water, battle climate change, and cope with scorching heat is turning vast tracts of sub-Saharan Africa green. By Mark Hertsgaard.
