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A peregrine falcon who just had lunch.
animals

Peregrine Falcons Came Home to Roost in a Boeing 737 Plant

After pausing production of the 737 MAX, Boeing will get help evicting its resident birds of prey.
Sabrina Imbler February 13, 2020
A participant in the Šediváčkův Long has its game face on.
animals

An Inside Look at Czechia's Grueling Mountain Dogsled Race

Started in 1997, Šediváčkův Long is one of Europe's toughest winter events.
Winnie Lee February 12, 2020
You can't easily spot the poop in the soupy green water, but it's definitely down there.
animals

Pablo Escobar’s Hippo Herd Is Treating Colombia's Lakes Like One Big Toilet

They're thriving, pooping, and fouling up the water around the drug lord's former estate.
Jessica Leigh Hester February 12, 2020
A two-year-old falcon and his trainer at a demonstration.
animals

How the United Arab Emirates Became the Center of Falconry’s Gyre

And the hub of a world-spanning market for champion raptors.
Joshua Hammer February 11, 2020
A water dragon suns itself on a ledge
Sydney, Australia

Water Dragons of the Chinese Garden of Friendship

Native Australian lizards inhabit this garden celebrating Sydney and its sister city in China.
Parque del Perro
Cali, Colombia

Parque del Perro

This statue pays homage to a group of kids's childhood companion who once called the park home.
Burdekin Falls Dam
Ravenswood, Australia

Burdekin Falls Dam

Queensland's largest dam includes a winding spillway that offers drivers a mesmerizing sight.
Located on the Jaffna Peninsula, the Thondamanaru Lagoon has become a crucial wetland on the Central Asian Flyway, one of the world’s major migratory routes.
nature

How Landmines Made This Sri Lankan Lagoon an Avian Paradise

But once it's demined, it may be developed. Can one man's ecotourism plan protect it for the birds?
Colin Daileda February 4, 2020
In "The Mating Proposal," a male common kingfisher offers fish to a female. This is the most complex sculpture Rajput has built so far.
art

A Self-Taught Indian Artist Sculpts Intricate Birds From Paper and Wire

Around 100 bird species have taken wing from the studio of New Delhi artist and conservationist Niharika Rajput.
Richa Malhotra February 4, 2020
The museum is housed in the former Summerside Armoury
Summerside, Prince Edward Island

International Fox Museum and Hall of Fame

The once-booming fox ranching industry has left its mark on Prince Edward Island.
Welcome to the pine rocklands, one of the world's most endangered habitats.
forests

Visiting One of the Last Fragments of Miami's Eccentric Native Forest

Pine rockland grows on the most stable land in Florida, which is why it’s doomed.
Sabrina Imbler January 29, 2020
Laas Geel
Hargeisa, Somalia

Laas Geel

This cave located in the badlands of Somaliland contains some of the oldest cave art in Africa.
The rocky escarpments of Karoo, South Africa. Roughly 183 million years ago, this area was part of the supercontinent Gondwana.
dinosaurs

When South Africa Was Home to the 'Firewalkers' of Karoo

The reptilian critters may not have survived, but they made sure to sign off feet first.
Isaac Schultz January 29, 2020
Mass animal die-offs, simulated here in an Oklahoma hog body farm, can negatively impact the surrounding ecosystem.
science

Scientists Are Simulating Mass Animal Die-Offs in an Oklahoma Prairie

Understanding the ecological impact of hundreds of dead feral hogs.
Sabrina Imbler January 22, 2020
Japan's charismatic raccoon dogs are back in business. Only wild boars are appearing in greater numbers.
radioactive

9 Years Later, Furry Friends—and Foes—Are Returning to Fukushima

Few of them seem to miss the missing humans.
Isaac Schultz January 21, 2020
Overhunting led to smaller and smaller walruses, until the Viking colony on Greenland became unviable.
vikings

How Vikings Hunted Themselves Off of Greenland

Even marauding Norsemen can be guilty of entrepreneurial overreach.
Isaac Schultz January 15, 2020
The view from Watership Down
Ecchinswell, England

Watership Down

This grassy, tree-lined hill shares a name with the much-loved novel that it inspired.
<em>Ornitography #97</em>.
art

How One Photographer Captures the Glory of Birds in Flight

An otherworldly look at a familiar sight.
Winnie Lee January 10, 2020