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Podcast: Kasanka Bat Migration
Kasanka National Park in Zambia hosts one of the largest and most mysterious animal migrations on the planet.
birds
Vivid Images Capture A Stunning Shift in San Francisco's Salty South Bay
An ambitious wetlands restoration project attempts to balance a return to the area's ecological past and the realities of a changing future.
science
How One Wyoming Mule Deer Won Friends and Influenced Science
Jo the deer offered researchers a look into migrations and how long it takes deer to visit a forest after a fire.
science
What Energized This Arctic Hare to Keep Going and Going and Going?
The animal known as BBYY traveled hundreds of miles, breaking records and shattering expectations.
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Senegalese Nem
Senegal's popular spring rolls tell a story of war, love, and colonialism.
animals
The Annual Airlift Saving Sea Turtles Stranded in New England
A massive human-assisted migration lands the imperiled animals back in warmer seas.
South Sudan
Topi of Boma National Park
Every October, one of the largest migration of mammals in the world thunders through Boma National Park.
Wolf Lake, Illinois
Snake Road
Twice a year, this road is closed off to allow for the migration of thousands of snakes, reptiles and amphibians between cliffs and a swamp.
animals
Will These Glass Eels Beat the Odds and Survive to Spawn?
Critically endangered, and a much-sought delicacy, the animals are imperiled at every turn.
migrations
American Mastodons Trekked North Because of Global Warming
The shift led to local extinctions and could have important implications for species today.
islands
The Ecological Mystery of a Stink Bug Swarm Far Out to Sea
The chance encounter has led to insights on how insects make it to distant islands.
markets
India Meets Myanmar at a Bustling Bazaar in Chennai
Indians who were pushed out of Burma have made this market a multicultural haven.
animals
The Real Reason Whales Take Tropical Trips Each Year
No migration is too far for healthy skin.
bones
A Fossilized Skull May Solve the Mystery of a Chameleon Migration
A raft very likely carried chameleons between Madagascar and mainland Africa—but in which direction?
infrastructure
Why the Suez Canal Is a Superhighway for Invasive Species
And the newcomers show no signs of slowing down.
Lampedusa e Linosa, Italy
'Porta d'Europa' ('Gateway to Europe')
A monument to the migrants who cross the dangerous waters between North Africa and a tiny Italian island.
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Found: The Last Stand of a Human Ancestor
The newly dated remains were found amid thousands of other bones on an Indonesian island.
science
Sled Dogs Have Long Been Central to Life in the Arctic
It certainly beats walking.
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