News & Commentary

Five Indigenous Poets Explore Loss and Love of their Native Lands

November 1, 2021 PerspectivesUnited StatesCourtney Lindwall

From saguaros to sacred waters, the writers weave their personal relationships to the environment with the ancestral.

They’re Spreading the Joy of Birding—and Making It More Inclusive

October 13, 2021 PerspectivesUnited StatesKeith Mulvihill

A birding podcast host, a science journalist, and a conservationist strive to share their passion with more BIPOC birders like themselves.

In Oklahoma, “Yet Another Broken Promise” to Native Americans

October 21, 2020 PerspectivesOklahomaJeff Turrentine

How Governor Stitt teamed up with the head of the EPA to keep tribes from regulating fracking and industrial pollution on their own lands.

A Place of Freedom and Belonging in the Great Outdoors

July 16, 2020 PerspectivesMardi Fuller

From Jamaica to New Hampshire, a Black activist discusses her wilderness legacy and efforts to create new cultural memories and rituals out on the trail.

These Fanciful Sea Creatures Were Carried in on the Tide

June 2, 2020 PerspectivesOregonPatrick Rogers

An Oregon community is making spectacular statues out of ocean plastic to raise awareness about a crisis at sea.

This Muralist Is on His Way to Painting 50,000 Bees Around the World

April 14, 2020 PerspectivesUnited StatesCourtney Lindwall

Representing the number of honeybees that live in a healthy hive, Matthew Willey’s creations remind us of the pollinators’ plight and how our worlds intersect.

Giant Wooden Birds Are Flocking to Broadway

August 2, 2019 PerspectivesNew York CityCourtney Lindwall

Nicolas Holiber’s reclaimed-wood sculptures highlight the threat of climate change to avian city-dwellers.

Confessions of a Bad Reptile Owner

September 12, 2018 PerspectivesUnited StatesJason Bittel

I released Misty the Chinese water dragon into the Pennsylvania wild—but don’t be like me. There are other options.

Cities: Where the Wild Things Are

May 18, 2018 PerspectivesLos Angeles, United StatesJeff Turrentine

Urban wildlife isn’t in our backyard. We’re in its front yard.

"The Last Three" Bids a Sad Farewell to Rhinos on the Brink of Extinction

March 28, 2018 PerspectivesNew York City, United StatesPatrick Rogers

There were three northern white rhinos left when Australian artists Gillie and Marc Schattner unveiled their monument in New York City. Now there are just two.

Brooklyn Printmaker Hilary Lorenz Celebrates an Overlooked Pollinator: the Moth

February 14, 2018 PerspectivesNew Mexico, United StatesPatrick Rogers

The Moth Migration Project gathers ink-and-paper insects from all over the world in an immersive crowd-sourced installation.

A Rescued Tiger Cub? Mating Mollusks? A Thieving Fox? One of These Images Could Bring Home the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award.

September 28, 2017 PerspectivesUnited StatesClara Chaisson

From playful animal behavior to pollution and poaching, these artists capture the state of nature in 2017.

Pigeons Experimenting with Cosplay—and Other Signs the End Is Near

September 14, 2017 PerspectivesUnited StatesClara Chaisson

Artist Laurel Roth Hope stitches costumes to disguise ubiquitous birds as extinct species.

These Wildlife Sculptures Are Yesterday’s News (Literally)

November 2, 2016 PerspectivesCaliforniaClara Chaisson

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Artist Chie Hitotsuyama crafts realistic animals out of recycled newspaper.

This Rhino Is a Photo Award Winner—But a Loser of So Much More

October 14, 2016 PerspectivesCaliforniaClara Chaisson

Images from the California Academy of Sciences’ annual photography contest give us a big-picture look at the natural world.

The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards Are Back―and Goofier Than Ever

September 28, 2016 PerspectivesUnited StatesClara Chaisson

Here’s a sneak peek at some of the silliest submissions so far.

This Origami Elephant Is as Fragile as the Real Ones

September 14, 2016 PerspectivesChicagoSusan Cosier

At this month’s Expo Chicago, one artist uses paper to convey how the African elephant’s future is unfolding.

Can Public Art Save the Planet?

December 31, 2015 PerspectivesUnited StatesPerrin Ireland

As NRDC's first-ever artist-in-residence, Jenny Kendler creates interactive sculptures that invite viewers to remember their place in the natural order.

The Cougar Next Door

November 27, 2015 PerspectivesUnited StatesJason Bittel

A new documentary reveals that mountain lions are not the solitary killing machines we’ve always thought.