

Biodiversity: A Primary Defense against Climate Change
Biodiversity in our hands "Climate change is a primary driver of biodiversity loss. And climate change depends on biodiversity as part...
Bruce Smith
Feb 51 min read


New species found
A blob-headed fish from Peru No one knows how many species of life inhabit the Earth, but estimates range from 9 to 10 million, not...
Bruce Smith
Jan 91 min read


Birds Make Bucks
Besides a healthful pursuit that connects us to nature, bird watching is also an economic driver. Some 96 million Americans are birders,...
Bruce Smith
Dec 7, 20241 min read


Butterflies Need Our Help
Researchers investigating the status of 114 species of butterflies in the United States found that populations are declining at a rate of...
Bruce Smith
Nov 10, 20241 min read


Meet the Miniscule Flea Toad
Nature comes in all shapes and sizes. Vertebrates, for example, range from the 100-ton blue whale to this tiny, tiny flee toad newly...
Bruce Smith
Oct 30, 20241 min read


Beauty of Birds
If you love birds and the places they live then this short film , Birds of the World, is for you.
Bruce Smith
Oct 1, 20241 min read


More of Us, Less of Them
Newly published research in Science predicts that by 2070 almost half of Earth's land surface will experience increases in spatial...
Bruce Smith
Sep 13, 20241 min read


Shrinking Alpine
After countless days recreating and studying mountain goats in alpine habitats, these remote and rugged places occupy a special place in...
Bruce Smith
Aug 1, 20241 min read


Pollinators in Peril
'If all insects on Earth disappeared, within 50 years all life on Earth would end. If all human beings disappeared from the Earth,...
Bruce Smith
Jun 28, 20241 min read


Birds for Your Brains
A study published in Environmental Psychology found that people who have nature-based experiences report better wellbeing and lower...
Bruce Smith
May 20, 20241 min read


Conservation for Public Lands
A new Department of Interior rule could put conservation, recreation, and renewable energy on equal footing with traditional priorities...
Bruce Smith
Apr 22, 20241 min read


Wildlife during Wartime
An article about conservation I came across caught my attention. It describes the dangerous conditions under which Ukranian biologists...
Bruce Smith
Mar 27, 20241 min read


Frog and Friend?
This is no more than a curiosity, but it caught my eye because it seemed so strange (tells you something about me, I suppose). Look...
Bruce Smith
Mar 14, 20241 min read


Save a snag
March is finally here, the month when spring arrives (according to my calendar), and our first migratory nesting birds return from their...
Bruce Smith
Feb 29, 20241 min read


Owl vs. Owl
This is a tough one. As this Smithsonian article explains, the US Fish and Wildlife Service proposes the killing of thousands of barred...
Bruce Smith
Jan 30, 20241 min read


Toad Conservation
For years, a small, relatively unknown animal has fought off extinction on the high plains of southeast Wyoming. Thanks to recovery...
Bruce Smith
Oct 21, 20231 min read


Losing Ice
Have you had someone give you a blank look when you've mentioned something about the climate warming? Even a response such as, "It's been...
Bruce Smith
Aug 31, 20231 min read


Frogs in the Desert
With all the discouraging news we hear about loss of biodiversity and environmental health, we need stories of conservation successes. ...
Bruce Smith
Jun 16, 20231 min read


Rebalancing Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management, which manages more public land (245 million acres) than any other federal agency, may be on the cusp of...
Bruce Smith
May 7, 20231 min read


Celebrate the Planet!
This week is National Environmental Education Week. It culminates in Earth Day celebrations on April 22 -- another American idea...
Bruce Smith
Apr 20, 20231 min read