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Advocates of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are trying to make an end run around the law and the American people. If they succeed, your backyard conservation area could be next.
EPA proposes stripping protections from 50 percent of streams and 110 million acres of wetlands
Three recent novels consider the world from the perspectives of urban foxes, dogs, and factory farm animals
The eight Peruvian immigrants who work as shepherds on the S. Martinez ranch in Washington have a colossal job: keep about 4,000 animals safe from predators so their wool can be harvested in the spring for companies like Pendleton and Woolrich
You don't need amazing trails to have an amazing day with little ones
How we exploit big trees, big game, and even extinct creatures
If the outdoor industry doesn't embrace hunters and anglers as political allies in conservation battles, we all lose
Snapping the perfect shot is hard. Snagging the perfect gear shouldn't be.
Decades ago, Deanna Curtis was captivated by a birds of prey demonstration. Today, she's one of a growing number of women involved in the ancient sport of falconry.
For one week every fall, Alaska's Katmai National Park celebrates the survival skills and ample rolls of the happiest bears in the world. But there's more to their reigning champion than meets the eye.
This week's ruling to stop a trophy hunt was a big win for conservation groups and may impact grizzlies across the country
Idaho issued only a single bear tag, but conservationists are still concerned about the consequences of picking off just one bear in a state that has played an outsize role in grizzly management
The Pacific Northwest’s Southern Resident killer whales are dying. And it's our fault.
How much food do you need to bring? What kind? How do you store it? We've got answers.
A legal fight over access and an endangered frog has shut out climbers for 13 years, but the Forest Service has a plan to reopen many of the routes, as well as a section of the Pacific Crest Trail
In wildlife management areas, hikers can glimpse animals in their natural, pristine habitat while getting off the beaten path
As Wyoming prepares for the first grizzly hunt in the lower 48 in decades, at least two protesters won tags they say they won't use. Will their strategy work?
The organization posted two videos in response to an article I wrote last week. Let's review what its representatives said about me and the story.
Dominik Fretz along with OpenRov captured this curious great white shark circling their group off the island off Isla Guadalupe in Mexico.
Get ready to hike very, very slowly and stop your car for every LBJ you see
A new study polled western voters' views on the interior secretary, Trump's public lands agenda, and downsizing Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante
In an excerpt from his new book, Goldfarb explores what wilderness looks like with and without nature's most overlooked architects—and why they have more in common with wolves than you think
The president's decision wasn't an assessment of whether the Hammonds deserved their sentence or not, it was an endorsement of the Bundy family's movement
Frustrated by overly cautious restrictions at cliffs, some climbers are leading efforts to create flexible, evidence-based management
Writer Susan Casey will never forget the moment she came face to face with the most feared animal in the ocean
When all else fails, run around like a raving lunatic while you swing a burning log
Our features editor sat down with author Nate Blakeslee to talk about his book, and you can listen in on their conversation
It's the most powerful conservation tool in the world—and it needs to be updated
After a spate of wildlife selfies and general landscape destruction, we put together our own set of guidelines for those lacking all human decency
When Kyle Dickman set out on a month-long road trip with his wife and infant son last spring, he was fueled by a carefree sense of adventure that had defined his entire life. Then he got bit by a venomous snake in a remote area of Yosemite National Park, and the harrowing event changed everything.
Horses may get all the attention, but burros—aka wild donkeys—face the same threats of overpopulation and management issues on our public lands.
Dan Wenk was a career Park Service official who was well-respected by Republicans and Democrats. But he made the mistake of disagreeing with Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke.
A new study recommends that humans need to give animals time as well as space
As a reporter, I’ve been taught to keep my opinions to myself. But I’ve also visited Alaska's McNeil River—the world's greatest brown-bear sanctuary—and to hold my tongue about its possible destruction would make me complicit in the death of something truly remarkable and wild.
These four trips will have you channeling your inner David Attenborough
The experts' take on what happened last Saturday when a mountain lion killed one cyclist and injured another outside of Seattle
The public's helping Colorado Parks and Wildlife crack down on the harassment of animals—one distressed moose at a time
Proposition 68 aims to fund parks and outdoor spaces where it'll make the most difference—in urban areas. Will voters buy it?
As the alpha male of the first pack to live in Oregon since 1947, he was beloved by conservationists. Then he broke one too many rules.
A new Outdoor Industry Association report details outdoor rec spending by congressional district. Lawmakers should take note.
Why go to all the way to Africa to gaze at big game when you can drive yourself through New Mexico?
Rich in cultural history, wildlife, and geological wonder, this route is dominated by expansive plains and vast stretches of pristine landscape
Recent studies have arrived at the same blunt conclusion: the world’s last, big wildlands are disappearing at an alarming rate. Is there anything to be done?
The Secretary of the Interior's idea to support public lands with oil and mining leases isn't just wrongheaded—the numbers don't add up.
Lawmakers didn't listen to the president’s call for less spending on land management and the environment—and put their foot down when it came to interior secretary Ryan Zinke’s reorganization plan, too
Ryan Zinke is using parts of an Obama administration–era idea that would've drastically changed the DOI. Now it's causing him trouble.
New Yorkers were on high alert after a coyote attack a few weeks ago. But certainly this thing couldn’t be as dangerous as a taxi driver toward the end of a 12-hour shift, right?
Our travel writers found unsung surf breaks, breathtaking lodges, waist-deep powder, and high-alpine gastronomy in these perfect escapes
Five times the size of Texas, the country offers a stunning array of options for getting lost. Here are eight of our favorite escapes.
Shooting life above, below, and on the ocean
A legal complaint says the three leaders are in violation of a 20-year-old law and casts doubt on whether they have any authority at all
A new report suggests that the answer is no, which could impact hunted species across the U.S. and Canada
I’m also an avid sportsman and one of my firearms is an AR-15. So you might be surprised that I've never joined the NRA—nor ever will.
A very serious look at the most fatal critters in the country
The cinematographer of episode four talks log chasing, finding small but amazing stories in a vast ocean, and not being afraid of sharks
The big cat might be officially extinct—but it’s also making a comeback
A semi-detailed list of everything we know (and we still have plenty of questions) about possible public land closures starting tomorrow if the lights go out for the feds
A plan to bring some 200 bears to Washington's North Cascades was reportedly stopped by the Department of the Interior, jeopardizing the species' recovery.
The family has long argued that the government was willing to bend the rules to put the family away—now a judge seems to be listening
In a world where our time and attention are fractured into smaller and smaller bits, legendary biologist and runner Bernd Heinrich is a throwback, a man who has carved a deep groove in his patch of Maine woods
In the last 18 months, long-simmering disputes have boiled over amid claims of trespassing, political meddling, government bullying, and retaliation. Some worry that what’s happening there may harbinger what’s to come on public land across the nation. It’s enough to call the situation, well, you know.
A bee sting won't hurt you unless you're allergic—or so you thought until you disturbed a hive of African bees
Arguments against opening the last great American wilderness to oil companies tend to get emotional, but the best argument may be the cost
The Echo Meter Touch 2 lets you identify ultrasonic bat calls in real time
Plus two more books we're reading this month
He was the alpha male of the first pack to live in Oregon since 1947. For years, a state biologist tracked him, collared him, counted his pups, weighed him, photographed him, and protected him. But then the animal known as OR4 broke one too many rules.
We raise $3 billion every year for conservation, then we go out on those public lands and help manage wildlife populations—for free
Boulder, Colorado, celebrates 50 years of Open Space this year. Here’s what I’ve learned as a 16-year resident.
A leaked five-year strategic plan has zero mention of “climate change” or “diversity,” marking a major pivot away from its predecessor
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge—one of our most threatened landscapes—may be opened up to drilling, and opponents are taking to Instagram to protest
We're starting a Facebook group where it's safe to dig deep into politics
Our writer sent us a dispatch from the frontlines of the blaze, where the air is thick with smoke and the wildlife is taking shelter
Normally, not something you want a shark scientist to say. But Eric Stroud is talking about his chemistry-lab quest for the ultimate shark repellent, which he appears to have found. The questions that remain: Does it work on the great white, the ocean’s most fearsome predator? And can a couple of rookie entrepreneurs get it to market?
Raiding troops of baboons face off against city employees armed with paintball guns on a regular basis. And it brings into question the very way we coexist with nature.
In our ongoing Weekly Escape series, we aim to transport you from your desk to an incredible place in two minutes or less.
Photographer and Filmmaker Abraham Joffe has always been drawn to places that see very few visitors and the polar region fits that criteria like nowhere else.
The GOP's war on public lands threatens to alienate a key part of its voting base—sport hunters