Part I, II, and III. More than an experiment Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog (Rana sierrae). Photo courtesy Gary Nafis In the 1990s, researchers embarked on an ambitious…
Across the globe there is a tendency for people to view snakes in a negative light, a fear born of unfamiliarity. It is difficult to…
By Sean Graham Maybe sparrow you should wait The hawks alight till morning You’ll never pass beyond the gate If you don’t hear my warning…
By Sean Graham The sun was going down so I hustled back up the trail to avoid hiking out at…
Since 2012 I have gathered in one place a list of all the animals that went extinct in the previous year. Click here…
Merry Christmas! As you may know, this year my foundation started a small grants program to support wildlife conservation projects around the world. In June,…
Part I and II. A young Panamint Rattlesnake (Crotalus stephensi). At a distance the old mining route unfurls above us like an M.C. Escher painting; all…
Part 1: A Campfire Legend Sean P. Graham It was probably the first time I felt like a biologist. My friend John Jensen invited me…
“Snot otters.” “Mud dogs.” “Allegheny alligators.” Hellbenders—including the Ozark hellbender and Eastern hellbender subspecies—have been given countless nicknames, most of them unflattering, and none indicative…
It’s #GivingTuesday, “a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration…[that] kicks off the charitable season!” Today on #GivingTuesday I…