The world’s leading forest-certification system faces criticism, but evidence suggests it still makes a difference.
Can you trust the FSC label? What research says about sustainable wood Read Post »
7/30/2026: India’s tigers are booming but concerns remain, elusive Sunda clouded leopards caught on camera, female chickadees prefer smart males, half of migratory bird species are declining, and more…
The State of Nature Update #28 Read Post »
Sea otters survived centuries of hunting, but scientists now warn that persistent PFAS pollution could threaten one of the Pacific coast’s most important marine mammals.
Sea otters once escaped extinction. Can they survive forever chemicals? Read Post »
7/9/2026: Ukraine’s embattled bison, Ice Age squirrel poop shows they ate dead mammoths, California’s wild horse roundup creates controversy, bats are confused by radiation, and more…
The State of Nature Update #27 Read Post »
New research finds large areas of suitable habitat remain, but highways, cities and human conflict may prevent wolves from returning on their own.
Wolves could expand across the eastern U.S. – but they might need help Read Post »
6/6/2026: Elephant poop’s outsized effects on habitat, death of a butterfly’s last caterpillar, daddy longlegs hunt frogs, tracking a nesting sea turtle, conservation as a solution for climate change, and more…
The State of Nature Update #26 Read Post »
5/16/2026: Birds steal from other birds’ nests, wolves are thriving once again on Isle Royale, Timmy the whale’s botched rescue, toxic chemicals and climate change together harm fertility, and more…
The State of Nature Update #25 Read Post »
4/25/2026: Bat releases in Ukraine give respite from war, chimpanzee civil war, Britain’s butterflies are declining, warmer winters help and hurt wildlife, 10% of oceans are protected, and more…
The State of Nature Update #24 Read Post »