Eric Wagner

Articles by Eric Wagner

Are Starlings the Key to Making Guam's Forests Sing Again?

December 19, 2018 — Decades after the brown tree snake wiped out Guam’s birds, biologists have an ambitious plan to bring native species back to the stunning island.

What It's Like to Hold a Baby Penguin

May 16, 2018 — Discover the adorable details in this excerpt from “Penguins in the Desert.”

Southern Giant Petrel

November 13, 2015

The Bar-Tailed Godwit

August 14, 2015

The Galapagos Penguin

August 07, 2015

The Corps, the Cormorants, and the Cull

April 09, 2015 — One cormorant’s plea to stop the slaughter.

Walking With Penguins

May 09, 2014 — With her shepherd’s crook made of rebar, researcher “Hurricane Dee” Boersma still rules—and Argentina’s Magellanic penguins still follow.

Waste Management, Peruvian Style

January 31, 2014 — Piling on in the Guano Islands.