March-April 2012 Issue

April 09, 2012 — A podiatrist-turned-photographer finds elegance in an ancient horticultural art.

April 05, 2012 — Gardening behind bars offers prisoners fresh chances.

April 05, 2012 — The Audubon network has achieved major accomplishments where climate and energy are concerned. It's prepared to take on more.

April 04, 2012 — Planting the past, and preserving biodiversity in the process, is easier than ever.

March 30, 2012 — Fifteen years ago the yellow-eared parrot was presumed extinct. Its rediscovery in Colombia forced the Catholic Church to abandon an age-old tradition, and brought about one of the most amazing comebacks in the Americas.

March 29, 2012 — Yellowstone’s rebounding grizzly bear population is an undeniable success. But figuring out how to manage the threatened omnivores—in light of potential food shortages and deadly human-grizzly interactions—isn’t so easy.

March 26, 2012 — Striking a balance between the needs of threatened birds and humans isn't always easy.

March 23, 2012 — A new book looks at the fascinating world of animal voices, and the insight they might provide into human communication.

March 21, 2012 — Peruvians living high up in the Andes may not know the phrase, "climate change," but they're worried about its effects.

March 19, 2012 — A serious effort to save some of the earth’s oldest, largest, and most successful predators is finally under way. But it needs to move faster.

March 12, 2012 — Public and private groups work together to build better wildlife habitat in the Mississippi River valley.

March 07, 2012 — Sure, snapping turtles are sometimes irascible and always prehistoric-looking. But these relics, which have been around for 90 million years, are the ultimate survivors.

March 05, 2012 — For centuries the study of bird migration has been riddled with mystery and unanswered questions: Where do birds go in winter? How far do they fly? Can they navigate a hurricane? Scientists are tapping new technologies to find 

February 29, 2012 — Drizzling your flapjacks with bona fide maple syrup tapped from northern hardwood forests provides a mouthwatering breakfast—and a boon to birds. 

February 28, 2012 — Our cottontail; ode to a devil's urn; more.