Earlier this year, our WCS Mongolia team fitted a GPS collar to a snow leopard in Mongolia’s South Gobi. We named him Sukhee. Since then, Sukhee has ...

This Global Tiger Day, Nepal announced that its wild tiger population has surpassed 400 individuals. To appreciate what that number represents, consider where the country started. In 2009, just 121 ...

Encompassing a magnificent strip of Northern California’s rugged coastline, Redwood National and State Parks (RNSP) protects some of the most awe-inspiring and unique landscapes on Earth. The parks ...

Location: Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, California, United States Size: 795,156 acres (Slightly larger than the ...

While exploring Utah’s stunning national parks, Sophie gets lost in Moab, meets cowboys in Bryce Canyon, and finds a science-y surprise under changing rocks in Arches National Park. - There are 2000 ...

It was a late-career epiphany that led “wacky genius” Pat Brown to abandon his academic career and commit himself to fighting global warming and biodiversity collapse. He did it, against all odds, by ...

Tasmanian devils are the largest carnivorous marsupials. They typically weigh 9 to 26 pounds and measure 20 to 31 inches in body length, excluding their bushy tail. Tasmanian devils are robust, ...

Peacock mantis shrimp are one of the larger mantis shrimp species, measuring 1.2 to 7.1 inches in length. Peacock mantis shrimp get their name from their kaleidoscope shell, like a peacock’s tail, and ...

The size of a skunk varies depending on the species. They can range in length from 15.6 to 37 inches, and in weight from about 1.1 to 13 pounds. Spotted skunks are the smallest species. The largest ...

Clouded leopards are larger than small cats and smaller than big cats. Males are twice the size of females, with females weighing 22 to 30 pounds and males weighing 44 to 55 pounds. They measure 26 to ...

Sun bears are the smallest bear species, measuring 4 to 5 feet long on their hind legs and weighing 60 to 150 pounds. This is only about half the size of an American black bear. Sun bears are named ...