Wilderness & Resources

Wilderness & Resources

Learn about Earth's biodiversity and natural resources. Plus: Explore national parks and state wilderness areas.

  • EDGE releases top 100 endangered list

    Thu, May 07, 2009 2:30 PM by PlentyMag.com

    Animals that made the 2007 list were both threatened and 'evolutionarily distinct.'

  • Thousands flee as fire burns homes in Calif. city

    Thu, May 07, 2009 11:15 AM by Raquel Maria Dillon, Associated Press

    Fueled by high temperatures and high winds, flames engulf Santa Barbara and drive more than 13,000 people from their homes.

  • The Prince's Rainforests Project

    Wed, May 06, 2009 11:34 PM by Shea Gunther

    Prince Charles tapped his very deep Rolodex to bring together some of the world's biggest stars to remind us that we still need to save the rain forests.

  • Endangered Japanese crane outgrowing its habitat

    Wed, May 06, 2009 5:06 PM by PlentyMag.com

    What happens when a species' population rebounds but its habitat is still shrinking?

  • Paul Watson: Whale warrior

    Wed, May 06, 2009 2:00 PM by PlentyMag.com

    The founder of the Sea Shepard Conservation Society and co-founder of Greenpeace talks about saving whales, sinking ships, and the documentary series Whale Wars.

  • Bear bile farming

    Wed, May 06, 2009 11:06 AM by PlentyMag.com

    Bear bile is a valued and highly prized substance in the world of traditional Chinese medicine, but at what cost?

  • Goodwill hunting

    Wed, May 06, 2009 3:11 AM by PlentyMag.com

    Big game safaris swap rifles for tranquilizer guns.

  • Cry wolf

    Wed, May 06, 2009 2:30 AM by PlentyMag.com

    The once-endangered animal is back in big numbers, and not everyone is happy about it.

  • Experimental project to clean Pacific Ocean garbage patch

    Tue, May 05, 2009 11:18 PM by Shea Gunther

    Project Kaisei is a bold attempt to filter out and recycle plastic from the continent-sized patch of garbage in the Pacific Ocean.

  • Brazilian tribes protest controversial dam

    Tue, May 05, 2009 3:55 PM by PlentyMag.com

    The new hydroelectric plant may flood homelands and require building more dams upstream.

  • Tree planting group helps tribe sustain itself

    Tue, May 05, 2009 3:20 PM by PlentyMag.com

    International nonprofit organization provides fruit and nut trees to Havasupai tribe to create orchards for perennial source of nutrition.

  • Britain's rarest fish gets rarer

    Tue, May 05, 2009 2:46 PM by PlentyMag.com

    The elusive vendace is in danger now more than ever.

  • Polly want a hipster?

    Tue, May 05, 2009 1:37 PM by PlentyMag.com

    The story behind the Quaker parrots of Brooklyn.

  • The new hotness: Bear pole dancing

    Tue, May 05, 2009 7:57 AM by Shea Gunther

    A motion triggered video camera caught a bear getting down and giving a sexy (to a bear) dance on a pole, er... I mean, tree.

  • Good news for world's rarest rhinos

    Mon, May 04, 2009 5:57 PM by PlentyMag.com

    Some small hope emerges for the planet's rarest rhinos to escape extinction

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