Wilderness & Resources

Wilderness & Resources

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

  • How we killed off the woodrat

    Tue, Apr 21, 2009 4:00 PM by PlentyMag.com

    Thanks to humans, the once-rampant species is now endangered.

  • Cell phone service coming to Mt. Everest

    Tue, Apr 21, 2009 3:28 PM by Shea Gunther

    This summer Nepal Telecom will be rolling out cell phone service on the top of Mt. Everest. We've officially run out of places to "get away from it all".

  • Going batty

    Tue, Apr 21, 2009 2:07 PM by PlentyMag.com

    The world’s only flying mammals are an all-natural form of pest control.

  • Climate change could kill off the tuatara

    Tue, Apr 21, 2009 1:07 PM by PlentyMag.com

    Rising temperatures affecting tuatara populations.

  • Saving endangered deer from inbreeding

    Fri, Apr 17, 2009 3:49 PM by PlentyMag.com

    Researchers hope to save India's critically endangered Brow-Antlered deer from inbreeding, which could cause harmful genetic defects.

  • How do trees reduce noise pollution?

    Fri, Apr 17, 2009 2:30 PM by PlentyMag.com

    Trees benefit us in more than just the ways that you already knew.

  • Increased noise pollution harms polar bears

    Fri, Apr 17, 2009 12:07 PM by PlentyMag.com

    Human population growth in arctic areas negatively impacts polar bears.

  • Samuel L. Jackson

    Green States: Snakes on a boat

    Fri, Apr 17, 2009 5:21 AM

    And other tales of nuisance species.

  • Catfight, to the death

    Thu, Apr 16, 2009 2:18 PM by PlentyMag.com

    Is saving the Amur leopard a losing battle?

  • Travel to Belize and save a crocodile

    Wed, Apr 15, 2009 10:38 AM by PlentyMag.com

    A research project uses tourism dollars to fund research on Morelet’s crocodiles.

  • Red List of Endangered Species: 'Bleak'

    Tue, Apr 14, 2009 5:42 PM by PlentyMag.com

    An astonishing percentage of the world's species face the threat of extinction.

  • Where have all the butterflies gone?

    Tue, Apr 14, 2009 5:19 PM by PlentyMag.com

    Butterfly species around the world are being threatened by climate change and loss of habitat.

  • Banning lead bullets could save condor

    Tue, Apr 14, 2009 4:42 PM by PlentyMag.com

    Endangered California condors are dying after ingesting lead bullet fragments.

  • Western hemisphere's largest butterfly risks extinction

    Tue, Apr 14, 2009 4:16 PM by PlentyMag.com

    One of world's largest butterflies faces extinction.

  • Dolphins save Chinese ship from pirates

    Tue, Apr 14, 2009 3:36 PM by Shea Gunther

    A giant pod of thousands of dolphins recently saved some Chinese merchant ships from Somali pirates. Flipper would be proud.

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