Land & Conservation

A retired doctor in South Carolina captures stunning photos of a surprise visitor to his backyard

A couple finds a nearly sixty-year-old message washed ashore on Florida’s Marco Island

A resilient hatchling is one of just three to make it out of a flooded nest in South Carolina

Charleston paleontologist Ashby Gale shares his top tips for fossil-hunting beachcombers

Reports from Florida, where the vast majority of sea turtles nest in the U.S., are showing another great year for hatchling numbers

Two new litters this year are helping to secure the future of this critically endangered Southern species

The Glaucomys sabrinus fuscus—Virginia northern flying squirrel—may be off the endangered list, but its survival depends on another conservation effort: reforestation

Some of the world’s rarest species live and thrive in the South Carolina backcountry

The tegu, a predatory South American lizard, poses a threat to quail, gopher tortoises, and more native Southern species—but there’s still hope of stopping the invasion

On Endangered Species Day, learn about six of the South’s rarest—and most unusual—creatures

The South is a global hotspot for turtles—which also makes it a hotspot for the global turtle trafficking trade. A new bill in South Carolina aims to help stamp it out

A Birmingham nonprofit provides for the community and teaches others to do the same

Follow these steps from Charleston, South Carolina, artist Raven Roxanne

Ocearch founder Chris Fischer answers kids’ burning questions

A guide to seeing more fireflies without disturbing the stars of the show

Lessons from a pioneering wild spirit—and an issue dedicated to those pushing the south forward

Meet the winners of the 2020 Rare Life Award: two fishing guides uniting communities in a fight for Florida’s ecology

Spring is the season for these savory cone-shaped fungi

Going, going, gone? How the population of nine Southern species dwindled to alarmingly low numbers—and why there’s still hope

Tune into these livestreams for a peek at the private lives of animals across the South and beyond