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Conservation

A beach with a shark in the water

Land & Conservation

What to know about the marine predators’ interactions with humans—plus beach safety tips

oak trees in Savannah

Land & Conservation

Climate change and traffic are shortening the lives of the city’s iconic trees, but some are finding new life

An Eastern Glass Lizard

Land & Conservation

Are you sure that slithering reptile in your yard is a snake?

Chuck Leavell leans over his piano on his land

MUSIC

Fresh off his latest tour with the Rolling Stones, the legendary keys player talks some of his biggest musical moments—and reveals Nick Saban’s post-game song of choice

A gator in a swamp

Land & Conservation

Your vehicle is your best blind, don’t feed the gators, and other tips for getting the most out of a visit to the wild

An alligator lays on a tree limb on the water

Land & Conservation

“We came around a curve, and all we could see were heads in the water”

A Florida panther runs in grass

Land & Conservation

The task of attaching a tracking collar to a hundred-plus-pound carnivore involves hounds, portable cushions, and sometimes one brave tree climber

A man stands in a field with binoculars

Land & Conservation

Ornithologist and eBird co-founder John Fitzpatrick has created a blueprint for how a development can be mutually beneficial to people and wildlife

A group of lobsters under a rock.

Land & Conservation

Florida Keys crustaceans offer a window into how to restore reefs struggling with heating waters

A pig frog in a swamp

Land & Conservation

Meet a frog that grunts like a pig and a salamander that looks like it crawled out of hell

A penguin chick

Land & Conservation

The crested penguins take their name from a historic fashion trend (not the pasta), and this chick is on track to be a dandy

A scenic mountain lookout

Land & Conservation

Two hundred and fifty years after he blazed a path around the Southeast, the explorer, artist, and dreamer still captivates

A diamondback terrapin moves through sand

Land & Conservation

Research on Kiawah Island has created a wealth of data on these little-known, beautiful salt marsh turtles—proving we can’t protect something unless we understand it first

A kayaker paddles in a river with palm trees behind

Land & Conservation

Come for a maritime forest so lush it feels like a jungle, stay for the dreamy beach sunsets

Otter pups on a swing

Land & Conservation

The six youngsters enjoy wrestling, playing chase, bothering mom, taking naps, and eating treats at their coastal South Carolina home

A man with gator bite marks, stitched up, on his arm

Land & Conservation

Three weeks after the terrifying encounter, Will Georgitis shares why he can’t wait to get back in the water, plus safety tips for other river divers

A male painted bunting

Land & Conservation

A songbird that looks dipped in paint, a delicate pink wader, and an iridescent duck—learn what gives these beautiful birds their color, plus how to spot them

People in a greenhouse harvest basil and tomatoes

Land & Conservation

In Wardensville, Farms Work Wonders grows vegetables, businesses, and opportunities for Appalachian youth

A monarch butterfly on a purple flower with a tag sticker on its wing.

Conservation

Calling all amateur naturalists to observe baby birds, tag butterflies, count migrating hawks, and photograph dolphins

A woman sits at a desk and works on a taxidermy duck

Arts & Culture

From her Virginia studio, a taxidermist resurrects the beauty of the field