Picture this: under the moonlit skies of a warm Florida night, an ancient ritual unfolds on sandy beaches that has been happening for millions of years. Florida’s coastline provides critical nesting habitat for loggerhead, green, and leatherback sea turtles that use the state’s beaches to lay nests each year. What many people don’t realize is ...
Across a planet wrestling with biodiversity loss, a quieter story is unfolding: species once on the brink are inching, flapping, and charging back into view. These reversals didn’t happen by accident; they’re the product of relentless fieldwork, smart policy, and communities willing to fight for wild neighbors. Some of the turnarounds are dramatic enough to ...
Along the edge of the Mississippi Sound, where storms redraw shorelines and tides fold over miles of sand, a quiet comeback is underway. Brown pelicans – once gone from these rookeries – are reclaiming nest space on rebuilt bars and barrier islands. Their return is more than a feel‑good wildlife story; it’s a stress test ...
On Florida’s low coasts, the line between fresh and salt is no longer a tidy border – it breathes, surges, and creeps inland with every king tide and storm. In that moving edge, crustaceans are rewriting their playbook, switching foods, shifting neighborhoods, and even reshaping the ground beneath our boots. The story isn’t simple: some ...
They stand like pale sentinels at the edge of the tide – bleached trunks, bark flaking like ash, roots half-swallowed by brackish water. Scientists call them ghost forests, and they’re spreading in low-lying wetlands where rising seas and sinking land squeeze trees past their limits. The mystery isn’t only why these forests die, but why ...
The Oregon coast has become the stage for one of nature’s most remarkable comeback stories. After decades of conservation efforts, both California and Steller sea lions are showing dramatic population increases along the Pacific Northwest shoreline. These playful marine mammals, once threatened by hunting and habitat loss, now represent a powerful symbol of ecosystem recovery ...
Maine’s coastal waters are home to one of the most beloved seabirds in North America. The Atlantic puffin, with its distinctive colorful beak and waddling gait, has become a symbol of successful conservation. Yet beneath this success story lies a troubling reality that has researchers deeply concerned. These remarkable birds are facing unprecedented challenges that ...
Something remarkable is happening along New Jersey’s shoreline. After decades of declining populations, the state’s coastal turtle species are staging an unexpected recovery. This turnaround story involves more than just numbers – it’s a testament to what dedicated conservation efforts can achieve. From late May until November, New Jersey coastal waters provide important seasonal ...
The waters off Georgia’s coast are playing host to one of nature’s most precious spectacles this winter. North Atlantic right whales have returned to their vital calving grounds, bringing hope amidst struggle for one of the world’s most endangered large whales. These magnificent creatures, weighing up to sixty tons, are making their annual journey to ...
Along California’s wave-battered edge, a small marine mammal with disarming eyes is quietly rewriting the rules of ecological restoration. Once hunted to the brink, sea otters are returning to coves and eelgrass beds, and line is responding like a long-silent instrument finding its tune. Kelp fronds rise where spiny urchin barrens once sprawled, and shorebirds ...
