Views and opinions expressed in blog posts are those of the individuals expressing them and do not necessarily reflect those of THIRTEEN Productions LLC/The WNET Group. This Earth Day, the Royal Government of Bhutan, under the Patronage of Her Majesty the Queen, welcomes tiger conservationists, government ministers, and experts from the worlds of philanthropy, development, and finance to chart a course to protect and rewild tigers across their range. Photo credit: ©WCS This Earth Day I want to take you halfway around the globe to the nation of Bhutan. Nestled between India and China on the e ..read more

This post comes to PBS Nature from World Wildlife Fund (WWF). WWF and Nature are collaborating on a series of blog posts from WWF conservation scientists that will share the stories and motivations behind cutting-edge conservation research. Imagine you’re walking along the beach—it’s a sunny day, the waves are gently crashing on the shore, and there’s a warm breeze in the air. Suddenly, you hear the beep-beep-beep of a truck backing up and when you turn around to see what’s going on, you notice a dump truck pouring plastic waste into the ocean. What do you do? How would this make you feel? Unf ..read more

This piece comes to us from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). To honor Women’s History Month, WCS and Nature are bringing you stories of women in the fields of nature and conservation. When I was twelve years old, I announced to my family that I intended to become a marine biologist. We didn’t live next to the ocean in the suburbs west of Boston, so I don’t think anyone took me that seriously. I had recently finished reading “The Arm of the Starfish” by Madeleine L’Engle, which had marine biologists as central characters and ignited my already curious interest in the natural world. But ..read more

Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier): a species of ground shark. Kingdom: | Animalia Phylum: | Chordata Class: | Chondrichthyes Order: | Carcharhiniformes Family: | Galeocerdonidae Genus: | Galeocerdo Species: | G. cuvier Size and Weight: Tiger sharks are one of the largest shark species. On average, they measure 10 to 14 feet and weigh 850 to 1,400 pounds. But they can be as long as 20 to 25 feet and weigh more than 1,900 pounds. These sharks are sexually dimorphic, with females being the larger sex. Appearance: Tiger sharks are named for their distinctive dark, vertical stripes, found mainly on ..read more

This piece comes to us from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). To honor Women’s History Month, WCS and Nature are bringing you stories of women in the fields of nature and conservation. Justine and rangers surveying ungulates in the South Gobi Mongolia. Photo credit: Justine Shanti ©WCS I was raised with a “third culture” upbringing, where home meant where my family was at a given time and not knowing what to answer when asked, “Where are you from?” The name “Justine” is from my French mother, “Alexander” from my Scottish father, and my middle name, “Shanti,” references my Sri Lankan r ..read more

This piece comes to us from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). To honor Women’s History Month, WCS and Nature are bringing you stories of women in the fields of nature and conservation. At the Aquatic Bird House feeding and introducing whole fish pieces to the newest Little Penguin chick. This chick is currently being hand raised, and will be introduced to the colony in a few weeks. Photo Credit: Terria Clay ©WCS Growing up in a small town on Long Island, New York, I always knew I wanted to work with animals. For as long as I can remember, I was that young child bringing home sick or i ..read more

This piece comes to us from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). To honor Women’s History Month, WCS and Nature are bringing you stories of women in the fields of nature and conservation. Early in my professional career, I was introduced to a great Tedx talk by Drew Dudley titled Everyday Leadership. Drew Dudely introduces the concept of “lollipop moments” and the power that seemingly inconsequential interactions can have on the course of a person’s life. Lollipop moments are defined as something someone says or does that makes your life fundamentally better. When I watched this video duri ..read more

This post comes to PBS Nature from World Wildlife Fund (WWF). WWF and Nature are collaborating on a series of blog posts from WWF conservation scientists that will share the stories and motivations behind cutting-edge conservation research. Manu Biosphere Reserve. Lower mountain rainforest at 700 meters. Eastern Andean slopes, Peru. © André Bärtschi / WWF It’s a daily dilemma—you’re getting ready for the day, uncertain if rain is in the forecast. You know what to do, you pick up your phone and check the weather app. But do you know that the question of whether it will rain, or how much it wi ..read more

Views and opinions expressed in blog posts are those of the individuals expressing them and do not necessarily reflect those of THIRTEEN Productions LLC/The WNET Group. A livestock carcass deliberately poisoned in February 2021 as a retaliatory step intended to kill an unknown predator resulted in the death of 34 Andean condors, Photo credit: Rob Wallace ©WCS Bolivia. In the gallery of the Bolivian Senate, we held our breath and pinched ourselves as we awaited a potentially huge decision for wildlife in the country. As I scanned the room, my eyes settled on the huge national shield above the ..read more

Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus): the largest of the toothed whales. Kingdom: | Animalia Phylum: | Chordata Class: | Mammalia Order: | Artiodactyla Family: | Physeteridae Genus: | Physeter Species: | P. macrocephalus Patrick Dykstra films a sleeping whale. Dominica. Credit: Romain Barats / © Terra Mater Studios GmbH Size and Weight: Sperm whales are the largest toothed whales. Sperm whales weigh 15 tons to 45 tons, with males weighing more than females. Females reach physical maturity around 30 years old when they are about 35 feet long. For the first 10 years of life, males are only sli ..read more