How four fish imported to clean ponds became one of America's biggest invasive species problems

In the 1970s, wildlife and aquaculture managers in the southern United States imported four species of carp from Asia, ...
Deccan Chronicle

What-Er Revival!

India has one of the world’s oldest traditions of water conservation. Ancient temple tanks in Tamil Nadu, stepwells in Gujarat, johads in Rajasthan and intricate irrigation systems in Kashmir once ...
Los Angeles Times

Beauty and the Beef…Wellington: A review of Gordon Ramsay at The Carnaby in Downtown Disney

Anytime you eat Beef Wellington, you have to take a moment to appreciate the sheer amount of work that went into it. It’s not a trivial task. First, you need to sear the tenderloin. Then brush it with ...

These crows may not survive because of how they look. Nature is red in tooth and claw

This year a pair of hooded crows have nested somewhere near our garden near Derry (incidentally displacing the magpies who have ruled here for some years) and two of their young have obvious white ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Yellowstone Is Among the World’s Best Places to See Wild Wolves. Here’s the Story of the Animal Called Both ‘Public Enemy’ and Cultural Icon

A century ago, resident wolves were eliminated from the park. In 1995, biologists brought them back, marking a historic ...

Paradise with predators? How Florida can live with alligators next door

South Florida can be paradise to people — but gators and crocs love living here, too. And sometimes our paths cross. So, can ...