A primer on key conservation terms & topics
Sustainable use is important to conservation and provides nutritional, social, economic, and environmental value when well managed. Examples include:READ MORE
Earth is teeming with many forms of life, but what exactly is biodiversity? The term biological diversity is simply the “variety of life” at its different levels including:READ MORE
It’s a terrible neurological disease that—READ MORE
Herds of large mammals migrate too—like these caribou.READ MORE
People have been releasing non-native wildlife into new lands for centuries. Invasive species—READ MORE
All of us care deeply about wildlife. In fact, renowned ecologist E.O. Wilson believed that we humans have an innate need to connect with wildlife—it’s called biophilia.READ MORE
Game warden, conservation officer, wildlife ranger, jägermeister (no, not that one), game scout . . . all serve us by enforcing wildlife laws and promoting conservation (above: Michigan Conservation Officer Anna Cullen). The job includes—READ MORE
Subsistence hunting means harvesting wildlife for survival. From Alaska to northern Canada and Europe (including Greenland, above) and in rural Africa, Asia and Oceania, many people still rely on wildlife for food, clothing, income and cultural identity.READ MORE