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Biogeography

E.O. Wilson in his office at Harvard University

Remembering naturalist E.O. Wilson

Environment

We remember E.O. Wilson, one of the world’s leading naturalists who died on Dec. 26, 2021. “I like to call it, ‘one Earth, one experiment,'” he once said. “We’ve only got one shot at this. Let’s be careful.”

Prairie dogs could be saviors of Mexico’s former prairies

Environment

Colombians reclaim their land

Development & Education

BirdNote ® Spruce Grouse

The World

BirdNote ® – Snail Kite – Bird of the Everglades

The World

Mexico Fires

Environmentalists say that the recent fires in Mexico represent the country’s “biggest ecological disaster of this century.” That’s no overstatement. Authorities are still trying to assess the damage to a million and a half acres which included virgin rain and cloud forests. Living On Earth correspondent Janna Schroeder tells us of her recent, first-hand look […]

The World

The Miccosukee Challenge

The billion dollar plan to restore the Everglades is about to meet a challenge. The 400-member Miccosukee Indian tribe, native to the region, is frustrated with the pace of the cleanup effort, and will soon insist that water entering its reservation be cleaner than the state now requires. The tribe’s mandate is years ahead of […]

The World

Advice Upon Travelling in the Rainforest

In some tropical forests a bit closer to the U.S., producer John Burnett recently had the good fortune to explore the rich biodiversity of Costa Rica. Along the way, John learned a few do’s and don’ts about visiting rainforests. He sent us this reporter’s notebook.

Life at 150 Feet

Host Steve Curwood talks to biologist and photographer Mark Moffett about his work documenting previously unknown species in the tropical rainforest canopy. Moffett’s experiences and photographs are contained in his new book, The High Frontier.

Why Tropical Forests Fall

The forces against forests vary by tropical region, but the results are often the same.