Flora & Fauna
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Uncommon Westerners
Daniel Marlos shares his knowledge and love of the insect world
In Los Angeles, self-trained entomologist Daniel Marlos helps others learn about the crawly things he loves through his website: What's That Bug?
by Marian Lyman Kirst, Nov 18, 2011 -
Sidebar
U.S. grizzly recovery areas
by Staff, Nov 13, 2011 -
Letters
In the weeds
by Adam Throckmorton, Nov 13, 2011 -
Multimedia
How to snag a grizzly: Biologists search for carnivores in the North Cascades
by Nathan Rice, Nov 13, 2011 -
Letters
Forgotten Fossils
by Jim Liles, Nov 13, 2011 -
Editor's Note
Why do people yearn to possess wolves and other wild animals?
Human beings seem to have an insatiable desire to own or at least manipulate wild animals.
by Ray Ring, Nov 13, 2011 -
Multimedia
An interview with Daniel Marlos, entomology's "Dear Abby"
The self-trained entomologist discusses readers' questions on insects, and some of his favorite worldwide insect finds.
by Marian Lyman Kirst, Nov 13, 2011 -
Current
Cruising the ocean, counting seabirds
What an unconventional journey on a cruise ship can reveal about seabirds' enigmatic lives.
by Eric Wagner, Oct 27, 2011 -
Writers on the Range
At last, Yellowstone bison catch a break
Montana is finally working on ways to deal with stray Yellowstone bison without killing them outright or keeping them indefinitely quarantined for fear of brucellosis.
by Mike Leahy, Oct 26, 2011 -
Current
Washington's Hanford Reservation and nuclear plant may lie on faults
Brian Sherrod, a government paleoseismologist, believes cities and infrastructure in eastern Washington may be far more earthquake-prone than previously realized.
by Bill Lascher, Oct 25, 2011 -
Current
In national parks, where are all the fossils?
The National Park Service is surveying its holdings to find out which parks have fossils in order to manage them better.
by Marian Lyman Kirst, Oct 16, 2011 -
Essays
Killing for conservation in national parks
Getting weeds out of the national parks is an endless war that can never be won, but many Park Service employees are willing - and happy - warriors.
by Amy Whitcomb, Oct 16, 2011 -
Letters
Missing in action: top dogs
by Martin Hagen, Oct 10, 2011 -
Letters
It's a feral, feral world
by Rick Strachan, Oct 10, 2011 -
Writers on the Range
Those buck-tooth dammers are back, big-time
Beavers return to northern Colorado, improving aquatic diversity.
by Chuck Bolsinger, Oct 05, 2011






