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The Chernobyl Disaster Created an Unexpected Predator Paradise

In a corner of Belarus, wolves and lynx thrive as a new and surprising ecosystem evolves in the wake of disaster.
Wojciech Mikołuszko August 30, 2023
Murrells Inlet, South Carolina

Live Oak Allée at Brookgreen Gardens

Take a stroll through this centuries-old tunnel of enormous moss-hung evergreens, nestled among the grounds of America’s first public sculpture garden.
Fremont, Indiana

Wild Winds Buffalo Preserve

A herd of roughly 250 American bison roam these plains.
Salt Lake City, Utah

Allen Park

This former wildlife sanctuary is being transformed into an art park.
Sheep Range (skylined) east from Alamo Road.
Las Vegas, Nevada

Desert National Wildlife Refuge

Improbably, the largest wildlife refuge in the conterminous 48 states sits just northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada.
abandoned

Podcast: The Lion House

A place where when people moved out, lions moved in.
The Podcast Team January 18, 2023
animals

To Save Birds From Invading Americans, One Man in Poland Built Floating Forts

Non-native American minks and raccoons ravaged the Lower Oder's birds before the predator-proof islands.
Wojciech Mikołuszko January 4, 2023
A tiger named Kiara plays with her scratch ball during enrichment time.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas

Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge

This mountaintop refuge rehabilitates tigers, lions, bears, and more from illicit wildlife trade—and offers overnight lodging.
Determined
Eminence, Missouri

Wild Horses of Shannon County

It's as if the herds walked straight out of a fairy tale into the Missouri wilds.
Mowgli, a wolf-dog hybrid
Ramah, New Mexico

Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary

A vibrant colony of rescued wolves and other canids.
animals

Podcast: Endangered Wolf Center

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team October 3, 2022
Looking out over the wetlands.
Alexandria, Virginia

Jackson M. Abbott Wetland Refuge

Dedicated to a U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who was also a bird watcher and artist.
The no-man's-land between North and South Korea.
animals

Podcast: Cranes of the DMZ

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team July 18, 2022
nature

At Sea Rim State Park, These Once-Endangered Birds Are the Star

The bright-pink roseate spoonbills are some of the most exciting—and easy to spot—birds in this gorgeous Gulf Coast park.
Cors Dyfi
Machynlleth, Wales

Cors Dyfi

Ospreys visit this location every year to nest.
Clear waters in Manatee Springs State Park.
List

The Wild Lives of Florida Wildlife

Swim, slither, climb, and fly your way through the Sunshine State with these nine animal-adjacent attractions.
Bunker from the front
Sudbury, Massachusetts

Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

In the middle of a New England forest sit the crumbling ruins of World War II-era ammunition storage bunkers.
A golden lion tamarin at Pouca das Antas
Silva Jardim, Brazil

The Golden Lion Tamarins of Poço das Antas

These small, spectacular monkeys are making a comeback after deforestation destroyed much of their rainforest habitat.