River Dolphins, and the Goddess of the Yangtze

Nathaniel Stickman | 19 April 2020

More than their marine relatives, river dolphins tend to keep to themselves. The waterways they call home, however, have been getting less hospitable as pollution, traffic, and aggressive fishing take more and more territory.

Sandhill Cranes

Nathaniel Stickman | 9 March 2020

Each year, in central Nebraska, sandhill cranes put on the largest gathering of cranes in the world, a mesmerizing scene from birds that have long captured human imagination and grown into myth. But we, for our part, have not always been the best neighbors.