Wildlife & Nature

Advocacy Group Works to Build Pollinator Buzz

Southern New England Freshwater Fishing in Hot Water

Human Pressures On Sea Turtles Have Relented But Still Pose Significant Threats

Drive Carefully: Summer is Turtle Crossing Season

Series note: The region’s collection of native species is under threat on several fronts, most notably from humanity’s shortsightedness. Humans aren’t giving the natural world the space it needs and […]

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Jamestown Grows Its Own Beachgrass to Bolster Conanicut Island’s Dune System

Prudence Island Estuarine Reserve Responsible for Decades of Valuable Research

This Snake Rattled by Human Paranoia

Wood turtles were once common in the Northeast, in habitats that featured streams, fields, and forests. But a combination of factors, mostly due to human activity, have caused their populations to plummet.

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‘River Whisperer’ Leaves Behind Lasting Legacy of Friendship

Pocket of New Forest Brings Native Life to Urban Lot

Southern New England’s Rarest Amphibian Often Called a Toad But Really a Frog

For warblers, shade-grown coffee plantations provide vital overwintering habitat. The tall trees that shade the coffee plants provide a winter home for migrating songbirds. These plantations, with their canopy of trees, offer nesting sites, food, and protection.

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‘Iconic Trees’ Forum in Newport Tackles Issue of Beech Leaf Disease

Drowning Saltmarsh Sparrows Provide Anxious Glimpse Into Nature’s Future

Forest in Tiverton Will Shine Light on How, Why, Where Trees Grow the Way They Do

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Region’s Only Lizard Listed as Threatened

Forest Clear-Cutting, Water Pollution Take Toll on Wood Turtles

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Warbler Migration Fueled by Shade-Grown Coffee

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