Almost 300 endangered northern leopard frogs that were raised at the Northwest Trek Wildlife Park were released into the wild at the end of August. They were released back into the wild at the ...

Lassen Volcanic National Park in far Northern California is a rugged wonderland of lava flows, cinder cones and boiling pools. It is also dotted with welcoming meadows and alpine lakes - places a ...

The jewel-like lakes of the High Sierra in Yosemite National Park are awe-inspiring sights. But for more than a hundred years they've also been biologically disrupted, stocked each year with ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. It looks dead for months, its body packed with ice. But ...