Day of the Condor
On Easter Sunday in 1987, our last wild condor was captured. Thanks
to one of the greatest conservation success stories ever, the California
condor now soars again.
by Frank Graham Jr.
Fishing For Evidence
Out of the Wild
They work undercover, scouring the fish markets of Japan and setting
up make-shift labs in hotel rooms. Meet the DNA detectives, the scientists
who are cracking down on the trade in endangered whales and other species.
By Joseph Rorma
Photography by Max Aguilera-Hellweg
Underwater Wilderness
Just 60 miles from Los Angeles is an area of strange and magnificent
creatures. Here, a rare photographic glimpse at what many hope will be
California’s newest wilderness: the rich marine sanctuaries of the Channel
Islands.
Photography by Jeff Rotman
Text by Deborah Knight
Desperately Seeking Silence
Gordon Hempton has spent two decades recording nature’s song. Now he’s
launched One Square Inch of Silence, a plan to save the soundscapes of
our national parks.
By Jane Braxton Little
Photography by Rex Rystedt
Two Horns, Six Legs &
One Voracious Appetite
What’s eating our trees? Recently discovered in New York and Chicago,
the terrible Asian long-horned beetle may munch its way into your neighborhood
soon.
By May R. Berenbaum
Photography by Dan Winters |
From the Editor
On Human Intervention
A big comeback for a big bird raises a
big question: When should humans intercede, and when should we let
nature take its course?
By Lisa Gosselin
The Audubon
View
Our Fight For Forests
Audubon helps lead a rally behind one of the boldest conservation plans
ever: President Clinton’s recent proposal to preserve 60 million acres
of roadless land.
By John Flicker
Contributors
Letters
Field Notes
A culture and an ecosystem pushed to the edge in Colombia; brouhahas
over buzzards; a success story in the Keys; antienvironmental rage claims
a Forest Service star; and more.
Edited by David Seideman
True Nature
The Bustle Below
The Bustle Below Billions of snowflakes make up more than the snowpack,
they serve as a life-giving blanket for a world of active animals below.
By Ted Kerasote
Journal
Planting on Barren Ground
Planting on Barren Ground In the austere beauty of the Highlands, the
author tries to undo an ancient wrong by taking a Scottish icon in hand.
By Guy Hand
Incite
Zapped!
Each year thousands of magnificent eagles and hawks, caught in a web
of high-voltage wires, die by electrocution. Finally, the utilities are
being called to task.
By Ted Williams |
Backyard
The Winter Banquet
The Winter Banquet To feed or not to feed? That, and all your other
bird-
feeding questions, answered here.
By Stephen W. Kress
A Sense
of Place
A Winter Wonderland
A Winter Wildland A snowy ski through Wisconsin’s North Woods breaks
a trail into a wild-again land of fishers, bears, and timber wolves.
By John Hildebrand
Reviews
New Writings From Old Masters
New Writings From Old Masters More J. J. Audubon observations; the
last chapter from Thoreau; the career of DNA decoder Seymour Benzer; a
literary escape to California’s islands.
By Christopher Camuto
Ask Audubon
Is that tropical fish I’m buying endangered? Do we still make DDT?
How can I be a wildlife rehabilitator
By Carolyn Shea
Audubon In Action
Audubon weighs in on a Minnesota forest plan; beleaguered belugas;
the guardian of Long Island Sound; good-bye to a sanctuary hero.
Edited by Gretel H. Schueller
Earth Almanac
Listening to the chickadees; checking in on groundhogs; watching gray
whales and winter’s busy bees.
By Ted Williams
In the Wild
Swimming Trunks
Swimming Trunks Captured on film: a new breed of sea monster.
By Les Line |
