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About Us: We've protected more than 117 million acres of land and 5,000 miles of rivers — and we operate more than 100 marine conservation projects globally. Find out more.

: Nature News & Features

Journey to the Great Bear Rainforest: Our lead scientist is helping track grizzlies in this remote area…see video and photos!

• World Conservation Congress: What Can It Do for the Planet?

• WCC Blog Get the Inside Scoop from Barcelona

• Fresh Water: Why We Can't Take It for Granted

Gobbling Goats

See video of how we're employing a unique — and hungry! — workforce to fight invasives in Washington.
Rescue the Reef

Help protect the dazzling corals, sponges and fish of Palau — find out how you can Rescue the Reef® today!
Photo Contest Ends Oct. 15!

Our 2008 Photo Contest closes soon, so submit your best nature shots today. You could be a winner!
Perilous Migration

Scientists have lost track of long-distance flier Winnie the Whimbrel. Is she lost or did she die?
A Smart Way to Give

Can you give a gift to nature and yourself? Find out how one couple created a charitable gift annuity with the Conservancy.
Read previous features and news in our archives!

Nature pictures (left to right, top to bottom): Photos © Josh O'Connor/USFWS (Fire Rx); © Bridge Besaw (World Conservation Congress); © Jocelyn Ellis/TNC (Gobbling Goats); © Gregory Ochocki (Rescue the Reef); © Billy Dodson (Winner, 2007 Photo Contest); © Barry Truitt/TNC (Perilous Migration); Photo courtesy of Allan & Muriel Kotin (A Smart Way to Give); © Karen Wattenmaker (Nature Conservancy Magazine)

Nature Conservancy Magazine

In the Autumn 2008 Issue:

Read our annual report and see how your support is helping conserve nature worldwide — from the Colorado River to Indonesia's forests!

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: Podcast: Hunting for Ants

Looking for carpenter ants requires a highly developed appreciation for wood.