I Bought an Elephant to Find Out How to Save Them
Paul Kvinta travels to Laos to visit a moon-shot project aimed at saving the country's 400 remaining wild elephants—and to investigate the strange wildlife trafficking underworld threatening their...
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How the Battle to Save Rhinos Became a Full-Scale War
If the killing continues unabated, Africa's 20,000-some remaining rhinos will vanish altogether by 2025.
David Haskell Speaks for the Trees
The Pulitzer Prize finalist spent two years visiting 12 sites around the world for an ambitious new book that reveals the surprising—and surprisingly fascinating—arboreal secrets hidden in the...
Hawaii's Crazy War Over Zombie Cats
There is an evolutionary death match under way in Hawaii, where half a million feral cats, some of them infected with a terrifying zombie parasite, are wreaking havoc on endangered species. Some...
They Shoot Kangaroos, Don't They?
Australia is home to 24 million people and roughly 60 million kangaroos. The iconic creatures have now become such a nuisance that the government commissions sharpshooters to bag as many as they can.
The Madness of Modern-Day Poaching
After agreeing to help a buddy collect lion bones for an international wildlife-trafficking kingpin, South African Johnny Olivier found himself in the middle of an unprecedented poaching scheme that...
Big Gulp, No Exit
Low's Gully is a 6,000-foot chasm that gets deadly when it rains. This month, a team of top canyoneers take it on, with only one way out.
The Land of Clear Light
Warm, windswept, unfettered, ever-changing—North America's four great desert regions hide untold possibilities for classic winter adventure. They may be scorching and sere, with prickly dangers...
The Backcountry Epicure
For many, camp cooking is a messy, disheartening, ultimately bland affair. But it doesn't have to be. Take, for instance, the following gastronomical field trip, led by three of the nation's finest...
Hawaii Gung-Ho
The Pacific Rim's most explosive endurance sport combines speed, pain, and ancient tradition
A Spritz of Glitz
Rodeo kayaking's effort to transform itself into a mainstream sport
Monsters of the Deep
Some of the most innovative boats ever built prepare for the fiercest race in sailing history
Wild, Wild West Texas
A Tex-Mex multisport adventure takes exhilarating turns in Big Bend country
Wild, Wild West Texas
A Tex-Mex multisport adventure takes exhilarating turns in Big Bend country
Extreme Skiing
This year's World Extreme Skiing Championships will feature two types of descent: Hail Mary and Mother of God