Since January 2005, Mauricio Chacon Hernandez has been working in Karukinka Natural Park, a private nature reserve operated by the Wildlife Conservation Society located in the Chilean portion of the Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego. He began as a wildlife ranger and now leads ...

  Gorilla: the largest great ape. Kingdom: | Animalia Class: | Mammalia Order: | Primates Family: | Hominidae Subfamily: | Homininae Genus: | Gorilla The genus Gorilla is divided into two species: the eastern gorilla (Gorilla beringer) and the western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla). The eastern ...

While we all recognize that rangers are the front line of resistance fighting the loss of biodiversity across the globe, they seldom get the recognition they deserve. World Ranger Day, which we celebrate this week, is an antidote to that. Evgeny Stoma is a tall, ...

By marvelous fortuity or perhaps especially clever planning, International Tiger Day and World Ranger Day are two days apart on the calendar. On July 29th, the world pauses (one hopes!) to reflect on the magnificence of Asia’s great cat and remind ourselves that its fate ...

Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo): an upland ground bird native to North America. Kingdom: | Animalia Class: | Aves Order: | Galliformes Family: | Phasianidae Subfamily: | Meleagridinae Genus: | Meleagris Species: | Meleagris gallopavo There are five subspecies of North American wild turkeys: Eastern, Osceola, ...

This piece comes to us from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) in honor of National Zoo Keeper Week. The natural world and the millions of animals that inhabit and help maintain it have always been major sources of inspiration for me. However, growing up in ...

Puffins: small seabirds that belong in the genus Fratercula. Kingdom: | Animalia Class: | Aves Order: | Charadriiformes Family: | Alcidae Genus: | Fratercula There are three species of puffins: the Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica), the tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata), and the horned puffin (Fratercula ...