September 25 marked the first official Dolly Parton Day — a playful nod to the late country singer’s world-renowned hit.

In June, a team of researchers working in Côte d’Ivoire’s Taï National Park spotted a Ghana cuckooshrike, a bird that hadn’t ...

The world, including the U.S., agreed that rising seas will not change national borders even as small islands disappear.

After a rope snare left her gravely wounded, a baby elephant vanished out of sight from the Kenya Wildlife Service.

Canada’s Wood Buffalo National Park is the largest in the country, home to species like wood bison, whooping cranes, and wolves. It spans an area the size of Switzerland. Naturally, there is a lot ...

One of the less glamorous aspects of working as a national park ranger includes cleaning trash out of some of the country’s most beautiful, sacred spaces. With more than 4.5 million annual visitors, ...

On September 21, local fishermen found a baby elephant struggling to keep its head above water in West Bengal’s Teesta River.

Zoe De La Paz packed up her life in Chicago and became a seamstress at one of the most beautiful parks in the country.

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