Our Window on Nature

Sometimes one man can make a difference. Although today governments provide sanctuary for endangered birds, plants and mammals, there have been times when a single person played an essential role in saving an entire species.
As we roam the United States we carry with us a small library of books written by other travelers; men and […]

A ranger at the entrance to Everglades National Park announced to us that he had both good and bad news to report. The bad news - about 40 species of mosquitoes live in the park. The good news - members of at least seven of these species don’t bite.
It could be worse. Worldwide some 3,000 […]