crime Washington man pleads guilty to "killing spree" of bald eagles for profit Mark Frauenfelder

law After poacher crackdown, Tanzanian endangered rhino and elephant populations are staging inspiring recoveries Cory Doctorow

animals An elephant killed a rhino poacher and then lions ate him David Pescovitz

poaching Man faces 450 years in prison for poaching Venus Flytraps Mark Frauenfelder

guns Deer-poaching woman brags on dating app to the wrong person David Pescovitz

california Thanks to a Chinese and Korean fad, California's wild succulents are being poached and smuggled to Asia Cory Doctorow

russia Mammoth pirates plunder Russian arctic for "ethical ivory" Andrea James

politics Minnesota kids get creative to protest lion-killing dentist Andrea James

fake news writers Wyoming reporter is fired from paper after getting caught using AI Carla Sinclair

Delightful Creatures Botswana threatens to send 20,000 elephants to roam free in Germany Natalie Dressed

Delightful Creatures Vaquitas are adorably tiny porpoises and there are only about 10 remaining Mark Frauenfelder

Delightful Creatures Proof elephants are smarter and funnier than most humans I know (sorry, humans!) Jennifer Sandlin

italy Close your eyes and listen: Are these birds or humans? Jennifer Sandlin

twitter Musk sues data scrapers in a futile bid to save Twitter Mark Frauenfelder

animals Adorable critically-endangered gorilla born at the US National Zoo David Pescovitz

Japan What is the deal with Japan's smile merchants? Matt Alt

corn on the cob For delicious corn, boil water, add corn, turn off heat, and cover for 10-30 min Andrew Yi

climate change How a conservation non-profit made climate change worse by not cutting down trees Thom Dunn

animal friends The way we study giraffes is exhilarating and stressful Thom Dunn

novels An interview with Charlie Kaufman about his new novel takes a weirdly meta Kaufman-esque turn Thom Dunn