Hatchlings on Heron Island

Australia’s Heron Island, a National Marine Park at the southern tip of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Protected Zone, is home to an eco-resort, a science station, and nesting sea turtles. Read what it is like to watch a nest hatch in the wild. 

Credit: Holley Gaskill

Farewell to a Fish

 The U.S. FWS proposes removing the San Marcos gambusia from the endangered species list, not because the fish has recovered, but because it is extinct. Read more here.