Woolly stands resolutely in a tiny waterfront park near a pizzeria and historic steel bridge in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, posing for endless photos and subtly trying to encourage people to hike the Ice Age National Scenic Trail a few miles in one direction to the eastern terminus or almost 1,200 miles in the other direction to the western terminus on the Minnesota border.

Since 1971 there has been a drastic decline of the winter bird populations seen in Acadia National Park in Maine, according to a new study.

As societies around the globe recognize with great concern the declines, drastic in some cases, of wildlife and wild places, the National Park System, a key to preserving nature and its life forms in the United States, is facing a confluence of challenges that could jeopardize efforts to reverse those declines.

Piliriqatigiingniq — the Inuit societal value or Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (IQ) of working together for a common cause — was put into practice by Parks Canada and Inuit in Gjoa Haven with the resumption of research on the wreck of HMS Erebus. The field work continues to provide insights into the conditions of the wreck and its surrounding environment, and further advances understanding of the evolving story of the 1845 Franklin Expedition.