Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A blue heron fishes for food at the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Folkston, Ga., about 438,000 acres of peat-filled ...

One of the sanctuary’s most important residents is Tulip, a permanent beaver who came to Something Wild as a severely sick ...

Wetlands are areas of land that are covered by water, or have flooded or waterlogged soils. They can have water on them either permanently or for just part of the year. Whether it’s year-round or ...

As extreme weather intensifies globally, governments are seeking nature-based solutions that deliver both climate and economic benefits. The restoration of wetlands is an often overlooked opportunity.

Jonathan D. Woodruff is in the Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA. Tidal wetlands are dynamic, living systems that have the ability to accelerate ...

Southwest Florida has experienced significant wetland loss over the past two decades, impacting flood control, water quality, and wildlife habitats. Manatee County's efforts to restore stricter ...

Of their multitude of benefits, the ability of wetlands to slow floodwaters is perhaps most important to humans.