Richard Conniff’s Substack
Richard Conniff on NatureI write about wildlife, the natural world, and public health, based on my career as an author of books like "The Species Seekers" and "Swimming with Piranhas at Feeding Time," and as a contributor to magazines, television documentaries, and public radio.
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Out on a Limb for a Tree Like No Other
by Richard Conniff
Collecting seeds from a critically-endangered cliffside tree that is the last known member of its species in the wild. (Photo: ©Gonzalo Roja)
“Every good and excellent thing in the world stands moment by moment on...
Trump Be Damned, We Can Protect Our Wildlife.
by Richard Conniff
Storm clouds passing over the Okefenokee (Photo: Greg Miller)
Years ago, I spent some time in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, North America’s largest “blackwater” swamp, and it made an impression. There was...
What Made the First Luddites Fighting Mad?
by Richard Conniff
King Ludd, the fictitious protest leader, in drag, from a contemporary sketch made by “an officer.”
I was almost finished writing an entirely different story for today. But yesterday afternoon, a television reporter...
The Horse in the Laundry Room
by Richard Conniff
Tynsky’s “dawn horse,” swimming with the fishes.. (Photo: Lucia RM Martino & James Di Loreto/Smithsonian Institution)
This is a piece I wrote a few years ago for Smithsonian Magazine. I had fun reporting it, and got...
How Fossil Fuels Kill
by Richard Conniff
Smog. (Photo: Robert Harding)
When Americans talk about fossil fuels these days, it’s mostly to grumble that the cost has shot up by more than a buck a gallon from a year ago. That’s an extra $15 or $20 for the week...
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I write about behaviors of humans & other animals--anywhere from the Peruvian Amazon to the Himalayas of Bhutan--and also about public health. I write for lay readers & scientists alike, & aim to keep it insightful & entertaining for all.
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