How to Become a Better Wildlife Advocate

Is it possible to keep your home free of rats, mice, moths and ants without killing them? And which ones should you get rid of—and which should you learn to live with?

One of the greatest modern feats for animal conservation was wildlife adapting to urban spaces, according to a new book. Now the challenge is learning to live with them.

In Iceland, traditionally a land of cat lovers, bans and curfews are redefining the human relationship with domestic cats.

Welcome to the rat trapper’s dilemma.

As residential development becomes more sprawling, more homeowners are dealing with four-legged trespassers. Here’s how to evict wild animals humanely.

For some conservationists, preserving the wilderness no longer means just setting land aside and leaving animals alone.

A Smithsonian gardener offers tips for sheltering the insects during the frosty winter months.

BONUS READ: The Secret Lives of Mosquitoes, the World’s Most Hated Insects via Smithsonian Magazine.

You don’t need binoculars—or even a backyard—to get to know your neighborhood birds.

With their miniature ramps, stairs and holes cut into fences and stone walls, the gardens of Kirtlington in Oxfordshire are a haven for wildlife.

Nonhuman creatures have senses that we’re just beginning to fathom. What would they tell us if we could only understand them?

Manicured lawns and uprooted dandelions are so last century. Here’s how to think for the future and transform your outdoor living space into a thriving ecosystem for plant and animal life.

Saving the planet isn’t a one-person job. But there are ways each of us can protect and preserve Earth, from planting native gardens to supporting climate action organizations—and more.