The Rain Forest Nature Trail offers a peaceful journey through the rich green beauty of the Quinault Rain Forest. Surrounded by moss covered trees, ferns, and the soothing sound of water, this easy ...

In tropical forests, much of the biodiversity can be heard before it is seen. Birds call, insects buzz and frogs croak, creating complex soundscapes that reflect the presence of different species. Dr.

Washington’s Olympic National Park offers all the beauty of the Pacific Northwest without the noise.

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More than a million hours of sound recordings are available from the Elephant Listening Project (ELP) in the K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology—a ...

It’s late at night and I’m lying absolutely still. The hot air is so humid that sweat stings my eyes. All is dark. Cocooned behind insect netting in a cabin, I’m immersed in the forest’s sounds. The ...

The Elephant Listening Project records sounds across the forests of the Congo, and has begun making these recordings public. Where on Earth is more wondrous and invigorating than the rainforest? Many ...

The Amazon Rainforest plays a critical role in global climate health, but accelerating deforestation continues to raise alarm. How are the region’s governments responding? Between 17 and 20 percent of ...

It’s a well-established fact that forests and water are deeply connected. For decades, paired-watershed experiments — a scientific method for evaluating land-use impacts on water quantity or quality — ...