Wild Hope Portfolio – Past Issues
Volume 9
- Spotted hyena researcher Axel Hunnicutt debunks our false notions about this remarkable species
- Sea Otter Savvy’s campaign to protect endangered southern sea otters by educating the public about responsible wildlife viewing
- Bat expert Rodrigo Medellin’s crusade to correct our misconceptions about bats causing COVID-19
- The Bird Rescue Center’s race against time to heal a baby golden eagle’s broken wing and reunite him with his parents
- Biologist and science illustrator Christine Elder journals about surveying birds in the High Sierra and shares her field sketches
- How scat detection dogs are helping Texas horned lizards rebound from near extinction
- In the Dominican Republic, Global Coralition is building massive sculptural reefs in an attempt to save coral ecosystems
- Artist Robin Huffman recalls her time spent volunteering with Ape Action Africa raising an orphaned infant baboon
- Seattleites learn about their wild neighbors through a community-sourced program created by the Woodland Park Zoo and Seattle University
- Photographer Leslie Curchack’s awe-inspiring images of Western landscapes along fabled US Highway 50
- How to find a community science project that resonates with your interests and start volunteering to protect wildlife and wild places
- A Field Guide to Western Prairie Fringed Orchid & Bedstraw Hawk Moth
Volume 8
- Planting trees in Borneo and restoring habitat for imperiled orangutans
- Things we can do to end wildlife trafficking and stop the spread of zoonoses like COVID-19
- Saving the endangered Southern Resident killer whales of the Pacific Northwest
- Using camera traps to protect wildlife migration routes between the US and Mexico
- In the North Sea, ship wreck divers help a Dutch marine biologist replant oyster beds
- A conversation with poet Jane Hirshfield about poetry, science and the future of all existence
- Disentangling fur seals from ocean debris with Ocean Conservation Namibia
- How big data is helping wildlife rehabilitators save the lives of our wild neighbors
- In Louisiana, the fight to protect the largest floodplain forest in the US—the Atchafalaya Basin
- A scuba instructor reflects on how to minimize the harm we do to the natural world
- Why raptors, not poisons, are the safer solution for controlling rodent populations
- Tagging sharks in the Bahamas with the Beneath the Waves research team
- An illustrated field guide to the American pika, an ecosystem indicator species
Volume 7
- Six things you can do today to make a difference in the welfare of wildlife
- Photos of nests of endangered birds impress the need to preserve their makers’ breeding habitats
- From Florida to Hawaii, what’s being done to help sea turtles survive climate change
- A wildlife rehabilitator reflects on the fallacy of “let nature take its course”
- How a butterfly inspired a San Francisco neighborhood to plant native wildflowers
- In Namibia, protecting cheetahs by helping ranchers protect their livestock
- An encounter with a rattlesnake that leads to redemption for the author
- California’s disappearing kelp forests and the people who are trying to stop the destruction
- After four decades of war, Afghans are taking bold steps to protect their country’s unique wildlife
- A wildlife sanctuary that brings together at-risk youth and hurt animals in a healing environment
- Why burned forests are vital ecosystems for many species and shouldn’t be logged
- In Uganda, saving the lives of mountain gorillas by providing healthcare to villagers
- An illustrated field guide to dudleya, a coastal succulent that’s being poached to sell in Asia
Volume 6
- From Colorado, The Wild Animal Sanctuary’s campaign to end the captive wildlife crisis in America
- A heart-to-heart conversation with North Atlantic right whale researcher Amy Knowlton about overcoming obstacles to the species’ survival
- A mayor’s radical vision to incorporate nature into his city’s revitalization plan
- How raptor rehabilitators are using falconry techniques to help injured birds fly again
- Vaccinating endangered Ethiopian wolves against deadly diseases spread by domestic dogs
- Art Works for Change challenges how we relate to nature
- A California homeowner finds that coyotes make good neighbors
- Reflections on an encounter with a porcupine and the need to protect all wildlife
- Earthfire Institute’s mission to understand the ways animals experience the world and us
- The host of a gardening podcast discovers the beauty of oak galls
- A Santa Fean lets her lawn revert to its natural state and is rewarded with the return of wild creatures
- An illustrated Field Guide to the black-backed woodpecker
Volume 5
- Behind-the-scenes at Pacific Wildlife Care in Moro Bay, CA, as two golden eagles are treated for life-threatening injuries
- Washington State’s bold plan to reintroduce grizzly bears in the North Cascades Ecosystem
- On the ground with the Black Mambas, South Africa’s first all-female anti-poaching unit
- A sneak preview of some of the inspiring films featured at this year’s Wild and Scenic Film Festival
- A wildlife guide demonstrates the science and art behind tracking a lion in the African bush
- The case for conserving microbial communities like those in Yellowstone’s geysers and thermal pools
- Field notes from a biologist monitoring critically endangered saiga antelope in Western Mongolia
- A celebration of the American beech and the intricate web of life it supports
- How the British Columbia eco-tourism industry instigated a ban on grizzly bear hunting
- Why farmers are turning to native bees to pollinate crops
- A gardener reflects on how our actions, even small ones, affect the planet
- An illustrated Field Guide to the endangered fisher
Volume 4
- The astonishing story of OR-7, a gray wolf who travelled more than 4,000 miles from Oregon to California to start a family, and the people who made his journey possible
- What you can do if you find an injured or orphaned wild animal
- From Vietnam, a photo story of 24 endangered pangolins being returned to the wild after being rescued from poachers
- How a Northern California community halted a plan to log old coast redwood trees in the Gualala River floodplain
- An interview with bat rehabilitator Corky Quirk on why we should appreciate these greatly misunderstood winged mammals
- Scenes of Iceland where life clings to what it can
- Photos of an extraordinary encounter between river otters and a coyote
- Why wildlife corridors are a matter of life or death for wide wandering species like pumas, bears and wolves
- Observations by a New Mexico-based wildlife advocate of what has been lost in the Land of Enchantment
- Close encounters with giant oceanic manta rays in the Revillagigedo Archipelago
- An illustrated field guide to the endangered desert tortoise
Volume 3
- A peek inside an owl-nesting box with a volunteer for The Hungry Owl Project
- A rare encounter with a wild wolverine in the Sierras
- How digital photography is helping researchers identify and track giraffe by their unique spot patterns
- A birding field trip to a post-fire snag forest with a naturalist for the John Muir Project
- A photo documentary of the spectacular phenomena of animal masses
- From Alaska, a report on the state’s extreme efforts to protect wild salmon
- The author of field guides challenges us to re-imagine the language we use to describe the natural world
- Frogs in Ecuador’s cloud forest inspire a scientific investigation into human-nature relationships
- An interview with a documentary filmmaker about the heroic efforts being made to save a small porpoise from extinction
- An essay about our need for wilderness with images of what we’re losing in Central Appalachia
- An illustrated Field Guide to the Joshua tree
Volume 2
- Behind the scenes at the Wild Bird Fund, New York City’s first wildlife rehabilitation hospital
- A story of hope and redemption from a moon bear sanctuary in China
- A discovery by a redwood forest ecologist linking fern health to climate change
- Field notes from a biologist monitoring fur seals on a remote island in the Bering Sea
- A photo gallery of the diverse flora and fauna of the Marin Headlands, a wildlife refuge neighboring San Francisco
- Reflections of a shepherdess on sharing her grazing pasture with endangered butterflies
- A high school project that’s restoring oyster beds to New York Harbor
- A photo documentary of the world’s oldest trees
- An interview with a London street artist who’s raising awareness of Britain’s endangered Birds
- An illustrated field guide to the Santa Cruz Island fox
- A personal essay by an artisan food producer on foraging for wild mushrooms
Volume 1
- A visit to the world’s largest marine mammal rehabilitation hospital
- An interview with the “Bluebird Man” — how one person saved a species
- A photo essay of endangered mountain gorillas in Rwanda
- An encounter with western burrowing owls at a women’s prison
- A profile of a sea captain on a mission to rid the ocean of plastic debris
- Reflections on climbing a redwood tree
- Earth Day 2014 photos from around the world
- The meaning of one person’s nature collection
- An illustrated field guide to the western snowy plover
- Wild Hope is a collector’s quality publication. It is 8.5” x 10.5”, 64 pages, and printed in the U.S. on heavy, high-quality Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified paper
