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Summer Rylander

Summer Rylander (Twitter | Instagram) is an independent journalist based in Nuremberg, Germany. She covers foodways, responsible tourism, and the conservation of our biodiverse planet.

How to Tell a Leopard from Its Roar

Making a Shazam for conservationists

January 13, 2025

Rats in Vests Sniff Out Wildlife Trade

They can identify pangolin scales, rhino horn, and elephant ivory.

November 4, 2024

What Happened to Ancient Megafauna?

Recent studies show it wasn’t the climate that did them in.

July 15, 2024

African Glaciers Will Vanish In Our Lifetimes

The loss of ice on Kilimanjaro and other peaks will upend ecosystems and livelihoods.

March 5, 2024

The Tiny Ant and the Mighty Lion

How one insect is reshaping the ecosystem of the African savannah.

February 9, 2024

The Landslide Problem

Where natural disasters are getting more deadly.

January 19, 2024

Tracking the Lion Poachers

Forensic science comes to wildlife law enforcement.

December 18, 2023