Kate Rodriguez-Clark is an animal matchmaking guru. Among her responsibilities as a population ecologist for the Smithsonian, ...

I crouch down low in the grass to get a closer look at the animal ... in this bear’s conservation may decide whether the giant panda becomes a relic behind bars or roams free in the wild.

When Wild Canadian Year director ... to capture a rare springtime mating ritual. "This family drama was unfolding before our eyes," recalled Turner, "the male bear couldn't believe his luck ...