Untold Wildlife is a global community of volunteers sharing conservation and environmental stories that too often go untold. Our articles and features come straight from the people doing the work, including scientists, photographers, filmmakers, and conservationists who are there when it happens. We are non-profit, and everything we publish will always remain free to access for anyone, anywhere in the world.
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Svalbard, NorwayAs the Arctic warms, the red fox is pushing north into territory the arctic fox has held for millennia — a quiet contest with the climate as referee.
Jacob Buck
Aug 15, 20244 min
French PolynesiaWhat the great migrations of humpback whales can teach us about resilience, recovery, and the threads that link distant oceans.
Rachel Moore
Mar 5, 20254 min
Zurich, SwitzerlandBeneath every forest floor runs a living network of fungi — the quiet architecture that feeds the trees and holds the ground together.
Gulce Tekin
Aug 22, 20246 min
GermanyOne of the first birds humans ever domesticated now lives at our feet, unloved and overlooked. A second look at the pigeon's remarkable history.
Nephila Wildlife
Aug 15, 20247 min
Etosha & the Namib, NamibiaFrom dawn light on the savanna to the hush before a sighting, a photographer's love letter to the continent that first taught them to look.
Amber
Nov 6, 20245 min
Playa del Carmen, MexicoFace to face with one of the ocean's most feared predators — and the divers turning fear into protection on Mexico's Caribbean coast.
Diana & Wynand
Oct 3, 20244 min
Maasai Mara, KenyaReturning to the same landscapes year after year, a photographer learns that the real story is rarely the dramatic moment — it is the slow relationship between land, wildlife, and the people who tend it.
Georgina Goodwin
Apr 15, 20264 min
Lamu, KenyaA dhow built entirely from recycled plastic sails the East African coast, carrying a simple message about the circular economy: everything is possible.
Neeva Sumaria
Mar 26, 20268 min
Holbox Island, MexicoOn a sandbar island where flamingos still wade the shallows, rapid development is rewriting the rules of coexistence between people and the wild.
Tamara Blazquez Haik
Feb 17, 20266 min
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Partnership announcementFeravox × Untold Wildlife
Feravox is a free app on a mission to become the home for everything wild, bringing thousands of species to life through real sounds, facts, and conservation. Our collaboration carries Untold Stories to its community, so the firsthand work of our volunteers reaches even more people who love the wild.
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