Bruce Byers
Bruce Byers is an ecologist, writer, and international ecological consultant. His creative nonfiction writing tells stories of science and conservation from around the world. As an independent consultant, he assists government agencies, NGOs, and the private sector in the United States and worldwide with strategies for conserving biodiversity and improving the human-nature relationship.
September-October 2010 One day in May I dug up some young milkweed plants I spotted growing along the bikepath while on a run, and transplanted them to my garden. I guess it was a hopeful “if you plant it, they
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18 August, 2011 The morning was sunny, but the humid clouds hanging on the higher hills around Nakuru suggested that rain was coming later. We passed through farm country around Njoro, turned onto a smaller road through Edgerton and headed
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16 August, 2011 Yes, that’s under “pass,” not “pants,” which would be even more unusual. Not than an underpass for elephants is a usual thing, even in Kenya. In fact it is the first one the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy staff
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15 August, 2011 We were off early from the Ngiri Guest House at Lewa for an all day trip to visit two community conservancies whose formation has been supported by the Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT). We drove through Isiolo and
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13-14 August, 2011 We left Nairobi on Saturday afternoon in an underpowered old white minivan, driven by James, a driver hired through one of the countless safari tour companies in Nairobi, and fought our way through the endless glut of
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