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Who decides what survives? Pressures on the federal Endangered Species Act continue – but states aren’t prepared to pick up the pieces.
For over 50 years, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) has been the nation’s most effective defense against extinction, preventing the loss of 99 percent of...
Small Town America: Winter in the Keweenaw Peninsula
As a lower Midwesterner, I thought I knew snow. Then I learned Kansas City rarely breaks 19 inches in a typical winter - a tiny...
Bison – My Wildlife Wonders No. 7
When you stand in the presence of a bison, watching a mud-dusted bull moving through the grass or a calf with its bright orange coat...
Conservation Glossary of Terms
When language is vague, conversations break down. When definitions are unclear, accountability disappears. In my time reporting on conservation issues, I have learned that language...
Bald Eagle – My Wildlife Wonders No. 6
Once pushed to the brink by habitat loss, persecution, and the pesticide DDT, the bald eagle was down to just a few hundred nesting pairs...
7 Books I Read This Year That Reshaped My Conservation Philosophy
These seven books redefine conservation as a commitment to relationship, attention, humility, and conscious choice. The books span decades and genres, but reading (or re-reading)...
Hi. I'm Heather Physioc.
I’m an independent outdoor, nature, wildlife & conservation photojournalist based in Kansas City. I use my lens, my words, and my platform to foster a genuine connection between viewers and conservation issues. I aim to illustrate, inform, and inspire to care.
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