Stories by Kristin Hettermann

Iceless in Alaska

The progressive loss of sea ice in summer has serious implications for animals and for indigenous people

The island of Bonaire, in the Caribbean Sea, has been protecting its corals for decades

Decades of conservation efforts will make the ecosystem more resilient to climate change

We harm and kill vastly more of them than they do of us—but a research/educational project in the Bahamas aims to help change that

Instead, celebrate them as magnificent predators crucial to the health of oceans—before it's too late

An undersea encounter with manta rays off Hawaii’s Big Island balances tourism with the need to protect animals

Efforts to protect ocean ecosystems present hard choices for a world that depends on the consumption of seafood

The indigenous Huaorani people of Ecuador are looking to tourism to spread a message of hope and counter the forces of resource exploitation

The fact that Fidel Castro was an avid scuba diver and spear fisherman has helped keep the island's coral reefs some of the healthiest on Earth