Articles by Rachel Nuwer

Rachel Nuwer is a freelance science journalist who contributes to outlets such as the New York Times, Scientific American and the BBC. She lives in Brooklyn.

Even minor forest disturbance can cause great ape population crashes

by Rachel Nuwer 7 March 2016

ven the most celebrated conservation successes can seemingly be undone overnight. That was the hard lesson Takeshi Furuichi learned when conflict erupted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),…

Poaching upsurge threatens South America’s iconic vicuña

by Rachel Nuwer 24 November 2015

orsino Huallata Ibarra was helping his parents round up their herd of llamas at their home in the Bolivian countryside when the sound of gunshots made him jump. Scanning the…