Ted Williams

Ted Williams is freelance writer.

Articles by Ted Williams

The Battle Over a North Carolina Beach Continues
August 28, 2012 — On Cape Hatteras National Seashore, a revolutionary management plan is finally putting embattled sea turtles and birds on near-equal footing with ORV drivers. But powerful interests are working hard to undo it.
War Rages on Cape Hatteras
July 31, 2012 — The Interior Department has pledged to put wildlife before recreation in our national parks, but on a North Carolina national seashore, it’s letting off-road vehicles run amok, imperiling birds and people.
Earth Almanac
July 13, 2012 — Sweet summer treats; early retirement; world’s best web designer and world’s smallest owl; more.
Has One Florida Dam's Day Finally Come?
July 03, 2012 — Conservationists have waged a 41-year battle to free “the sweetest water-lane in the world” by tearing down an unnecessary dam. Their efforts have seemed hopeless—until now.
Earth Almanac
June 15, 2012 — One tough little warbler; ten-inch terrors; a ticklish beetle; the march of avocets; sky-high sheep; and more. 
Phony Wildlife Photography Gives a Warped View of Nature
May 15, 2012 — The dark side of those wondrous wildlife photographs.
Kicking the Coal Habit
April 23, 2012 — America may be coming to grips with the dark side of our cheapest, most abundant energy source, but a plan to unload it on Asia threatens to poison our planet.
Energy
Saving Sharks From Finning
March 19, 2012 — A serious effort to save some of the earth’s oldest, largest, and most successful predators is finally under way. But it needs to move faster.
Earth Almanac
February 28, 2012 — Our cottontail; ode to a devil's urn; more. 
Doggone: Prairie Dogs Face a New and Deadly Threat
February 17, 2012 — Prairie dogs have been eliminated from more than 95 percent of their grassland habitat. And now they, and the vast and complicated ecosystems they sustain, face a new and deadly threat.