Matthew Russell

Matthew Russell

Matthew Russell is a West Michigan native and with a background in journalism, data analysis, cartography and design thinking. He likes to learn new things and solve old problems whenever possible, and enjoys bicycling, spending time with his daughters, and coffee.

Articles by Matthew Russell

Rescuers Race Against the Tide to Save Dolphins Trapped in Marsh

Rescuers Race Against the Tide to Save Dolphins Trapped in Marsh

Two dolphins were found fighting to survive in a shrinking marsh, trapped by a low tide that left them stranded and exposed. Local responders reached them first, but the mud,...

Rescuers Race Against the Tide to Save Dolphins Trapped in Marsh

Two dolphins were found fighting to survive in a shrinking marsh, trapped by a low tide that left them stranded and exposed. Local responders reached them first, but the mud,...

The face of a great white shark swimming in the ocean

Young Surfer Comes Within Inches Of Great White In Panic-Inducing Encounter

A child paddles through clear Southern California surf, unaware of the shape rising behind him. A juvenile great white moves in, closing the distance until only a foot separates predator...

Young Surfer Comes Within Inches Of Great White In Panic-Inducing Encounter

A child paddles through clear Southern California surf, unaware of the shape rising behind him. A juvenile great white moves in, closing the distance until only a foot separates predator...

Five orcas swimming in calm water with mountains in the background.

Orcas Turn Puget Sound Into a Hunting Ground for Terrified Seabirds

Seabirds in Puget Sound never saw it coming. Researchers watched Bigg’s killer whales slip into the shallows, churn up mud, and stalk unsuspecting birds with unnerving silence. But what looked...

Orcas Turn Puget Sound Into a Hunting Ground for Terrified Seabirds

Seabirds in Puget Sound never saw it coming. Researchers watched Bigg’s killer whales slip into the shallows, churn up mud, and stalk unsuspecting birds with unnerving silence. But what looked...

Two bears crossing a railroad track surrounded by lush trees.

Trains Cut Through Canada’s Wild Heart and Animals Pay the Price

Animals across British Columbia are dying on the tracks in numbers far higher than the public ever sees. Grizzlies, deer, moose, and other species collide with trains in predictable hotspots...

Trains Cut Through Canada’s Wild Heart and Animals Pay the Price

Animals across British Columbia are dying on the tracks in numbers far higher than the public ever sees. Grizzlies, deer, moose, and other species collide with trains in predictable hotspots...

A tiger stands on a log surrounded by lush green foliage.

Rare Jungle Footage Shows Evidence of Sumatran Tiger Families Defying Extinction

Deep in Sumatra’s dense jungle, hidden cameras have captured something few expected to see again—tigers living, hunting, and raising their cubs in a forest that still protects them. These images...

Rare Jungle Footage Shows Evidence of Sumatran Tiger Families Defying Extinction

Deep in Sumatra’s dense jungle, hidden cameras have captured something few expected to see again—tigers living, hunting, and raising their cubs in a forest that still protects them. These images...

Two elk walk through snow with mountains in the background.

Elk In Icy Lake Face Brutal Cold Until Dramatic Air Rescue Arrives

Four bull elk were sinking deeper into an icy Montana pond as hours passed and temperatures stayed dangerously low. Rescuers tried everything—ice melt, rubber bullets, shouting—but the animals would not...

Elk In Icy Lake Face Brutal Cold Until Dramatic Air Rescue Arrives

Four bull elk were sinking deeper into an icy Montana pond as hours passed and temperatures stayed dangerously low. Rescuers tried everything—ice melt, rubber bullets, shouting—but the animals would not...