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

Conservation Teams Are Sawing Off Rhino Horns to Stop Brutal Killings And It's Working

Conservation Teams Are Sawing Off Rhino Horns to Stop Brutal Killings And It's Working

What do you do when centuries of tradition, organized crime, and sky-high black-market prices target one of the world’s most iconic animals? You take away the prize.

Conservation Teams Are Sawing Off Rhino Horns to Stop Brutal Killings And It's Working

What do you do when centuries of tradition, organized crime, and sky-high black-market prices target one of the world’s most iconic animals? You take away the prize.

Watch A Young Horse Break Free After Life Trapped in Darkness

Watch A Young Horse Break Free After Life Trapped in Darkness

Thunder had never felt sunlight on his back. Confined to a pitch-black stall, starved, and surrounded by garbage — when he stepped into a pasture for the first time, his spirit...

Watch A Young Horse Break Free After Life Trapped in Darkness

Thunder had never felt sunlight on his back. Confined to a pitch-black stall, starved, and surrounded by garbage — when he stepped into a pasture for the first time, his spirit...

Louie The Otter Escapes Wisconsin Zoo And Chooses To Remain In The Wild

Louie The Otter Escapes Wisconsin Zoo And Chooses To Remain In The Wild

Louie the otter was born in the wild, lived in a zoo, and then vanished during a snowstorm. His companion returned—but Louie didn’t. Now, after two months of search efforts,...

Louie The Otter Escapes Wisconsin Zoo And Chooses To Remain In The Wild

Louie the otter was born in the wild, lived in a zoo, and then vanished during a snowstorm. His companion returned—but Louie didn’t. Now, after two months of search efforts,...

Hungry Wild Elephant Raids Store and Walks Out With Snacks

Hungry Wild Elephant Raids Store and Walks Out With Snacks

What do you do when a 30-year-old wild elephant strolls into your grocery store, helps himself to crackers and bananas, then calmly walks out with a snack in his trunk?...

Hungry Wild Elephant Raids Store and Walks Out With Snacks

What do you do when a 30-year-old wild elephant strolls into your grocery store, helps himself to crackers and bananas, then calmly walks out with a snack in his trunk?...

Lost Dog Flees Foster Home and Swims 100 Miles Before Rescue At Sea

Lost Dog Flees Foster Home and Swims 100 Miles Before Rescue At Sea

She cleared an eight-foot fence. She vanished into the wild. For 36 days, no one could catch her. Then she swam a mile through open water—alone—only to be found clinging...

Lost Dog Flees Foster Home and Swims 100 Miles Before Rescue At Sea

She cleared an eight-foot fence. She vanished into the wild. For 36 days, no one could catch her. Then she swam a mile through open water—alone—only to be found clinging...

Man Caught Abandoning Dog in Crate Then Flipping Her Off

Man Caught Abandoning Dog in Crate Then Flipping Her Off

A man pulls up in a white truck. Inside the crate is a young German Shepherd. What happens next shocks the staff and breaks hearts.

Man Caught Abandoning Dog in Crate Then Flipping Her Off

A man pulls up in a white truck. Inside the crate is a young German Shepherd. What happens next shocks the staff and breaks hearts.

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