This excerpt from the new book The Earth Said Remember Me looks at the shifting baselines around the United States’ national bird — which many people already forget almost disappeared.
This excerpt from the new book The Earth Said Remember Me looks at the shifting baselines around the United States’ national bird — which many people already forget almost disappeared.
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Most species on the brink of extinction are on the Endangered Species list because there is almost no place left for them to live.
Many people are unaware of what life was like before major environmental laws. That makes it easier for corporate interests to push for harmful deregulation.
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The driver of zoonotic outbreaks isn’t bad luck. It’s habitat destruction, wildlife trade, and decades of ignoring science.
Activists raise serious concerns about the welfare of the country’s captive elephants and the laundering of wild-caught pachyderms into the captive population.
Diving on coastal reefs can bring us closer to nature and inspire conservation, but there are steps every ecotourist can take to make it safe and sustainable.
These newly discovered whales are about as rare as rare can get, and the Trump administration isn’t helping.
This week we examine the isolation many environmentalists feel in their work. Here’s how to take action to feel that your work is appreciated and inspire others along the way.
Conservationists say the crisis exposes a pattern of broken promises around the celebrated Vjosa Wild River National Park.
As the Trump administration censors history on parks and public lands — a move out of the autocrats’ playbook — people have six ways to honor and defend our shared history.
Migration increases the survival of ungulates like mule deer and caribou, but changing landscapes are hampering their movements — and their future.
The international aquarium trade loves new and novel species. But many of these have not been named or identified by science, and we don’t know if the trade is sustainable.
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