We Don’t Have to Anthropomorphize Animals to Care About Them
Assigning human qualities to animals is dangerous for them — and for us.
Assigning human qualities to animals is dangerous for them — and for us.
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Regulate AI — to Protect Jobs, Our Brains, and the Planet
Do we really want to push our climate to the brink because of a technology that offers convenience?
Do we really want to push our climate to the brink because of a technology that offers convenience?
50 Years Later: The Vietnam War’s Enduring Effect on the Tiger Trade
The war created systems that enabled trafficking in tigers and other animals. We can finally address that legacy and help both people and wildlife.
The war created systems that enabled trafficking in tigers and other animals. We can finally address that legacy and help both people and wildlife.
Trump’s NOAA Cuts Put Coastal Communities at Risk
I helped restore wetlands that kept the Gulf coast safe while my colleagues tracked hurricanes. Now we’re out of a job — just in time for hurricane season.
I helped restore wetlands that kept the Gulf coast safe while my colleagues tracked hurricanes. Now we’re out of a job — just in time for hurricane season.
Can a Powerful International Wildlife Conservation Meeting Help Save Sharks?
Seven proposals at the upcoming Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species conference of the parties would benefit up to 70 species of sharks…if they pass.
Seven proposals at the upcoming Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species conference of the parties would benefit up to 70 species of sharks…if they pass.
Nature Is ‘Not for Sale’
Aggressive habitat fragmentation will follow the Trump administration’s and Senator Mike Lee’s frenzied and persistent attempts to sell millions of acres of public land.
Aggressive habitat fragmentation will follow the Trump administration’s and Senator Mike Lee’s frenzied and persistent attempts to sell millions of acres of public land.
NEPA: The Accepted Lies and Mistakes About This Critical Environmental Law
The National Environmental Policy Act makes government decisions better and more democratic, despite what critics claim.
The National Environmental Policy Act makes government decisions better and more democratic, despite what critics claim.
The Myth of the Cowboy and Its Enduring Influence on Public Policy
Livestock ranchers receive undue praise and tax dollars while they disregard damage to life on the planet, in a political climate that prioritizes profit.
Livestock ranchers receive undue praise and tax dollars while they disregard damage to life on the planet, in a political climate that prioritizes profit.
Rangers in the Red
In the wake of Donald Trump’s executive order halting foreign aid, severely imperiled species — and the people protecting them — hang in the balance.
In the wake of Donald Trump’s executive order halting foreign aid, severely imperiled species — and the people protecting them — hang in the balance.
Armenia: A Small Nation With a Huge Biodiversity Story
The country offers six important lessons ahead of hosting next year’s United Nations Biological Diversity Convention.
The country offers six important lessons ahead of hosting next year’s United Nations Biological Diversity Convention.