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Voices

Species Spotlight: The Laguna Mountains Skipper Butterfly — What’s in a Name, Anyway?

These butterflies are no longer present in their namesake range, but a collaboration aims to bring them back.
June 12, 2024
by
Ester Chang
These butterflies are no longer present in their namesake range, but a collaboration aims to bring them back.
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Commentaries

Could Brazil’s Catastrophic Flooding Cause Extinctions?

Rising sea levels may cause the local extinction of three small, threatened vertebrates in southern Brazil.
May 22, 2024
by
Fernando Marques Quintela
Rising sea levels may cause the local extinction of three small, threatened vertebrates in southern Brazil.
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Commentaries

The Silent Tragedy of Local Restrictions on Renewable Energy

New research shows how policies blocking cleaner energy sources, often inspired by persistent disinformation, harm the communities that adopt them.
May 10, 2024
by
James Goodwin
New research shows how policies blocking cleaner energy sources, often inspired by persistent disinformation, harm the communities that adopt them.
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Voices

Species Spotlight: The Haunting Tale of Kagu, the Ghosts of the Forest

For this national symbol of New Caledonia and one-of-a-kind avian species, time may be running short.
May 8, 2024
by
Tim Mihocik
For this national symbol of New Caledonia and one-of-a-kind avian species, time may be running short.
Commentaries

In South Africa, Tigers and Other Captive Predators Are Still Exploited for Profit. Legislation Offers Pitiful Protection

The captive predator industry threatens the welfare of thousands of big cats kept for entertainment, hunting, and commercial trade of live animals and their body parts.
May 1, 2024
by
Stephanie Klarmann
The captive predator industry threatens the welfare of thousands of big cats kept for entertainment, hunting, and commercial trade of live animals and their body parts.
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Editorials

Time to Let This Conservation Jargon Go Extinct?

Bad communication can slow or hinder efforts to protect wild species and spaces. We can fix that.
April 17, 2024
by
John R. Platt
Bad communication can slow or hinder efforts to protect wild species and spaces. We can fix that.
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Voices

City Surprise: Urban Areas Are Brimming With Biodiversity

We don’t always recognize the wild plants and animals living in our concrete jungles. But when we go looking for them, we realize how much there is to protect.
April 15, 2024
by
Sara A. Gagné
We don’t always recognize the wild plants and animals living in our concrete jungles. But when we go looking for them, we realize how much there is to protect.
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Commentaries

Bioplastics Are Not the Solution

To solve plastic pollution, we need nontoxic, reusable materials — not more single-use disposable products.
April 10, 2024
by
Julia Cohen and Erica Cirino
To solve plastic pollution, we need nontoxic, reusable materials — not more single-use disposable products.
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Commentaries

From Glass Ceilings to Green Houses: More Women Are Needed in Green Industry

Women play a critical role in sustainable development, combatting climate change, and taking care of our natural resources. But industry needs to do more to support them.
March 18, 2024
by
Katie Fleming
Women play a critical role in sustainable development, combatting climate change, and taking care of our natural resources. But industry needs to do more to support them.
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The Ask

Building a Flock: How an Unlikely Birder Found Activism — and Community — in Nature

Trish O’Kane’s book Birding to Change the World is a guide to linking people, nature and activism. 
March 4, 2024
by
Tara Lohan
Trish O’Kane’s book Birding to Change the World is a guide to linking people, nature and activism. 

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