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Voices

Voices

Species Spotlight: Renewed Hope for the Charismatic Thick-Billed Parrot

After several decades of precipitous decline, new efforts to protect this species begin in earnest in late 2024.
December 6, 2024
by
Ernesto Enkerlin-Hoeflich
After several decades of precipitous decline, new efforts to protect this species begin in earnest in late 2024.
A woman with tape over her mouth and the "prohibited" symbol painted over it.
Voices

Advice for U.S. Government Scientists: Lessons Learned From the ‘Muzzling’ of Their Canadian Counterparts

The next four years — and beyond — are going to be awful for the science and conservation community. By learning from past experiences, we can try to minimize the damage.
December 2, 2024
by
Dr. David Shiffman
The next four years — and beyond — are going to be awful for the science and conservation community. By learning from past experiences, we can try to minimize the damage.
A bird with a black neck and white body stands amidst grass
Voices

Species Spotlight: Bengal Floricans, Nearing Their Last Dance?

Every year these critically endangered birds perform artistic aerial feats to charm potential mates. But if things don’t change, we may see their last dance soon.
November 13, 2024
by
Nisha Bhakat
Every year these critically endangered birds perform artistic aerial feats to charm potential mates. But if things don’t change, we may see their last dance soon.
Voices

Bringing the Deep Sea to Seattle

How a Girl Scout project became a widespread community effort to inspire deep sea conservation.
November 1, 2024
by
Ellen Rikhof
How a Girl Scout project became a widespread community effort to inspire deep sea conservation.
Students lift packs of water from into the back of a truck
Voices

Haul Water, Rescue Pigs, Help Neighbors: How My Students Confronted Climate Chaos in a Horrific Hurricane Season

Collective action helps alleviate climate anxiety, as my class found following Hurricane Helene. It’s also helping our community to recover.
October 16, 2024
by
Mallory McDuff
Collective action helps alleviate climate anxiety, as my class found following Hurricane Helene. It’s also helping our community to recover.
A Tasmanian devil stands on a log with out-of-focus greenery behind
Voices

Speak of the Devils: The Animals We Fear the Most Are Fading Away

Names matter. When we fear something, it becomes psychologically easier to withhold empathy for it or, worse, kill it. Nobody feels sorry for the devil.
September 18, 2024
by
John Yunker
Names matter. When we fear something, it becomes psychologically easier to withhold empathy for it or, worse, kill it. Nobody feels sorry for the devil.
A tiny orange bat nestles under a green leaf
Voices

Species Spotlight: Going to Bat for Painted Woolly Bats

“Collectors” threaten these tiny bats, whose big ears can’t protect them from the humans loving them to death.
September 5, 2024
by
Joanna L. Coleman and Chris R. Shepherd
“Collectors” threaten these tiny bats, whose big ears can’t protect them from the humans loving them to death.
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Voices

The Te Awa Tupua Act: An Inspiration for Communities to Take Responsibility for Their Ecosystems

The historic act, which recognized a river as a legal entity, deliberately moves away from litigation and places community decision-making at its center.
August 14, 2024
by
Gabrielle Plowens and Rory Smith and Matthias Kramm
The historic act, which recognized a river as a legal entity, deliberately moves away from litigation and places community decision-making at its center.
Voices

Species Spotlight: The Coastal Sage Scrub Oak, an Unassuming Cornerstone of its Ecosystem

Animals, plants, and fungi depend on this humble tree, but its future — and theirs — is all but certain.
July 24, 2024
by
Joe Ree
Animals, plants, and fungi depend on this humble tree, but its future — and theirs — is all but certain.
A tiny brown and white, hairy butterfly sits in dry grass
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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