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Earth Versed: 10 New Poetry Books About Our Relationship With Nature

From a collection set in a landfill to an author’s cultural exploration of a critically endangered species, these books celebrate Earth and mourn its destruction.

July 30, 2025

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John R. Platt

From a collection set in a landfill to an author’s cultural exploration of a critically endangered species, these books celebrate Earth and mourn its destruction.

Op-Eds

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.

July 29, 2025

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Rob Pickles

The war created systems that enabled trafficking in tigers and other animals. We can finally address that legacy and help both people and wildlife.

Wildlife

In Patagonia, a Frog Makes a Comeback

Conservationists in Argentina’s Patagonia region have helped save the country’s most threatened amphibian, the El Rincon stream frog.

July 18, 2025

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Mongabay

Conservationists in Argentina’s Patagonia region have helped save the country’s most threatened amphibian, the El Rincon stream frog.

Op-Eds

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.

July 16, 2025

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Dr. David Shiffman

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.

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Wildlife

Going Beyond Grass: Turning Lawns Into a Pollinators’ Paradise

It’s time to rethink the American lawn: a landscaping default that sucks up money, water, chemicals, and time.

July 7, 2025

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Karen Mockler

It’s time to rethink the American lawn: a landscaping default that sucks up money, water, chemicals, and time.

Voices

Save This Species: Owston’s Civet

One of the world’s rarest civets is threatened by the world’s most expensive coffee.

June 30, 2025

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Jes Hooper, Ph.D.

One of the world’s rarest civets is threatened by the world’s most expensive coffee.

Wildlife

The Politicians Who Cried Wolf

Wolf conservation in the European Union has become a political issue instead of a scientific and environmental one, leading to ineffective policymaking.

June 23, 2025

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Tim Brinkhof

Wolf conservation in the European Union has become a political issue instead of a scientific and environmental one, leading to ineffective policymaking.

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Voices

Something for Everyone: Wildlife Trade in Paradise

Our ongoing study in Bali reveals a surprising level of trade in protected species — and offers a strategy for ending it.

June 18, 2025

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Vincent Nijman and I Nyoman Aji Duranegara Payuse and Jessica Chavez

Our ongoing study in Bali reveals a surprising level of trade in protected species — and offers a strategy for ending it.

Wildlife

Jaws at 50: Was the Terrifying Movie Really to Blame for Worldwide Shark Declines?

Since the film’s release, sharks have experienced the worst declines in their 450-million-year history. Can we trace that decline to their villainous portrayal in this influential movie?

June 9, 2025

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Dr. David Shiffman

Since the film’s release, sharks have experienced the worst declines in their 450-million-year history. Can we trace that decline to their villainous portrayal in this influential movie?

Op-Eds

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.

May 23, 2025

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Joe Figel

In the wake of Donald Trump’s executive order halting foreign aid, severely imperiled species — and the people protecting them — hang in the balance.