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News

How to Make Friends and Influence People — to Save the World

What persuades people to help protect threatened species and ecosystems? Most scientists think facts alone will change minds. They’re wrong.

July 12, 2023

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Dr. David Shiffman

What persuades people to help protect threatened species and ecosystems? Most scientists think facts alone will change minds. They’re wrong.

Op-Eds

Trophy Hunting Propaganda Is One More Form of Greenwashing

As the United Kingdom proposes to ban trophy imports, hunting proponents ramp up their efforts to dismiss their critics.

July 10, 2023

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Ross Harvey

As the United Kingdom proposes to ban trophy imports, hunting proponents ramp up their efforts to dismiss their critics.

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Voices

Protect This Place: The Montana River Threatened By a Shuttered Pulp Mill

Industrial waste from a mill is leaching into the groundwater and polluting the Clark Fork River. A major flood could cause an even bigger catastrophe.

July 7, 2023

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Sam Dwyer

Industrial waste from a mill is leaching into the groundwater and polluting the Clark Fork River. A major flood could cause an even bigger catastrophe.

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Wildlife

Wildlife Winners and Losers From the West’s Snowy Winter

A swing from drought to heavy snow and rain has been a mixed blessing for the West’s plants and animals.

June 28, 2023

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Tara Lohan

A swing from drought to heavy snow and rain has been a mixed blessing for the West’s plants and animals.

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Voices

Species Spotlight: The West African Slender-Snouted Crocodile

With fewer than 500 individuals left, this is not only one of the word’s lesser-known crocodilian species but one of our most endangered reptiles.

June 26, 2023

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Kim Gray

With fewer than 500 individuals left, this is not only one of the word’s lesser-known crocodilian species but one of our most endangered reptiles.

Voices

It’s Black and White: The Grevy’s Zebra Needs Our Help

These endangered zebras have experienced one of the most substantial range reductions of any African mammal.

June 9, 2023

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Gavin Livingston

These endangered zebras have experienced one of the most substantial range reductions of any African mammal.

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Wildlife

What City Birds Around the World Have in Common

How a study of so-called “trash birds” revealed conservation clues for urban species.

June 7, 2023

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Rebecca Heisman

How a study of so-called “trash birds” revealed conservation clues for urban species.

Extinction Countdown

We Asked an AI Chatbot How to Fight the Extinction Crisis

…and it did a halfway decent job. But algorithms alone can’t save endangered species. For that you need people who care and who act.

June 1, 2023

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John R. Platt

…and it did a halfway decent job. But algorithms alone can’t save endangered species. For that you need people who care and who act.

Reviews

The Perils of Capitalism and Disinformation: 4 Critical New Books

You can’t stop climate change or the extinction crisis without fighting inequality, injustice and conspiracies.

May 26, 2023

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John R. Platt

You can’t stop climate change or the extinction crisis without fighting inequality, injustice and conspiracies.

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Voices

Human Activities Have Drastically Reduced Habitat for Asian Elephants

New research shows when human actions started to fragment elephant habitat in Asia and how that could help conservation efforts.

May 15, 2023

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Shermin de Silva

New research shows when human actions started to fragment elephant habitat in Asia and how that could help conservation efforts.