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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.

Elephant eating in the middle of a road.

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.

Voices

Species Spotlight: Matschie’s Tree Kangaroo — an Elusive, Arboreal Marsupial

This remarkable species lives in forests of towering trees. Locals call it the “ghost of the forest,” because it’s so hard to find and moves so quickly.

May 12, 2023

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Zach Martin

This remarkable species lives in forests of towering trees. Locals call it the “ghost of the forest,” because it’s so hard to find and moves so quickly.

Logjam in river surrounded by green trees.

Oceans & Clean Water

Making Shift Happen: Momentum Grows for New Thinking About River Restoration

An unconventional gathering helped spur ideas to speed the pace and scale of river restoration projects across the West.

May 8, 2023

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Juliet Grable

An unconventional gathering helped spur ideas to speed the pace and scale of river restoration projects across the West.

A California condor with wings spread wide

Wildlife

California Condors vs. Avian Flu: Can the Endangered Birds Survive?

An outbreak has killed 20 condors in the Southwest, putting wildlife conservationists on high alert.

May 3, 2023

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Juliet Grable

An outbreak has killed 20 condors in the Southwest, putting wildlife conservationists on high alert.

Tan and reddish small bird on end of branch singing.

The Ask

What Sound Can Tell Us About Our Changing World

As new technologies supercharge the field of bioacoustics, researchers can better listen to environmental changes — and use the information to guide conservation efforts.

May 1, 2023

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Tara Lohan

As new technologies supercharge the field of bioacoustics, researchers can better listen to environmental changes — and use the information to guide conservation efforts.

A close up of a tree branch with impossibly thin and long needles

Voices

Species Spotlight: Wollemi Pine, a ‘Living Fossil’ We’re Saving From Extinction

One of the world’s oldest and rarest trees survives at a secret gorge in Australia, but it still faces many threats — from fire to fungi.

April 28, 2023

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Raj Brown

One of the world’s oldest and rarest trees survives at a secret gorge in Australia, but it still faces many threats — from fire to fungi.

A cheetah stands on a sunny, grassy plain

Extinction Countdown

Busy Cheetahs, Critical Lions, Surging Tigers and Other Big Cat News

This month Links From the Brink has a pack of good-news stories about wild, endangered felines.

April 24, 2023

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John R. Platt

This month Links From the Brink has a pack of good-news stories about wild, endangered felines.

Aerial view of dam blocking river and water coming out spillway below.

Oceans & Clean Water

Could California’s Next Dam Removal Take Place on This Endangered River?

Removing two aging Eel River dams known as the Potter Valley Project would benefit salmon, lamprey and people, but what happens next remains unclear.

April 19, 2023

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Tara Lohan

Removing two aging Eel River dams known as the Potter Valley Project would benefit salmon, lamprey and people, but what happens next remains unclear.