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Species to Watch in 2023

This will be a critical year for several endangered and threatened species, as well as a time of opportunity for others.

January 3, 2023

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John R. Platt and Tara Lohan

This will be a critical year for several endangered and threatened species, as well as a time of opportunity for others.

Op-Eds

New Hope for Horseshoe Crabs — and the Shorebirds That Depend on Them

Thousands of people stood up for these at-risk species, proof that we must combine science with an ethic of restraint enforced by public outcry.

December 16, 2022

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Abigail Costigan

Thousands of people stood up for these at-risk species, proof that we must combine science with an ethic of restraint enforced by public outcry.

Reviews

10 New Books for Environmentally Active Kids and Families

Inspire the next generation of activists and conservationists with new these books celebrating wildlife and wild spaces.

December 12, 2022

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John R. Platt

Inspire the next generation of activists and conservationists with new these books celebrating wildlife and wild spaces.

News

Good News for Bears, Birds, Whales and People

This month, Links From the Brink looks at several conservation success stories and shines a light on new tools to fight pollution.

December 9, 2022

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John R. Platt

This month, Links From the Brink looks at several conservation success stories and shines a light on new tools to fight pollution.

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Voices

Reptile Trade Blues

Rampant illegal trade is pushing the blue tree monitor lizard toward extinction. These steps can help save it.

December 2, 2022

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Chris R. Shepherd and Vincent Nijman

Rampant illegal trade is pushing the blue tree monitor lizard toward extinction. These steps can help save it.

Op-Eds

‘Free Water’ Was Never Free, Writes a Historian of the American West

Subsidized water cultivated the West, but this required becoming increasingly profligate with the region’s scarcest resource.

November 28, 2022

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Nate Housley

Subsidized water cultivated the West, but this required becoming increasingly profligate with the region’s scarcest resource.

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Culture

How (and Why) I Planned a 40-City Book Tour About Shark Science and Conservation

If a book contains critical conservation messages but nobody reads it, does it make a difference?

November 21, 2022

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Dr. David Shiffman

If a book contains critical conservation messages but nobody reads it, does it make a difference?

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Extinction Countdown

Frogs vs. Climate Change: How Long Can They Stand the Heat?

New research compiles the “heat tolerance” of 616 amphibian species — and reveals how much more we need to know.

November 16, 2022

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John R. Platt

New research compiles the “heat tolerance” of 616 amphibian species — and reveals how much more we need to know.

Oceans & Clean Water

Why Scientists Are Rallying to Save Ponds

Humble ponds have a key role to play in fighting climate change and aiding conservation — but only if we protect them.

November 7, 2022

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Jack McGovan

Humble ponds have a key role to play in fighting climate change and aiding conservation — but only if we protect them.

Climate Change

The Pinyon Jay’s Plight

Two culprits have pushed this keystone species to the brink in New Mexico.

November 2, 2022

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Sara Van Note

Two culprits have pushed this keystone species to the brink in New Mexico.