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Reviews

12 Environmental Novels We’re Reading This Fall

Whether you’re into literary fiction, thrillers, sci-fi or comics, these new novels help us explore the complex geographies of climate change, pollution and the extinction crisis.

October 21, 2021

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John R. Platt

Whether you’re into literary fiction, thrillers, sci-fi or comics, these new novels help us explore the complex geographies of climate change, pollution and the extinction crisis.

Wildlife

Could Property Law Help Achieve ‘Rights of Nature’ for Wild Animals?

A new legal theory proposes granting property rights to wildlife to protect them from habitat destruction.

October 18, 2021

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Claire Hamlett

A new legal theory proposes granting property rights to wildlife to protect them from habitat destruction.

Voices

Species Spotlight: The Greater Hog Badger, Cornered by a Hunting-Driven Extinction Crisis

This fearless carnivore lives a secretive life and digs fantastic tunnels — but that can’t protect it from poachers and snares.

October 15, 2021

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Muntasir Akash

This fearless carnivore lives a secretive life and digs fantastic tunnels — but that can’t protect it from poachers and snares.

Voices

Vanishing: Sawfishes Are Weird and Wonderful — But Important, Too

A conservation scientist would miss these delightfully bizarre fish if they went extinct, but there’s more to saving them than their looks.

October 8, 2021

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Helen Yan

A conservation scientist would miss these delightfully bizarre fish if they went extinct, but there’s more to saving them than their looks.

Editorials

23 Gone, Countless More to Save

Are you angry about the extinction of the ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 other species? Good. Use it.

October 4, 2021

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John R. Platt

Are you angry about the extinction of the ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 other species? Good. Use it.

News

Links From the Brink: 8 Good Environmental News Stories You Might Have Missed

This month saw some great successes for wildlife and the climate — all made possible by decades of action and perseverance.

October 1, 2021

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John R. Platt

This month saw some great successes for wildlife and the climate — all made possible by decades of action and perseverance.

Op-Eds

Infrastructure for Insects: Congress Should Invest in Bees and Butterflies

The new infrastructure bill would fund new habitat for pollinators — and help people and wildlife in the process.

September 29, 2021

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Malia Libby

The new infrastructure bill would fund new habitat for pollinators — and help people and wildlife in the process.

Wildlife

Do Species Awareness Days Work?

New research into events like World Pangolin Day and International Tiger Day reveals how to make these celebrations more effective.

September 15, 2021

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John R. Platt

New research into events like World Pangolin Day and International Tiger Day reveals how to make these celebrations more effective.

Extinction Countdown

Mice, Hedgehogs and Voles Need Conservation Champions

A new paper finds that we’re failing these “small-bodied mammals” — and that comes with a cost to ecosystems around the world.

September 1, 2021

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John R. Platt

A new paper finds that we’re failing these “small-bodied mammals” — and that comes with a cost to ecosystems around the world.

News

Links From the Brink: Focus on Rewilding, Climate and the Media, and Arctic Blues

The month’s best and worst environmental news also includes advice on reversing the “insect apocalypse” and more.

August 30, 2021

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John R. Platt

The month’s best and worst environmental news also includes advice on reversing the “insect apocalypse” and more.