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Death by Rail: What We’re Finally Learning About Preventing Wildlife-train Collisions

Railways can be deadly for animals ranging from elephants to grizzlies and frogs, but we’re just beginning to understand the causes and solutions.

April 5, 2019

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Tara Lohan

Railways can be deadly for animals ranging from elephants to grizzlies and frogs, but we’re just beginning to understand the causes and solutions.

Reviews

Bees, Cougars and Climate: The Best New Environmental Books of April

This month brings new books by Bill McKibben and Carl Safina, as well as important discussions about wildlife coexistence, poaching and dam removal.

April 2, 2019

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John R. Platt

This month brings new books by Bill McKibben and Carl Safina, as well as important discussions about wildlife coexistence, poaching and dam removal.

Museum specimens of Vachellia bolei, © the Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Reproduced with permission.

Extinction Countdown

Legume Gone: The Shocking Reasons for a Tree’s Extinction in India

It appears to have been wiped out by pollution, development and illegal mining by “sand mafias.” Will other plants soon follow?

March 28, 2019

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John R. Platt

It appears to have been wiped out by pollution, development and illegal mining by “sand mafias.” Will other plants soon follow?

Climate Change

Environment Remains Under Siege Two Years Into the Trump Administration

President Trump promised massive deregulation — and although he’s lost some cases in court, his successes still threaten people’s health and the climate.

March 18, 2019

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Emily Gertz

President Trump promised massive deregulation — and although he’s lost some cases in court, his successes still threaten people’s health and the climate.

Voices

How to Inspire a Renaissance in Natural History and the Science of Conservation

Citizen scientists can use simple tools to study the DNA of plants and animals in their communities and help contribute to our understanding of the world.

March 15, 2019

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Mackenzie L. Kwak

Citizen scientists can use simple tools to study the DNA of plants and animals in their communities and help contribute to our understanding of the world.

Editorials

The Trump Administration Pushes to Delist Wolves — and History Repeats Itself

A look back at the circuitous, bloody history of attempts to remove wolves from the Endangered Species Act.

March 8, 2019

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John R. Platt

A look back at the circuitous, bloody history of attempts to remove wolves from the Endangered Species Act.

Reviews

Trashing the Planet: 15 New Books About Garbage, Climate Change and Endangered Species

March brings new books by E.O. Wilson and Frans de Waal, as well as important reads about wolves and primates.

March 5, 2019

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John R. Platt

March brings new books by E.O. Wilson and Frans de Waal, as well as important reads about wolves and primates.

Wildlife

How Do You Protect a Species You Can’t See?

For manatees and other hard-to-spot species, the answer may lie in the minute particles of DNA they leave behind as they move through their environments.

February 27, 2019

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Madeline Bodin

For manatees and other hard-to-spot species, the answer may lie in the minute particles of DNA they leave behind as they move through their environments.

Pollution & Toxins

Endangered Wildlife Are Getting Dosed With Rat Poisons

Products marketed to kill rodents are instead threatening the lives of the wildlife that eat them as poisons travel up the food chain.

February 25, 2019

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Tara Lohan

Products marketed to kill rodents are instead threatening the lives of the wildlife that eat them as poisons travel up the food chain.

Extinction Countdown

Crocking the Genetic Code

New genetic tests may reveal the secret to saving the critically endangered Siamese crocodile from extinction.

February 22, 2019

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John R. Platt

New genetic tests may reveal the secret to saving the critically endangered Siamese crocodile from extinction.