Search Results for: endangered species

wolf
Voices

Killing as a Government Service

The USDA’s Wildlife Services program slaughters millions of wild animals every year — including endangered species. It doesn’t have to.
June 28, 2019
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The USDA’s Wildlife Services program slaughters millions of wild animals every year — including endangered species. It doesn’t have to.
chimpanzee
Wildlife

How Social Media Supports Animal Cruelty and the Illegal Pet Trade

Images of chimpanzees and other species appear cute, but they may actually depict animals in dangerous situations. Here’s how to tell what’s safe to share — and how that helps conservation.
June 20, 2019
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Images of chimpanzees and other species appear cute, but they may actually depict animals in dangerous situations. Here’s how to tell what’s safe to share — and how that helps conservation.
El Jefe jaguar
Wildlife

Can Saving Jaguars Sustain Local Economies?

Residents of southern Arizona are protecting jaguar habitat and creating jobs in the hopes that a restoration economy can beat an extraction economy.
June 18, 2019
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Residents of southern Arizona are protecting jaguar habitat and creating jobs in the hopes that a restoration economy can beat an extraction economy.
Extinction
Extinction Countdown

Rise of the Extinction Deniers

Just like climate deniers, they’re out to obfuscate and debase the scientists and conservationists trying to save the world — and maybe get rid of a few pesky species in the process.
May 30, 2019
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Just like climate deniers, they’re out to obfuscate and debase the scientists and conservationists trying to save the world — and maybe get rid of a few pesky species in the process.
lion in cage
Voices

South Africa’s Fallen Pride: How Law and Government Fail to Protect Lions

Flawed laws, vested interests and problematic enforcement have allowed the captive-lion industry in South Africa to boom. Change, one expert writes, may need to come from outside.
May 23, 2019
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Flawed laws, vested interests and problematic enforcement have allowed the captive-lion industry in South Africa to boom. Change, one expert writes, may need to come from outside.