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Scales, Horns and Skins: Available Online, All Day, Everyday

Increased access to the Internet is facilitating rampant online wildlife trade, providing an attractive marketplace to sellers and buyers.

July 19, 2018

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Roxanne Joseph, Oxpeckers

Increased access to the Internet is facilitating rampant online wildlife trade, providing an attractive marketplace to sellers and buyers.

The Ask

The Ethics of Saving Wolves

The relationship between wolves and people raises deep questions that we still need to answer, says environmental ethicist and philosopher Michael Paul Nelson.

July 11, 2018

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John R. Platt

The relationship between wolves and people raises deep questions that we still need to answer, says environmental ethicist and philosopher Michael Paul Nelson.

The Ask

What Do Wolves Need to Thrive?

Biologist Carter Niemeyer says gray wolves can only survive if we embrace wild spaces and scientific truth, not hatred and fear.

July 11, 2018

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John R. Platt

Biologist Carter Niemeyer says gray wolves can only survive if we embrace wild spaces and scientific truth, not hatred and fear.

Wildlife

Fish Fried: What Rio Grande Drought Means for Endangered Silvery Minnows

The tiny fish doesn’t reproduce well in years when the water doesn’t flow. Several bad years in a row could push the species closer to extinction.

July 10, 2018

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Maggie Grimason

The tiny fish doesn’t reproduce well in years when the water doesn’t flow. Several bad years in a row could push the species closer to extinction.

Reviews

Beach Reads and Big Ideas: The 15 Best New Eco-books for July

Books coming out this month examine wildlife crime, polluted cities, the diversity of bees and how democracy can stand up to climate change.

July 5, 2018

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John R. Platt

Books coming out this month examine wildlife crime, polluted cities, the diversity of bees and how democracy can stand up to climate change.

Extinction Countdown

Saving California Condors — With a Chisel and Hand Puppets

Conservationists have helped to save North America’s largest bird from extinction, but it’s still important to give every chick a chance to fly free.

June 28, 2018

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John R. Platt

Conservationists have helped to save North America’s largest bird from extinction, but it’s still important to give every chick a chance to fly free.

Editorials

Inhumanity at the Border — and Beyond

If the Trump administration can show such disregard for society’s most vulnerable people, what does that mean for clean water, endangered species and other environmental issues?

June 22, 2018

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John R. Platt

If the Trump administration can show such disregard for society’s most vulnerable people, what does that mean for clean water, endangered species and other environmental issues?

Wildlife

Farmed Fish Threaten British Columbia’s Wild Salmon Population

Atlantic salmon from Norway carry a dangerous disease that puts native Canadian fish at risk — and maybe those in the United States, too.

June 18, 2018

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Chris Kalman

Atlantic salmon from Norway carry a dangerous disease that puts native Canadian fish at risk — and maybe those in the United States, too.

Extinction Countdown

Climate Change Is Killing These Ancient Trees — But That’s Just Part of the Story

New research shows that 2,000-year-old baobab trees are suddenly dying. New trees won’t have a chance, either.

June 15, 2018

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John R. Platt

New research shows that 2,000-year-old baobab trees are suddenly dying. New trees won’t have a chance, either.

Voices

Staring Into the Sun: Science Journalism, Objectivity and the African Poaching Crisis

Covering issues related to poaching, wildlife trafficking and extinction requires an unflinching look at what we’re losing and why.

June 11, 2018

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William H. Funk

Covering issues related to poaching, wildlife trafficking and extinction requires an unflinching look at what we’re losing and why.