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drab treefrog
Wildlife

Hundreds of Planned Dams Threaten Central America’s Last Free-Flowing Rivers

An indigenous resistance is leading the fight to protect Central America's rivers from an onslaught of dams that threaten the region's rich biodiversity.
April 24, 2019
by
Ben Goldfarb
An indigenous resistance is leading the fight to protect Central America's rivers from an onslaught of dams that threaten the region's rich biodiversity.
Cyrtodactylus shwetaungorum
Extinction Countdown

Amazing New Geckos Discovered in Myanmar — Just As Their Limestone Habitats Are Being Mined

The worldwide demand for limestone for use in cement production threatens these rock-climbing species and other amazing wildlife.
April 23, 2019
by
John R. Platt
The worldwide demand for limestone for use in cement production threatens these rock-climbing species and other amazing wildlife.
white-shouldered bumblebee
Book Excerpts

Missed Connections: How Climate Change Is Imperiling Pollinators

In the new book, Protecting Pollinators: How to Save the Creatures That Feed Our World, Jodi Helmer explains how small changes in temperature can disrupt the partnership between plants and pollinators.
April 18, 2019
by
Jodi Helmer
In the new book, Protecting Pollinators: How to Save the Creatures That Feed Our World, Jodi Helmer explains how small changes in temperature can disrupt the partnership between plants and pollinators.
Yangtze giant softshell turtle
Extinction Countdown

The Last Known Female Yangtze Giant Turtle Has Died — What Happens Next?

The tragic death, following an artificial insemination procedure, leaves just three turtles of the species alive.
April 16, 2019
by
John R. Platt
The tragic death, following an artificial insemination procedure, leaves just three turtles of the species alive.
border wall
Podcasts

‘This Is Not Like a Fence in a Backyard’ — Trump’s Border Wall vs. Wildlife

How will the border wall affect jaguars, bears, birds, bees and other wildlife? And what other solutions might work better without harming people or ecosystems?
April 11, 2019
by
John R. Platt
How will the border wall affect jaguars, bears, birds, bees and other wildlife? And what other solutions might work better without harming people or ecosystems?
black bear
Wildlife

To Survive in Texas, Black Bears Need an Open Border

Decades after being wiped out in the Lone Star State, black bears are slowly returning. Experts fear that a border wall between the United States and Mexico would end that recovery.
April 10, 2019
by
Meg Wilcox
Decades after being wiped out in the Lone Star State, black bears are slowly returning. Experts fear that a border wall between the United States and Mexico would end that recovery.
Bear on railway tracks
Wildlife

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
by
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.
bee cougar
Environmental Books

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

How to Keep Conservation Policies From Backfiring in a Globally Connected World

There are specific things we can do to make sure good intentions don’t just transfer environmental harms from one place to another.
March 22, 2019
by
Andrew Frederick Johnson
There are specific things we can do to make sure good intentions don’t just transfer environmental harms from one place to another.

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