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Nazca booby
Climate Change

Climate Change Is Causing a ‘Catastrophic’ Shortage of Food for Birds in the Galápagos

Researchers forecast that a decline in availability of nutritious sardines will shrink the population of Darwin’s famous Nazca boobies.
October 18, 2017
by
Francis Flisiuk
Researchers forecast that a decline in availability of nutritious sardines will shrink the population of Darwin’s famous Nazca boobies.
Crittical critter orangutan
Arts

Critical Critters Call for Gonzovationists

Artist Ralph Steadman and writer Ceri Levy make us laugh while worrying about extinction.
September 26, 2017
by
John R. Platt
Artist Ralph Steadman and writer Ceri Levy make us laugh while worrying about extinction.
Wildlife

The Big Picture: Southern Inhospitality

Mountaintop mining and excrement-filled lagoons threaten the unique biodiversity of the American southeast.
September 11, 2017
by
Dipika Kadaba
Mountaintop mining and excrement-filled lagoons threaten the unique biodiversity of the American southeast.
coyote cyanide
Wildlife

The Big Picture: Cyanide Killers

USDA’s Wildlife Services kills thousands of animals a year with exploding cyanide capsules.
August 9, 2017
by
Dipika Kadaba
USDA’s Wildlife Services kills thousands of animals a year with exploding cyanide capsules.
Arctic biodiversity
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

Big Oil Could Threaten Biodiversity in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Drilling would also harm the cultural and religious core of the Gwich’in people.
August 2, 2017
by
Francis Flisiuk
Drilling would also harm the cultural and religious core of the Gwich’in people.
reading
Sustainability

Revelator Reads: 7 New Environmental Books for August

This month brings books about killer fires, strange birds and wicked bugs.
August 1, 2017
by
John R. Platt
This month brings books about killer fires, strange birds and wicked bugs.
monarch butterflies wall
Wildlife

The Butterflies and the Border Wall

Why are government contractors clearing trees on a private Texas butterfly sanctuary?
July 28, 2017
by
John R. Platt
Why are government contractors clearing trees on a private Texas butterfly sanctuary?
endangered species whooping cranes
Commentaries

We Must Be Good Neighbors to Other Species

Calls to “modernize” the Endangered Species Act really just want to weaken it.
July 19, 2017
by
Rick Lamplugh
Calls to “modernize” the Endangered Species Act really just want to weaken it.
reading books outdoors
Sustainability

Revelator Reads: 7 New Environmental Books for July

Check out Al Gore’s “Sequel” plus books about birds, disasters and pollution.
July 3, 2017
by
John R. Platt
Check out Al Gore’s “Sequel” plus books about birds, disasters and pollution.
Akikiki
Wildlife

The Birds and the Bugs: Trying to Save Hawaii’s Akikiki and Akeke’e

Mosquitoes and climate change carry disease to endangered island birds. Can the threat be reversed?
June 26, 2017
by
Gloria Dickie
Mosquitoes and climate change carry disease to endangered island birds. Can the threat be reversed?

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