Conservation

Books coming out this month also examine endangered languages, the lingering effects of colonialism and how war hurts the environment.

Plus, a few tips on how to deal with the gloom and doom of environmental issues.

“Wildlife crime is organized crime, not an ‘animal rights’ issue,” says World Pangolin Day and Annamiticus founder Rhishja Cota.

At least 207 people around the world were murdered in 2017 for standing up to agribusiness, mining and wildlife trafficking.

Only one male has turned up at the birds’ breeding grounds this year — and he’s too young to breed.

The move comes the same day as a new study that shows overwhelming support for the environmental legislation.

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

All-female ranger teams are an innovative and potentially more effective way to defend wildlife, says the founder of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation.

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

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