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Phengaris alcon
Extinction Countdown

Conservationists: Don’t Give Up on the ‘Living Dead’

Small, remnant populations might look like they’re doomed, but a new study says they could still deserve protection.
September 25, 2018
by
John R. Platt
Small, remnant populations might look like they’re doomed, but a new study says they could still deserve protection.
tiger wolf
Extinction Countdown

Tigers and Wolves: The Reigning Cats and Dogs in Conservation?

A new study finds that large, charismatic species get the majority of research into felid and canid species, possibly at the expense of others.
September 24, 2018
by
John R. Platt
A new study finds that large, charismatic species get the majority of research into felid and canid species, possibly at the expense of others.
rusty patched bumble bee
Voices

The Philosophy of Insect Conservation

We understand that insects have both intrinsic value and instrumental value, but even that binary approach falls short.
September 21, 2018
by
Michael J. Samways
We understand that insects have both intrinsic value and instrumental value, but even that binary approach falls short.
Cylindropuntia californica
Extinction Countdown

Prickly But Unprotected: 18 Percent of Cactus Species at Risk

A new study — the first of its kind — finds that the world’s conservation areas fail to protect hundreds of rare cactus species.
September 17, 2018
by
John R. Platt
A new study — the first of its kind — finds that the world’s conservation areas fail to protect hundreds of rare cactus species.
Umbagog
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

Is the United States About to Lose Its Best Conservation Program?

For 50 years the Land and Water Conservation Fund has helped support thousands of projects across the country, but its funding may be gone by the end of the month.
September 14, 2018
by
Tara Lohan
For 50 years the Land and Water Conservation Fund has helped support thousands of projects across the country, but its funding may be gone by the end of the month.
whooping crane in flight
Voices

What Whooping Crane Reintroductions Tell Us About Animal Culture

Humans famously used ultralight aircraft to teach cranes to migrate. What has happened since then may offer clues about how to reintroduce other species back to the wild.
September 13, 2018
by
Claire S. Teitelbaum
Humans famously used ultralight aircraft to teach cranes to migrate. What has happened since then may offer clues about how to reintroduce other species back to the wild.
Vepris bali
Extinction Countdown

New Tree Species Discovered — and Declared Extinct

Researchers have identified a new tree species in Cameroon, but it only grew in a landscape that has now been destroyed by agriculture.
September 12, 2018
by
John R. Platt
Researchers have identified a new tree species in Cameroon, but it only grew in a landscape that has now been destroyed by agriculture.
lion
Environmental Books

Endangered Lions, Climate Justice and Towering Trees: The 15 Best New Eco-books for September

Books coming out this month also examine the dangerous world of wildlife trafficking, the history of poisonous chemicals and new ideas in agriculture.
September 7, 2018
by
John R. Platt
Books coming out this month also examine the dangerous world of wildlife trafficking, the history of poisonous chemicals and new ideas in agriculture.
southern resident killer whale
Voices

An Orca in Grief: Tahlequah’s Call to Arms

To restore Southern Resident killer whales and salmon, we need to look at our dams — and ourselves.
September 5, 2018
by
Rachel Clark
To restore Southern Resident killer whales and salmon, we need to look at our dams — and ourselves.
Sawtooth National Forest
The Ask

What Does Wilderness Mean — and What Does It Take to Protect It?

We have five questions for Shelley Silbert, executive director of the advocacy group Great Old Broads for Wilderness.
September 4, 2018
by
The Revelator
We have five questions for Shelley Silbert, executive director of the advocacy group Great Old Broads for Wilderness.

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