Conservation

China’s Great Sparrow Campaign aimed to “conquer nature” but resulted in as many as 75 million human deaths.

The season brings important new books by climate scientists, conservationists, activists, and novelists.

Our culture has moved away from a fascination with the greenery around us. Experts warn that “plant blindness” could come with a cost.

Western science structures are embedded in a deeply rooted settler-colonial mindset. Indigenous traditional knowledge has the potential to overturn western systems destined for doom.

Darwin’s writings show that stories are central to ecology — and that appreciating nature as a portfolio of wondrous, pristine places is an obstacle to ecological literacy.

Journalists and activists should focus on these three linked problems, says the acclaimed author, who also encourages us to talk about hope.

…and other interesting new research that crossed our paths in the past few weeks, including a look at ecotourism land grabs.

Names matter. When we fear something, it becomes psychologically easier to withhold empathy for it or, worse, kill it. Nobody feels sorry for the devil.

First used as a bioweapon four decades ago, anthrax outbreaks continue to worsen as the country gets warmer and wetter.

Started by one of Yukon’s most colorful characters in the 1960s, the Yukon Wildlife Preserve still helps rehabilitate injured animals and sends a message about living with wildlife.