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Endangered Species

6th Extinction cards
Reviews

Extinction in a Handful of Cards

The “6th Extinction” card deck offers you a chance to lean about lost species — while playing poker.
September 28, 2018
by
John R. Platt
The “6th Extinction” card deck offers you a chance to lean about lost species — while playing poker.
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.
mussel deployment
Wildlife

Strengthening Mussels for Cleaner Rivers

A hatchery program puts freshwater mussel benefits on center stage.
September 18, 2018
by
Madeline Bodin
A hatchery program puts freshwater mussel benefits on center stage.
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.
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.
Supreme Court
News

Supreme Danger: Environmental Protection Laws Risk Potential Upheaval

A change in the way the Supreme Court thinks about the role of the EPA and other agencies could dramatically weaken environmental protections.
September 11, 2018
by
Tara Lohan
A change in the way the Supreme Court thinks about the role of the EPA and other agencies could dramatically weaken environmental protections.
green sea turtle honu
Wildlife

Endangered Languages, Endangered Ecologies

Populations of the green sea turtle, or honu, increased as the Hawaiian language made a comeback. Saving other languages from extinction could help protect biodiversity.
September 10, 2018
by
Debra Utacia Krol
Populations of the green sea turtle, or honu, increased as the Hawaiian language made a comeback. Saving other languages from extinction could help protect biodiversity.

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