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Habitat Loss

peatland with pools of water
Book Excerpts

Climate Change Could Turn a Carbon Sink Into a Carbon Bomb

Warming temperatures are transforming northern peatlands — with potentially dire consequences for biodiversity and the climate.
October 20, 2021
by
Edward Struzik
Warming temperatures are transforming northern peatlands — with potentially dire consequences for biodiversity and the climate.
black-footed ferret
Wildlife

Could Property Law Help Achieve ‘Rights of Nature’ for Wild Animals?

A new legal theory proposes granting property rights to wildlife to protect them from habitat destruction.
October 18, 2021
by
Claire Hamlett
A new legal theory proposes granting property rights to wildlife to protect them from habitat destruction.
greater hog badger
Voices

Species Spotlight: The Greater Hog Badger, Cornered by a Hunting-Driven Extinction Crisis

This fearless carnivore lives a secretive life and digs fantastic tunnels — but that can’t protect it from poachers and snares.
October 15, 2021
by
Muntasir Akash
This fearless carnivore lives a secretive life and digs fantastic tunnels — but that can’t protect it from poachers and snares.
ivory-billed woodpecker
Editorials

23 Gone, Countless More to Save

Are you angry about the extinction of the ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 other species? Good. Use it.
October 4, 2021
by
John R. Platt
Are you angry about the extinction of the ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 other species? Good. Use it.
dam and reservoir
Oceans & Clean Water

California’s Reliance on Dams Puts Fish in Hot Water

Water releases from dams aren’t that good at mimicking natural conditions, a new study finds.
September 22, 2021
by
Tara Lohan
Water releases from dams aren’t that good at mimicking natural conditions, a new study finds.
fly on center of flower
Book Excerpts

Why Rewilding Our Landscapes Needs to Include Bugs

If we are to successfully restore the natural world, we’ll need to focus on some of the smallest creatures in the ecosystem, says the author of the new book, Rebugging the Planet.
September 13, 2021
by
Vicki Hird
If we are to successfully restore the natural world, we’ll need to focus on some of the smallest creatures in the ecosystem, says the author of the new book, Rebugging the Planet.
Baird's tapir
Voices

Species Spotlight: Baird’s Tapir, Our Allies Against Climate Change

This endangered mammal, known as the “gardener of the forest,” is related to rhinos and horses but has an elephant-like nose.
August 27, 2021
by
Christopher Jordan
This endangered mammal, known as the “gardener of the forest,” is related to rhinos and horses but has an elephant-like nose.
marbled murrelet in the water
The Ask

A Rare ‘Bird of Two Worlds’ Faces an Uncertain Future 

Marbled murrelets could benefit from a unique research project that’s uncovering information to help better protect this endangered species.
August 25, 2021
by
Tara Lohan
Marbled murrelets could benefit from a unique research project that’s uncovering information to help better protect this endangered species.
Police car and protesters
Op-Eds

To Save the Planet, We Need to End Corporate Funding of Police

Those fighting to protect the planet face intense police repression that's funded by private corporations.
August 16, 2021
by
Shea Leibow
Those fighting to protect the planet face intense police repression that's funded by private corporations.
wildlife overpass
Book Excerpts

Yellowstone to Yukon: Can a Model for Interconnection Save the Wild?

An ambitious initiative aims to protect a 2,000-mile segment of the Continental Divide ecoregion and change how we think of conservation.
July 9, 2021
by
Douglas Chadwick
An ambitious initiative aims to protect a 2,000-mile segment of the Continental Divide ecoregion and change how we think of conservation.

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