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manx shearwater flea
Voices

Could a British Flea Be the Next Casualty of the Great Insect Dying?

It may not seem charismatic, but Scotland’s Manx shearwater flea could be a symbol that no species is too small or strange to deserve saving.
October 21, 2019
by
Mackenzie L. Kwak
It may not seem charismatic, but Scotland’s Manx shearwater flea could be a symbol that no species is too small or strange to deserve saving.
vaquita
Extinction Countdown

Saving the Vaquita: New Promises and New Threats

In response to pressures from the international community, Mexico has agreed to take more steps to prevent the porpoises’ extinction — but with fewer than 20 remaining, will that be enough?
October 14, 2019
by
John R. Platt
In response to pressures from the international community, Mexico has agreed to take more steps to prevent the porpoises’ extinction — but with fewer than 20 remaining, will that be enough?
petrochemical facilities
Environmental Books

The Story of Plastic: New Film Exposes the Source of Our Plastic Crisis

The documentary looks at how to turn the tide on petrochemical companies that are driving a boom in plastic production — just when we don’t need it most.
October 8, 2019
by
Tara Lohan
The documentary looks at how to turn the tide on petrochemical companies that are driving a boom in plastic production — just when we don’t need it most.
Fish in national marine sanctuary
Commentaries

Here’s Our Best Opportunity to Save the Oceans — and Ourselves

A dire report about our climate and oceans underscores the great need for action. A global oceans treaty could help save the future.
October 1, 2019
by
Steve Trent
A dire report about our climate and oceans underscores the great need for action. A global oceans treaty could help save the future.
tokay gecko
Voices

CITES Protection for Tokay Geckos: What Does It Really Mean?

Some people object to placing limitations on trade in threatened species, but new rules will benefit both the gecko and the countries in which it lives.
September 18, 2019
by
Chris R. Shepherd and Jordi Janssen and Vincent Nijman
Some people object to placing limitations on trade in threatened species, but new rules will benefit both the gecko and the countries in which it lives.
Colombia rainforest
Voices

Why Indigenous Hunting Is Essential to Forest Sustainability

Hunting has a bad reputation and is rarely considered in forest governance and conservation strategies. But what if, instead, we tried to learn from it?
September 9, 2019
by
Torsten Krause
Hunting has a bad reputation and is rarely considered in forest governance and conservation strategies. But what if, instead, we tried to learn from it?
Fountain
The Ask

Fighting Water Privatization with ‘Blue Communities’

Author and activist Maude Barlow talks about the growing global movement to protect public control of water resources.
September 4, 2019
by
Tara Lohan
Author and activist Maude Barlow talks about the growing global movement to protect public control of water resources.
small-clawed otters
Voices

Asian Otters: Out of the Water and Into…a Café?

The international community took steps to protect two increasingly rare species this week, providing an important reminder that treating otters as pets harms the iconic animals in the wild.
August 30, 2019
by
Elizabeth L. Bennett
The international community took steps to protect two increasingly rare species this week, providing an important reminder that treating otters as pets harms the iconic animals in the wild.
Voices

Is Science Failing the World’s Primates?

A look at five years of published studies finds that most primate species and habitats remain understudied. There are ways to fix that.
August 21, 2019
by
Michelle A. Rodrigues
A look at five years of published studies finds that most primate species and habitats remain understudied. There are ways to fix that.
Wrecked fishing trawler
Environmental Books

Outlaw Oceans: Exposing Slavery, Overfishing and Other Abuses on the High Seas

Journalist Ian Urbina’s daring new book The Outlaw Ocean uncovers a dark world of exploitation on the high seas — a world that exists out of the public eye and beyond the rule of law.
August 20, 2019
by
Steven T. Jones
Journalist Ian Urbina’s daring new book The Outlaw Ocean uncovers a dark world of exploitation on the high seas — a world that exists out of the public eye and beyond the rule of law.

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