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Wildlife crime by Steve Winter
Voices

Journalists Need to Do More to Cover Wildlife and Environmental Crime

A challenge from the reporter who blew the lid off of Thailand’s Tiger Temple and exposed illegal wildlife trafficking from a Buddhist monastery.
December 7, 2017
by
Sharon Guynup
A challenge from the reporter who blew the lid off of Thailand’s Tiger Temple and exposed illegal wildlife trafficking from a Buddhist monastery.
wildlife trafficking
Extinction Countdown

The 301 Mammal Species Most Threatened by Overhunting

The bushmeat trade and traditional medicine could push tigers, chimpanzees, pangolins and hundreds of other species toward extinction
October 30, 2017
by
John R. Platt
The bushmeat trade and traditional medicine could push tigers, chimpanzees, pangolins and hundreds of other species toward extinction
Nazca booby
Climate Change

Climate Change Is Causing a ‘Catastrophic’ Shortage of Food for Birds in the Galápagos

Researchers forecast that a decline in availability of nutritious sardines will shrink the population of Darwin’s famous Nazca boobies.
October 18, 2017
by
Francis Flisiuk
Researchers forecast that a decline in availability of nutritious sardines will shrink the population of Darwin’s famous Nazca boobies.
south africa fire
Climate Change

South Africa’s Climate-Fueled Fire Factories

Fires cost South Africa more than $750 million in damages in 2015.
October 6, 2017
by
Tricia Govindasamy
Fires cost South Africa more than $750 million in damages in 2015.
frog research extinction
Extinction Countdown

The Extinct Frogs and the Golden Goose

Research into the frog-killing chytrid fungus earns a Golden Goose Award, recognizing the value of federally funded science.
October 4, 2017
by
John R. Platt
Research into the frog-killing chytrid fungus earns a Golden Goose Award, recognizing the value of federally funded science.
thailand trash
Pollution & Toxins

Thai Activists Fight Trash Taboo

Beach cleanup efforts in Thailand illustrate the global problem of plastic pollution.
September 25, 2017
by
Erica Cirino
Beach cleanup efforts in Thailand illustrate the global problem of plastic pollution.
ozone hole
Climate Change

After 30 Years, the Montreal Protocol Is Paying Ozone Dividends

September 16 marks the anniversary of perhaps the most successful achievement in environmental policy.
September 15, 2017
by
Robert Lawrence
September 16 marks the anniversary of perhaps the most successful achievement in environmental policy.
mercury
Voices

The Persistent Sediments of Mercury Pollution

An atrocity of mercury poisoning began in the 1930s. Does a new treaty go far enough?
September 7, 2017
by
Claret Vargas
An atrocity of mercury poisoning began in the 1930s. Does a new treaty go far enough?
The Dose

Kenya Makes Plastic Bags a Criminal Offense

Kenya this week made it official: Anyone manufacturing, importing, selling or even using plastic bags faces thousands of dollars in fines or up to four years in jail. It’s not just shopping bags; garbage bags also count. The ban could help reduce the hundreds of millions of plastic bags used in Kenya each year, but it’s also controversial, as many Kenyans rely on plastic bags to carry charcoal for heating and cooking, or even for sanitation. Still, the BBC reports that people are already adapting by wrapping goods in old newspapers or carrying them in their hands. 
August 29, 2017
by
John R. Platt
wolf
Wildlife

Rethinking the Big, Bad Wolf

Science shows that killing wolves does more harm than good.
August 11, 2017
by
Erica Cirino
Science shows that killing wolves does more harm than good.

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