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Mammals

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The Ask

What Do Wolves Need to Thrive?

Biologist Carter Niemeyer says gray wolves can only survive if we embrace wild spaces and scientific truth, not hatred and fear.
July 11, 2018
by
John R. Platt
Biologist Carter Niemeyer says gray wolves can only survive if we embrace wild spaces and scientific truth, not hatred and fear.
cave myotis bat
Extinction Countdown

Bat-Killing Fungus Spreads to Two New Species and Two New States

The fungus that causes white-nose syndrome continues its deadly spread west — but a meeting of bat researchers reveals cause for hope.
June 19, 2018
by
John R. Platt
The fungus that causes white-nose syndrome continues its deadly spread west — but a meeting of bat researchers reveals cause for hope.
reading camping
Sustainability

Beavers, National Parks and Trump’s Attacks on Science: 16 New Environmental Books for June

Eco-books coming out this month also look at the Flint water crisis, the effects of sea-level rise and the history of radical environmentalism.
June 1, 2018
by
John R. Platt
Eco-books coming out this month also look at the Flint water crisis, the effects of sea-level rise and the history of radical environmentalism.
golden lion tamarin
Extinction Countdown

How the Golden Lion Tamarin Is Helping to Heal Brazil’s Rainforest

It took a decade of hard work, but one of the world’s most important wildlife corridors is now emerging from the fragmented forests of coastal Brazil.
May 17, 2018
by
John R. Platt
It took a decade of hard work, but one of the world’s most important wildlife corridors is now emerging from the fragmented forests of coastal Brazil.
microplastics
Pollution & Toxins

Something Fishy: Toxic Plastic Pollution Is Traveling Up the Food Chain

Chemicals collect in microplastics, which then get eaten by fish, birds and seals — and by humans.
May 14, 2018
by
Erica Cirino
Chemicals collect in microplastics, which then get eaten by fish, birds and seals — and by humans.
A red wolf with many colored fur stares up while standing on a leaf-covered ground
Extinction Countdown

Eight Years Until Red Wolf Extinction?

As the wild population of red wolves falls to just 40 animals, captive breeding may be their last chance for survival.
May 10, 2018
by
John R. Platt
As the wild population of red wolves falls to just 40 animals, captive breeding may be their last chance for survival.
Beaver
Voices

Can Wildlife Services Learn to Believe in Beavers?

The U.S. Department of Agriculture killed more than 23,000 beavers last year. There’s a better way to manage our ecosystem engineers.
April 30, 2018
by
Ben Goldfarb
The U.S. Department of Agriculture killed more than 23,000 beavers last year. There’s a better way to manage our ecosystem engineers.
Amur leopard
Extinction Countdown

Amur Leopard Population Triples — to 103

Thanks to protective efforts in Russia, these critically endangered big cats have renewed hope of avoiding extinction.
April 25, 2018
by
John R. Platt
Thanks to protective efforts in Russia, these critically endangered big cats have renewed hope of avoiding extinction.
leopard
Voices

From Foe to Friend: How Carnivores Could Help Farmers

Farmers don't like living near big predators like leopards, but new research shows the carnivores provide a vital ecological service.
April 19, 2018
by
The Conversation
Farmers don't like living near big predators like leopards, but new research shows the carnivores provide a vital ecological service.
cheetah
Wildlife

Can Cheetahs Outrace Extinction?

Video: The big cats face a long list of threats, from climate change to habitat loss to the illegal pet trade.
March 27, 2018
by
John R. Platt and Dipika Kadaba
Video: The big cats face a long list of threats, from climate change to habitat loss to the illegal pet trade.

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