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Wildlife

Fisher Rewilding: How Washington State Is Restoring a Native Carnivore

Years of work in the Pacific Northwest is paying off. It started with preserving the ecosystem so native species would have something to return to.
June 11, 2021
by
Tara Lohan
Years of work in the Pacific Northwest is paying off. It started with preserving the ecosystem so native species would have something to return to.
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Climate Change

Achieving Net-Zero Climate Targets Will Depend on Public Lands

To slow climate change, we’ll need to not just cut emissions, but sequester them. And for that we’ll need to protect healthy ecosystems, experts say.
April 23, 2021
by
Kaya Axelsson and Kate Cullen and Stephen Lezak
To slow climate change, we’ll need to not just cut emissions, but sequester them. And for that we’ll need to protect healthy ecosystems, experts say.
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Editorials

Spending Time in Nature During the Pandemic? You’re Not Alone — and That’s a Problem.

Encouraged by the federal government, lots of people are trying to get outside. But it’s a risky decision for rural communities.
March 25, 2020
by
Tara Lohan
Encouraged by the federal government, lots of people are trying to get outside. But it’s a risky decision for rural communities.
SITLA area
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

How One Utah Community Fought the Fracking Industry — and Won

Kanab, a small Utah town that’s home to the famous Best Friends Animal Society, took an unconventional path to face down a frac sand mine that threatened the region’s aquifer.
January 17, 2020
by
Tara Lohan
Kanab, a small Utah town that’s home to the famous Best Friends Animal Society, took an unconventional path to face down a frac sand mine that threatened the region’s aquifer.
wolverine
The Ask

Road to Nowhere: Highways Pose Existential Threat to Wolverines

Roads can be a danger for wildlife, but new research shows they’re particularly bad news for a species already facing declines.
January 8, 2020
by
Tara Lohan
Roads can be a danger for wildlife, but new research shows they’re particularly bad news for a species already facing declines.
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News

Welcome to 2020: 8 Important Environmental Stories to Follow This Year

From the extinction crisis to plastic pollution and the 2020 election, these are some of the stories we expect to dominate headlines in the year ahead.
January 2, 2020
by
John R. Platt and Tara Lohan
From the extinction crisis to plastic pollution and the 2020 election, these are some of the stories we expect to dominate headlines in the year ahead.
keller artwork
Art

Art as Witness to the Extinction Crisis

“I hope to inspire viewers to see these species with new eyes — or to see them at all,” says artist Zoe Keller.
December 9, 2019
by
John R. Platt
“I hope to inspire viewers to see these species with new eyes — or to see them at all,” says artist Zoe Keller.
border wall
Op-Eds

Trump’s Border Wall: Epitaph for an Endangered, Night-blooming Cactus?

The decline of a rare cactus in a national park epitomizes the Trump administration’s failure to protect endangered species along the border.
September 26, 2019
by
Gary Paul Nabhan
The decline of a rare cactus in a national park epitomizes the Trump administration’s failure to protect endangered species along the border.
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Wildlife

Grizzly Reintroduction Into the North Cascades: A Question of Political Climate

Will the Trump administration’s recent changes to the implementation of the Endangered Species Act complicate the delicate strategy of grizzly restoration in this remote Washington wilderness?
September 13, 2019
by
Tom Molanphy
Will the Trump administration’s recent changes to the implementation of the Endangered Species Act complicate the delicate strategy of grizzly restoration in this remote Washington wilderness?
wolf
Voices

Killing as a Government Service

The USDA’s Wildlife Services program slaughters millions of wild animals every year — including endangered species. It doesn’t have to.
June 28, 2019
by
Erica Cirino
The USDA’s Wildlife Services program slaughters millions of wild animals every year — including endangered species. It doesn’t have to.

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