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extinct orchids
Extinction Countdown

32 Orchid Species Feared Extinct in Bangladesh

And they’re not the only ones in trouble — orchid species around the world face increasing threats from illegal trade and habitat destruction.
January 27, 2020
by
John R. Platt
And they’re not the only ones in trouble — orchid species around the world face increasing threats from illegal trade and habitat destruction.
extinct specie
Extinction Countdown

The Faces of Extinction: The Species We Lost in 2019

Three bird species, two frogs, a shark, a famous snail and one of the world’s largest freshwater fish were among those declared extinct this year.
January 6, 2020
by
John R. Platt
Three bird species, two frogs, a shark, a famous snail and one of the world’s largest freshwater fish were among those declared extinct this year.
tiger laos
Extinction Countdown

Tigers Extinct in Laos

The snaring crisis in Southeast Asia appears to have claimed the lives of the country’s last wild tigers.
December 13, 2019
by
John R. Platt
The snaring crisis in Southeast Asia appears to have claimed the lives of the country’s last wild tigers.
giraffes
Wildlife

Scientists: Trophy Hunting ‘Not Irreplaceable’ for Conservation Funding

A debate over the future of trophy hunting points out that many effective alternatives to funding and supporting conservation have started to emerge.
December 3, 2019
by
Melissa Gaskill
A debate over the future of trophy hunting points out that many effective alternatives to funding and supporting conservation have started to emerge.
rhino
Extinction Countdown

Enough With the Fake Rhino Horns

Scientists have once again developed a method to fabricate horns in the lab, supposedly to disrupt poachers and wildlife traffickers. Here’s why that won’t work.
November 19, 2019
by
John R. Platt
Scientists have once again developed a method to fabricate horns in the lab, supposedly to disrupt poachers and wildlife traffickers. Here’s why that won’t work.
Walrus ice floe
Climate Change

Climate Change and Crime: New Pressures for Pacific Walruses and Alaska Native Artists

In warming Alaska, Pacific walruses and Inuit craftsmen find themselves facing new and intersecting threats.
September 19, 2019
by
Katarzyna Nowak
In warming Alaska, Pacific walruses and Inuit craftsmen find themselves facing new and intersecting threats.
small-clawed otters
Op-Eds

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.
Wrecked fishing trawler
Reviews

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.
African elephant
Extinction Countdown

Five Things to Watch at This Month’s Big Wildlife Trade Treaty Meeting

New wildlife trade rules being discussed at CITES could affect 550 species, including elephants, rhinos and giraffes.
August 16, 2019
by
John R. Platt
New wildlife trade rules being discussed at CITES could affect 550 species, including elephants, rhinos and giraffes.
rhino ray
Wildlife

A Chance to Save the ‘Rhinos of the Sea’

Big-nosed giant guitarfishes and wedgefishes are now the most endangered marine fish group. Will the international community step up to protect them from trade and exploitation?
August 15, 2019
by
David Shiffman
Big-nosed giant guitarfishes and wedgefishes are now the most endangered marine fish group. Will the international community step up to protect them from trade and exploitation?

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