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Public Lands & Protected Spaces

How Do You Protect Something Most People Will Never See?

Meet the Fab Five: A combination of visual and virtual community engagement tools using charismatic species to help win hearts and minds toward saving the ocean.
May 6, 2024
by
Dr. David Shiffman
Meet the Fab Five: A combination of visual and virtual community engagement tools using charismatic species to help win hearts and minds toward saving the ocean.
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Wildlife

Environmental Change, Written in the DNA of Birds

Two studies of California bird populations show how shifting environments can rewrite animals’ genomes — for better or worse.
April 29, 2024
by
Rebecca Heisman
Two studies of California bird populations show how shifting environments can rewrite animals’ genomes — for better or worse.
Several people stand around burning grasses.
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

Fire for Watersheds

To bring more water to the landscape — and fight the growing risk of catastrophic wildfires — a Tribe in California helps to reshape fire management policy.
April 26, 2024
by
Ashley Braun
To bring more water to the landscape — and fight the growing risk of catastrophic wildfires — a Tribe in California helps to reshape fire management policy.
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Wildlife

The Challenges of Studying (and Treating) PTSD in Chimpanzees

Apes used in animal testing often display symptoms of psychological trauma. Wildlife sanctuaries are helping them recover.
April 22, 2024
by
Tim Brinkhof
Apes used in animal testing often display symptoms of psychological trauma. Wildlife sanctuaries are helping them recover.
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Reviews

Revelator Reads: 15 Random Books That Every Environmentalist Should Read

These aren’t books that will get filed under “climate change” or “wildlife,” but they all offer a glimpse into our changing world.
April 19, 2024
by
John R. Platt
These aren’t books that will get filed under “climate change” or “wildlife,” but they all offer a glimpse into our changing world.
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Editorials

Time to Let This Conservation Jargon Go Extinct?

Bad communication can slow or hinder efforts to protect wild species and spaces. We can fix that.
April 17, 2024
by
John R. Platt
Bad communication can slow or hinder efforts to protect wild species and spaces. We can fix that.
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News

Links From the Brink: Ukraine and Wildlife, Grizzlies and Wolves, Pesticides and Parkinson’s

Could the Russian invasion of Ukraine lead to worldwide declines in biodiversity? Plus other important conservation and environmental news.
April 8, 2024
by
John R. Platt
Could the Russian invasion of Ukraine lead to worldwide declines in biodiversity? Plus other important conservation and environmental news.
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Climate Change

Adapt, Move or Die? Plants and Animals Face New Pressures in a Warming World

New research finds many will have a tough road ahead.
March 11, 2024
by
Tara Lohan
New research finds many will have a tough road ahead.
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Climate Change

Apathy Threatens the Planet. How Do We Get People to Care?

New research backs up conventional wisdom that getting people outdoors inspires them to conserve nature.
March 6, 2024
by
Dr. David Shiffman
New research backs up conventional wisdom that getting people outdoors inspires them to conserve nature.
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The Ask

What One Researcher Learned Studying Grizzlies for 40 Years

Wildlife ecologist Bruce McLellan lived in the remote Flathead Valley in Canada and followed some bears for upwards of 30 years. 
January 31, 2024
by
Tara Lohan
Wildlife ecologist Bruce McLellan lived in the remote Flathead Valley in Canada and followed some bears for upwards of 30 years. 

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