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Wildlife Trafficking

A forest elephant sprays water over its back
Voices

A New Way to Count African Forest Elephants: DNA From Dung

An important new survey — the first nationwide test of new technology — also reveals critical conservation priorities.
July 29, 2022
by
Alice Laguardia and Gaspard Abitsi
An important new survey — the first nationwide test of new technology — also reveals critical conservation priorities.
a collage of book covers
Environmental Books

14 New Environmental Books to Kickstart Your Summer Reading List

Writers like Kim Stanley Robinson, Barry Lopez, Sy Montgomery and others celebrate the fragile beauty of this modern world — and address how to help save it.
June 17, 2022
by
John R. Platt
Writers like Kim Stanley Robinson, Barry Lopez, Sy Montgomery and others celebrate the fragile beauty of this modern world — and address how to help save it.
dead bee surrounded by crime scene tape
Editorials

Let’s Put More Effort Into Investigating and Prosecuting Environmental Crimes

Uncovering environmental harms and crimes, and holding those responsible accountable, has never received enough priority. We need to correct that problem.
May 9, 2022
by
John R. Platt
Uncovering environmental harms and crimes, and holding those responsible accountable, has never received enough priority. We need to correct that problem.
Animal cages
Commentaries

Best Practices to Confront Pandemics at the Source

The international community must agree to end deforestation, close live-wildlife markets, and embrace a treaty to prevent future outbreaks.
April 8, 2022
by
Chris Walzer
The international community must agree to end deforestation, close live-wildlife markets, and embrace a treaty to prevent future outbreaks.
Wildlife products
Commentaries

How to Stop Wildlife Trafficking in Its Tracks

The rich countries that fuel demand for wildlife products must step up to fulfill their enforcement responsibilities and support developing countries and vulnerable communities.
March 28, 2022
by
Maud Lelièvre and Susan Lieberman
The rich countries that fuel demand for wildlife products must step up to fulfill their enforcement responsibilities and support developing countries and vulnerable communities.
sawfish on floor of tank
Voices

Vanishing: Sawfishes Are Weird and Wonderful — But Important, Too

A conservation scientist would miss these delightfully bizarre fish if they went extinct, but there’s more to saving them than their looks.
October 8, 2021
by
Helen Yan
A conservation scientist would miss these delightfully bizarre fish if they went extinct, but there’s more to saving them than their looks.
Sunda clouded leopard
Voices

Species Spotlight: Sunda Clouded Leopard, the Ethereal and Declining ‘Tree Tiger’

Isolated on just two islands in southeast Asia, this little-known, forest-dependent wild cat persists in the region experiencing the world’s fastest deforestation.
September 17, 2021
by
Wai-Ming Wong
Isolated on just two islands in southeast Asia, this little-known, forest-dependent wild cat persists in the region experiencing the world’s fastest deforestation.
Straw-headed bulbul
Voices

Species Spotlight: The Straw-Headed Bulbul Sings About Extinction

Rampant capture for the songbird trade threatens to silence the forests of this species’ evolutionarily marvelous melody.
July 16, 2021
by
Loretta Shepherd
Rampant capture for the songbird trade threatens to silence the forests of this species’ evolutionarily marvelous melody.
sand tiger shark
Commentaries

How the United States Must Help Sharks Around the World

American fisheries feed an intense global demand for shark fins. A new bill could help close several critical gaps in the rules.
June 23, 2021
by
David McGuire and Molly Yoon
American fisheries feed an intense global demand for shark fins. A new bill could help close several critical gaps in the rules.
Monkey in cage
Wildlife

Life After Wildlife Trafficking: What Happens to Rescued Animals?

A serious lack of data about the fate of wildlife saved from illegal trade leads to calls for better information and accountability.
June 9, 2021
by
Danielle Beurteaux
A serious lack of data about the fate of wildlife saved from illegal trade leads to calls for better information and accountability.

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