Nature Wars: Exploring Backyard Battlegrounds of Wildlife ComebacksMoving In
A review of Nature Wars: The Incredible Story of How Wildlife Comebacks Turned Backyards into Battlegrounds by Jim Sterba
Wildlife Conservation Insights: Top Articles on Species & Activism
Defender of the Seas
Captain Paul Watson, “Defender of the Seas,” Travels the World to Challenge Illegal Whaling and Fishing, and Whale Wars Captures the Action…
Disappearing Coastlines
Disappearing Coastlines: The Impacts of Climate Change Are Already Being Felt by Coastal Communities Across the World
By the Numbers: Sharks
100 Million. That’s the staggering number of sharks purportedly killed each year, according to savingsharks.com, sharkwater.com, the nonprofit WildAid and Anderson Cooper’s 360° blog. The number has become a rallying point for ocean advocates, but is it true? Not quite. Without a doubt, sharks are in serious trouble. A 2006 research paper published in the […]
Where’s the Shark Love?
Large sharks have trouble garnering sympathy & protection from overfishing is so poor that 1/3 of open ocean sharks are threatened with extinction…
Strange Sanctuary
Industrial Sites Turned to Thriving Wildlife Sanctuaries
Environmentalists Weigh In On Hunting
The hunting debate will probably never be resolved to everyone’s satisfaction, but green leaders are increasingly advocating for cooperation between hunters and environmental groups.
For the Love of the Scrub — and Lake Wales Ridge
Protecting the Lake Wales Ridge is one of the most daunting conservation challenges in the U.S., but the high biodiversity & endemism leave us no choice…
An Off-Setting Adventure: Cruising the Galapagos with a Carbon-Neutral Conscience
Carbon-neutral cruises by companies like Ecoventura offer a personal, planet-friendly view of the Galapagos Islands.
Who Let the Dogs (and Cats) Out?
People are creating spaces on their property for local wildlife but leaving birds, rabbits and other creatures at the mercy of the family pet.