Biodiversity of the Dry Tortugas
by BinBin Li
I visited Dry Tortugas National Park in 2013 and 2015 as part of a field class taught by Dr. Stuart Pimm at Duke University. Located 68 miles west of Key West, this 100 square mile national park is mostly…
Read more- Mar 28, 2016
Conservation Under the Pandas Umbrella
by Barbara Fraser
When it comes to wildlife protection, the most photogenic species — such as polar bears, dolphins and pandas — seem to attract the most attention and conservation dollars.
Read more- Feb 23, 2016
Overdevelopment, Overpopulation, Overshoot
by Kevin McCarthy
Environmentalists are often motivated by the visceral – the prospect of a loved one being deprived of some glorious natural phenomenon, for example, or a haunting photograph that conveys the scale of destruction…
Read more- Jun 08, 2015
