![Elephant Depression](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Poetry/Elephant Depression/Thumbnail.d7bf5e88.jpg)
by Tara Waters Lumpkin
"Depression is biological," The experts say. "Feel good! Take Prozac,
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by Tara Waters Lumpkin
In old Africa: Dust stirred by bare feet and lions’ paws . . . Gone now.
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by Kira Johnson
In January of 2018, I had the pleasure of interviewing Michael Phillips, a brilliant restoration ecologist, the Founder and Director of the Turner Endangered Species Fund (TESF) and a state representative…
Read more![Do You See What I See?](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Galleries/Do You See What I See/Thumbnail.f07492cb.jpg)
by The Kids of the Field Institute of Taos
Susie Fiore founded the Field Institute of Taos (FIT) in 1996, blending her background in archaeology and her experience as a youth ski instructor to create an organization that provides local children…
Read more![An Interview with Senator Mike Phillips](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Interviews and Reviews/Senator Mike Phillips/Thumbnail.c2ef37d6.jpg)
by Kira Johnson
One of the most conservation-minded politicians currently serving in the United States is a Democratic state senator from Montana, Mike Phillips.
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by Kira Johnson
I used to be involved in a team-taught course at Boston University called Biodiversity: Causes and Consequences. I gave two lectures: one on the fossil evidence of biodiversity and another on the history…
Read more![Book Review: Brief Eulogies for Lost Animals](/assets/image-cache/images/interviews/Brief Eulogies for Lost Animals/Dodo-Photo-350x350.7603d9d1.jpg)
by Erika Zambello, Kira Johnson
As individuals who work in the environmental field and whose hobbies involve being outdoors, we had heard of some of the extinct species featured in Brief Eulogies for Lost Animals by Daniel Hudon before…
Read more![Everyday Extinction: Q&A with Sean Gallagher](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Interviews and Reviews/Everyday Extinction/Thumbnail.c2ef37d6.jpg)
by Kira Johnson
As extinction quietly steals earth’s species, photographer and filmmaker Sean Gallagher is tapping into the popularity of social media to bring global attention to the crisis.
Read more![Wildfires and Wild Lives](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Feature/Wildfires and Wild Lives/Thumbnail.2b9b4b28.jpg)
by Kira Johnson
On October 12, the human death toll in California’s deadliest wildfire in 80 years rose to thirty-one, with many more still reported missing. The tragedy is overwhelming. Viewing images of my home state…
Read more![Letter from the President](/assets/image-cache/media/VFB_Logo-400x400.f542198e.png)
by Tara Waters Lumpkin
It has been almost eight years since the conservation-media magazine Voices for Biodiversity was born. The changes that have occurred over these years, both for the world and for Voices for Biodiversity,…
Read more![Warrior Princess, A Warning](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Interviews and Reviews/Review of Warrior Princess/Loita%20Hills.5b22e5d8.jpg)
by Tara Waters Lumpkin
When Mindy Budgor, a prospective MBA student, decided to go to Kenya as a volunteer to build a school for the Maasai, she had no idea where this choice would ultimately lead her. As Mindy helped build…
Read more![Films for Kids: Wild and Scenic Film Festival](/assets/image-cache/images/features/Youth/KIds Film/FilmsforKids_EricSchlenker-Goodrich400x400.b6567f6c.jpg)
by Tara Waters Lumpkin
Formed in 1993 in Eugene, Oregon, the Western Environmental Law Center (WELC) states its mission as using “the power of the law to defend and protect the American West’s treasured landscapes, iconic wildlife…
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