Peru’s Chaparrí Conservation Area: A Wildlife Reserve in the Tumbesian Dry Forests
by Maddie Southard
Named for the mountain that dominates the landscape, the Chaparrí Conservation Area is located about 50 miles east of the Pacific coast in northern Peru.
Read more- May 04, 2017
Florida's Manatee - No Longer an Endangered Species
by Maddie Southard
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) just reclassified one of Florida’s most iconic endangered wildlife species to “threatened” status. This controversial decision was made despite the fact that…
Read more- Apr 11, 2017
Too Rare to Wear: Stopping Illegal Trade of Hawksbill Turtle Products
by Georgia Woodroffe
The Too Rare to Wear campaign brings tourist and conservation groups together to end the trade of illegal tortoiseshell products. Also called turtleshell, this material comes from hawksbill sea turtles,…
Read more- Apr 04, 2017
