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Vanishing of the Bees
Vanishing of the Bees

by Kira Johnson

One-third of the foods most humans eat are dependent on bees for pollination. Unfortunately, Colony Collapse Disorder is causing bee populations to decline at an alarming rate. Read more about this troubling…

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- Mar 02, 2011
The Human Animal and Biodiversity
The Human Animal and Biodiversity

by Tara Waters Lumpkin

Tara Lumpkin explores how we can protect biodiversity by becoming aware of our "humanness" -- both good and bad -- and thus change our relationship to the environment and other species.

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- Feb 01, 2011
The Sixth Great Extinction
The Sixth Great Extinction

by Kira Johnson

Six major extinction events are chronicled in Earth's geologic history. These events have occurred over the past 450 million years and typically span periods of tens of thousands of years. We are currently…

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- Dec 01, 2010
Michael Soulé, Grandfather of Conservation Biology
Michael Soulé, Grandfather of Conservation Biology

by Alexander Gilbert

Michael Soulé is considered by many to be the grandfather of conservation biology. He formed the Wildlands Project, now the Wildands Network, over a decade ago. A dozen vigorous, local ecosystem-conservation…

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- Dec 01, 2010
Lessons From Wolves
Lessons From Wolves

by Jami Wright

Anthropologist Jami Wright studied wolf reintroduction in Idaho by studying Idahoans. She found that many wolf complaints had more to do with people than the predator.

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- Oct 22, 2010
Falcon Watch
Falcon Watch

by Zoe Krasney

Writer Zoe Krasney meets with biologists at a site for the Pelegrine Fund’s Aplomado Falcon Release Program. While witnessing captivity-bred fledglings take flight, she examines the challenges of protecting…

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- Sep 30, 2010
Shooting in the Wild: An Interview with filmmaker Chris Palmer
Shooting in the Wild: An Interview with filmmaker Chris Palmer

by Amy Carfagno

This book by Chris Palmer takes you behind the scenes of popular nature and wildlife films, sharing the adventures of the daring and creative people who make these films and TV shows. It also pulls back…

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- Sep 24, 2010
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Poetry

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Español

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