![The Zimbabwean Hero](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Feature/The Zimbabwean Hero/Home%20Page%20Thumb.381804bd.jpg)
by Georgia Woodroffe
Johnny Rodrigues, Chairman of the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force (ZCTF), is a key figure in Zimbabwean wildlife conservation. Despite the heroic labels that have been ascribed to his actions, Rodrigues…
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by Terence Hyland
Renewable energy provides an abundance of benefits: few carbon dioxide emissions, improved air quality, and the economic promise of new jobs. But even the most well-intentioned technologies can have unintended…
Read more![The Crow that Knows Us](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Feature/The Crow that Knows Us/Photo8.a1d5d6b3.jpg)
by Jennifer Calkins
The American crows in my Seattle neighborhood recognize me. I know this because they follow me, call when they see me, and peer at me through my window. They know me, because I have fed them before. They…
Read more![Critical Time for Elephants in the Wild](/assets/image-cache/images/features/Critical Time for Elephants/Photo_2.b6567f6c.jpg)
by Patty Shenker
In Africa, an elephant is killed every 15 minutes for his/her ivory. A normal day in countries like Rwanda or Zimbabwe ends up with about 96 elephants killed, all illegally, as the international trade…
Read more![Coyote Killing Contests: The Truth](/assets/image-cache/images/features/Coyote Killing Contests/JonJacobsCoyote.2f9bad62.jpg)
by Georgia Woodroffe
Since Europeans first set foot on the American continent, war has been waged against predators, with bounties and other lethal programs put on their heads. But, when a predator is no longer a threat, when…
Read more![Hunting in National Parks in Australia](/assets/image-cache/images/features/Hunting Australia/Photo_1_Burning_Palms_Beach_Royal_NP.2f9bad62.jpg)
by Anne Kreller
Like other former British colonies, Australia has been part of the long international movement to create national parks. The first in Australia was created in 1879, and by 1967, the NSW Government had…
Read more![Las Nutrias de Río](/assets/image-cache/images/features/Las Nutrias/Las%20Nutrias_Feature.2f9bad62.jpg)
by Teresa Dovalpage
La nutria de río (Lontra canadensis) es un mamífero semi acuático grande y fuerte, que pertenece a la familia Weasal. Son muy sociables, juguetonas y tienen una energía aparentemente ilimitada, así que…
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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…
Read more![Fabricación de Abono Orgánico en Mt. Solar](/assets/image-cache/images/features/Mt Solar/photo_5.2f9bad62.jpg)
by Susan Kinne
Para evitar la deforestación por parte de la expansión agrícola y restaurar el suelo en esta región, notoria por tener una tasa de deforestación de las más altas en el mundo y un suelo severamente degradado…
Read more![Food Security and Sustainable Action](/assets/image-cache/images/galleries/ODonnell/Freshly%20caught%20Saithe%20Artic%20Norway.bc6f3c82.jpg)
by Jessica Schmonsky
Climate change affects agriculture and food production both directly through changing environmental conditions and indirectly by affecting growth and the distribution of incomes. Current studies suggest…
Read more![A Brief Biodiversity Explainer](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Feature/A Brief Biodiversity Explainer/Brief_Biodiversity_Feature.eec234ee.jpg)
by Lillian Steenblik Hwang
You have probably read a lot of articles that mention biodiversity, but sometimes it can be unclear exactly what biodiversity is and how biodiversity loss impacts your life. As we enter the new year, here…
Read more![Displacement of Local Peoples](/assets/image-cache/images/features/Displaced People/Photo_2.2f9bad62.jpg)
by Alex Perry
For thousands of years, people have depended on their natural surroundings for their livelihoods. Sustaining the environment and minimizing their impact on it remain necessities for survival. It is these…
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