![Labels and Lies: When the Eggs Come Before the Chickens](/assets/image-cache/images/wpImages/2013/03/Hen%20House.84cdda71.jpg)
by Emily Swaim
When most people hear the word farm, they think of a large red barn, a fenced-in yard, and chickens roaming freely in the sunlight. Unfortunately, that scene is hardly common in contemporary America. Most…
Read more![Tiger Tourism: Can Travel Help Save These Big Cats?](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Dispatch/Tiger Tourism/tiger-484097_1920.7f36d62b.jpg)
by Brad Nahill
Tigers are one of the most charismatic and beautiful animals on earth. They are the world’s largest cat and can live across a wide range of habitats, from mountains to coastal wetlands. Most of the world’s…
Read more![A long journey to help Guajira and the Wayuu people](/assets/image-cache/images/wpImages/2012/11/img201107251311633703.46980fe9.jpg)
by Alexandre Manigault
Esteban Ferrero Botero did not set out for Montana State University to study anthropology. Instead, he hoped to study archaeology and geololgy, inspired by growing up in Manizales, Colombia, a town built…
Read more![The Power of Plants in Urban Pollution Reduction](/assets/image-cache/images/wpImages/2012/08/800px-Marks_and_Spencer_Green_Wall_Norwich.46980fe9.jpg)
by Kathryn Dixon
A new study in the American Chemical Society journal Environmental Science and Technology suggests that greenery such as trees and bushes in cities plays a larger role in reducing pollution levels than…
Read more![SEEtheWILD and Saving the Sea Turtles Part I-VI](/assets/image-cache/images/wpImages/2012/07/web-31.4194a5b7.jpg)
by Brad Nahill
Summer in Portland, Oregon, is wonderful. Warm sunny days blend gradually into crisp nights, and even at the height of summer, it’s the perfect climate to explore the Columbia Gorge, Mt. Hood and the Oregon…
Read more![Invasive Beetle Threatens America’s Ash Trees](/assets/image-cache/images/wpImages/2012/07/EAB_courtesy_USDS.4194a5b7.jpg)
by Merri Collins
A small green beetle could be responsible for the destruction of all 7.5 billion ash trees throughout Canada and the U.S. It has already ravaged 100 million ash trees across 14 states and parts of Canada,…
Read more![Our Imminently Threatened Coral Reefs](/assets/image-cache/images/wpImages/2012/07/800px-Coral_Outcrop_Flynn_Reef.4194a5b7.jpg)
by George Stevens
Coral reefs provide food to millions of people, unique chemicals for use in medicine, protect coastlines from erosion and storms, and are a major part of the thriving global tourism industry. In all, it…
Read more![New Protection for the Heart of the Congo](/assets/image-cache/images/wpImages/2012/07/African_Forest_Elephant.4194a5b7.jpg)
by Kathryn Dixon
The Sahgha Tri-National Protected Area (TNS) bounds 10,000 square miles (25,000 square kilometers) of one of the most pristine regions of equatorial Africa, encompassing tropical forests, wetlands and…
Read more![Florida Black Bear No Longer Endangered](/assets/image-cache/images/wpImages/2012/07/7096700591_9fd7d6fcb4_b-300x225.4194a5b7.jpg)
by Merri Collins
The Florida black bear, a subspecies of the North American black bear, was removed from Florida’s Endangered Species List by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on June 27th.
Read more![In Sri Lanka, Efforts to Save Earth’s Largest Animal](/assets/image-cache/images/wpImages/2012/07/2048px-Blue_whale_tail-1024x682.4194a5b7.jpg)
by Kathryn Dixon
Sri Lanka, an island located off the southern coast of India, has been called “The Pearl of the Indian Ocean” due to its rich culture, tropical forests, diverse landscapes and abundant biodiversity. The…
Read more![Cyclists and Pedestrians Help Wildlife with Roadkill Survey](/assets/image-cache/images/wpImages/2012/07/4848088053_d85d9a9953_b-150x150.4194a5b7.jpg)
by Alexandre Manigault
Roads are omnipresent in most landscapes around the globe. Roads provide a high level of connectivity in a human engineered and industrialized environment, but there is a price to pay. Whatever land a…
Read more![Canada’s Vanishing Sage Grouse](/assets/image-cache/images/wpImages/2012/06/5162182815_53f666206f_b3-300x239.46980fe9.jpg)
by Merri Collins
A dramatic decrease in Canada’s sage grouse population reported this spring has led many to believe this prairie bird, listed as endangered in Canada since 1998, is facing extinction.
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