![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 Lysander Christo
Silent steps of evolution, highest height of all the world. Of all the world a graceful trot, so fast, yet so slow through the savannah, where the elephants trumpet and blow.
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by Lysander Christo
In this unprincipled time of elephant carnage in the name of ivory, my wife, son and I have come to view elephants as being on equal footing, searching for them with a guide on conservation lands.
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by Nezam Ardalan
The decision to pursue conservation biology came after an incredible and intense 14 months of traveling through South America. There was no one moment or epiphany, no strike of clarity, just a slow and…
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…
Read more![The Ecological Importance of Folklore](/assets/image-cache/images/features/Folklore and Conservation/Photo_8.2f9bad62.jpg)
by Jessica Schmonsky
Folklore, religion, mythology and other belief systems have a considerable effect on how various cultures think about the natural world and their role in its use or protection. In some cultures, folklore…
Read more![Ethnobotany and Ethnocide: an interview with Wade Davis](/assets/image-cache/images/interviews/Interview with Wade Davis/Photo%204.7603d9d1.jpg)
by Danielle Vilaplana
Loss of biodiversity and cultural diversity are inextricably linked in a developing world. While genocide is widely condemned, ethnocide – the complete destruction of entire cultures – is tacitly accepted…
Read more![Food, Culture and Conservation](/assets/image-cache/images/galleries/ODonnell/Wild%20Rapberries%20New%20Mexico.bc6f3c82.jpg)
by Jim O’Donnell
In this stunning photo gallery, photographer Jim O’Donnell explores the connections between food and our natural environment. With these images, he illustrates the ways in which our food system is fragile…
Read more![The Wayfinders](/assets/image-cache/images/features/Book Reviews/The Wayfinders/Photo%202.1d00087f.jpg)
by Julia Osterman
Inside all technology-addicted Westerners is the capability to adapt to some of the world’s most desolate landscapes and to transcend their own worldviews to open their minds. Join author Wade Davis as…
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