The Wild Side

Baby birds on a branch. Alternatives Journal – A\J
Surviving Spring
Ellen Jakubowski | May 22, 2013 | in The Wild Side
How to live in harmony with nature and give wildlife a helping hand – the right way.
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Knowing the Land is Resistance, Towards an Anarchist Ecology on A\J.
Towards an Anarchist Ecology
Laura McDonald | May 9, 2013 | in The Wild Side
The Hamilton-based collective Knowing the Land is Resistance introduces an anarchist ecology based on relationships, re-enchanting and “unexpertness.”
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Drilling, hydraulic facturing in the North Dakota badlands. A\J Alternatives
The Green Athlete: Running Wild
Jessica Kuepfer | Apr 29, 2013 | in The Wild Side
Scientists and ultra marathoners join forces to document what’s at stake with the spread of fracking in the North Dakota badlands.
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Monarch butterfly migration. A\J Alternatives Journal
Monarch Migration: Saving a Saga
Ellen Jakubowski | Apr 24, 2013 | in The Wild Side
Between Canada and Mexico, our flagship butterfly is facing serious threats to its migration journey and habitat. Here's what people are doing to help.
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Hope for Elephants
Ellen Jakubowski | Mar 18, 2013 | in The Wild Side
Ending poaching and ivory trafficking: takeaways from the CITES conference in Bangkok.
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Bear’s-Eye View
Ellen Jakubowski | Feb 26, 2013 | in The Wild Side
Get some perspective from Brandon Laforest, a PhD student working with polar bears of Southern Hudson Bay.
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Poachers Kill Over 11,000 Elephants in Gabon
WWF-Canada | Feb 21, 2013 | in The Wild Side
A new study confirms that elephant populations are being decimated to the point that the survival of the species in Central Africa is now in question.
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The Wild Side: One Falcon’s Uplifting Tale
Ellen Jakubowski | Jan 30, 2013 | in The Wild Side
New blog, The Wild Side, kicks off with Ellen Jakubowski sharing a story of how people power saved a falcon and her species.
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