Ecology

The missing link

Oct 14 2018 | IN Wildlife | BY Julie Andersen

Our oceans' super-predators are disappearing - here's why

Why Sharks Matter

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Julie Andersen

Love em' or hate em', we need sharks!

Che Cu Nha commune in Vietnam/Doan Tuan on Unsplash

How to conserve half the planet without going hungry

Aug 17 2018 | IN Population Growth | BY Erle C. Ellis, Navin Ramankutty, Zia Mehrabi

Can we manage landscapes effectively to balance agriculture and nature conservation?

One of four newly discovered titi monkeys in Brazil/Diogo Afonso Silva

Why there’s been a boom in discovering new species despite a biodiversity crisis

Aug 16 2018 | IN Technology | BY Jean Boubli

Global biodiversity is in crisis, but a new wave of technology and interest in conservation science has led to a boom in identifying new species, including mammals.

Elephant successfully translocated to Addo Elephant National Park/Matt Hayward

A gigantic trek: what it takes to move 200 elephants 1500 km

Aug 08 2018 | IN Wildlife | BY Matt Hayward

The need for translocating some the planet's megafauna is challenging, but government agencies must take risks in the name of global biodiversity.

Accidental Gravity. Bernard Quetchenbach. Oregon State University Press, 249 pp.

'Accidental Gravity: Residents, Travelers, and the Landscape of Memory'

Jul 09 2018 | IN Water | REVIEWED BY Andrew Reeves

In 'Accidental Gravity,' Montana State University english professor Bernard Quetchenbach explores nature, landscapes and a search for home without the dripping nostalgia often accompanying nature writing. Its absence is refreshing.

Pigeons perch on a window ledge. (Jan Mehlich. 2006.) CC BY-SA 3

Where are all the dead pigeons?

Jul 03 2018 | IN Wildlife | BY Steve Portugal

Fewer animals are as at-home in cities as the rock pigeon. Yet while they live among humans worldwide by the tens of millions, where do they go when they die?

It's Time to Unite!

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Robert St. Pierre

Nurturing the relationship we all share – our relationship with Mother Earth.

Turtle Island Solidarity Journey 2018

Apr 23 2018 | IN Turtle Island Solidarity Journey 2018 | BY Stephen Svenson

The second Turtle Island Solidarity Journey is about to begin! Follow the participants as they learn first-hand how everyone is connected.

The Greenbelt is Growing

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Leah Gerber

We all have something to celebrate!

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