Tag: endangered species
To help protect newly hatched baby sea turtles, we designed a...
Erin Clabough, University of Virginia
Playing with my children on a beach on Hatteras Island, a barrier island off...
Bees face many challenges – and climate change is ratcheting up...
Jennie L. Durant, University of California, Davis
The extreme weather that has battered much of the U.S. in 2022...
‘Silent Spring’ 60 years on: 4 essential reads on pesticides and...
Jennifer Weeks, The Conversation
In 1962 environmental scientist Rachel Carson published “Silent Spring,” a bestselling book that asserted that...
The Soviet Union once hunted endangered whales to the brink of...
Ryan Jones, University of Oregon
Every year, an estimated 13 million people go whale-watching around the world, marveling at...
Monarch butterflies join the Red List of endangered species, thanks to...
Kristen A. Baum, Oklahoma State University
On July 21, 2022, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature placed...
Making room for wildlife: 4 essential reads
Jennifer Weeks, The Conversation
Millions of Americans enjoy observing and photographing wildlife near their homes or on trips. But...
Jaguars could return to the US Southwest – but only if...
Ganesh Marin, University of Arizona and John Koprowski, University of Wyoming
Jaguars are the only species of big cat...
Achoo! 5 essential reads for pollen season
Jennifer Weeks, The Conversation
As spring expands across North America, trees, shrubs and flowers are releasing pollen. This fine,...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
