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Wildlife Conservation

Pretense and Defense of Our Skin in the Game

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 05.15.2013 | Healthy Living
David Katz, M.D.

The world is ever smaller. Flu strains incubating in China can be in New York or LA or DC in the span of a day. This is a world in which an incurable bacterial disease, spread by a tiny insect native to Asia, decimates the citrus crop in Florida.

Catch Shares: It's Not Cap and Trade

Iain Murray | Posted 05.14.2013 | Business
Iain Murray

Commercial fishing is a multi-billion dollar industry. Research suggests that the free-market approach will not only help preserve America's commercial fishing industry but will make it stronger.

Twelve Days in Heaven (aka Botswana), Part 1 -- Chitabe Camp [PHOTOS]

Susan Portnoy | Posted 05.03.2013 | Travel
Susan Portnoy

Botswana is a magical land of lush plains, staggeringly beautiful sunsets and wildlife that will blow your mind. Over 12 days I explored four camps, in various regions of the Okavango Delta, each with their own personality: Chitabe, Vumbura Plains, Abu and Mombo.

WATCH: 'The Lonely Dodo' Will Melt Your Heart

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 04.29.2013 | Green

A sweet and sad tale to aid endangered species, "The Lonely Dodo" cartoon asks viewers to "imagine if you were the last of your kind, alone and lonely...

Authorities 'Fighting A Counter-Insurgency' Against Rhino Poachers

Reuters | Posted 04.11.2013 | Green

KRUGER NATIONAL PARK, South Africa, April 11 (Reuters) - Five days after the rhino was gunned down, its carcass had been picked apart by scavengers ...

First Gorilla Born In NYC Dies At 40

AP | Posted 04.01.2013 | New York

NEW YORK -- Pattycake, the first gorilla born in New York City, has died at the Bronx Zoo. She was 40 years old and suffering from chronic cardiac pro...

A Rescue Plan for Mexican Gray Wolves

Jamie Rappaport Clark | Posted 03.28.2013 | Green
Jamie Rappaport Clark

Mexican gray wolves are an icon of the American southwest. The 15th anniversary of their initial release from captivity into the wild is an important time to reflect on how far these wolves have come.

Kayvan Mashayekh, Los Angeles-Based Filmmaker, Opens African Safari Photo Exhibit

Leslie Hendry | Posted 03.25.2013 | Arts
Leslie Hendry

Have you ever visited a place on vacation and been inspired to nestle more permanently into the community, make friends with locals, poke around in local real estate offerings, or fantasize about opening a cafe where people linger, sipping cappuccinos?

Ending the Illegal Pet Trade in Cheetahs

Dr. Laurie Marker | Posted 05.01.2013 | Impact
Dr. Laurie Marker

Increasingly, those that supply pet cheetahs (usually cubs) to their owners, obtain the animals from sources that operate illegally, taking the cheetahs from the wild, and in some cases killing the mother to gain the cubs.

Activist Wendy Paulson on Global Leadership

Gabrielle Linnell | Posted 04.23.2013 | College
Gabrielle Linnell

What does it take to make a global leader? For Wendy Judge Paulson, lifelong activist and chairman emerita of the worldwide conservation organization Rare, qualities include "intellectual curiosity, fearless tackling of hard questions," and, more unusually, "ecological literacy."

The Conservation Crisis Is a Spiritual Crisis

Eric Dinerstein | Posted 04.01.2013 | Green
Eric Dinerstein

Compassion alone will not do the trick. Economic incentives for conservation, superb science, and improved governance for everything from a climate change treaty to enforcement of anti-poaching laws are critical parts of the solution.

Travel Companions

Mary Ellen Hannibal | Posted 03.30.2013 | Green
Mary Ellen Hannibal

The boundaries around our national parks have given us wonderful jewels like Yellowstone, but science tells us this approach is inadequate. National parks are simply not big enough to sustain healthy nature; wild places need to be connected to each other.

Top New Plant Species of Last Year (and the Hottest Job of the Future)

Dr. Chris Martine | Posted 03.25.2013 | Green
Dr. Chris Martine

You might think that we could have found all of the plants by now. They don't evade capture or bite you when you catch them. Unlike microbes, they aren't invisible without a lens. Yet, more than 150 new plant species were published in academic journals in 2012.

More Than Hope for Tigers

Dr. Cristián Samper | Posted 03.11.2013 | Green
Dr. Cristián Samper

While the news about tigers has been bleak, that are developments that clearly show how smart strategies and strong partnerships are ensuring that tigers are saved for centuries to come. We know we can and must replicate these successes in other parts of the tiger's range.

The Endangered Species Act: Preserving Wildlife, Wonder and Our Natural Heritage for 40 Years

Jamie Rappaport Clark | Posted 03.04.2013 | Green
Jamie Rappaport Clark

Let's put politics aside, as they did 40 years ago, and recommit to a strong and successful Endangered Species Act that saves this nation's imperiled wildlife and plant heritage once and for all.

THRILLING Endangered Species Moment Caught On Camera

Posted 12.20.2012 | Miami

For the first time ever, an uncollared Florida panther has been captured on camera moving her kittens to a new den in the 26,000-acre Florida Panther ...

Time to Stop Persecuting Wolves

Dr. Reese Halter | Posted 02.17.2013 | Green
Dr. Reese Halter

When I was a young boy, biologist Farley Mowat's book 'Never Cry Wolf' eloquently described nature and wolves - like the world had never known before....

WATCH: Adorable, Rare Turtles Hatch At Bronx Zoo

Posted 12.17.2012 | New York

Five Chinese yellow-headed box turtles, one of the 25 most endangered turtle species in the world, have hatched at the Bronx Zoo! The Wildlife Cons...

The Mule Deer Wars

David Petersen | Posted 02.16.2013 | Denver
David Petersen

"The Mule Deer Wars." That's what I've come to call a tenacious western wildlife controversy. It began in the 1990s, when state wildlife managers started reporting lower mule deer populations. "If mule deer herds are in poor health, the land is in poor health."

The Connection Between Species Extinction, Organized Crime, and the Spread of Disease

Dr. Cristián Samper | Posted 02.04.2013 | Green
Dr. Cristián Samper

There is no lack of reasons to join efforts to stop wildlife trafficking. Together, we need to protect the source, break the chain and stop demand.

The Day of the Cheetah

Dr. Laurie Marker | Posted 01.30.2013 | Impact
Dr. Laurie Marker

International Cheetah Day is a celebration of the magnificence of the cheetah. (Really, is there anything more awe-inspiring than watching a cheetah sprint across the grasslands, every muscle of its body a perfect expression of speed and grace?) It is also an opportunity to take action.

Taking an Anthropological Approach to Biodiversity Loss

American Anthropological Association | Posted 01.21.2013 | Green
American Anthropological Association

Will we as anthropologists address global warming and biodiversity loss? Will we break the human-centric taboo that prevents us, as anthropologists, from addressing how we can help people choose to reduce our population and consumption?

Embracing the Cheetah, Embracing the World

Dr. Laurie Marker | Posted 01.15.2013 | Impact
Dr. Laurie Marker

It is still my very fervent belief that while we need the help of the whole world to save the cheetah, in doing so, the cheetah has the opportunity to help the whole world in return.

Endangered Wildlife Reflects Troubled Waters

Leda Huta | Posted 01.14.2013 | Green
Leda Huta

The Endangered Species Coalition just released a report detailing 10 imperiled water-related ecosystems, and the imperiled wildlife that depend on them. Pay attention: there's probably a lake or river near you on the list.

Wildlife and Foreign Policy: What's the Connection?

Robert Hormats | Posted 01.08.2013 | Green
Robert Hormats

We need to show collective outrage against wildlife crimes to galvanize bold, comprehensive, worldwide action. None of us is doing enough.