Archive for June 2021
China’s efforts to accommodate ‘wandering elephants’ is overshadowed by its conflict with elephants elsewhere (commentary)
Wild elephants are awe-inspiring — even if they’re trying to kill you, as I discovered in 2004. At the time I was studying how poachers and loggers threaten native mammals in Africa’s Congo Basin. I was sneaking up on a herd of forest elephants when they suddenly charged, rushing at me like enraged, out-of-control bulldozers. […]
In Scotland, the rewilding movement looks to the past to plan its future
SCOTLAND – “To restore the landscape we need cathedral thinking,” says Thomas Macdonell gazing up at a stand of ancient pines within Glen Feshie, Scotland, where he has worked as director of conservation and forestry for the past two decades. Under three different landowners, the former engineer has transformed this valley into a flagship site […]
In fight against wildlife trafficking, Brazil police turn to nuclear science
In Brazil, as in many other biodiverse countries around the world, the commercial trade of some species of wildlife is allowed — as long as the animal was bred in captivity and not captured from the wild. But identifying illegally captured wild animals in the possession of authorized breeders has always been a challenge for […]
As urban life resumes, can US cities avert gridlock?
The pandemic offered a tantalizing look at city life with fewer cars in the picture. But with traffic rebounding, there’s limited time to lock in policies that make streets more people-friendly.
Read More‘Managed retreat’ from climate disasters can reinvent cities so they’re better for everyone – and avoid more flooding, heat and fires
Managed retreat doesn’t always mean leaving. It’s about preserving the essential while redesigning communities to be better for everyone. Here’s what that can look like.
Read MoreThe search for the Dr. Fauci of climate change
A growing number of physicians are trying to transform the medical profession to meet the health challenges posed by climate change.
Read MoreYour electric vehicle could become a mini power plant
And that could make the electrical grid work better for everyone.
Read MoreRepublicans care more about the climate if you speak their language
A threat to “freedom”? How a new study changed minds in the real world.
Read MoreResearchers look to locals to fill knowledge gap on Philippine tarsier
Filip Wojciechowski moved to the island of Bohol in the Philippines in 2014 to study one of the country’s most elusive nocturnal primates, the Philippine tarsier. But he hadn’t reckoned on getting so close to one quite as soon as he did. Shortly after arriving, he was approached by a villager who offered to sell […]
Yukon-Kuskokswim in Colorful Transition
One of the world’s largest deltas stands as a remarkable example of how water and ice can shape the land.
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