Environment
Poaching in Africa Becomes Increasingly Militarized
By William H. Funk, Mongabay
Dozens of African rangers are killed each year by increasingly well-armed and -organized poachers in a bloody conflict over the continent’s wildlife.
Citizen Mussels
Story and photos by Geoff Martin, from Boulevard
North America's freshwater mussels are facing a mass extinction crisis, and ecologists are jumping into rivers to figure out why.
Water Bugs: A Story of Absolution
By Clinton Crockett Peters, from Pandora’s Garden
Every living creature has the potential to expand our understanding of who we are—even the resilient, reviled cockroach.
Salmon or Swimming Lakes: Framing Dam Removal
By Peter Brewitt, from Same River Twice
Dam removal is a growing trend, and it will always involve complex emotional and political motivations.
The End of Nature, Part Two
By Michael Engelhard
Bill McKibben’s new book, Falter, follows up on the climate change peril we now face.
Blood Sisters
By Jennifer Wise, from Northern Woodlands
Playing the role of both predator and prey in the cycle of life.
Bridging Colonialism and Climate Change
By Daniel Macmillen Voskoboynik
How a legacy of exploitation and damaged landscapes bred the forces behind climate change.
Access to Water: A Fundamental Human Right
By Robert William Sandford and Merrell-Ann S. Phare
Think of a world without clean water. For many, this is reality. This proposal seeks to address this issue and ensure access to this crucial resource.
