There Are More Tigers in the USA Than in the Wild. Should We Really Be the Tiger King of the World?
Tiger King may not be on Netflix’s Top 10 anymore, but that doesn’t mean issues with the tiger trade in the United States have gone away.
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Hammerhead’s Night Out: The Day-to-Day Life of Hammerhead Sharks
Hammerheads (Sphyrna lewini) are, understandably, one of the most charismatic species in the world of marine biology. However, these sharks have suffered major declines in recent years due to direct hunting and overfishing of their prey.
Read moreEffective Environmental Policy Requires Inclusion
The politicians who designed NEPA understood that inclusion of stakeholders is crucial for policies to be effective, both in implementing change and garnering support for policy-based decisions.
Read moreWhat is scarier than zombies, ghosts, and witches? A modern mass extinction
When I was a little kid, the things that scared me were a little silly – the slime monster from Ghostwriter, caterpillars, or a sinkhole developing underneath my bed that would swallow me while I slept. While I’ve gotten over these mostly ridiculous fears, being an adult doesn’t mean I am now fearless. Instead, the things that I consider “scary” have shifted. Now, the things that scare me are all too real – things like climate change and mass extinction.
Read moreNative milkweed supports healthy monarch communities
“Monarch butterflies do really well on the exotic milkweed species that’s being widely sold and planted under current environmental conditions. But under warmer conditions, the exotic plant becomes too toxic and monarchs become less healthy.”
Read moreTrees, Tempests, and Time: What trees can tell us about weather in the past
For storms along the Gulf Coast, first-person recordings are only reliable for the past 150 years. But knowing more about when storms happened in the past helps us understand how the climate is changing and how to reduce storm risks for coastal communities. To do that, we have to use even more unusual records: tree rings.
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