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Highway to Hell and the Roads Along the Way (Part 1 of 2)
People around the globe value the Boreal forest in Alberta, Canada for a number of reasons. For one, the forest represents ¼ of the earth’s remaining intact forest, but it is under attack from Big Oil. Read more >
Help Defend the Safety Net of Protections for Endangered Wildlife
Proposals in Congress to remove the safety net of protection for endangered wildlife are flying around fast and furious.
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International Polar Bear Day: 13 Things You May Not Know about Polar Bears
In honor of International Polar Bear Day, which falls each year on February 27th, here are a few things about the celebrated bruin that may amaze and amuse you: The polar bear rivals the Alaska brown bear as the world’s… Read more >
President’s Day: How Animals Lead
President’s Day weekend was set aside to honor the memory of our first president, George Washington, celebrating his skillful leadership at the dawn of our history as a nation. Leadership and hierarchies seem to come naturally to humans, helping to… Read more >
Pacific Walruses Deserve Federal Protection, Stuck In Endangered Species Limbo
Extinction doesn’t wait, but the Pacific walrus will have to wait to receive federal protection. In a disappointing turn of events, this animal will not be joining its Arctic neighbor, the polar bear, on the endangered species list. The U.S. Fish and… Read more >
Good Florida Panther News
Signs of progress in rescuing the critically endangered Florida panther from extinction – and an opportunity to expedite protection and recovery. Read more >
Valentine’s Day: Some Animals Really Have Heart
Valentine’s Day is the traditional holiday for giving away hearts. But how does a healthy human heart—a hollow ball of muscle about the size of a clenched fist that beats around 72 times a minute when at rest, pumping the… Read more >
Should we plug the hole in the St. Clair River?
Two years ago when I started working on the issue of Great Lakes water loss I went to a meeting in Canada. When crossing the border, much to my surprise, the border guard asked me, “Are you going to plug… Read more >
Polar Bear Swims Nine Days to Find Ice
Yesterday I read a story that broke my heart. The LA Times reported that researchers have tracked a female polar bear that swam for nine days – nonstop — across the Beaufort Sea, before reaching an ice floe: “In one of the… Read more >
Changing Times for the Gray Wolf
Political, social and cultural progress on conservation issues are often slow in arriving, but when seen from atop the arc of time, the progress conservationists have made on some issues is just amazing. Below are comments that reflect how attitudes… Read more >
