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By Jen Hawse / On June 18th, 2020

We love our pets and yet we face an alarming decline in species worldwide. What’s the connection? In his new book, Unnatural Companions: Rethinking Our Love of Pets in an Age of Wildlife Extinction,...

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By Jada Mosley / On April 26th, 2019

Threats to pollinators abound, but so too do the everyday conservation efforts being taken to protect them. 

By Jada Mosley / On March 15th, 2019

This 25th Anniversary Edition celebrates Naturalist as a modern classic.

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By Cristina Eisenberg / On May 20th, 2015

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By Eric Dinerstein / On May 19th, 2015

 

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By Worldwatch Institute / On March 31st, 2015

Reposted from the Worldwatch Institute's blog with permission.

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By Meghan Bartels / On March 18th, 2015

In this installment of the occasional series, we hear from Cristina Eisenberg, author of The Carnivore Way.

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By Meghan Bartels / On March 10th, 2015

Post by David Johns, contributor to Keeping the Wild: Against the Domestication of Earth. When humans started to farm 12,000 years ago, they began to change the earth in...

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By Cristina Eisenberg / On March 9th, 2015

Reposted from Cristina Eisenberg's blog at the Huffington Post with permission.

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By Meghan Bartels / On February 27th, 2015

The Colorado River.

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