Environmental Protection
The poaching of Sumatra’s endangered tigers remains an acute problem
The loss of a single wild tiger is a setback to conservation efforts. The death of three tigers at the same time is a tragedy.
How would planting 8 billion trees every year for 20 years affect Earth’s climate?
Could massive tree planting actually slow climate change?
Mountain forests in Africa store plenty more carbon than previously thought
"The results are surprising because the climate in mountains would be expected to lead to low carbon forests."
Plastic nets harm seals in Africa, but volunteers do their best to help
Discarded fishing lines and nets can cause serious injuries to the mammals and even lead to their deaths.
Mammals living in cities grow larger than their country cousins
Animals that can adopt well to resource-rich urbanized environments could fare better than those that can't.
The demise of Mayan civilization should serve as a warning
"When you can't irrigate your crops, you can't have a city of 40,000, like some of the Maya cities were."