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  • How the National Geographic Society Has Rebooted to Help Restore Earth’s Natural Equilibrium June 14, 2017
    Six months into his new position as National Geographic chief scientist, Jonathan Baillie, the former conservation programmes director of the Zoological Society of London, outlined his "scientific vision" for how the National Geographic Society would work to help create a a planet that's going to provide for 9 billion people -- and all forms of […]
  • “Elephant, I Miss You” June 5, 2017
    Elephants may be edging closer to extinction which would in turn cripple local ecosystems, but it is the stories of damaged crops and trampled people that are most salient for communities here in Malawi. Nyama is the Chichewa word used for both "meat" and "anima"’, and chirombo, which means pest, is often used to describe […]
  • People and Wildlife Are Both Casualties of Illicit Mining May 24, 2017
    Central Africa’s natural treasures are a blessing. They are also a curse. The vast Congo Basin -- spanning six Central African countries - supports more than 10,000 animal and 600 tree species, many of which are unique to this area. The region represents the second largest contiguous moist tropical forest in the world and provides […]

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    Ivory Destruction: Beyond Burning (via Annamiticus) On October 8, 2013, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to crush its stockpile of elephant ivory consisting of 5.4 tons of whole tusks and small carvings — items that have been seized or abandoned to the US government over the last 20 years.…

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