You cannot begin to preserve any species of animal unless you preserve the habitat in which it dwells. Disturb or destroy that habitat and you will exterminate the species as surely as if you had shot it. So conservation means that you have to preserve forest and grassland, river and lake, even the sea itself. […]
Climate Change and Water Resources
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The Kubanek Pond
The Pond Reflections on a non-Human Centred View Way of Living Cold, wet leaves Floating on moss-coloured water And the croaking of frogs— Cracked bell-notes in the twilight. – Amy Lowell Many years ago I had a pond dug in our backyard. At first it was for our golden retriever to swim in when […]
CLIMATE IN CRISIS Coronavirus disrupts global fight to save endangered species Around the world, government resources diverted to pandemic efforts have opened opportunities for illegal land clearing and poaching. A golden bamboo lemur in Madagascar.Noel Rowe / Centre ValBio via AP file June 8, 2020, 8:15 AM EDT By Associated Press Biologist Carlos Ruiz has spent […]
Conservation Efforts Impacted by Pandemic
How Does Coronavirus Affect Biodiversity? New Views from the Field Biologist highlights implications for environmental conservation and research amidst the pandemic. By Katherine Gianni Photo by Kai Dörner on Unsplash. For Boston University professor of biology, Richard Primack, research often takes him far beyond his classroom in Boston to places like Malaysia, China, Japan, and Germany for extensive fieldwork and […]