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Endangered Species
Endangered macaws dependent on their worst enemy
by Jeremy Hance
Vol. 9 No 2 (April-Jun) page 10
Identity Crisis
by Douglas Fox
Vol. 9 No 2 (April-Jun) page 22
A Witness to Violence
by J. Michael Fay
Vol. 9 No 2 (April-Jun) page 28
When Lemurs Fly
by Eric Wagner
Vol. 9 No 2 (April-Jun) page 39
Lonely Polar Nights
by Nick Atkinson
Vol. 9 No 1 (January-March) page 8
Cancer on a Whole Species
by Cynthia Mills
Vol. 9 No 1 (January-March) page 26
Eye Ointment for Frogs
by Eric Wagner
Vol. 9 No 1 (January-March) page 34
Connect the Dots
by Emma Marris
Vol. 9 No 1 (January-March) page 35
Gray Whale Populations Haven’t Recovered Just Yet
Vol. 8 No 4 (October-Decmeber 2007) page 8
Using Bees to Control Elephants
Vol. 8 No 4 (October-Decmeber 2007) page 10
Saint Ursus Maritimus
Icons are about simplicity and clarity. No gray areas. But what happens when the real polar bear clashes with the symbol it has become?
by Jim Robbins
Vol. 8 No 4 (October-December) page 12
Wildlife Contraception
Charged with downsizing wildlife populations to fit the geography of the modern world, a small group of researchers is out to replace bullets with family planning.
by Douglas Fox
Vol. 8 No 4 (October-December) page 20
Cross-Species Cookbook
A conservation message served with a shared meal
by Eric Wagner
Vol. 8 No 4 (October-December) page 36
A Fine Weave
Microchip technology exposes illegal wildlife products
by Shilpa Kannan
Vol. 8 No 4 (October-Decmeber 2007) page 38
The Last Gladiators
How joyful, really, is the resurrection of a species if the modern world cannot find a single haven for it and if it seems doomed to slip into limbo once more anyway?
By Scott Weidensaul
Vol. 8 No 3 (July-Sept 2007) page 19
Arresting Evidence
State-of-the-art forensic technology is forcing us to face the reality that even our most applauded trade bans and moratoriums aren’t working. From ivory cell phones to shark fin soup, it’s all available—at a price.
By Natasha Loder
Vol. 8 No 3 (July-Sept 2007) page 12
10 Solutions to Save the Oceans
We asked a select group of innovative thinkers to go out on a limb.
By Martín Hall, Daniel Pauly, David Conover, Amanda Vincent, Kimberly Davis, Carl Safina, George Sugihara, Ussif Rashid Sumaila, and Tundi Agardy
Vol. 8 No 3 (July-Sept 2007) page 23
Tour de Turtle
Online game captures people’s attention and stirs their conscience
By Peter Popham
Vol. 8 No 3 (July-Sept 2007) page 33
Identified Flying Objects
An automated birdwatcher scans the skies for rare species
By Gaia Vince
Vol. 8 No 3 (July-Sept 2007) page 34
Hunting Apparel
Neoprene cat bib protects small birds, mammals, and reptiles
By Michelle Carr
Vol. 8 No 3 (July-Sept 2007) page 35
Long-Distance Killer
Pesticides are the latest suspect in mysterious frog decline
Vol. 8 No 3 (July-Sept 2007) page 7
Wipe Out
The domino effect extends to marine life
Vol. 8 No 3 (July-Sept 2007) page 10
Aliens Among Us
Invasive species stand accused of ecological insubordination, mass murder, and other crimes against nature. But the case is far from closed.
A round table with James H. Brown and Dov F. Sax, Daniel Simberloff, and Mark Sagoff
Vol. 8 No 2 (Apr-Jun 2007) page 14
Email, Phone, Data: All in One Fish
Tracking marine life with BlackBerry technology
by Eric Sorensen
Vol. 8 No 2 (Apr-Jun 2007) page 35
When Worlds Collide
Climate change will shuffle the deck of plants, animals, and ecosystems in ways we've only begun to imagine.
by Douglas Fox
Vol. 8 No. 1 (January-March 2007) page 28
Like Humans, Like Elephants
An increasing number of scientists appear willing to cross into the forbidden territory of anthropomorphism in their quest to understand the animal world.
by Martin Meredith
Vol. 8 No. 1 (January-March 2007) page 48
Are We Putting Tigers in Our Tanks?
The connection between biodiesel, land use, and habitat loss isn't easy to pin down, but it isn't easy to ignore, either.
Vol. 8 No. 1 (January-March 2007) page 40
Second Chance
Cloning could be the Holy Grail of conservation or the ultimate folly. Either way, the fact is, cloning works.
by Cynthia Mills
Vol. 7 No. 4 (October-December 2006) page 22
Do No Harm
The story of the Hawaiian crow is a parable of doing harm by going to all lengths to do good. What role should the ancient advice of Hippocrates play in endangered species conservation?
by Mark Jerome Walters
Vol. 7 No. 4 (October-December 2006) page 28
Could Viagra® Be a Conservation Tool?
The advent of aspirin did not eliminate the use of rhinoceros horn as a traditional Chinese remedy. But maybe aspirin doesn't work as well as Viagra.
Vol. 7 No. 4 (October-December 2006) page 40
Age Is Only Skin Deep
A new technique could end whaling for scientific purposes.
by Carina Dennis
Vol. 7 No. 4 (October-December 2006) page 35
Evolutionary Tinkering
A small group of latter-day Noahs is beginning to explore radical new ways to help species ride out the currrent wave of extinctions.
by Scott Norris
Vol. 7 No. 3 (July-Sept 2006) page 28-34
Seeing Stars
Using pattern matching tools from astrophysics for shark conservation.
by Nancy Bazilchuck
Vol. 7 No. 2 (April-June 2006) page 35-36
Border Control
New wildlife Interpol cracks down on organized crime.
by Nancy Bazilchuck
Vol. 7 No. 2 (April-June 2006) page 38-39
Connecting Flights
Never mind the road map for peace. An unlikely marriage between bird conservation and military aviation is thriving on one of the most divisive pieces of real estate on Earth.
by Frances Cairncross
Vol. 7 No. 1 (January-March 2006) page 14-21
Where the Wild Things Were
The recent Nature paper proposing to bring cheetahs, lions, and elephants to North America raised a wild rumpus. But are the critics missing the point?
by William Stolzenburg
Vol. 7 No. 1 (January-March 2006) page 28-34
The Look of Success
In the wake of successful wolf reintroductions, managers who once fervently defended wolves are now faced with killing them. Are we ready for modern predator management?
by Jim Robbins
Vol. 6 No. 4 (October-December 2005) pages 28-34
The Protein Gap
John Fa is the first researcher to frame the bushmeat crisis as a protein crisis. And his analysis suggests that wildlife activists are behaving like Marie-Antoinette: “Let them eat cake.”
by Fred Pearce
Vol. 6 No. 3 (July-September 2005) pages 20-27
Moss Conservation behind Bars
Prison inmates help researchers cultivate threatened mosses
by Adelheid Fischer
Vol. 6 No. 3 (July-September 2005) pages 38-39
Edge Walking on the Urban Fringe
In the face of inevitable development, Michael Klemens is making his stand for conservation where 10 million people dwell. One man's uncompelling is another man's biodiversity.
by Kevin Krajick
Vol. 6 No. 2 (April-June 2005) page 28-34
Smart Gear Competition
$25,000 prize inspires ingenious solutions to bycatch.
by Nancy Bazilchuk
Vol. 6 No. 2 (April-June 2005) page 36-38
Sniffing with Precision
Detection dogs push the limits of field-monitoring techniques.
by Joshua Brown
Vol. 6 No. 2 (April-June 2005) page 35-36
Healing Powers
With the finesse of modern market research, a team of undercover conservationists set out to probe the 3,000-year-old demand curve for endangered species in traditional Chinese medicine.
by Douglas Fox
Vol. 6 No. 1 (January-March 2005) page 28-34
The Father of All Mass Extinctions
There is a good possibility that losses in the present will surpass anything in the geological past. Facing that specter could shake the very tenets of conservation.
by Peter Ward
Vol. 5 No. 3 (Summer 2004) page 12-19
The Elephant Listening Project
Bioacoustic monitoring portends a sweeping change in our ability to listen in on the cacophony of the wild world—and perhaps even make sense of it.
by Douglas Fox
Vol. 5 No. 3 (Summer 2004) page 30-37
Degraded Darkness
It’s tempting to assume that artificial light distresses only a few exquisitely sensitive species. But mounting evidence suggests that disappearing darkness undermines our best conservation efforts.
by Ben Harder
Vol. 5 No. 2 (Spring 2004) page 20-27
Road Kill
Vehicle collisions can be a matter of life and death not just for individual species but for entire populations. In Florida, ecologists and engineers have devised an elegantly simple statewide solution.
by David Havlick
Vol. 5 No. 1 (Winter 2004) page 30-34
Distributing Risk
When an endangered species is limited to a single location, one chance event can erase it from existence. In Australia, ecologists have found a way to hedge the bets of the black-eared miner.
by Douglas Fox
Vol. 4 No. 4 (Fall 2003) page 32-38
Behavior and Conservation: More than Meets the Eye
More than meets the Eye. For years, behavioral ecologists have meticulously studies the subtleties of wildlife behavior. Their findings reveal information conservationists can use.
by Douglas Fox
Vol. 4 No. 3 (Summer 2003) page 32-38
Lost and Found
In Lake Victoria, researchers have rediscovered an “extinct” fish cichlid. Capitalizing on this serendipitous conservation opportunity, they have found a way to reconcile species recovery and fisheries.
by Sarah DeWeerdt
Vol. 4 No. 3 (Summer 2003) page 32-38
Taking the Bite out of Wildlife Damage
The Challenges of Wildlife Compensation Schemes
by Philip Nyhus, Hank Fisher, Francine Madden, and Steve Osofsky
Vol. 4 No. 2 (Spring 2003) page 37-40
Ground Truthing Conservation
Why biological exploration isn’t history
by Alan Rabinowitz
Vol. 3 No. 4 (Fall 2002) page 20-25
Context Matters
Considerations for large-scale conservation
by Reed F. Noss
Vol. 3 No. 3 (Summer 2002) page 10-19
How Biased Are We? Print Only
by J. Alan Clark and Robert M. May
Vol. 3 No. 3 (Summer 2002) page 28-29
Buy a Fish, Save a Tree
Safeguarding sustainability in an Amazonian ornamental fishery
by Scott Norris with Ning Labbish Chao
Vol. 3 No. 3 (Summer 2002) page 30-35
Why Is Eating Bushmeat a Biodiversity Crisis?
by Elizabeth Bennett, Heather Eves, John Robinson, and David Wilkie
Vol. 3 No. 2 (Spring 2002) page 28-29
What Really Is an Evolutionarily Significant Unit?
The debate over incorporating genetics into conservation biology
by Sarah DeWeerdt
Vol. 3 No. 1 (Winter 2002) page10-17
Are Linguistic and Biological Diversity Linked? Print Only
by David Harmon and Luisa Maffi
Vol. 3 No. 1 (Winter 2002) page 26-27
How Much Data Is Enough?
Quantifying risk and measuring recovery: Lessons from the California gray whale
by Scott Norris
Vol. 3 No. 1 (Winter 2002) page 28-32
Tapping the Ivory Tower
How academic-agency partnerships can advance conservation
by P. Dee Boersma with Sarah DeWeerdt
Vol. 2 No. 3 (Summer 2001) page 28-32
Crossing the Border
U.S.-Mexican partnership to save the parrots of Cebadillas
by Scott Norris
Vol. 2 No. 3 (Summer 2001) page 33-37
Safe Harbor Agreements
Carving out a new role for NGOs
by Michael J. Bean, J. Peter Jenny, and Brian van Erden
Vol. 2 No. 2 (Spring 2001) page 9-16
Restoring Wetland Habitats with Cows and other Livestock
prescribed grazing program to conserve bog turtle habitat in New Jersey
by Jason Tesauro
Vol. 2 No. 2 (Spring 2001) page 26-30
Coordinating an International Monitoring Program
The declining amphibian task force
by Sarah DeWeerdt
Vol. 2 No. 1 (Winter 2001) page 28-31
Making Collaboration Work
Lessons from a comprehensive assessment of over 200 wide-ranging cases of collaboration in environmental management
by Steven L. Yaffee and Julia M. Wondolleck
Vol. 1 No. 1 (Spring 2000) page 17-2
Simulating Management with Models
Lessons from ten years of ecosystem management at Eglin Air Force Base
by Jeff Hardesty, Jonathan Adams, Doria Gordon, and Louis Provencher
Vol. 1 No. 1 (Spring 2000) page 26-31
Finding Value in Pre-existing Data Sets
Ecological effects of raven populations in the Joshua Tree National Park
by William I. Boarman and Sharon J. Coe
Vol. 1 No. 1 (Spring 2000) page 32-34
Building a Species Recovery Program on Trust
The case of the Hawaiian crow (alala)
by Scott Johnson
Vol. 1 No. 1 (Spring 2000) page 35-37
Articles highlighted in Journal Watch:
Outsmarting Extinction
Vol. 8 No 2 (Apr-Jun 2007) page 7
Parasites Lost
Vol. 8 No 2 (Apr-Jun 2007) page 8
Small, Inbred, but Still Diverse
Vol. 8 No 2 (Apr-Jun 2007) page 9
Save Whales . . . and Money
Vol. 8 No 2 (Apr-Jun 2007) page 11
Leave It to Beavers
Vol. 8 No 2 (Apr-Jun 2007) page 10
Enforcement Trumps Encouragement
Vol. 8 No 2 (Apr-Jun 2007) page 12
A Little Vaccination Goes a Long Way
Vol. 8 No. 1 (January-March 2007) page 7
Hotspot Mismatch for Most-Imperiled Species
Vol. 8 No. 1 (January-March 2007) page 8
Deforested Beaches Make for Lonely Female Turtles
Vol. 7 No. 4 (October-December 2006) page 7
Extinction Blind Spots
Vol. 7 No. 3 (July-Sept 2006) page 7-8
Endemism as a Surrogate for Biodiversity
Vol. 7 No. 3 (July-Sept 2006) page 9-10
Pollination Crisis in Biodiversity Hotspots
Vol. 7 No. 3 (Jult-Sept 2006) page 10
Climate-Driven Epidemic Wipes Out Frogs
Vol. 7 No. 2 (April-June 2006) page 7-8
Hotspots Not Necessarily So Hot
Vol. 7 No. 1 (January-March 2006) page 7
Highways are a Genetic Barrier for Bighorns
Vol. 7 No. 1 (January-March 2006) page 10
Phosphorus Pollution Limits Plant Diversity
Vol. 7 No. 1 (January-March 2006) page 11
Seizmic Elephant Surveys
Vol. 6 No. 4 (October-December 2005) page 7
Endangered Native or Alien Invader?
Vol. 6 No. 4 (October-December 2005) page 8-9
Does Conserving Top Predators Protect Biodiversity?
Vol. 6 No. 4 (October-December 2005) page 10
Domestication Threatens Key Deer
Vol. 6 No. 4 (October-December 2005) page 11
Projected Extinctions Threaten Vital Ecosystem Services
Vol. 6 No. 2 (April-June 2005) page 7-8
African Wild Dogs May Pay Their Own Way
Vol. 6 No. 2 (April-June 2005) page 8
Loophole in Leatherback Turtle Conservation
Vol. 6 No. 2 (April-June 2005) page 12
Thousands of Divers Pivotal to Major Seahorse Survey
Vol. 6 No. 1 (January-March 2005) page 6
Elephants Help Zebra Coexist with Cattle
Vol. 6 No. 1 (January-March 2005) page 8-9
People Eat More Bushmeat When Fish Are Scarce
Vol. 6 No. 1 (January-March 2005) page 10-11
Discarded Fishing Lines Kill Coral Colonies
Vol. 6 No. 1 (January-March 2005) page 11-12
Deforestation Leaves No Survivors
Vol. 6 No. 1 (January-March 2005) page 12-13
No Link Between Flagship Species and Other Biodiversity in Belize Print Only
Vol. 5 No. 3 (Summer 2004) page 10-11
Does Conserving Subspecies Make Sense?
Vol. 5 No. 3 (Summer 2004) page 11
Culling Whales in the Name of Ecosystem Management?
Vol. 5 No. 3 (Summer 2004) page 5
Wading Birds Rarer in “Conserved” Areas
Vol. 5 No. 3 (Summer 2004) page 6-7
Conservation Incentives Do Work
Vol. 5 No. 3 (Summer 2004) page 9-10
Oystercatchers Need More Than They Can Eat
Vol. 5 No. 2 (Spring 2004) page 7-8
Conserving Naturally Small Populations
Vol. 5 No. 2 (Spring 2004) page 11
Endangered Species Listing May Backfire
Vol. 5 No. 1 (Winter 2004) page 11
Monogamous Animals May Be More Likely to Die Out
Vol. 4 No. 3 (Summer 2003) page 7-8
Even “Nondestructive” Fishing Can Threaten Coral Reef Fish
Vol. 4 No. 3 (Summer 2003) page 9-10
Hiking May Disturb Breeding Spotted Owl
Vol. 4 No. 2 (Spring 2003) page 10-11
Planning Wildlife Friendly Roads
Vol. 4 No. 2 (Spring 2003) page 8-9
Marine Reserves Can’t Do it All: Sea Otters vs Red Abalone
Vol. 4 No. 2 (Spring 2003) page 5
The Pitfalls of Doing What Comes Naturally
Vol. 4 No. 1 (Winter 2003) page 9
Pesticides Linked to Amphibian Declines
Vol. 4 No. 1 (Winter 2003) page 8
Too Many Turtles May End Up as Roadkill
Vol. 4 No. 1 (Winter 2003) page 6-7
Multi-Species Recovery Plans Fall Short
Vol. 3 No. 4 (Fall 2002) page 5-6
Breeding Programs Should Incorporate Mate Choice
Vol. 3 No. 4 (Fall 2002) page 9
Pigs Threaten Island Fox
Vol. 3 No. 2 (Spring 2002) page 5-6
Salmon and Hydropower May Be Able to Coexist
Vol. 3 No. 2 (Spring 2002) page 6-7
Hikers May Threaten Desert Bighorn Sheep
Vol. 2 No. 4 (Fall 2001) page 6
Texas Tortoise and Cattle Can Coexist
Vol. 2 No. 4 (Fall 2001) page 9
Pet Trade Wrong: Poaching Major Threat to Parrots
Vol. 2 No. 3 (Summer 2001) page 7
Preserving Moroccan Forests Need Not Endanger Barbary Macaques
Vol. 2 No. 2 (Spring 2001) page 6-7
Reserves Can Threaten Wildlife by Attracting Poachers
Vol. 2 No. 2 (Spring 2001) page 7
Does Population Viability Analysis Underestimate Extinction Risk?
Vol. 2 No. 1 (Winter 2001) page 6-7
Jays and Cars Don’t Mix
Vol. 1. No. 1 (Spring 2000) page 4
Best Bet for Saving Cave Species
Vol. 1. No. 1 (Spring 2000) page 5
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