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Endangered Species
March 23, 2023
Prem Thakker
Republicans Want to Remove Endangered Species Protections for the Gray Wolf and Grizzly Bear
After we worked so hard to try to save them
December 15, 2022
Apocalypse Soon
Andy Lamey
The De-Extinction of the Woolly Mammoth Is a Legal and Regulatory Nightmare
A biotech firm wants to resurrect the Pleistocene mammal in Alaska—and it’s not clear the U.S. government can stop them.
September 2, 2022
Apocalypse Soon
Liza Featherstone
Resurrecting the Tasmanian Tiger Is a Dumb Project
Naturally, Peter Thiel is an investor in the company that came up with the idea.
July 7, 2022
Apocalypse Soon
Marion Renault
Found: One Oak Tree, Famously Missing
Botanists have been searching for years for a living specimen of a mysterious, rare oak tree called Quercus tardifolia. Now they’ve found it.
July 3, 2017
Emily Atkin
For Sale: Endangered Tigers. Will Perform for Food.
Animal welfare advocates thought the Ringling Bros.' 15 big cats might be sent to a wildlife sanctuary after the circus closed. They thought wrong.
November 4, 2016
Clio Chang
A Song of Ice and Fame
In Yoko Tawada's surreal novel, we see displacement and climate change through a polar bear's eyes.
December 21, 2015
Emma Foehringer Merchant
New protections will prevent Minnesotan dentists from trophy hunting most African lions.
December 8, 2015
William Lynn
Who’s Most Responsible for Climate Change?
June 22, 2015
Gerardo Ceballos
The World’s Sixth Extinction Event Is Upon Us
January 23, 2014
Noah Chestnut
Scientists Discover A New Dolphin and It Is Already Endangered
Why are Ph.Ds debating about this on Twitter?
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