April 2010
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All Hail the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act →
It isn’t that often that those elected to serve in our Nation’s Capitol leave off from being a fractious bunch of “elderly grifters” (Thank you, Jason Linkins!), but Earth Day brought welcome news that of a couple of enterprising Congressmen—Rep. Rush Holt of New Jersey’s 12th District and Rep. Jared Polis of Colorado’s 2nd—did something refreshingly...
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No Bailout for Biodiversity →
Be sure to check out this SmartPlanet interview with Bob Bloomfield, coordinator of the UK’s response to the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity. Boonsri Dickinson asks Bloomfield what people are missing about biodiversity and gets some refreshingly clear and coherent answers.
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Hey iWild--Where's the Monkeys?!
Monkey Lovers—Have no fear! We’re saving the Monkeys for later in the Year!
Observant fans will have noticed that we haven’t messed with Monkeys since Endangered All-Star #10 (Orangutan) and #21 (Chimpanzee). But with 1 in 4 primates headed for Extinction, we’re not about to forget them. Stay tuned for Monkey Month, coming up in July. In the meantime, send us your...
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one green planet: The Maldives - A Floating... →
I recently blogged about New Moore Island which was a part of the first generation of islands to have disappeared under water due to rising sea levels. Being uninhabited, the loss of land did not affect any lives, at least not human. Unfortunately, it won’t be such an uncomplicated demise for habited…