by LouiseGund | Dec 10, 2020 | Animals, Environment, Uncategorized
In 2020, Singapore observed World Elephant Day, which takes place every year on August 12, by destroying a large cache of illegal ivory its government had seized. The crushing of the 9 tonnes of ivory is estimated to be the biggest such wildlife contraband destruction...
by LouiseGund | Dec 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
In 1831, 22-year-old Charles Darwin set out on a five-year voyage that would change his life—and ours. Hired as the ship’s naturalist aboard the HMS Beagle, he traveled with the British navy ship on a round-the-world tour that gave him the insights that would later...
by LouiseGund | Nov 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
With all the bad news we’ve seen lately about increasing numbers of species threatened with extinction, here’s something that will be refreshing: as the New York Times reported on September 12, 2020, the road to extinction sometimes allows for turning back....
by LouiseGund | Nov 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
Innumerable studies show the outsize harm that domestic cats do to local bird populations. But stray and feral cats are also a big problem, and for that, state officials in Hawaii have the grim receipts. Endangering an Endangered Species In September 2020, the...
by LouiseGund | Oct 8, 2020 | Animals, Conservation, Organizations, Wildlife
Recently, people everywhere had the opportunity to celebrate one of the world’s most intelligent, emotionally complex—and endangered—animals: the elephant. World Elephant Day, which occurs annually on August 12, not only serves as a way to learn more about these...
