EnvironmentNovember 29, 2012
Cane Toads, Blue Whales, Red Wolves and Other Updates from the Brink
Stories by John R. Platt
John R. Platt is the editor of The Revelator. An award-winning environmental journalist, his work has appeared in Scientific American, Audubon, Motherboard, and numerous other magazines and publications. His "Extinction Countdown" column has run continuously since 2004 and has covered news and science related to more than 1,000 endangered species. John lives on the outskirts of Portland, Ore., where he finds himself surrounded by animals and cartoonists.
EnvironmentNovember 27, 2012
African Lions Move Closer to U.S. Endangered Species Act Protection
EvolutionNovember 24, 2012
Was Lonesome George Not Really the Last of his Species?
EnvironmentNovember 20, 2012
Last 22 Gobi Bears Endangered by Climate Change in Mongolia
EvolutionNovember 15, 2012
Controversial Toronto Zoo Penguins Not Gay after All?
EnvironmentNovember 14, 2012
Brazil Plans to Clone Its Endangered Species
EnvironmentNovember 8, 2012
Last 500 Ethiopian Wolves Endangered by Lack of Genetic Diversity
EnvironmentNovember 5, 2012
Amazing: Rarest Whale Seen for First Time in History, but Not at Sea
EnvironmentNovember 1, 2012
9 New Tree-Loving and Endangered Tarantula Species Discovered in Brazil
EnvironmentOctober 30, 2012
New Lizard Discovered in Australia and Threatened by Incoming Housing Development
EnvironmentOctober 26, 2012
Habitat Loss, Misinformation Spur Chimpanzee Aggression
EnvironmentOctober 24, 2012
Female Komodo Dragons Die Young, Housework to Blame
EnvironmentOctober 18, 2012
Rhino Poaching: An Extinction Crisis
EnvironmentOctober 16, 2012
Cost to Prevent All Future Extinctions: $11 per Person?
EnvironmentOctober 12, 2012
Last Wild Siamese Crocodile in Vietnam Found Strangled to Death [Updated]
October 11, 2012
Solenodon: ‘Extinct’ Venomous Mammal Rediscovered in Cuba after 10-Year Search
A primitive, venomous mammal endemic to Cuba and once listed as extinct has been rediscovered after a decadelong quest. The shrewlike Cuban solenodon (Solenodon cubanus)—a “living fossil” that has not changed much in millions of years—was all but wiped out in the 19th century by deforestation and introduced species.
EnvironmentOctober 5, 2012
Italy Faces Invasion of American Killer Squirrels
EnvironmentOctober 3, 2012
Dung from Critically Endangered Kakapo Parrots Could Save Endangered Plant
EnvironmentSeptember 27, 2012
Eye in the Sky: Drones Help Conserve Sumatran Orangutans and Other Wildlife
What better way to study the world's largest arboreal animals than by putting an eye in the sky?
EnvironmentSeptember 25, 2012
Guerrilla Marketing to Save Mountain Gorillas: Renewable Energy to the Rescue
EnvironmentSeptember 20, 2012
Tiny, Critically Endangered and Controversial Nevada Fish Experiences Dramatic Population Increase
EnvironmentSeptember 18, 2012
World Cup Picks Endangered Armadillo as 2014 Mascot
EnvironmentSeptember 14, 2012
Endangered Cayman Islands Parrots and Iguanas Could Use More Shelters and Havens
EnvironmentSeptember 11, 2012
23,000 People from 33 States Apply for Minnesota Wolf Hunting Permits; Unrestricted Hunting Starts Soon in Wyoming