EnvironmentJanuary 3, 2012
Elephant Week: Poaching and Ivory Smuggling at Record Highs in 2011
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.
EnvironmentDecember 27, 2011
Lions vs. Cattle: Taste Aversion Could Solve African Predator Problem
EnvironmentDecember 21, 2011
Bad News for Christmas: Frankincense Faces Uncertain Future
EnvironmentDecember 20, 2011
Caught on Video: Endangered Pygmy Hippo Seen Slipping through Nighttime Liberia
EnvironmentDecember 14, 2011
Sperm Bank and Reproductive Research Could Help Save Tasmanian Devils from Extinction
EnvironmentDecember 13, 2011
Should California Ban American Bullfrogs?
EnvironmentDecember 9, 2011
Do PCBs Still Threaten Humans? A Turtle Study Suggests They Might
EnvironmentDecember 5, 2011
Endangered Ozark Hellbender Salamanders Breed in Captivity for the First Time
EnvironmentDecember 3, 2011
Illegal Deforestation Threatens the Last 23 Hainan Gibbons [Video]
EnvironmentNovember 30, 2011
Have You Seen This `Extinct' Snake? Snapping a Photo of It Alive Could Be Worth $500
EnvironmentNovember 22, 2011
Can the Most Interesting Man in the World Help Save This Critically Endangered Wombat?
EnvironmentNovember 17, 2011
Amazing Neptune's Cup Sponge Rediscovered in Singapore
EnvironmentNovember 15, 2011
Another Rhino Goes Extinct and Other Updates from the Brink
EnvironmentNovember 10, 2011
Should Gay, Endangered Penguins Be Forced to Mate?
EvolutionNovember 7, 2011
"Save the Chimps" Sanctuary Builds a Home for Traumatized Apes
EnvironmentNovember 4, 2011
England Tries Wire and Mesh "Bat Bridges" to Save Endangered Species
EnvironmentNovember 1, 2011
Could an Artificial Cave Help Protect Bats from Deadly Fungus?
EnvironmentOctober 27, 2011
Please Don't Feed the Endangered Eagles?
EnvironmentOctober 25, 2011
Poachers Drive Javan Rhino to Extinction in Vietnam [Updated]
EnvironmentOctober 20, 2011
Ohio Animal Tragedy Calls Attention to Loopholes in U.S. Captive Wildlife Laws
EnvironmentOctober 18, 2011
Could Farming Sustainable Tilapia Help Cut the Demand for Shark Fin Soup?
EnvironmentOctober 14, 2011
Surveys Find No Sign of Endangered Vietnamese Pheasant
EnvironmentOctober 11, 2011
Mystery Tiger Deaths Solved: Canine Distemper Plagues Siberian Tigers
EnvironmentOctober 7, 2011
Hellbender Salamander Gets Endangered Species Designation, but No Habitat Protection--and That May Be a Good Thing