by Gary Chandler | Nov 16, 2020 | Biodiversity, Endangered Species
Proposition Makes Conservation History A government trapper killed Colorado’s last native gray wolf almost 80 years ago in a misguided attempt to help the livestock industry tame the West. We are all poorer for the loss. Thanks to voter approval, Proposition 114...
by Gary Chandler | Feb 16, 2020 | Biodiversity, Endangered Species
Stakeholders Excluded From Public Comment By Kelsey Yule, PhD Ecologist and Evolutionary Biologist I have spent the past seven years studying the rich biological communities of Arizona’s Sonoran Desert. Few places there are more captivating than the Organ Pipe...
by Gary Chandler | Aug 4, 2018 | Endangered Species, Public Affairs
Public Opinion, Science Ignored For Corporate Interests The Endangered Species Act is the most important law in the United States for conserving biodiversity and halting the extinction of species. The Trump administration, aided by Citizens United, is poised...
by Gary Chandler | Dec 5, 2015 | Endangered Species, Politics
Special Interests Driving Public Policy What do sage grouse, wolves, and burying beetles have to do with politics? A lot when we look at how decisions to protect or not protect these species have gotten tied into political debates. Instead of discussions focused on...
by Gary Chandler | Dec 27, 2013 | Climate Change, Endangered Species
Defending Global Ecosystems With Community Engagement Deforestation generates about 20 percent of greenhouse gasses, which contribute to global warming and climate change. Deforestation also cripples our planet’s ability to filter carbon dioxide from our...
by Gary Chandler | May 7, 2011 | Biodiversity, Endangered Species
Corporate Social Responsibility Under Fire As we all know, rainforest conservation and restoration are critical to life as we know it. It’s about carbon AND it’s about the delicate and vital web of life that we all depend upon. Biodiversity encompasses the...
