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 | Endangered Species, Environmental Protection
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 Cactus...
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 to...
by Gary Chandler | Mar 28, 2017 | Biodiversity, Deforestation, Endangered Species
Ecosystems, Biodiversity Vanishing The world populations of fish, birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles fell overall by 52 percent between 1970 and 2010, far faster than previously thought, the World Wildlife Fund announced. The conservation group’s Living...
by Gary Chandler | Oct 28, 2016 | Climate Change, Deforestation, Endangered Species
PR Firm Promotes Climate Action, Biodiversity 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 air. Unfortunately,...
by Gary Chandler | Aug 8, 2016 | Deforestation, Endangered Species, Forest Conservation
Defending Ecosystems With Community Engagement, Enrichment The climate conversation often focuses on fossil fuels and energy policy, but deforestation is a major part of the equation. Of course, that also puts a premium on forest conservation around the world. Humans...