Rocky Mountain Wolves Debate Back In The Crosshairs
By Barbara Kessler The story of the Rocky Mountain gray wolves is an inspiring fairy tale, in reverse, that showcases nature’s ability to sustain its own given a little time, the right habitat and a...
View ArticleGray wolves may be spared in Northern Rockies
By Barbara Kessler Gray wolves, all but de-listed from the Endangered Species Act protections through a series of government steps this year, may have won a reprieve. According to a U.S. Fish and...
View ArticleMany mammals at risk of extinction
By Barbara Kessler Polar bears, penguins, pandas have become symbols of the fight to save wild places around the world and push back global warming. According to conservationists meeting in Barcelona...
View ArticleIrreplaceable Wildlife: Exhibit Pictures Species In A Warming World
Update: The photo exhibit Irreplaceable is on display at the San Francisco Public Library gallery through the holidays. It heads to Los Angeles, to the G2 Gallery in Venice, for the month of January....
View ArticleSlideshow: ‘Irreplaceable: Wildlife in a Warming World’
Here are selections from “Irreplaceable: Wildlife in a Warming World,” a 40-piece traveling photo exhibit featuring the works of top nature photographers. Read the story: Irreplaceable Wildlife:...
View ArticleNew coalition asks for kinder treatment of wildlife
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now A new coalition of animal rights, conservation and faith groups is asking for a philosophical change in how the federal government treats the nation’s diminishing...
View ArticleOil disaster could destroy Gulf of Mexico fishery, natural areas, tourism
From Green Right Now Reports As thousands rushed into action on the Louisiana coast on Friday to deal with the millions of gallons of oil heading for shore, the region’s largest environmental advocacy...
View ArticleExperts say spill’s affect on wildlife still a guessing game
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now The BP oil spill will affect ecosystems in the gulf for a long time and is certain to affect the entire “food web,” wildlife experts said Friday. A bottle nose...
View ArticleHow to — and how not to — help dolphins during the oil spill
From Green Right Now Reports You’ve probably encountered those “Don’t Feed the Bears” signs in national parks. Well, it’s true of dolphins also. NOAA has put out notice that the public should not...
View ArticleBullet changes could benefit wildlife
From Green Right Now Reports Gun control’s a sticky matter, but environmentalists are hoping bullet control can speed through the legislative system. A Little Blue Heron (Photo: GreenRightNow) A poll...
View ArticleLet’s start treating climate change like the enemy
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now So now we’re at 400 parts per million of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere — or 399.89, according to a revision of last week’s reading. Either way, we’ve reached a...
View ArticleAnd now for the good news…tigers, wind turbines and green-powered cities
From Green Right Now Reports Tired of dead zones, calving ice sheets, warming permafrost and coal pollution? Yeah, we are too. So we’re starting a periodic feature: And now for the good news! Here are...
View Article‘Predator friendly’ farms respect wildlife
Green Right Now Reports Farms and nature are often seen as opposing forces. One plows down wild spaces, builds fences and turns a wary eye toward the native wildlife. The other follows the way of the...
View ArticleOne small stamp for you, one giant leap for vanishing wildlife
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now Two years ago, the U.S. Postal Service launched a stamp to help save wildlife on the brink of extinction. This quiet program provides an easy way to contribute a few...
View ArticleFirst wolves, now some US grizzlies may lose protections too
From Green Right Now Reports U.S. grizzly bears may soon lose protections under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA), the Center for Biological Diversity warned this week. Grizzly bear (Photo:...
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