Whales and dolphins now have legal personhood in the Pacific – but one treaty won’t be enough to protect them
A new treaty could help protect cetaceans in the Pacific, but more needs to be done internationally.
John Whitehead, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Nottingham Trent University •
conversation
April 15, 2024 • ~9 min
April 15, 2024 • ~9 min
Meet J.A. Baker – the influential nature writer you’ve probably never heard of
John Alec Baker’s 1967 novel, The Peregrine, recounts the story of a bird over ten winters, but his archive is the story of a very private man.
Sarah Demelo, Curator, Art & Special Collections, University of Essex •
conversation
April 10, 2024 • ~6 min
April 10, 2024 • ~6 min
As climate change and pollution imperil coral reefs, scientists are deep-freezing corals to repopulate future oceans
Just as the world’s zoos breed critically endangered animals in captivity to repopulate the wild, scientists are building a global effort to freeze corals for reef restoration.
Mary Hagedorn, Research Scientist, Smithsonian Institution •
conversation
March 28, 2024 • ~11 min
March 28, 2024 • ~11 min
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