Creature that inspired Pikachu is being blamed for an ecological crisis – but it may be innocent

The electric Pokemon’s real-life muse is charged with degrading the vast meadows of the Tibetan Plateau.

Li Li, Assistant Professor of Landscape Ecology, Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University • conversation
Oct. 4, 2021 • ~6 min

The creature that inspired Pikachu is being blamed for an ecological crisis – but it may be innocent

The electric Pokemon’s real-life muse is charged with degrading the vast meadows of the Tibetan Plateau.

Li Li, Assistant Professor of Landscape Ecology, Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University • conversation
Oct. 4, 2021 • ~6 min

Seagrass meadows shrank by 92% in UK waters - restoring them could absorb carbon emissions and boost fish

Seagrass meadows are a powerful ally in the effort to slow climate change and reverse wildlife losses.

Peter JS Jones, Reader in Environmental Governance, UCL • conversation
March 4, 2021 • ~6 min

Don't blame cats for destroying wildlife – shaky logic is leading to moral panic

Framing cats as responsible for declines in biodiversity is based on faulty scientific logic and fails to account for the real culprit – human activity.

Francisco J. Santiago-Ávila, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Wisconsin-Madison • conversation
July 30, 2020 • ~7 min

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