Will Colorado bring back wolves? It's up to voters
For the first time in the US, a ballot measure will ask voters whether to restore wolves to a place where they've been eradicated. Coloradans have strong views on both sides.
Kevin Crooks, Professor of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology , Colorado State University •
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Oct. 16, 2020 • ~11 min
Oct. 16, 2020 • ~11 min
Tags: livestock ranchers endangered-species colorado human-wildlife-conflict hunting wolves carnivores apex-predators us-west us-elections-2020 referendum ecological-restoration
Can Asia end its uncontrolled consumption of wildlife? Here's how North America did it a century ago
In the 1800s, Americans hunted many wild species near or into extinction. Then in the early 1900s, the US shifted from uncontrolled consumption of wildlife to conservation. Could Asia follow suit?
Roland Kays, Research Associate Professor of Wildlife and Scientist at NC Museum of Natural Sciences, North Carolina State University •
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June 17, 2020 • ~9 min
June 17, 2020 • ~9 min
Tags: covid-19 china wildlife fishing wildlife-conservation bison endangered-species us-history wildlife-trade asia hunting ivory-ban wildlife-management
More people eat frog legs than you think – and humans are harvesting frogs at unsustainable rates
Frogs are harvested as food by the millions every year. A new study shows that uncontrolled frog hunting could drive some populations to extinction by midcentury.
Kerim Çiçek, Associate Professor of Zoology, Ege University •
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June 12, 2020 • ~8 min
June 12, 2020 • ~8 min
Tags: food extinction frogs regulation endangered-species amphibians hunting turkey
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