Colombia’s national tree, the wax palm, is endangered. Now, with decades of guerrilla war in retreat, scientists are rediscovering vast forests and racing to study and protect them.
In the report, “Survival by Degrees: 389 Bird Species on the Brink," published by the National Audubon Society, Minnesota's state bird was listed as one of 55 species that are likely to disappear from the state by 2080 if greenhouse-gas emissions are not cut.
The dawn chorus is one of the wonders of the natural world, but a discordant note will be struck when a soundtrack of hundreds of birds is heard in London this month.
Common birds like the great horned owl could be come less common and the state bird, the ruffed grouse could disappear altogether in Pa if global temperatures continue to rise.
The public has long supported a program to provide water for wildlife, but now human threats, including border-wall construction, are making a bad situation worse.
American industry, aided by federal regulators, is conducting a large-scale, consequential experiment with our hormones and the developing brains and reproductive systems of our children.
