Word: speciesism
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Even the most overbearing matchmaker has never had a line so good: "The entire future of the species depends on you, kids." The mating season for what may be the rarest bird on earth, the po'ouli, or black-faced honeycreeper, just ended, and researchers in Hawaii were unable to...
WHALE OF A TIME Oman is the only Arab member of the International Whaling Commission, dedicated to the conservation of whales. The waters off the coast of Oman are home to more than 20 species of marine mammals and provide both breeding and feeding grounds for sperm whales, dolphins and...
For Cagan Sekercioglu ’97, writing a thesis on the long-term effects of forestry practices on African birds meant his first visit to the continent, a stay that lasted two months and for which he prepared by memorizing the calls of about 250 Ugandan forest bird species...
After he graduated, the thesis helped him get funding for subsequent work—research that has taken him to about 50 countries across the world, where he has observed 4,062 bird species.
“Few people know the role [Ford] has played in preserving habitats and species,” Chivian said.