Word: speciesism
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Wise has spent 20 years standing up in court for deer, cats, bald eagles, dolphins, gray parrots, assorted primates and other beleaguered species. It is a profession that Wise, who has a gift for comedy, himself finds amusing. In his study hangs a favorite cartoon, of a dog raising his...
But the battle to save elephants will never end so long as humans value ivory. African countries have been collecting tusks from animals who died naturally or were culled from herds, and last year the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species allowed one-time sales from some stockpiles. In...
His quest led Van Roosmalen into a previously unstudied region of the Amazon, bursting with biodiversity. So far, he and his colleagues have identified seven never before seen species of primates, a distinct species of peccary (a wild pig), a lost cousin of the Brazil-nut tree and an anthurium...
Inside the rain forest, Van Roosmalen is an ethereal presence with his long, silvery-blond hair. He ghosts through the foliage, hardly stirring a leaf. There's the sudden drum of raindrops shaken off a tree high in the canopy, and Van Roosmalen trains his binoculars upward. A branch bounces...
As the discoverer of species, Van Roosmalen has the right to choose their scientific name. Instead he may auction off this privilege to the highest bidder and use the proceeds to protect the species in their original Brazilian habitat. Fame means less to him than saving a pure, emerald swath...