Posted by Andrew Wetzler in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Big, big news out of Washington, D.C. today on the topic of polar bear conservation. The United States, responding to NRDC, our allies, and more than 50,000 NRDC members, announced that it would propose placing the polar bear on Appendix...continued→
Posted by Andrew Wetzler in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Arguably, one the most successful international environmental agreements, at least when it comes to wildlife, is the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species or “CITES” (pronounced “cy-tees”). CITES is designed to control international commercial trade in endangered species,...continued→
Posted by Andrew Wetzler in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
I just came across this opinion piece touting the benefits of big-game hunting on wildlife conservation generally, and African elephants in particular. The authors write: It’s counterintuitive, of course, but an elephant well shot is a species well protected. Simply...continued→
