Volume 5, Number 4
Features
BURNED
Fire is the embodiment of uncertainty, and playing with it is just what Mama said.
by William deBuys
GHOST STORY
A frozen graveyard of Rocky Mountain locusts, historical research, and ecological sleuthing reveal a remarkable story that causes us to pause and question, What makes a species real?
by Jeffrey Lockwood
Innovations
BACKWARD COMPATIBLE
Cybertracker fuses ancient knowledge with cutting-edge technology
By Nancy Bazilchuk
LIVING THE GOOD LIFE
In Britain conservation now counts as a measure of quality of life
By Nancy Bazilchuk
TASTES LIKE CHICKEN
Side-by-Side taste tests offer clues to stem the bushmeat crisis in Gabon
By Erik Ness
Numbers In Context
ARE WE LOSING GROUND?
New research signals a global disparity between the habitats we are protecting and those that we are losing. A game plan that concentrates on species loss won’t solve the problem.
by Jonathan M. Hoekstra, Timothy M. Boucher, Taylor H. Ricketts, and Carter Roberts
Case Study
LUNCH WITH A TURTLE POACHER Cover Story
We must embrace our enemies and look into their eyes long enough to see ourselves. Then, we can begin talking.
by Wallace J. Nichols and Carl Safina
Essays
FOUR EARS TO THE GROUND Print Only
by Alan Burdick
Journal Watch
- Forest Elephant Counts Based on Crude Guesswork
- Intense Prescribed Fire Can Restore Forest Structures
- Invasives Don’t Always Outcompete Native Species
- Frogs Rebound When Introduced Trout Are Removed
- Roads May Skew Turtle Sex Ratios
- The Traits That Make Different Primate Species Vulnerable
Books
From Readers
YOUR LETTERS AND COMMENTS Print Only
Uneasy Chair
DON’T SHOOT THE MESSENGER by Jon Christensen