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The Internet Has a Rat Poison Problem

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands December 8, 2021October 19, 2022

“How online sales of highly regulated, super-toxic rodenticides exploit gaps in the law and imperil wildlife.”

Posted inHighlight, Profiles & Interviews, Quote Posts, Quotes

Roxie Laybourne: the World’s First Forensic Ornithologist

by Krista Stevens November 4, 2020October 19, 2022

“Having spent thousands of hours preparing thousands upon thousands of specimens, Laybourne had accumulated a library’s worth of knowledge about birds.”

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads September 7, 2018October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Lyz Lenz, Chris Sweeney, Megan Zahneis and Jack Stripling, Davey Alba, and Christopher Borrelli.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

Inside the Belly of the Beast: How the Burmese Python is Decimating Bird and Small Mammal Populations in Florida

by Krista Stevens September 6, 2018October 19, 2022

If you live in Florida, you better keep tabs on your cat, lest it fall prey to the invasive, 18-ft long Burmese python hiding under your bushes.

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