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Jailbird Parrots Return to the Wild...As Fugitives
A parrot rehabber defies the law to set her birds free.
July-August 2015
In this issue:
One wildlife rehabber (above) opens a path to citzenship for many, many parrots in Southern California. Humans battle crazy ants on an isolated Pacific island. Restoring the nastiest dump ever. Revisiting the birds of British Petroleum while another oil spill erupts on the West Coast.
Read on for the full contents of our summer issue.
The Definition of Insanity: Santa Barbara's Oil Spill
Here we are again. Another spill, another blackened beach. Are we destined to repeat ourselves until there’s nothing left to protect?
The Birds of British Petroleum
One Remote Island's Battle Against Acid-Spewing Ants
At the world’s remotest nesting colony, the Crazy Ant Strike Team beats back its seabird-killing enemy with spray guns, poison ... and cat food.
Reimagining the Band-Tailed Pigeon
Skeleton Crew: The Bones and Bodies Behind RISD's Nature Lab
For 78 years, the Edna Lawrence Nature Lab at the Rhode Island School of Design has given art students a place to inspect—and draw inspiration from—the natural world.
Stop Cheating Our Wildlife
It’s time for Congress to fully fund and permanently authorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
New York’s Fresh Kills Landfill Gets an Epic Facelift
The biggest garbage dump on the planet once contained 150 million tons of reeking trash. No more.
Clear and Present Dangers
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