disasters… Global Demand for Natural Resources Eliminated More Than 100,000 Bornean Orangutans — Serge Wich’s research and projects 15 Feb 2018 We just published a new paper that indicates a massive decline of orangutans on Borneo. The paper was published in Current Biology. via Global Demand for Natural Resources Eliminated More Than…
Living Systems Why study ecology? Spontaneous poetry. 27 May 2016 The brilliant, 100% Made of Awesome (no artificial colors or preservatives) Hank Green, somehow capturing exactly why the science of ecology is great, and hikes in the woods are even…
Living Systems… World Wildlife Day: It’s about their lives 3 Mar 20163 Mar 2016 In this beautiful essay, naturalist Paul Rosolie reminds us that it's not just about ecosystem accounting. It's about individual, intelligent animals. It's about tapping into our compassion and empathy. It's…
climate… Little humans on a big planet 22 Apr 201523 Apr 2015 Happy Earth Day! I hope you enjoyed the Google doodle and quiz as much as I did (in my squiddy way, I 'spose). You can even get Google to match your…
disasters… Emergency: Planned destruction of 1.2 Million hectares of forest in Sumatra 13 Mar 201313 Mar 2013 From Sumatran Orangutan Society Newsletter Emergency: Planned destruction of 1.2 Million hectares of forest in Sumatra The Governor of Aceh province in Sumatra is set to wipe 1.2 million hectares…
Culture Change… Painful Topics: Primate Conservation 29 Jan 20129 May 2018 I realize that the title of my blog probably makes some think that I'd be talking about non-human primates a bit more. But, despite the fact that I could be…
Ponderings of a Perplexed Primate 