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Michelle Nijhuis reviews The Tapir's Morning Bath by Elizabeth Royte

It's easy to glorify field biologists. They travel to exotic locales, hang out with rare wildlife, and further humanity's understanding of the natural world. What could be more valuable -- or more fun?

All Falls Down

Chanting "let the water flow," about 4,000 residents joined a convoy of trucks from around the country yesterday in Klamath Falls, Ore., to protest the federal government and demand more […]

Kiwi Me a River

In a big loss for the Green Party in New Zealand, the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification has rejected the idea of a country free of genetically engineered crops and […]

Fees: "Fie," Foes Fume

Organizers say more than 200 grassroots groups have sprung up across the U.S. to protest fees for using federal lands. In 1996, Congress launched a pilot program to allow certain […]

See Ya Later …

With fewer than 130 of them left in the wild, Chinese alligators may become the first crocodilian to become extinct in the wild, according to a study that will be […]

Less, Says Moore

Only a tiny number of globalization foes will be allowed near the next World Trade Organization meeting this October in Doha, Qatar. WTO Director-General Mike Moore has told the 647 […]

Land of a Thousand Bottled Waters

Glow With the Flow

Artificial lakes containing 50 years of radioactive waste could leak into the rivers of the Ural Mountains within a few years, according to a letter sent by the governor of […]

Patricia Ross, city councilmember, Abbotsford, B.C.

Patricia Ross is a city councilmember in Abbotsford, British Columbia, and a fellow with Leadership for Environment and Development International, a training organization committed to sustainability. Monday, 20 Aug 2001 […]

15 Is Enough

The U.N. Environment Programme says forest-protection efforts worldwide should focus on just 15 countries that contain more than 80 percent of the most-intact forests left. UNEP says 88 percent of […]