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SPECIES: Red Wolf (Canis rufus) CURRENT RANGE: Northeastern North Carolina CURRENT THREATS: Hybridization with coyotes, habitat loss, road accidents and human conflict CONSERVATION Keep Reading
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I hated Licensed To Ill. OK, maybe hate is too strong a word. But even in 1986, at the age of 18, lyrics about “Robbin' and raping, busting two in the ceiling” and doing a Keep Reading
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The Top 10 Oscar-Nominated Environmental Documentaries
Of the movies nominated for Best Picture at this year’s Academy Awards, how many have you seen? Two, maybe three? Don’t feel bad about the lack of effort at the theater; most folks would probably fall Keep Reading
Jordan Romero, the Youngest Person Ever To Climb the Seven Summits
What were you doing when you were 13? California native Jordan Romero was cresting the summit of Mount Everest. He approached the climb from the more difficult Tibetan side, because he was too Keep Reading
Anthony Bourdain Interview: Past, Present & Future
A veteran of the restaurant world, Anthony Bourdain was largely unknown until the publication of his 1999 New Yorker exposé, Don’t Eat Before Reading This. The article ultimately formed the basis Keep Reading
