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July-September 2007 (Vol. 8, No. 3)

FEATURES


ARRESTING EVIDENCE
State-of-the-art forensic technology is forcing us to face the reality that even our most applauded trade bans and moratoriums aren’t working. From ivory cell phones to shark fin soup, it’s all available—at a price.
by Natasha Loder

THE LAST GLADIATORS
How joyful, really, is the resurrection of a species if the modern world cannot find a single haven for it and if it seems doomed to slip into limbo once more anyway?
by Scott Weidensaul

10 SOLUTIONS TO SAVE THE OCEAN Cover Story
We asked a select group of innovative thinkers to go out on a limb.
Martín Hall, Daniel Pauly, David Conover, Amanda Vincent, Kimberly Davis, Carl Safina, George Sugihara, Ussif Rashid Sumaila, and Tundi Agardy

INNOVATIONS


TOUR DE TURTLE
Online game captures people’s attention and stirs their conscience
by Peter Popham

IDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS
An automated birdwatcher scans the skies for rare species
by Gaia Vance

HUNTING APPAREL
Neoprene cat bib protects small birds, mammals, and reptiles
by Michelle Carr

CHEAP LABOR
Fake fruits lure bats to replant denuded rainforests
by Nancy Bazilchuk

NOTHING TO DECLARE
DNA fingerprinting cracks down on illegal timber harvest
by Michelle Carr

NUMBERS IN CONTEXT


SNAKES ON PLANES
As the planet is increasingly crisscrossed by air traffic, we’ve unwittingly created a network of invasion hotspots

ESSAYS


NAKED SOUL Print Only
by Jeffrey Lockwood

JOURNAL WATCH


Long-distance Killer
The Joy of Biodiversity
Cold Climate Evolution
Six Degrees of Separation
Wipe Out
Bears, Bulls, and Birds
Slow-growth Forests

BOOKS


Burning Ice: Art & Climate Change By David Buckland, Ian McEwan, Antony Gormley, Rachel Whiteread, Max Eastley, Nick Edwards, Gretel Ehrlich, and Dan Harvey
A Naturalist and Other Beasts: Tales from a Life in the Field By George B. Schaller
The Richness of Life: The Essential Stephen Jay Gould By Stephen Jay Gould
The Unnatural History of the Sea By Callum Roberts
The Most Important Fish in the Sea By H. Bruce Franklin

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by Eric Wagner