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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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YOUR LETTERS AND COMMENTS
THINK AGAIN
Razza, the Rat
by Eric Wagner
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