Carl Safina

Oct 5, 2024 | newsday.com | Carl Safina

Plenty of people have never seen a horseshoe crab. Of those who have, plenty are scared of them. But their sharp tail, or “telson,” is not a stinger and not even a weapon; it serves only to let upside-down horseshoe crabs turn themselves right side up. No need to fear them. They haven’t hurt a person during their 450 million years of existence. But horseshoe crabs have much to fear from us.

Aug 11, 2024 | nytimes.com | Carl Safina

This essay is part of What to Eat on a Burning Planet, a series exploring bold ideas to secure our food supply. Read more about this project in a note from Eliza Barclay, Opinion's climate editor. Not that long ago, if you saw a piece of fish on your plate, you wouldn't have thought to ask where it came from or whether it was sustainable. That began to change in the 1990s as conservation groups fought to protect all kinds of life in the ocean from overfishing.

Aug 11, 2024 | rsn.org | Carl Safina

Not that long ago, if you saw a piece of fish on your plate, you wouldn’t have thought to ask where it came from or whether it was sustainable. That began to change in the 1990s as conservation groups fought to protect all kinds of life in the ocean from overfishing. After persuading Congress to create and enforce strict plans to bring back species, they set in motion a virtuous cycle that made seafood, from the mighty swordfish to the humble sea scallop, abundant again.

Feb 26, 2024 | nytimes.com | Carl Safina

Flaco the owl is gone, but his life had all the elements of a classic hero's story, not soon forgotten. Born in captivity, he lived a dozen years in a comfortable cage in the Central Park Zoo where little happened and less was needed. His was a safe existence. But it was also a life without agency. Then, a little over a year ago, someone released him.

Jan 18, 2024 | zip06.com | Carl Safina

Alfie and Me by Carl Safina This is the heartwarming story of the author, an ecologist, rescuing and rehabilitating a baby owl. Carl and his wife beg the question, “Is it far better to live a caged but safe life or a wild but danger-filled life?” This book contains many life lessons about nature. One of the many take-aways of this book, for me, is be still in nature—you will see and hear so much more. Judi M., R.J. Julia Booksellers, Madison