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3 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Morgan Erickson-Davis
8 hours agoBill Clinton’s Biggest Fear About The Country Should Keep You Up At NightThe former president thinks things could get scary between now and Nov. 3, 2026. Bill Clinton has one big fear about the future of America, and it should probably concern you too.
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3 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Morgan Erickson-Davis
NowWe Need Full Funding for Public Parks of the FutureWill you take the next step by supporting Audubon with a donation? How do you want to contribute and help birds?
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2 months ago | 
news.mongabay.com | Morgan Erickson-Davis |Astrid Arellano
The recent “Assessment of the Ecological Health of the Gulf of California” report shows a decline in several populations of animals throughout the narrow sea flanked by the Mexican mainland and Baja California. The report was compiled by the Next Generation Sonoran Desert Researchers (N-Gen) in the U.S. in collaboration with Prescott College’s Kino Bay Center field station in Mexico, and draws on long-term monitoring studies.
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2 months ago | 
envirolink.org | Morgan Erickson-Davis
In the Mexican port city of Acapulco, in southwestern Guerrero state, human activities have put so much pressure on the most important lagoons that the mangrove areas in this city have been severely damaged by urbanization and made more vulnerable to damage from hurricanes. Some mangroves are even on the path to disappearing, according to a 2024 study published in the journal Comunicación Científica.
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2 months ago | 
southafricatoday.net | Morgan Erickson-Davis
The Torricelli Mountain range in northern Papua New Guinea holds a staggering amount of biodiversity in a tiny area. A recent analysis suggests that the threat of extinction to species living in the Torricellis if the land were cleared of its forests would be among the highest on Earth.
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2 months ago | 
envirolink.org | Morgan Erickson-Davis
Millions of years ago, as the Indo-Australian plate pushed into the Pacific plate, a volcanic arc of islands began to emerge near the modern-day island of New Guinea that would one day form the Torricelli Mountains. And in this ancient, slow-motion reordering of Earth’s crust, life inevitably layered on top of the substrata to form one of the most species-rich spots on the planet.
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Mar 11, 2025 | 
envirolink.org | Morgan Erickson-Davis
In March 1995, a few wolves cautiously exited their pens into the melting snow of Yellowstone National Park, returning there 70 years after guns, traps and poison had wiped them out. The dramatic return of these top carnivores was watched around the world, the culmination of twists and turns rivaling any Hollywood blockbuster. Now, a new documentary film, Mollie’s Pack, tells the story in a new and emotional way.
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Feb 28, 2025 | 
envirolink.org | Morgan Erickson-Davis
The communities around Lake Chad have always lived by its water rhythms. Now, as climate change impacts intensify, they must find new ways to adapt. The Lake Chad Basin lies in the Sahel, on the southern edge of the Sahara. The basin is enormous, covering 2.5 million square kilometers (965,255 square miles), or 8% of the African continent, straddling eight countries. Lake Chad sits at the end point of this drainage basin, an unexpected bounty of water in a dry land.
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Feb 28, 2025 | 
envirolink.org | Morgan Erickson-Davis
The Kimberley, the northernmost region of Australia’s largest jurisdiction, Western Australia, is remote and difficult to access due to its rugged terrain. With a permanent population of just 40,000 in an area roughly the size as California, it has become internationally renowned for its dramatic landscapes: researchers say the Kimberley houses the largest, most intact savanna on Earth, and is bounded by some of the most pristine oceans in the world.
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Feb 20, 2025 | 
envirolink.org | Morgan Erickson-Davis
Pangolins, the world’s most trafficked mammals, hit the headlines more often for the illegal trade in their scales and meat than for their cherished role in their environment. As insectivores, these scaly anteaters feast on termites and ants and keep their numbers in check. By digging burrows with their powerful claws, they turn soil and cycle nutrients. Their abandoned burrows become home for many reptiles, birds and other small mammals.
