Elizabeth Marshall Thomas published The Hidden Life of Dogs in 2000 and enjoyed more than a year on the New York Times bestseller list. Now she is publishing the Hidden Life of Life: a Walk through the Reaches of Time. Here she takes on the scientific assumption that animals do not have consciousness and memory. CURTIS ABRAHAM interviewed her for The Ecologist
… 'Species other than ours are far more like ours … ancestors, and showed the way of life of our species for thousands of years. Curtis … basic theme of Hidden Life of Life is that species other than ours are far more like ours …
Richard Wrangham's forthcoming book The Goodness Paradox explores the strange relationship between virtue and violence in human evolution. CURTIS ABRAHAM interviewed Wrangham for The Ecologist
… (RA): On the one hand, compared to other species, humans in our daily interactions are … etc; on the other hand, compared to other species humans have a high rate of killing … the least aggressive and most aggressive of species. CA: The European Enlightenment and …
How poaching for the illegal wildlife trade, intensive farming, climate change and population growth all threaten Africa's unique wildlife
… zim-cheetah2.jpg Many of Africa's enigmatic species face threats as the continent … East Africa. The region’s 'Big Five' species and other wildlife are currently … of elephants, lions, rhinoceros and other species are on the decline, threatening not …
… into the interconnectedness of other wild species of fauna and flora in the Serengeti … would these individuals, members of a species whose habit of gathering in dense … get out of it? I counted twenty-eight other species of mammals that can thrive in …
Sy Montgomery's recent book dispels some of our most widely held beliefs about the Serengeti migration.
… (Connochaetes) is the most abundant species of antelope in all Africa (the … an estimated seventy-five different antelope species). There are two separate species and five distinct subspecies, of …
For a generation the nature of warfare in Africa has evolved due to technological advances. The scale of destructiveness in modern warfare has increased. This has had a negative impact on wildlife and its habitats, which had traditionally protected wild animals and environments. CURTIS ABRAHAM reports.
… endangered and threatened large mammal species such as rhinos, elephants and mountain … impacts. The loss of large mammal species from parts of Uganda led to the … Uganda) and research data on 380,000 tree species but Ewango and colleagues also ensured …
Dian Fossey dedicated her life to the study of the critically endangered mountain gorilla. CURTIS ABRAHAM looks into her life, sudden death and the lasting legacy she left in mountain gorilla preservation.
… efforts are still needed. The two species of Gorillas, and the four or five sub-species that are spread out in eleven … poaching and smuggling rings of endangered species, and gold that was floating in and out …
Throughout history, Islam has contributed innovative ideas that have helped advance world civilization. The al Hima initiative in Jordan is one such example. This ancient practice is currently being revived as a land management (natural resource management) strategy in pastoralist areas of the Middle East and North Africa and is being seen as a bulwark against climate change, desertification and drought. CURTIS ABRAHAM reports
… plants and restored many indigenous floral species. Evidence-based success In 2015, the …
Ogeto Mwebi, a senior research scientist at the Department of Zoology of the National Museums of Kenya and Nduhiu Gitahi, the chief technologist at the Department of Public Health, Pharmacology & Toxicology based at Nairobi University are attempting now to uncover the mystery behind two man eating lions from more than a century ago. CURTIS ABRAHAM investigates
… Panther Leo. The IUCN red List of Threatened Species 2015 . Commercial trade Lion habitats …