Ten Population and Environment Connections
Human caused environmental changes, while felt everywhere, manifest differently by location. A forest you once explored on the periphery of New York State’s Adirondack Park may have large clearings from decreased fracking regulations—a relic from the Trump administration. You may have been ordered to evacuate your coastal home on the Gulf of Mexico in the […]
Human Population Surges While Silence Haunts the Natural World
Scrolling the Internet, I came across the haunting sounds of a bird call. It stopped me cold. Recorded in 1987, it was the song of the male Kauaʻi ʻōʻō, a Hawaiian bird species. He paused his singing – waiting for a female to respond. That never happened. It seems he was the last of the […]
Pollinator Week 2018: Making the Population Connection
June 18-24 marks a weeklong celebration of the hardworking critters that fertilize our planet’s flowering plants! Let’s take this National Pollinator Week to recognize both the indispensable contributions of pollinators in our daily lives—and the major threats they face thanks in part to rapid population growth. Bees may be at the center of the spotlight […]
