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Achoque at a fisheries research center in Mexico.

Earth Heroes: Sisters Saving Salamanders 

April 23, 2019by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

We think of convents as places of order and refuge: That’s exactly why the Lake Pátzcuaro salamander  is so lucky to have an order of Dominican Sisters offer them continued […]

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Animals at risk, Biodiversity, Conservation, Endangered species, Environment, Extinction, Heroes, Natural history, Sustainability
Guanaco de San Carlos

Chile/Peru Parks Millions of Acres Added

February 17, 2018by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Chile’s Patagonia region and the Peruvian Amazon started the New Year with millions of new protected acres– rich in biodiversity and natural features—and open to adventure travelers and the public […]

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Biodiversity, Conservation, forests, Latin America, Natural history, Parks, Rivers, Sustainability, Travel

Book World Part 2 2012-2017

November 7, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

In Part 2 of our Book World retrospective, we share a trove of outstanding books on science, natural history, and the human condition from Green News Update selections over the […]

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Animals at risk, Anniversaries, Biodiversity, Books, Discovery, Endangered species, Extinction, Fish, Natural history, Oceans, Wildlife
Thunder and Lightning book cover Copyright Random House

Coming: Books A 5 Year Lineup

October 10, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Out of the 200+ books that have appeared in Green News Update over the past 5 years,  several dozen are incredible winners – beautifully written, well researched, capturing our hearts […]

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Books, Cities, Discovery, Endangered species, Heroes, History, Natural history, Oceans, People, Photography
African White Bellied Tree Pangolin and baby, hunted for their meat and scales. Copyright Joel Sartore/National Geographic Photo Ark

Driven by Nature: 3 Great Photographers (portal)

July 6, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Three photographers we profiled in June – all have prolific careers with National Geographic and independent projects – are linked in this portal for a good read. What drives their […]

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Endangered species, Extinction, Film and television, Fish, Natural history, Oceans, Photography, Sustainability, Travel, Whales, Wildlife
Into Africa Frans Lanting Exhibition at Smithsonjian's National Museum of Natural History. Courtesy Smithsonian Institution.

Driven by Nature: Frans Lanting Part 3

June 29, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Frans Lanting is one of three renowned photographers we’ve selected — the others, Brian Skerry and Joel Sartore — to showcase their exceptional achievements as photojournalists and their passion for conservation […]

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Africa, Animals at risk, Climate change, Endangered species, Film and television, Museums, Natural history, Netherlands, Photography, Sustainability, Wildlife
Common warthogs live in grasslands, steppes, semi-deserts and savannas of Africa. Not beautiful but a crucial part of the web of life. Photographed at Singapore Zoo by Joel Sartore National Photo Ark Project. Common warthogs live in grasslands, steppes, semi-deserts and savannas of Africa. Not beautiful but a crucial part of the web of life. Photographed at Singapore Zoo by Joel Sartore National Photo Ark Project.

Endangered Species Day May 19

May 19, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Today is Endangered Species Day: What better way to recognize the web of life and the habitats imperiled worldwide than with a selection of 25 images from National Geographic photographer […]

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Animals at risk, Endangered species, Extinction, Natural history, Photography, Wildlife
Frans Lanting exhibition at Naturalis, Leiden, The Netherlands. Courtesy Naturalis.

Coming: 3 Photographers Driven to Document

May 7, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Coming up:  Joel Sartore, Frans Lanting and Brian Skerry are three of the world’s best nature and wildlife photographers.  Each has a different style, but they share a common concern […]

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Books, Climate change, Discovery, Documentary films, Exhibitions, Natural history, Photography, Travel, Wildlife

My Earth Hero: Neil DeGrasse Tyson Listen Up!

April 23, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

One of the world’s smartest and most popular scientists — check him out (below) on Twitter — Neil DeGrasse Tyson has issued a four-minute video to Americans about the future […]

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Biodiversity, Climate change, Conservation, Discovery, Ecology, Endangered species, Environment, Extinction, Film and television, Heroes, Natural history, People, Science, Sustainability, Technology
An entire family, all with signs, at the DC March for Science, just outside the National Mall.

March for Science Photo Gallery (Wash DC)

April 22, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler
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Animals at risk, Anniversaries, Biodiversity, Climate change, Ecology, Environment, Extinction, Natural history, Photo Gallery, Photography, Science, Sustainability

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