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Christoph and Barbara Promberger get ready to place wolf traps for radio collarinjg. They are fully suited up to avoid contaminated soil or radioactive hair from wolves.

War in Ukraine: Chernobyl Update

March 11, 2022by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

March 12 2022 UPDATE Thirty-five years ago the world’s worst nuclear crisis occurred at Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear facility.   Today Chernobyl is back in Russian hands ! Russia’s incursion into the […]

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Animals at risk, Anniversaries, Biodiversity, Birds, Disasters, Documentary films, Energy, Environment, Film and television, Science, Toxics, Wildlife
Wild elephants in Botswana. Image courtesy of the African Wildlife Foundation

Elephant Hunting Is Not Tourism!

February 11, 2020by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Elephant hunting is a “blood sport” – even if Botswana’s recently elected President Mokgweetsi Masisi gave it his blessing—by okaying the auctioning off of permits that will allow 70 elephants […]

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Africa, Animals at risk, Conservation, Elephants, Endangered species, Extinction, Sustainability, Travel, Wildlife
Crowd near San Marco, Venice. Photo by Alessandras Bianchi, Reuters.

Overtourism: It’s Not Sustainable Part I

February 4, 2020by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

The world’s modern and ancient cities, tropical islands, coveted beaches, mountain retreats, national parks and famed museums – are all tourism magnets.  But fair warning to travelers and sustainability advocates […]

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Amsterdam, Animals at risk, Asia, China, Cities, Climate change, Conservation, Elephants, Endangered species, Europe, Sustainability, Travel, Wildlife
Wyss Campaign for Nature

Earth Heroes: A $1 Billion Investment

April 24, 2019by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Who is Hansjörg Wyss – and why is he giving away a billion dollars ? Just before the end of 2018, nature lover-billionaire-philanthropist Hansjörg Wyss wrote a New York Times […]

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Africa, Asia, Biodiversity, Conservation, Endangered species, Environment, Extinction, Heroes, Latin America, Oceans, Parks, Sustainability, Wildlife

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
Berta Caceres Courtesy of Truthdig

Our 5th Anniversary 10 Great People

September 21, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

We’re celebrating 10 exceptional people – ranging in age from their 40’s to their 80’s –who’ve appeared in  Green News Update stories in the past 5 years: Their  talent, creativity […]

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Africa, Animals at risk, Anniversaries, Architecture, Biodiversity, Books, Conservation, Discovery, Documentary films, Endangered species, Extinction, Heroes, Oceans, Photography, Wildlife
Tusker Satao, in his prime at Tsavo East National Park, Kenya, felled by poachers in May 2014. Photo courtesy of Mark Deeble and Victoria Stone. www.markdeeble.wordpress.com

On the Brink of Extinction (Coming Up)

July 18, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Do these numbers mean anything to you?  30, 45, 60, 200, 7100 Can you match up any of the numbers to critically endangered species? These are animals that may not […]

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Africa, Arctic, Asia, Australia, Biodiversity, Conservation, Endangered species, Europe, Extinction, Latin America, Wildlife
Sartore's newest book The Photo Ark (2017)

Rare: Creatures of Photo Ark Debuts July 18

July 12, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

  A three-part  documentary Rare: Creatures of the Photo Ark, with photographer and conservationist Joel  Sartore, will be broadcast in July and early August on PBS  (public televisions) stations throughout […]

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Animals at risk, Biodiversity, Books, Documentary films, Film and television, Heroes, Photography, Travel, Wildlife
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

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