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Human pressures on the natural world come in many forms. Top among these pressures are large-scale human development projects that impose barriers on species movement. For example, physical barriers can dissuade animals from accessing food, water, mates, and other critical resources.

Happy Birthday E.O. Wilson! E.O. Wilson celebrates his 89th birthday on June 10th. Throughout his remarkable life, E.O. Wilson’s insight has motivated people to take action on behalf of biodiversity. From scientists and conservationists, to congresspeople and local communities,

Human activities are placing growing pressure on the biodiversity of Earth’s lands and seas. According to a study published recently in Science, protected areas – such as national parks, wilderness areas, community conserved areas, and nature reserves – are experiencing de

Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning entomologist Edward O. Wilson answers questions from the audience after receiving the World Ecology Award from the Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center at the University of Missouri–St. Louis Friday night in the Anheuser-Busch Theatre at the Saint Lou

“From Backyard Ant-Watching to World Ecology Award: A Conversation with E.O. Wilson” By Evie Hemphill This article originally appeared on the website for St. Louis Public Radio, April 17, 2018 Edward O. Wilson’s long career has been marked by enormous contributions to the

This article originally was published in The Harvard Gazette, March 29, 2018. By Alvin Powell. Biologist E.O. Wilson and former National Park Service director envision massive conservation effort to stem extinction The extinction of our swimming, trotting, slithering, and flying compa

The Florida torreya is North America’s most endangered conifer, with less than one percent of its population remaining. Now, scientists are mounting a last-ditch effort to save the torreya and are considering using new gene-editing technologies to protect it.  By Janet Marinelli, Marc

E.O. Wilson spoke at the Harvard Kennedy School JFK Forum on March 28. The panel on “Climate Change, Biodiversity and the Future of Conservation in America,” also included Jonathan Jarvis, former Director of the National Park Service, and was moderated by Harvard Professor Linda Bilme

  His Excellency President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo The President of the Republic of Ghana c/o The Chief of Staff Office of the President Flagstaff House Accra Re: Ghana’s responsibility to protect the globally important Atewa Forest Your Excellency, I am writing to draw your

This article was originally published in The Harvard Gazette. By Amy MacKinnon, Harvard Correspondent March 6, 2018 E.O. Wilson, in his latest book, thinks the combination is overdue Like Raymond Carver’s blind man in “Cathedral,” the entomologist Edward O. Wilson inspires readers to