Where the Wild Things Aren’t Species Loss and Capitalisms in Latin America Since 1800
Five mass extinction events and several smaller crises have taken place throughout the 600 million years that complex life has existed on earth.
Category: Animals – EXTINCTION, VIOLENCE AND OTHER THREATS
DRAGONS ON THE LANDSCAPE
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Seen from above the volcanic range—19 volcanos strung across the Pacific coast of Nicaragua—, it feels as if one is looking at fire-breathing beasts in a precarious sleep, awaking every so often with a tectonic symphony waving the land as in liquid matter.
The Growing Latin America-to-Asia Wildlife Crisis: Can targeted action stop illegal trade in time to prevent widespread losses?
Our local guides directed us to the periphery of Iquitos’ notorious outdoor Belén market, a known wildlife trafficking hotspot at the gateway to the Peruvian Amazon. There, sequestered in the back, vendors sold “natural” products.
Traffickers, Consumers and Protectors : Addressing Gender Disparities in the Illegal Wildlife Trade
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A hush came over the crowded room as we awaited the results of the vote—a culmination of months of planning and a week of frenzied negotiations.
A Reflection on Violence, Human Beings and Animals: A View from Latin American Literature
English + Spanish
“Incredible the first animal that dreamed of another animal. Monstrous the first vertebrate that succeeded in standing on two feet and thus spread terror among the beasts still normally and happily crawling close to the ground through the slime of creation.”
Carlos Fuentes, Terra Nostra
The Relationship between Animal Cruelty and Domestic Violence
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What do serial killers such as Charles Manson, Ted Bundy, Charles Cullen (the “New Jersey Nurse”), Jeffrey Dahmer (the “Milwaukee Cannibal”), David Berkowitz, and Alberto DeSalvo (“the Boston Strangler”) have in common besides the number of their murders?
Taking the Long View in Cuba:
Luces Largas
In 2014, I had the good fortune to teach a class in Cuba called “From Cows to Sea Cows.” In this travel course, we examined the connections between agriculture, marine ecology, and conservation with Patricia González-Díaz, one of Cuba’s leading coral biologists.
