TiME to Seed a Future is our new conservation MOOC
TiME to Seed a Future is our new conservation Massive Open Online Course. You can join it and learn more about conservation strategies.
Endlings: Lonesome George was the sole remaining Pinta Island tortoise and a Galapagos icon
An endling is the last known individual of a species or subspecies. Once the endling dies, the species becomes extinct: On the morning of June 24, 2012, Lonesome George was found dead in his corral by his caretaker. He died, scientists later determined, from natural causes. His death shocked those who cared for him due in part to his young age—giant tortoises from George’s particular subspecies can live to be 200.
Endlings: The story of the last live Tasmanian tiger
An endling is the last known individual of a species or subspecies. Once the endling dies, the species becomes extinct: The last Tasmanian Tiger was captured in 1930 and died in 1936 as an endling.
Endlings: The last Dusky seaside sparrow and Disney
An endling is the last known individual of a species or subspecies. Once the endling dies, the species becomes extinct: The last Dusky seaside sparrow died in 1987 in the Walt Disney Discovery Island
Many celebrations in the world are linked to our relationship with trees
Noga Syon explains why trees are so important to humans in a new opinion article
“We all depend on each other to overcome adversity”
We had the privilege to talk to Tony Hiss, the author of fifteen books, including the award-winning The Experience of Place. He was a staff writer at The New Yorker for more than thirty years, was a visiting scholar at New York University for twenty-five years, and has lectured around the world.
Playing dice with the universe
Life and animals adapt to new situations. In fact, one of the most memorable scenes in the movie (and the book) Jurassic Park occurred just before the characters learned that the cloned dinosaurs, although all female, had found a way to reproduce. In what later became an iconic phrase, which then turned into a viral […]
“TiME has the most direct impact I’ve ever experienced in a nonprofit conservation organization”
We are introducing our new Land Conservation Manager, Masters in Conservation Leadership for the University of Cambridge, Gal Zanir.
“Conservation always needs support; we never have a spare hand”
We interviewed Santiago Rosado Hidalgo, a biologist and photographer at the El Silencio reserve in Colombia, and a contributor to This is My Earth.
“Talking about nature conservation is the same as talking about human conservation”
Would you say you are a committed artist? Is this what is meant by the practice you call “translucency”? Well, especially in Western societies, it seems like many of us have lost connection with the environment, and with the pandemic, we may have lost track of even one another. “Translucency” is just a word that […]