Orangutan Week (plus more)

I try to write about orangutans at least once a year. This week I wrote about my favorite species twice, and they're both powerful, important articles. Here they are, one for TakePart and another for Scientific American:

Orangutans Are Dying as Indonesia Burns

Another Challenge for Orangutan Conservation: Food


Beyond the red apes, here are two more articles for TakePart:

Smile, Tiger Poachers: You’re on Hidden Camera

Wisconsin’s ‘Right to Hunt’ Law Could Mean Jail for Animal Activists


I've got lots more in the works for a wide range of publications. Stay tuned for headlines as the happen!

Who Says Endangered Species Can't Be Funny?

If you're read this blog before, you know that I have two great passions: endangered species and cartooning. Those two topics collided in this article for Scientific American:

Nextinction: Ralph Steadman Goes Gonzo for Endangered Birds


I wrote one other SciAm article this week, but it was slightly less fun:

Frog Mass Extinction on the Horizon


Speaking of less fun, yeah, here are three more downers for TakePart:

When Butterflies Shouldn't Fly Free

China’s Obsession With Pet Turtles Threatens a Rare Philippine Species With Extinction

A Rare Chance to Save an Entire Nation’s Frogs From Extinction


Yes, there were some negative articles this week, but take a closer look -- almost all of them mention the things people are doing (or can do) to turn things around. That's why I do this. There are heroes out there, and there are solutions.

More next week. As always, if you can't wait until then you can also follow me on Twitter, where I'll post headlines as they go live. Some of them may even be fun!

All Endangered Species, All the Time

Well, it probably shouldn't surprise you that all of my articles this week had something to do with endangered species. I'm working on several other things, too, but these are what saw print. Here they are, two each for Scientific American and TakePart:

Endangered Hawaiian Bees and Other Species Proposed for Protection

Can the Cheetah Outrun Extinction?

A Third of Cacti Face Extinction, and That's a Big Problem for Desert Wildlife

Study Reveals Secret Benefactors of the Endangered Species Act

More next week! Follow me on Twitter for headlines as they happen.

Birds with Mustaches and Devils with Cancer

Hey folks! Welcome to Monday again.

Last week saw just three article publications, so I'll keep this short. Here they are, one for Scientific American and two for TakePart:

Beautiful "Mustached" Bird, Lost for 60 Years, Photographed for First Time

This Vaccine Could Save the Tasmanian Devil from Extinction

Cruel Elephant Rides on the Rise in Africa


More next Monday! Or follow me on Twitter for links as they happen.

Introversion and Sexual Deception

Another week, another list of article links.

This time around, let's start our Monday morning countdown with my latest careers article for IEEE-USA Insight:

An Introvert’s Guide to Leadership


Next up, two new "Extinction Countdown" articles for Scientific American, including my favorite headline of the month:

Sexually Deceptive Orchid Seeks Specialty Pollinator

Rising Seas and Pounding Waves Will Threaten 3 Common Pacific Seabirds

Keeping with the wildlife/environment theme, here are three new articles for TakePart:

The Illegal Timber Trade Is Destroying Myanmar’s Forests and Wildlife

For the First Time, U.S. Considers Declaring a Bee Endangered

Now Palm Oil Is Killing the Frogs


Finally this week, I launched a niche blog to talk about one of my favorite obsessions:

Bicentennial Comics


That's it for this time around. Follow me on Twitter for more headlines as they happen or come back here next Monday for another link list!

Painful Polar Bears and Umbrella Pandas

Whoa, it's Monday again! I'm back in the saddle after a weekend at Rose City Comic Con here in Portland, where I really dove into learning things for two of my goals for the next year: writing about comics more and doing some journalism in comics form.

You won't see any of that in today's article list, though. This week's links are all conservation-oriented. There's some powerful and painful stuff here -- but also a few heroes. Hey, just like comics!

I'll start with my two "Extinction Countdown" articles for Scientific American, this second of which is actually just a link to an interview I did for KCRW radio last week:

Giant Panda Conservation Also Helps Other Unique Species in China

The Polar Bear Photo Seen around the World


I also had three articles out from TakePart, two of which had interesting parallels to each other:

Stress Takes Toll on Elephants Forced to Work in Myanmar’s Timber Industry

Poaching and Illegal Logging Are Wiping Out Ghana’s Birds

Swordfish Industry Ordered to Stop Killing Endangered Whales and Sea Turtles


That's it for this week. I should have several interesting new articles out this coming week. Make sure to follow me on Twitter for links as they happen!

Weird Fish and Climate Conundrums

What the heck -- we're already half-way through September? How did that happen?

Well, I guess I've had my head down to the keyboard so much that I didn't notice the passage of time. But I did get a lot of writing done, including this week's four new articles. Here they are, starting with my two latest "Extinction Countdown" articles for Scientific American:

Killer Starfish Threaten Fish That Walks on Hand-Like Fins

Israel and Palestine Share a Rapidly Disappearing Gazelle


Also on this week's list, two climate/wildlife related articles for TakePart:

Pacific Northwest Frogs Are a Hop, Skip, and a Jump From Oblivion as Temperatures Rise

The Latest Threat to Bees Stops Them From Smelling the Flowers


More next week!