Extinction Blog: December 2007 articles

Another month, another batch of stories for Plenty magazine:

The Gift that Keeps on Giving: Endangered Species Poop

"Extinct" for 150 Years, the Petrel Returns

Can Two Lone Turtles Save Their Species?

Science and Coral: It's Alive! It's Alive!

At Last, Hope for Endangered Orangutans

Parasite Preying on Pandas

Another Rare Species, Another Disease Killing Them Off

Bad News for Birds

State Fish of Texas Breeding Its Way to Extinction

Genetics Redefining What Makes A Species

Rare Duck Now Rat-Free and Loving It

"Say No to Shahtoosh"

Panda-fu?

Take Control of Your Online Profile

You know that your potential employers are going to Google you. Here's what you can do to present your online self in the best possible light.

Read the full article in the December 2007 issue of Today's Engineer.

Extinction Blog: November 2007 articles

Here are the latest 16 "Extinction Blog" articles written for Plenty Magazine:

Kenya Aims to Quadruple Black Rhino Population in 25 Years

I'll Have the Fish and Chips (Hold the Fish)

Butterflies May Be the Canaries in the Environmental Coal Mine

Plant Extinctions Will Speed Up Global Warming

Natural Gas vs. Endangered Species

Endangered Species News Roundup

The Long, Sad Saga of a Tiny, Tiny Mouse

A Hybrid in Wolf's Clothing

162 Million Species Still to be Discovered?

Border Fence Threatens Endangered Species, Says Mexican Government

Rare Porpoise Faces Two-Year Window to Prevent Extinction

Congo Moves to Protect Endangered Bonobos

Post-Thanksgiving Endangered Species News Catch-up

Gray Wolves on the Rebound (But There's Bad News, Too)

Good News for Endangered Species

25% of U.S. Bird Species Risk Extinction

I'm the only copywriter I know who also modeled for one of his own ads

Here are a few ads from a campaign I wrote a few years ago. In addition to developing the concept and writing the ads, I also ended up as one of the models. (I'm still not exactly sure how that happened...)


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Boothbay Region Lions Club 4

I'll be writing these twice a month for the next 5-6 months. Here's the latest.

Publishing an Academic Book? Don't Forget the "M" Word...

How can you — the potential academic author — help to ensure your book's success? It pays to think about the marketing before you even write your first word...

Read more, in the November 2007 issue of Today's Engineer.

Extinction Blog: October 2007 articles

Here are the latest 18 articles from Extinction Blog, published by Plenty Magazine.

Snakes in New Jersey Win Important Victory

Gee, a Happy Beginning: Pennsylvania to Protect Northern Flying Squirrel

Clock Ticking Toward Tasmanian Devil Extinction

Does Captive Breeding of Endangered Species Work?

Bumblebee Species Believed to be Extinct

A Rare Case of Invasive Species Helping An Ecosystem

Updates: Good News and Bad for Several Endangered Species

Rare Tiger Spotted for First Time in 30 Years

U.S. Drought Spells Bad News for Endangered Species

Resort Threatens Last 100 Grenada Doves

60 Nations Meet to Save Endangered Raptors

Gold Trumps Endangered Trout and Salmon in California

Third Iberian Lynx Population Discovered in Spain

How Do You Assess the Health of Endangered Species in the Wild?

Primate Apocalypse: One Third of Primate Species Risk Extinction

South Africa Bans All Abalone Fishing

New England Puts Endangered Loggerhead Turtles in the Cross-Hairs

Five Dead Cattle Spell Trouble for Mexican Gray Wolf