The Magazine of The Sierra Club
Elephant Populations Decline by 30 Percent
A new survey by the Great Elephant Census shows a dramatic drop in savanna elephant numbers in Africa
Lands & Waters
President Obama Creates the Largest Protected Area in the World
With the expansion of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, President Obama further strengthens his environmental legacy
The Burning Questions About Spotted Owls and Fire
The effects of a recent megafire in California have ignited a fresh debate about a prominent keystone species
Creating an Oceans Policy in 2016
A veteran ocean writer lists the changes the next president should make
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The pangolin is the weirdest animal on Earth
A mash-up of a roly-poly, armadillo, and small dinosaur. Why do so many people want to eat it?
All the environmental news ICYMI
The busy enviro's cheat sheet to what's happening on our planet
The Brains of Beasts
In the book Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?, Frans de Waal argues that our fellow creatures deserve more credit
