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Museum specimens in drawers

Smugglers are profiting from our failure to define endangered species

14 February 2019

There are calls to improve a treaty on the international trade in endangered species – but there is no standard way to define species, says Stephen Garnett
Grizzly bear family

Call off the grizzly bear trophy hunt, it's immoral and unscientific

22 August 2018

The first grizzly bear hunt in Wyoming for over 40 years ignores the questionable conservation status and emotional capacities of these iconic animals, says Marc Bekoff

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