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The Feds Have Wildlife Crime Whistleblower Program. Why Isn’t it Being Used?

Has the US government been failing to take advantage of an existing wildlife crime whistleblower program to fight against wildlife crime? Terra Verde host and Earth Island Journal editor Maureen Nandini Mitra explores this subject, as well a new wildlife crime whistleblower bill that’s making its way through Congress right now, with environmental journalist Richard … Continued


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Protecting the California Coast from Offshore Drilling – February 1, 2019

Putting the defense of California’s coasts in the frame of the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Santa Barbara Channel oil spill, this week’s of Terra Verde features Linda Krop of the Environmental Defense Center and Blake Kopcho from the Center for Biological Diversity. Join Terra Verde host Gary Hughes for a conversation with two of California’s … Continued


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Living with Mountain Lions

In California, we share our landscapes with mountain lions. Or cougars, pumas, and panthers, as they are also known. In fact, cougars have lived alongside humans in the Golden State for tens of thousands of years. And as was the case with other wildlife, they suffered greatly when European settlers expanded into the region. For … Continued