I thought some of you might be interested in this article written in response to the WWF Living Planet Report. They questioned several biologists as to why the report was important. I was happy to contribute, but the comments by Ken Norris (Zool. Soc. of London), Chris Nagy (Mianus River Gorge), Rolf Skar (GreenPeach USA), Tim Caro (UC-Davis), Arne Mooers (Simon Fraser U), Doug McCauley (UC-Santa Barbara), Malin PInsky (Rutgers), and Laurel Sutherlin (Rain Forest Action Network) paint it pretty black and white. Might be an article worth showing your undergrads in particular! :)
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