Platt Stuff

Y'know, stuff.

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(via Stare into the Soulful Eyes of this Newly Discovered Dwarf Lemur Species - Scientific American Blog Network)

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(via Is China's Ivory Ban a Sign of Hope for Elephants? - Scientific American Blog Network)

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(via Ring-Tailed Lemur Populations Have Crashed by 95 Percent - Scientific American Blog Network)

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(via Meet the Endangered Plant Named after Rock Legend Jimi Hendrix - Scientific American Blog Network)

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(via Polar Bear Conservation Plan Calls Climate Change "the Primary Threat" to Their Survival - Scientific American Blog Network)

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(via Conservation Predictions for 2017 - Scientific American Blog Network)

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(via Conservation Stories You May Have Missed in 2016 - Scientific American Blog Network)

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(via The Best Wildlife Conservation Stories of 2016 - Scientific American Blog Network)

In counterpoint to yesterday's bad-news roundup, here are some of this year's best wildlife conservation stories from around the world.

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(via The Worst Wildlife Conservation Stories of 2016 - Scientific American Blog Network)

Elephants, tigers, leopards and orangutans all had a pretty bad year. Today's Extinction Countdown article for Scientific American. (My list of the *best* wildlife stories for 2016 follows, tomorrow.)

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(via The 301 Mammal Species Most Threatened by Overhunting - Scientific American Blog Network)

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(via Giraffe's "Silent Extinction" Finally Earns Some Noise - Scientific American Blog Network)

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Cute Critters Score Cash From Donors, Ugly Animals Not So Much

New research finds that a 'charity beauty premium' helps influence donations to wildlife causes.

New research finds that a 'charity beauty premium' helps influence donations to wildlife causes.

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(via 13 Bird Species Declared Extinct - Scientific American Blog Network)

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(via 'Crisis' for Mediterranean Sharks - Scientific American Blog Network)

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How High Schoolers’ Hacks Fixed a Whale Snot-Collecting Drone | Hakai Magazine

SnotBot got a boost from teen roboticists.

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Gone for 400 Years, Returned Beavers Get Protected Status in Scotland

Beavers were hunted to extinction, but a five-year trial reintroduction of the dam-building critters has proven successful.

Beavers were hunted to extinction, but a five-year trial reintroduction of the dam-building critters has proven successful.

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(via Walking Sharks at Risk - Scientific American Blog Network)