As native gardens become increasingly popular, milkweed has become a darling of the plant world. With showy blooms known as food for charismatic monarch butterflies, it’s easy to see the appeal of this Midwest wildflower. Still, like many plants around the world, several species of milkweed face the threat of extinction. Mead’s milkweed, a Missouri…
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Protecting Precious Woods in Madagascar
At the ports of Madagascar, enormous piles of logs cut from rosewoods and ebonies sit waiting. They can’t be exported because these threatened precious woods were harvested illegally and their sale on the international market is forbidden. Of course, those who don’t play by the rules still manage to export them illegally and make a…