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Mumbai’s Doongerwadi Forest: Revisiting the Death of Nature in the Future City
This article explores the past and future of one of Mumbai’s largest city forests.
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“Hit them hard and hit them well.” Possums, Pollution, and the Past in Aotearoa/New Zealand
The killing of possums as “pests” is framed as a caring relationship towards Aotearoa/New Zealand’s natural environment.
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Once Upon a Game Reserve: Sambisa and the Tragedy of a Forested Landscape
This article focuses on the loss of the Sambisa Forest as a game reserve due to the conflict between the Nigerian army and the terrorist group Boko Haram.
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Killing Cats in Garmisch
The Garmisch cat murder trial spotlights the hostility of the bird protection community towards felines.
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Entomology and Empire: Settler Colonial Science and the Campaign for Hawaiian Annexation
Pest control was a political act in late-nineteenth-century Hawaiʻi, helping sugarcane planters pursue annexation to the United States.
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Canine Menace: Feral Dogs, Bison, and Rewilding in the Carpathian Mountains
This article examines narratives surrounding feral dogs and bison in the Western Carpathians.
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A Crab’s-Eye View of the Food Chain in Contemporary China
This article rethinks Chinese foodways and invasive species from a crab’s perspective.
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The Bears Are Back! The LIFE Ursus Translocation Project in Trentino
This Arcadia article by environmental historian Wilko von Hardenberg shows how after almost a century on the brink of extinction, bears are once again roaming the eastern Italian Alps.
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Beauties and Beasts: Whales in Portugal, from Early-Modern Monsters to Today’s Flagship Species
This article looks at changing perceptions of whales along the coasts of Portugal.
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The Tragedy of the Paradise Parrot
The tragic story of the Paradise Parrot is haunted by both the spectre and the reality of extinction.