“Avian Escapees and Budgie Snugglers”
When is it defensible to keep birds in confinement, and what do we owe those who escape?
When is it defensible to keep birds in confinement, and what do we owe those who escape?
Processing the horrid February 2025 “Killing [of] a Baboon” by a group of schoolchildren in Delmas, South Africa, Sandra Swart looks back at history and examines the role of superstition and the occult in the ongoing violence against these primates.
As Himalayan wildlife is endangered by improper waste disposal practices, activist groups like Waste Warriors are working to solve this crisis.
Anna Mazanik reflects on writing to imprisoned environmental activist Yevgeny Vitishko, seeking hope in local resistance amid the overwhelming global environmental crisis.
Nicole Seymour reflects on leaving Little Rock, exploring the city’s civil-rights legacy alongside present challenges, and draws lessons on struggle and hope.
Earth First! 30, no. 4 features a memorial on Judi Bari, and essays on militant feminism, multinationals in Chiapas rainforest, the Olympics in Vancouver, mining in Argentina, and green capitalism.
Lissa Wadewitz juxtaposes the American animal welfare movement with American whaling crews.
Ryan Tucker Jones recounts how environmental activist organizations came into conflict with indigenous groups in the Bering Straight.
An essay by Bron Taylor on Dave Foreman first published in the edited volume Wildeor: The Wild Life and Living Legacy of Dave Foreman (Essex Editions, 2023).
Earth First! Journal 32, no. 2 features essays on “Colonial Louisiana in the 20th Century,” digital eco-defense, greenwashing, and solidarity in a biocentric movement.