A Place for Animals
Thomas Lekan examines the history of wildlife conservation through the figure of Bernhard Grzimek and the creation of the Serengeti as a protected tourist landscape.
Aliases:
animal protection
Whale Sharks: A Window Into the Ocean and Ourselves
Arcadia, Spring 2026, no. 6
“Der Bartgeier”
This poem traces the complex relationship between humans and the largest bird of the Alps, the bone-eating bearded vulture (Bartgeier).
“Eagles, Marmots, Humans: Knowing Wildlife Through Fieldwork”
The work of two biologists in remote forests shows that species recovery depends on both data and human–animal bonds forged in the field, as Monica Vasile writes.
Insectopolis: A Natural History
Excerpt from Insectopolis: A Natural History by Peter Kuper.
“Avian Escapees and Budgie Snugglers”
When is it defensible to keep birds in confinement, and what do we owe those who escape?
“Crude Encounters”
This artistic contribution explores sensory engagement with contamination caused by oil-waste pits in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
“Mother Drone, Mother Nature: The Griffon Vulture and Israel’s Military”
This essay examines how military, technology, and nature converge in the Israeli griffon vulture project and what politics stand behind it.
The Bishnoi: Revisiting Religious Environmentalism and Traditional Forest and Wildlife Management in the Thar Desert
Boar-der Fencing: Human-Animal Conflicts in the Danish Borderlands
Arcadia, Summer 2023, no. 8