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The Wildlife Conservation Club
The Wildlife Conservation Club strives to raise awareness of wildlife and broader environmental issues, to raise funds for endangered species, and to contribute to the WCC website and monthly newsletter. Join us in making our goal of an environmentally aware Collegiate a reality. Scroll down to see posts from our newsletters!
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Oct 22, 20201 min read
WCC Online Newsletter!
Welcome to The Wildlife Conservation Club’s First Monthly Newsletter of the 2020-2021 year! The WCC strives to raise awareness of...
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Feb 7, 20223 min read
Wind Power in Spain, Ben Davis '22, February 2022 Issue
Spanish Wind Turbines. Source: New York Times. In recent years, Spain has become a global leader in using wind power as a form of...
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Feb 7, 20223 min read
Dragonflies Losing Wing Patterns Thanks to Climate Change, Diego Bacchus '23, February 2022 Issue
A Male Widow Skimmer Dragonfly. Source: Jim Braswell. A recent study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS)...
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Feb 7, 20222 min read
Endangered Species Spotlight: White's Seahorse, Isaac Loh '23, February 2022 Issue
A Tagged White's Seahorse Juvenile. Source: D. Harasti. The endangered White’s seahorse (Hippocampus whitei) is a ~12 cm fish endemic to...
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Feb 7, 20222 min read
Chile’s New Constitution: Building For a Sustainable Future, Chris Gooding '22, February 2022 Issue
Home to volcanoes, the Andes Mountains, deserts, and one of the longest coastlines in the world, the South American country Chile has a...
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Feb 7, 20222 min read
Wisconsin Cancels 2022 Annual Winter Wolf Hunt, Connor Kim '23, February 2022 Issue
Gray Wolf Walking on the Snow. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica. In Wisconsin, concern over the controversial annual Wisconsin wolf hunt...
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Feb 7, 20222 min read
Waxworms and Plastic: A Small Solution to a Big Problem; Riley Schwimmer '24, February 2022 Issue
A Waxworm Atop a Plastic Bag. Source: CNet. On April 18, 2019, Victor Vescovo attempted the deepest dive in American history into the...
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Dec 6, 20213 min read
Controversial Beaver Reintroduction in Scotland, Ben Davis '22, December 2021 Issue
The Eurasian beaver. Source: NY Times. In the 16th century, the Eurasian beaver was hunted to extinction in Great Britain, and almost to...
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Dec 6, 20212 min read
Invasive Spotted Lanternfly Taking Over New York, Aarav Dogra '22, December 2021 Issue
A spotted lanternfly. Source: nbcnews.com. The spotted lanternfly, which belongs to a type of insects known as planthoppers, was first...
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Dec 6, 20212 min read
Florida Panthers, Bears May Lose Protected Habitat by 2070, Cole Brountas '22, December 2021 Issue
The endangered Florida panther currently occupies 5 percent of its historic range. Source: ABC7 Southwest Florida. Florida...
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Dec 6, 20212 min read
China Pledges To Stop Building Coal-Based Plants Abroad, Ankit Raparthi '22, December 2021 Issue
President Xi Jinping speaks on coal-fired power projects abroad. Source: thetimes.co.uk. In September 2021, during the United Nations...
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Dec 6, 20212 min read
Harvard Moves To Divest from Fossil Fuel Industry, Chris Gooding '22, December 2021 Issue
Harvard student activists block entrance to University Hall in March 2017. Source: Boston Globe. After years of public backlash and...
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Dec 6, 20212 min read
Glacier Preserved During Summer Months Using Tarps, Diego Bacchus '23, December 2021 Issue
A team of Italian conservationists place the tarps. Source: the local.it. For well over a century, glaciers have been melting as a result...
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Dec 6, 20212 min read
The Fearsome Komodo Dragon, Now Listed as Endangered, Riley Schwimmer '24, December 2021 Issue
A Komodo Dragon Perches on a Rock. Source: Wikipedia.com. Dragons have existed in mythology for thousands of years in cultures all around...
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Apr 12, 20212 min read
Cutting Edge Technology Gives Hope for the Northern White Rhino, Cole Brountas '22, April 2021 Issue
Najin and Fatu, the two remaining northern white rhinos. Source: nytimes.com. On September 11, 2019, Italian scientists announced that...
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Apr 12, 20212 min read
Endangered Species Spotlight: African Wild Dogs, Konrad Krieger '22, April 2021 Issue
An African wild dog. Source: npr.org. The African wild dog is one of the world’s most endangered species. Found primarily in South...
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Apr 12, 20213 min read
Tasmanian Devils Return to Mainland Australia 3000 Years Later, Ben Davis '22, April 2021 Issue
Elsa Pataky and her husband Chris Hemsworth reintroduce eleven Tasmanian devils (two pictured) to mainland Australia with wildlife...
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Apr 12, 20213 min read
U.S. Rejoins Paris Agreement, Aarav Dogra '22, April 2021 Issue
President Joe Biden signs an executive order to bring the U.S. back to the Paris Agreement in January. Source: yahoo.finance.com. On...
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Apr 12, 20212 min read
Controversial Pebble Mine in Alaska Fatally Denied Critical Permit, Connor Kim '23, April 2021 Issue
Alaska’s Bristol Bay teems with aquatic life and is particularly well known for its “bountiful and sustainable harvests of wild salmon,”...
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Apr 12, 20212 min read
A Look Back at Trump's Climate Deregulation Push, Chris Gooding '22, April 2021 Issue
Fracking wastewater pollution. Source: ex–planet.com. In November 2020, Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States, was denied...
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