David DeFranza
Before becoming an Assistant Editor at TreeHugger, David DeFranza wrote about travel, the outdoors, and frugal living for a variety of websites. In addition to performing general editorial duties, David writes about nature, produces slideshows, and serves as TreeHugger's books editor.
Latest Stories from David DeFranza - Page 3
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Richard Feynman Explains How Nature is the Key to Science (Video)
This emotional mashup features Richard Feynman explaining the critical relationship between science and the natural world.
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Critically Endangered Baby Pygmy Hippo Takes Her First Swim (Video)
A baby pygmy hippopotamus at the Taronga Park Zoo in Australia, makes her first journey into the water.
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Poachers Make Off With the Horn of a Fiberglass Rhino
A thief has stolen the horn from a rhino model at the Lombardini Game Farm in South Africa.
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Some Coral May Be Better Suited for a Warmer, More Acidic Ocean
Two new studies reveal that the outlook for the world's coral reefs is much more complex than previously thought.
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Police in Cameroon Arrested 12 Suspected Poachers Following Elephant Massacre
More than 500 elephants were killed by poachers in Cameroon during the first months of 2012. These latest arrests are encouraging but the problem remains far from solved.
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Massive Forest Fire Continues to Burn the Slopes of Mountain Kenya
Now in its sixth day, the forest fire threatens critical habitats and precious water sources.
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Photographers Travel 1,000 Miles to Highlight the Importance of the Florida Wildlife Corridor
Four conservationists paddle through some of the most remote swamps and mangroves in Florida to bring attention to the state's disjointed natural preserves.
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Google Street View Maps the Amazon
A new feature allows users to travel up the amazon, along rainforest trails, and through communities in one of the world's most remote regions.
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Will Private Reserves be the Future of Conservation in South America?
Three new private preserves have opened in Peru to buffer existing national parks. Is this the sign of a new trend?
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Rhinos May be Extinct in South Africa by 2015
According to a recent estimate, rhinos will vanish from South African parks by 2015 if current poaching rates continue.
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6 Ways Climate Change is Impacting Animals
Already, climate change is having a profound effect on ecosystems around the world, upsetting and altering the lives of numerous species of animals.
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New Finding Offers Hope for Critically Endangered Dolphin
A pair of Hector's dolphins have joined the waning population of Maui's dolphins in New Zealand, offering hope for an increase in genetic diversity and the return of sustainable breeding.
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Alibaba.com Stops Selling Manta Ray Products
The Chinese website, one of the world's largest platforms for business-to-business trading, has announced that it will stop carrying products made from UN Protected species, including manta rays.
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6 Famous Trees Killed by Human Folly
Some of the biggest, oldest, and rarest trees on the planet have died before their time due to accident, negligence, or outright malice by humans. Here are six of the most famous.
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Join Boing Boing Science Editor Maggie Koerth-Baker for a Discussion of Coping With the Energy Crisis
Her new book Before the Lights Go Out investigates strategies for conquering the energy crisis before it conquers us.
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Researchers Wrangle Sharks in the Bahamas to Improve Marine Preserves
The Bahamas - and Caribbean in general - are important marine ecosystems under threat. Before conservationists can protect them, however, they must understand the species living there, and sometimes that means swimming with sharks.
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Check Out the Adorable, Fun, and Productivity-Destroying Frozen Planet Penguin Cam
To celebrate the premiere of Frozen Planet, Discovery has teamed up with Sea World San Diego to bring you a round the clock penguin feed.
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Group Launches Campaign to Protect Antarctica's Ocean
The coalition of conservation groups is working to create an extensive network of no-take reserves surrounding Antarctica.
