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 4
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Sylvia Earle Launches Mission Blue to Spread the Word of Ocean Conservation
In 2010, Sylvia Earle won the TED Prize for her wish that everyone would fight for a global network of marine preserves. The new site Mission Blue is a step in that direction.
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Parkour Free Runners Act Like Orangutans to Aid Researchers
Scientists are using parkour athletes to explore how orangutans and other primates maximize energy as they move through the trees.
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Bald Eagles Face a New Silent Threat
The iconic bald eagle was brought back from the brink of extinction thanks in large part to legislation banning DDT. Now, the birds face a new silent threat that could reverse this progress.
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Invasive Moth has a Taste for Italian Chardonnay
A moth from North America has made its way to the vineyards of Italy, where it has already begun munching the leaves of prized grape vines.
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Nearly 500 Elephants Killed by Poachers in Cameroon in Two Months
Since January, a large group of heavily-armed poachers have been terrorizing elephants in Cameroon's national parks and they show no signs of slowing.
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12 Percent of Species in Tropical Eastern Pacific Threatened With Extinction
According to a new survey led by the IUCN, the conservation situation in the tropical waters on the Eastern Pacific is dire.
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Alberta Oil Sands Partly to Blame for Killing of 145 Bears in 2011
Careless waste management at mining camps, combined with a poor berry harvest, is being blamed for a dramatic uptick in problem bears in the province.
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Bangladesh Establishes New Sanctuaries to Protect Endangered River Dolphins
Three new sanctuaries will help protect the endangered dolphins, and other species, in the world's largest mangrove forest.
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Budding Penguin Love Offers New Hope for a Troubled Species
The outlook for African penguins in the wild may not be positive but—in at least one breeding program—a budding love is offering hope for the species.
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Constitutional Rights Do Not Extend to Animals, Federal Judge Rules
A Federal Judge has thrown out a suit brought against SeaWorld by PETA that argued orcas were enslaved in violation of the Thirteenth Amendment.
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Plastic Pollution in the Oceans is Causing Problems for Whales, too.
Fish, turtles, and birds are well known, now, as species impacted by plastic pollution in the oceans but the swirling concentration of bags, caps, and bits is increasingly becoming a problem for whales as well.
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Conservationists Optimistic About Rare Rhino Pregnancy
For the Sumatran rhinoceros, the birth of even a single calf is a significant achievement.
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Prehistoric Atlantic Sturgeon Newest Addition to the Endangered Species List
The ancient Atlantic sturgeon is the latest species to be added to the Endangered Species List.
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Turtle Mating Habits May Hedge Against Impacts of Climate Change
For marine turtles, incubation temperature dictates sex meaning a warmer world will produce more female turtles. Fortunately, it seems the turtle mating behavior may help them cope with the imbalance.
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Restoration Funding Sparks New Controversy Over Southern California Wetlands
After decades of fighting to preserve the Ballona Wetlands from developers, conservationists are now pitted against each other over the best way to restore the degraded ecosystem.
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More Than 60 Dolphins Wash Ashore in Cape Cod
Volunteers and experts race to save those healthy enough to return to the ocean.
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Scientists Estimate Up to 6.7 Million Bats Dead From Disease
White nose syndrome has decimated bat populations on the East Coast. Now scientists believe the disease, which is spreading, may have been worse than previously imagined.
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10 Marine Species on the Brink of Mass Extinction Due to Ocean Acidification
Perhaps nowhere else is the immediacy of carbon emissions apparent than in the world's oceans. Just a minor change in the ocean's PH balance means mass death for these species.
