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 9
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GPS Collaring a Dangerous African Buffalo is No Easy Task (Slideshow)
The African buffalo, better known as the cape buffalo, is wide-ranging and numerous, with an estimated 900,000 individuals in the wild. This status, however, is not as secure as it seems.
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GPS Collaring a Dangerous African Buffalo is No Easy Task
The African buffalo, better known as the cape buffalo, is wide-ranging and numerous, with an estimated 900,000 individuals in the wild. This status, however, is not as secure as it seems. The large migratory mammal -- nicknamed "Black Death" for its viol
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Join Author James Russell for a Discussion of Urban Planning and Climate Change
This month, BookHugger presents The Agile City by James S. Russell. Readers can order a discounted copy today and watch a recording of the live discussion above.
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Animals We've Recruited For Pest Control...Sometimes With Great Consequences (Slideshow)
It's no secret that the use of pesticides in agriculture is potentially dangerous.
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Animals We've Recruited For Pest Control...Sometimes With Great Consequences
It's no secret that the use of pesticides in agriculture is potentially dangerous. Those that make, apply, and consume them -- everyone from factory works to farmers to everyday consumers -- are vulnerable to the harmful chemicals they contain. But pest
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18 New Plant Species Discovered in French Polynesia
For more than a century, the Marquesas Islands have been a destination for artists, writers, and musicians from the West, looking for a
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Unique Pig-Nosed Turtle Reaches Brink of Extinction
Among all the world's turtles, the pig-nosed turtle is unique. Like a marine turtle, the pig-nosed has long, flipper-like appendages, but it also has movable digits like fresh water turtles. Indeed, it's the last
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An Elegant Wilderness: The Gilded Age of the Adirondacks Awoke Conservationists (Slideshow)
In her new book An Elegant Wilderness, Gladys Montgomery collects photographs and stories from one of the premier vacation destinations of the Gilded Age: The Adirondacks.
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An Elegant Wilderness: The Gilded Age of the Adirondacks Awoke Conservationists
In her new book An Elegant Wilderness, Gladys Montgomery collects photographs and stories from one of the premier vacation destinations of the Gilded Age: The Adirondacks. For the era's rich, escaping the stresses of urban life was essential and the grea
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California Academy of Sciences Discovers Hundreds of New Species in the Philippines (Photos)
During a marine and land survey of the Philippines spanning just 42
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West and Central African Elephant Populations Decline 50% in 40 Years
Elephants are protected on the savannas of Central and Western Africa but, according to a new survey, their numbers have still declined by 50 percent or more in the last 40 years. More alarming is that
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Komodo Dragons in Rare, Extreme Close-up Photos (Slideshow)
Spread across a few small islands of the Indonesia archipelago is a strange, prehistoric, species of giant lizard. These large dominant predators are captivating because of their size and their aggressiveness. In spite
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Komodo Dragons in Rare, Extreme Close-up Photos
Spread across a few small islands of the Indonesia archipelago is a strange, prehistoric, species of giant lizard. These large dominant predators are captivating because of their size and their aggressiveness. In spite of this infamous reputation, the Kom
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Join Alexis Madrigal for a Discussion of Powering the Dream, Today at 3:30 Eastern
Watch live streaming video from treehuggerlive at livestream.com Massive solar farms are certainly newsworthy but—as the new book from The Atlantic's Senior Editor Alexis Madrigal shows—alternative energy is nothing new. Powering the Dream
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Could FDR's New Deal Conservation Program Get us Out of Debt? (Slideshow)
It seems too good to be true: But yes, industry experts say clean tech and green industry has the potential to spark a new economic revolution—creating jobs and rebuilding a
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Could FDR's New Deal Conservation Program Get us Out of Debt?
It seems too good to be true: But yes, industry experts say clean tech and green industry has the potential to spark a new economic revolution—creating jobs and rebuilding a fractured economy. The idea is exciting, especially as the country struggl
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Fragmented Prairies Make a Surprisingly Good Home for Deer Ticks
Photo credit: d_vdm/Creative Commons Deer ticks, the tiny insects responsible for spreading Lyme disease and other ailments, favor forested habitats. There, they can easily pass from small mammals, birds, and lizards—on which they feed—to
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New Giant Crab Species Discovered in Costa Rica
Biologists conducting research in Costa Rica have discovered a new species of land crab. The crab, named Johngarthia cocoensis,
