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ECOVIEWS

Dr. Whit Gibbons writes a weekly environmental column called "Ecoviews." It is published by several newspapers across the United States. Here are links to a sampling of his herp-related columns.

Should We Kill All the Great White Sharks and Alligators? (May 5, 2008)

The Most Dangerous Animal is a Frog (April 20, 2008)

A Little Barrier Island Habitat Remains Intact (April 13, 2008)

Global Warming Has Many Faces (April 6, 2008)

If Springtime Comes Can Snakes be Far Behind? (January 13, 2008)

Toronto Turtles Send a Message (March 23, 2008)

What Does a Dinosaur Ecologist Do? (January 13, 2008)

People Have Many Questions about Geckos (September 9, 2007)

People Still Do Not Understand Snakes (August 19, 2007)

People Ask Many Questions About Turtles? (June 24, 2007)

How Many Anoles Does Florida Have? (June 3, 2007)

Are More Snakes Around us than we Think? (March 2007)

Where do Turtles go in the Winter? (March 2007)

What do we Mean by Extinction? (February 14, 2007))

Can We Now Protect the Gopher Frog? (December 10, 2006)

Was the Crocodile Hunter an Environmental Educator? (September 10, 2006)

We will all Benefit From the Frog Pharmacy one day? (August 20, 2006)

Alligators are Just Being Alligators (July 2, 2006)

What Do You Do With Too Many Skinks (May 22, 2006)

Spring Means Snake Season (April 2, 2006)

Let's Make Sure the Frogs Keep Calling (March 5, 2006)

Should we Teach Children to Fear Nature? (February 19, 2006)

Do Lizards Hibernate?

Spring Means Snake Season (March 28, 2004)

Ecopassages Make Roads Safer for Humans and Wildlife (February 22, 2004)

Should we Support Rattlesnake Roundups? (Januaryy 25, 2004)

Is the Crocodile Hunter an environmental educator? (January 11, 2004)

Let's celebrate three decades of protecting species (December 28, 2003)

Appreciation of reptiles and amphibians can be taught (October 19, 2003)

Gila Monsters make the world interesting (October 7, 2002)

Snakebites come in two types: legitimate and illegitimate (September 9, 2002)

How do ecologists sample harmlessly? (September 2, 2002)

People want to know about animals (July 22, 2002)

Turtles need a little help from their friends (May 27, 2002)

Water Snakes Are Much Maligned (May 6, 2002)

Why Do All Reptiles Have Tails? (February 10, 2002)

Let's Make Sure the Frogs Keep Calling
       (Februrary 3, 2002)

Mudpuppies Should Be Returned to Water,
     Not Left On Ice
(January 20, 2002)

THEIR BLOOD RUNS COLD (Part 1 of 2--June 24, 2001)

THEIR BLOOD RUNS COLD (Part 2 of 2--July 1, 2001)

PEOPLE CONTINUE TO ASK ABOUT ALLIGATORS (5-20-2001)

IT IS SNAKE SEASON IN THE SOUTH (4-22-2001)

WHAT ON EARTH WAS OUR SUPREME COURT THINKING?

WOULD THE REAL CROCODILE HUNTER PLEASE STAND UP?

MORE ANIMALS ARE AROUND YOU THAN YOU THINK

IS IT SAFE TO WATER-SKI WITH ALLIGATORS?

NORTH CAROLINA SNAKES MAY NEED HELP

  "HELP IS ON THE WAY FOR DISAPPEARING REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS"

  "THE FROGS ARE CALLING CONGRESS"

"WHY ARE THERE SO MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ALLIGATORS?"

THE INTERNET IS A LOT MORE DANGEROUS THAN ANY REPTILE

HOW OLD DO BLANDING'S TURTLES'S GET?

SHOULD WE WORRY ABOUT DEFORMED FROGS?

DINOSAURS CONTINUE TO MAKE A COMEBACK

GIVING ADVICE ABOUT RATTLESNAKES IS NOT EASY

SNAKES ARE SIGNS OF A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT

"PEOPLE HAVE MANY VIEWS ABOUT SNAKES"

"VIEWS ON SNAKES"

"WHAT ARE THE ODDS OF A SNAKEBITE?"

"WHY DO BOOTLEGGERS MAKE GOOD CONSERVATIONISTS?"

"WHY WOULD ANYONE STUDY COTTONMOUTHS?"

"IS THERE ENOUGH PLANET LEFT TO SHARE?"

"WHAT GOOD ARE STUDIES ON FROGS?"

"HOW RARE IS THE GOPHER FROG?"

"SOME STATES HAVE WEIRD WILDLIFE LAWS"

"HOW DO YOU DEFINE A WETLAND?"

"TURTLE POSTER"

"WHY DID THE TURTLE CROSS THE ROAD?"

"LIZARDS EAT MORE SPIDERS THAN WE THINK"

"MR. TOAD'S WILD RIDE TURNS OUT TO BE TRUE"

"FASHION AND ECOLOGY DON'T ALWAYS MIX "

"AFRICA REALLY DOES HAVE SOME DANGEROUS SNAKES"

"ALBINO ANIMALS COME IN MANY COLORS"

"DO TURTLE EXCLUDER DEVICES PROTECT SEA TURTLES ?"

"FUN WITH A FROGLOGGER"

"WHY DO ALL REPTILES HAVE TAILS?"

"WHAT GOOD IS IT?"

"FROGS CAN BE INSTRUCTIVE"

"THE DIAMONDBACK TERRAPIN OF AMERICA'S COASTLINES"

"KNOW ANY GOOD ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS FOR SCHOOL?"

"WHY SHOULD ANYONE BE ALLOWED TO KEEP A HORSE?"

"KIDS ARE OUR BEST HOPE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT"

"SHOULD SOCIETY EVOLVE ITS THINKING INTO A NEW MILLENNIUM?"

IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEM IS THE FIRST STEP IN CONSERVATION

ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTION FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM

ECOLOGICAL PARADIGMS ARE TAKEN FOR GRANTED

WHAT SNAKE DO YOU WANT TO BE BITTEN BY?

SNAKE EDUCATION NEVER ENDS

QUESTIONS ABOUT ALLIGATORS NEVER END

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