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

• Where Would You Find 22 Turtle Doves? (December 21, 2003)
• No One Has a Right to Indict Wildlife (December 14, 2003)
• The Squirrels are Back (December 7, 2003)
• Life in the Ice Can Be Nice (November 30, 2003)
• Water is One of our Most Valuable Resources (November 24, 2003)
• Why is Hunting Good for the Environment? (November 17, 2003)
• Student Ecologists Answer More Questions (November 10, 2002)
• Ecologists Need to be Able to Answer Questions (November 3, 2003)
• Ecologists Should Be Like Sportswriters (October 27, 2003)
• Appreciation of Reptiles and Amphibinas Can Be Taught (October 20, 2003)
• Suppose We Lived For a Thousand Years (October 13, 2003)
• Humans and Orangutans Have Something in Common (October 6, 2003)
• A Bright Bill Means a Better Bird (September 29, 2003)
• All Animals Have To Deal With Sex (September 22, 2003)
• Invaders Make Life Interesting (September 15, 2003)
• What Good is it? (September 8, 2003)
• Bumblebees Make Honey, Too (September 1, 2003)
• What Do You Do With a Snake in Your Yard? (August 25, 2003)
• How Do You Reconnect Kids to Nature? (August 18, 2003)
• Evolutionary Biologists Answer Age-Old Question (August 11, 2003)
• Porcupines Have a Point To Make (August 5, 2003)
• Are Prairie Dogs the Cause of Monkey Pox? (July 28, 2003)
• The Amazon Has Its Political Side (July 21, 2003)
• Pink Dolphins, Other Exotic Animals Live in the Amazon (July 14, 2003)
• Interest in Alligators is on the Increase (July 7, 2003)
• Coyote Concerns Are on the Increase (June 30, 2003)
• Diamondback Terrapins Join the List of Turtles Needing Protection (June 23, 3003)
• Thermal Vents are Ecosystems Far From Human Influence (June 16, 2003)
• National Parks Continue to Get High Marks (June 9, 2003)
• How Dangerous is Irradiated Meat? (June 2, 2003)
• Giving Advice About Snakes Can Be Intriguing (May 26, 2003)
• Let's Keep the National Park System (May 19, 2003)
• National Science Foundation Plans for the Future (May 12, 2003)
• Wildlife Attitudes Vary (May 5, 2003)
• Middle East Deserts Are Full of Mavericks (April 28, 2003)
• Beavers Could be One of the Joys of Spring (April 21, 2003)
• Ecopassages Could Lead to Environmentally Friendly Highways (April 14, 2003)
• The Extinction of Tuataras Will Not Be Our Fault (April 7, 2003)
• The Three Bears Are Actually Real (March 31, 2003)
• How Do You Protect Your House From Forest Fires? (March 24, 2003)
• How Do War Planes Avoid Wildlife? (March 17, 2003)
• Girl Scouts Have Always Been Environmentalist (March 10, 2003)
• What The Environment Needs is a Good Audience (March 3, 2003)
• What Do You Do With That Snake? (February 24, 2003)
• How Much is a Dead Goose Worth? (February 17, 2003)
• What Should You Do With a Warmed Up Mudpuppy? (February 10, 2003)
• What is the Environmental State of the Union? (February 3, 2003)
• Humans Are Not The Only Victims of War (January 27, 2003)
• List of Endangered Parks is Alarming (January 20, 2003)
• What is Korea's Ecology? (January 13, 2003)
• Native Wildlife is Not Welcomed Indoors (January 6, 2003)

Ecoviews for 2002

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