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Casey Gallagher is a 2024 UC Santa Barbara graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Studies and a minor degree in Comparative Literature....
Epilogue: The Future of Endangerment
by Lisa H. Sideris To be threatened is to be at risk of endangerment; to be endangered means to be at risk of extinction....
The Butterfly Effect
Butterfly metamorphosis, symbolic across many cultures of self-creation and radical change, inspires experiments in performance art and collective transformation of extractivist society.
Symbolic Appropriations
California dreams of high-energy, far-flung mobility converge and collide with the sacred symbolism of a placemaking butterfly.
Good Fences and Good Neighbors in Smoky Hollow, U.S.A.
A major oil refinery in Southern California discovers an endangered butterfly and a PR campaign is launched.
The Making of An Urban Butterfly
A rapidly expanding airfield came to play a defining role in the survival prospects of the El Segundo blue butterfly.
What Does It Mean to Be Protected?
Habitats that appear insignificant and uninviting to the human eye often provide a safe haven for small, invertebrate creatures at risk of extinction.
What is a Habitat?
Endangered species have strong preferences too for the places they make their homes, and for some, those requirements are nonnegotiable.
Who Counts as Endangered?
Recognizing species at risk is complicated by human biases, perceptions, and preferences.
red list
Scholars with interests in endangered species conservation and the environmental impacts of extractivism reflect on how a species comes to be considered for special...