Day trips for the end of summer
Summer is ending, what is there to do?
As the heat of the end of Summer sets in for Boise, people are looking for activities to do before school starts. There’s a tough choice between inside and outside […]
Tag: animals
A trip to the Boise Discovery Center
Exquisite Creatures: a nature and science gallery by Christopher Marley
A few weekends ago that seem like yesterday, my partner and I visited the Boise area to get the Southern Idaho feel. Along our way we stumbled upon the Boise […]
Fish and Wildlife Film Festival highlights award-winning wildlife filmmakers
Wildlife filmmakers answer question during a Q&A about their work
From the heat of the savanna to the bottom of the ocean, wildlife filmmakers have put their hard work into creating award winning cinematic films. During a Q&A last Friday, […]
University of Idaho researchers investigate transmission of COVID-19 between humans and animals
Study focusing on how to prevent spread of virus and which species susceptible to infection
The National Science Foundation awarded University of Idaho researchers nearly $200,000 to investigate whether animals can transmit COVID-19 and how to block the spread from animals to humans.
Best of the wild
Our university’s animals deserve recognition beyond squirrel videos on social media and viral memes
They say that universities are so much more than brick and mortar and parking lots. No, universities should be defined by those who populate them. According to the University of […]
Letter to the Editor — PETA: making people think
A response to Feb. 14 column, “A PETA hatin’ hippie”
PETA’s campaigns work because they’re impossible to ignore. They get people thinking and talking about the fact that our choices — such as what we order for lunch or whether […]
Shedding a light on veganism
Local vegans, veg-curious and omnivorous individuals find community, form organization
The Local Herbivores aims to promote a vegan lifestyle in order to protect animals and better the planet, as well as human health and well-being. Formed in February, the group […]
Animal agriculture, climate change and the sixth mass extinction
The strong evidence that the production of animal-derived food products is a leading driver of climate change should prompt change
Climate change is an existential threat to our species according to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. They have put the metaphorical dooms-day clock at 2 minutes to midnight. It […]
Letter to the editor: A response to “Beef: it’s not for dinner”
Growing up, meat at the center of the table wasn’t a choice, but a way of life. It was the time we spent as a family to give thanks for […]