Ben Goldfarb, Author at Pacific Standard

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A three-toed sloth mother and baby are two of the many inhabitants of Central America's rainforest ecosystem.

Environment

‘Nature Is Always Speaking’: Proposed Dams Threaten Indigenous People and Wildlife in Central America

More than 400 dams are currently proposed for Central America's rivers, but thanks largely to a feisty indigenous resistance—as well as a non-profit—they are still yet to be built.

Ben Goldfarb

The Endling: Watching a Species Vanish in Real Time

On the frontlines of extinction in the Gulf of California, where the vaquita faces its final days.

Ben Goldfarb

Environment

How Do We Know Our Environmental Laws Are Working?

Ask a great white shark.

Ben Goldfarb

Environment

Catch, Fillet, and Sell the Eggs of a Dinosaur: How to Save the Paddlefish

As beluga sturgeon populations dwindle, poachers have descended on the waters of Oklahoma, searching for the source of next-best caviar: the paddlefish. But conservation officials might have found a way to save the prehistoric-looking creatures from a steady decline—they're selling the caviar themselves.

Ben Goldfarb