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Ben Goldfarb

Science World

How Roadkill Became an Environmental Disaster

Scientists in Brazil are trying to save the giant anteater from a growing threat: roads.

Ben Goldfarb The Atlantic Nov 2019 20min Permalink

Science

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 Pacific Standard Jun 2018 25min Permalink

Crime Science

Busting the Tree Ring

A hunt for maple poachers in Western Washington.

Ben Goldfarb High Country News May 2017 20min Permalink

Crime Science

The Deliciously Fishy Case of The "Codfather"

He was the most powerful fish broker in New Bedford, America’s most valuable seafood port. The Russians who arrived looking to buy his operation were undercover agents and he told them everything.

Ben Goldfarb Mother Jones Mar 2017 15min Permalink

Science

Safe Passage

Checking up on an ambitious, controversial conservation initiative, 20 years later.

Ben Goldfarb Orion Dec 2015 20min Permalink