Posts Tagged ‘conservation’
Top Stories - Sep 20, 2011 10:18 - 3 Comments
Accidental sea turtle deaths drop by 90%
DUKE (US) — The number of sea turtles accidentally caught and killed in fishing gear in United States coastal waters has declined by an estimated 90 percent since 1990. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Aug 31, 2011 10:11 - 2 Comments
Biologists burn mountains to rescue lizards
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — A 30-year study of collared lizards in the Ozark glades finds burning entire mountains and valleys has helped bring back lizard populations. (more…)
Top Stories - Aug 29, 2011 10:26 - 6 Comments
Preserve 4% of oceans to save mammals
STANFORD (US) — Set aside some carefully chosen marine preserves, and marine mammals such as otters and whales may survive the damage to the oceans caused by humans, a new study finds. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Aug 11, 2011 10:37 - 0 Comments
Keep grasses to avoid carbon debt
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Converting natural cover to corn or soybeans for the production of biofuels will come at a high carbon cost—even when care is taken to protect soil by using no-till cultivation. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jul 6, 2011 12:24 - 0 Comments
Undiscovered species likely in ‘hotspots’
DUKE (US) — The extinction threat for many of the world’s undiscovered species is worse than previously feared, according to a new report. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 31, 2011 11:01 - 0 Comments
Social network tracks amphibians
UC BERKELEY (US) — Citizen scientists can use a new social networking site to help researchers track the decline of amphibians around the globe. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 26, 2011 12:28 - 1 Comment
On extinction’s edge? No so fast
MCGILL U. (CAN) — According to recent estimates, around 20 percent of flowering plants are currently at risk of extinction. However, a new study suggests the criteria for assessing risk of extinction in plants should be revisited. (more…)
Top Stories - May 10, 2011 10:31 - 7 Comments
Cats No. 1 threat to city mockingbirds
U. FLORIDA (US) — Cats are the dominant predator to mockingbird eggs and nestlings in urban areas, prompting conservationists to urge pet owners to keep felines indoors at night. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 21, 2011 8:59 - 0 Comments
To protect US waters, think local
BROWN (US) — While a one-size-fits-all solution to protecting the nation’s waters doesn’t exist, local individual practices in combination could create an effective national ocean-management policy. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 6, 2011 15:38 - 3 Comments
Baby boom for Florida sea turtles
DUKE (US) — Conservation and recovery efforts are paying off for the endangered leatherback sea turtle in Florida where the number of nests has increased by 10.2 percent a year since 1979. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Feb 9, 2011 15:35 - 0 Comments
Keeping tabs on turtle tough guys
STANFORD (US) — Leatherback turtles, that swim farther, dive deeper, and venture into colder waters than other marine turtle species, have seen a 90 percent drop in population in the eastern Pacific Ocean over the last 20-plus years. (more…)
Top Stories - Feb 8, 2011 11:31 - 1 Comment
Disorienting fungus fatal to bats
UC DAVIS (US) — The nation’s bat population is under serious assault by a deadly fungus that first appeared in New York State in 2006. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jan 25, 2011 11:17 - 1 Comment
Tweet to tweet: A century of birding
U. ILLINOIS (US) — A new book is a compendium of how much has changed in the world of birding in the state of Illinois. For example, more than 100 years ago, if a bird couldn’t be identified in the wild, it was most likely shot. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 23, 2010 21:02 - 0 Comments
How to shop green this year and next
CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — Have you been naughty or nice when it comes to reducing the environmental impact of your holiday shopping? Here are some tips to put you at the top of Santa’s green list next year. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 23, 2010 11:07 - 0 Comments
With fewer caribou, who’ll lead the sleigh?
CORNELL (US) — Rudolph, Donner, Blitzen, and their caribou cousins might not be around much longer if global warming and industrial development in their boreal forest homes continues, says conservation scientist Jeff Wells. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 17, 2010 13:58 - 0 Comments
Easy math: Less habitat = less diversity
U. OREGON (US) — Evolutionary diversity is more sensitive to extinction or loss of habitat than previously thought, making it all the more important that conservation efforts take into consideration how species are related. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 27, 2010 12:45 - 0 Comments
A planet with no backbone?
U. MICHIGAN (US) — One-fifth of the world’s vertebrate species are threatened with extinction, but the situation would be worse if not for current global conservation efforts, according to an international study in Science Express. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Sep 15, 2010 15:23 - 0 Comments
Website aims for wildlife-safe highways
UC DAVIS (US)—A citizen science survey website is expected to assist transportation planners and conservation managers design more wildlife-friendly roads and cut down on roadkill—a serious concern among ecologists. (more…)
