Wildlife
[subscribe]Coalition to Vilsack: Stop USDA's Cruel Killing of Wild Animals [Full Story]
GreenOptions YesterdayOver a hundred conservation, wildlife, and animal welfare groups have sent a letter to incoming Secretary of Agriculture Jerry Vilsack urging him to rethink the often cruel practice of “lethal control” of wildlife by the USDA. The coalition contends that animals are killed through such means Add A Comment »
Climate Change and Earth's Endangered Bears [Full Story]
www.rocklintoday.com via @growthy YesterdayPlacer County News Sacramento County News RSS Feed Placer County News RSS Feed Sacramento News Add A Comment »
KARACHI: Poaching poses threat to wildlife in Pai forest [Full Story]
Convention on Biological Diversity: Headlines YesterdayKARACHI, Jan 4: The numbers of hog deer, gray partridges, wild boars, jackals, jungle cats, Bengal foxes and mongooses are fast declining in Nawabshah's Pai forest due to poaching by influential people. Add A Comment »
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Podcast [Full Story]
untamedscience.com via @UntamedScience Jan 3, 2009The new Untamed Science Podcast is officially out! Its our little gift for you during the holiday season and a good way to kick off 2009. Each week we'll have a podcast to download that will talk about cool things in science and give you tips and tricks to help you make your own science videos Add A Comment »
NYT to Salazar: Bust some heads [Full Story]
Gristmill Jan 3, 2009By Kate Sheppard The New York Times editorial page thinks Ken Salazar is too nice to head the Department of Interior: The word on Ken Salazar is that he is friendly, approachable, a good listener, a genial compromiser and a skillful broker of deals. That is also the rap on Ken Salazar. What the Interior Add A Comment »
Wildlife center reports death of snowy owl in Greene [Full Story]
www.timesdispatch.com via @growthy Jan 2, 2009On the Monday before Christmas, Dr. Dave McRuer, director of veterinary services at the Wildlife Center of Virginia, said that two days earlier someone had brought in a sick snowy owl from Greene. Add A Comment »
Waning wildlife - San Francisco Bay Guardian [Full Story]
Climate Change News Digest Jan 2, 2009Green City: Bay Area wildlife is already being negatively affected by a warmer world Add A Comment »
More Than 15,000 People Protest Against Indian Tiger Reserve [Full Story]
GreenOptions Jan 2, 2009More than fifteen thousand people have taken part in a mass protest in southern India, against the extension of a new reserve to protect tigers facing a very real threat of extinction . The last count revealed that the number of Indian tigers has plummeted from around 40,000 at the beginning of last Add A Comment »
Climate Change and Wildlife [Full Story]
redgreenandblue.org via @redgreenandblue Jan 2, 2009British wildlife hasn?t coped well with another year of unpredictable weather conditions, according to heritage body the National Trust. They say that butterflies, bees and other insects - along with the bird populations that rely on them to feed their young - were all hit by a second summer of “ Add A Comment »
Climate Change Takes Toll On British Wildlife [Full Story]
www.lowcarboneconomy.com via @NewGreenStuff Jan 2, 2009:: Sign In :: Register/Newsletter Add A Comment »
Michael McCarthy: Strangers on our shores this year [Full Story]
PanNatural 7 Jan 1, 2009Since many people this weekend will doubtless be thinking about what 2009 may bring, as they prepare to return to work on Monday, perhaps we may ask the same question for the natural world, not least because one of the fascinating aspects of living in a time of changing climate in Britain is changing Add A Comment »
Waning wildlife [Full Story]
ENN: Wildlife Jan 1, 2009GREEN CITY Changes to ocean and air temperatures, rising sea levels, loss of habitat, scarcity of food, altered precipitation patterns, environmental asynchronicity — these are the concerns of wildlife biologists who are watching the increased effects of climate change on the thousands of plant Add A Comment »
Smithsonian Reports Spotted Owl In Danger Again [Full Story]
GreenOptions Dec 31, 2008The January 2009 issue of Smithsonian Magazine reports that the spotted owl is in danger again. Once the subject of a battle between environmentalists and industry (loggers), this time the owl is facing a natural competitor, a bigger bird: the barred owl. According to Craig Welch, the writer of Smithsonian Add A Comment »
Oregonians foresee future water shortages [Full Story]
ENN: Top Stories Dec 31, 2008Oregon may be known for the rain that feeds its rivers, but Oregonians are pessimistic there will be enough water to go around as the state's population grows and climate change possibly makes summers even drier. That was the take-home message from five "Water Roundtables" held throughout the state Add A Comment »
Wildlife Watch for Bald Eagles this Winter [Full Story]
Wildlife Promise Dec 31, 2008Winter can seem like a difficult time to watch for wildlife. Trees have dropped their leaves, a good number of birds have migrated south and many mammals have gone into hibernation. However, a good naturalist knows that as the seasons Add A Comment »
New York City Consulting Group LLC., Aeolus Alternative Energy Inc., and Native Partnerships Reach Agreement on Financing and Production... [Full Story]
news.prnewswire.com via @frugalelectric Dec 31, 2008New York City Consulting Group LLC., Aeolus Alternative Energy Inc., and Native Partnerships Reach Agreement on Financing and Production of High Mileage Automobile and Wind Farm Deployment on Indian Reservations Add A Comment »
Thousands protest against Indian tiger reserve [Full Story]
ENN: Top Stories Dec 31, 2008CHENNAI, India (Reuters) - More than 15,000 people in southern India protested against the extension of a new tiger reserve Tuesday, despite official assurances that they will not lose their homes to the sanctuary. Representatives from all parties in Tamil Nadu state, including the state's ruling Add A Comment »
California sues federal government over changes in Endangered Species Act [Full Story]
L.A. Times - Environment Dec 31, 2008The state attorney general's office says new rules put California's threatened and endangered wildlife in greater danger and could cost the state more to protect the plants and animals on the list. California Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown filed suit against the federal government Tuesday, charging Add A Comment »
Brown Takes on "Audacious" Bush EPA Plan [Full Story]
www.nbcbayarea.com via @applemacbookpro Dec 30, 2008By JOHN BOITNOTT Add A Comment »
