Tag: Conservation
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Plastic Pollution in the Oceans is Causing Problems for Whales, too.
Fish, turtles, and birds are well known, now, as species impacted by plastic pollution in the oceans but the swirling concentration of bags, caps, and bits is increasingly becoming a problem for whales as well.
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Controlling Invasive Species Through Brunch and Birth Control
Many invasive species are wreaking havoc on farms and wildlife. But what's a vegetarian supposed to make of the trend to hunt them down?
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Conservationists Optimistic About Rare Rhino Pregnancy
For the Sumatran rhinoceros, the birth of even a single calf is a significant achievement.
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Green Search Engine Donates $1 Million to Rainforest Programs
Ecosia.org, a green-minded search engine that generates donations through ad clicks, has donated $1 million to rainforest protection programs.
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Prehistoric Atlantic Sturgeon Newest Addition to the Endangered Species List
The ancient Atlantic sturgeon is the latest species to be added to the Endangered Species List.
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Endangered Green Turtle Baby Boom Breaks 28-year Record
A baby boom in the Philippines spells great news for endangered green sea turtles.
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Is This Really The World's Largest TreeHouse? It Doesn't Actually Matter
The creator of an Oregon Ewok Village lives in his own, carefully constructed treehouse. Here's why he thinks treehouse construction should be taken seriously.
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Why Bats Need a 'Happy Hour' and Swedes Try to Comply
Wind power is not just a Danish success story - Swedish wind is growing leaps and bounds. But the bats may suffer, so the Swedes are trying to impose 'bat happy hour'
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Turtle Mating Habits May Hedge Against Impacts of Climate Change
For marine turtles, incubation temperature dictates sex meaning a warmer world will produce more female turtles. Fortunately, it seems the turtle mating behavior may help them cope with the imbalance.
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Restoration Funding Sparks New Controversy Over Southern California Wetlands
After decades of fighting to preserve the Ballona Wetlands from developers, conservationists are now pitted against each other over the best way to restore the degraded ecosystem.
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With Mystical Black and White Landscapes, Clyde Butcher Aims to Preserve and Restore Florida's Everglades (Photos)
An exhibit of Clyde Butcher's photographs captures vanishing landscapes in an effort to restore ecosystems.
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Transition Town to Plant 60,000 Trees
A community group plans massive tree planting effort to reforest one of Europe's least wooded areas.
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Goodbye Ducks; So Long Republican Traditions
Gutting the conservation reserve program while letting corn subsidies go unchecked will extirpate waterfowl and end upland bird hunting.
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10 Rare and Beautiful Albino Animals
See these ten common creatures as never before.
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More Than 60 Dolphins Wash Ashore in Cape Cod
Volunteers and experts race to save those healthy enough to return to the ocean.
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Scientists Estimate Up to 6.7 Million Bats Dead From Disease
White nose syndrome has decimated bat populations on the East Coast. Now scientists believe the disease, which is spreading, may have been worse than previously imagined.
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David Attenborough Urges Corporations to Help Reverse Population Expansion
Famed naturalist says corporations can protect the natural world from population expansion. But is this neocolonialism?
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How Can We Save More Seabirds? Foraging Pattern Analysis is Key
If you can't fully protect a wildlife habitat, the next best thing is to make sure that the parts that are protected are the most important ones and that they work well together to sustain a working ecosystem.
