Tag: Preservation - Page 8
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Protect Endangered Species: Wear a Condom
Story by Katie Levitt, originally published April 2010 on Tonic.com. Since February, 350,000 free endangered species condoms have been distributed nationwide. The bulk of those were passed out at Earth Day events on Thursday. The condom campaign is the
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Twice as Many Grizzlies As Thought! Cheap Hair Collection Technique for Counting Bears Yields Larger Population Estimates
The high tech way of monitoring Montana's grizzly bear populations is proving to be old fashioned. Instead of expensive radio collars and difficult-to-maintain traps, researchers are turning to simpler, cheaper
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Nature Conservancy Land Purchase Could Save Alabama's Red Hills Salamander
A little salamander that is found in only a
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Ninja Slug Discovered in Borneo
Good news for conservationists as over 120 new species have been discovered in a protected part of Borneo, including the longest stick insect in the world, a lungless frog and a slug
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Invisible Iguanas and Precocious Sea Lion Pups of the Galapagos (Videos)
TreeHugger Graham Hill was part of the Mission Blue Voyage put on by TED earlier in the month, and had a chance to get up close with the famous iguanas and sea lions of the
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EPA's Lisa Jackson on Earth Day, Plus: Her Top Green Tips (Interview)
Photo via wikipedia Lisa Jackson, Administrator of the EPA, is a key person to chat with on Earth Day. It is, after all, her job to run one of the most important government agencies for preserving environmental integrity. So we asked her a few
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California's River Delta Needs Back Up Before Disaster Hits (Video)
The Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta is a major hub for California's agriculture and water, serving 23 million people and 3 million acres of crop and grazing land. It's also the home of over 700 native species of plants an
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Old Quarries Going Back to Wild Habitat for Threatened Species
Returning upturned ecosystems into healthy habitats is a focus for some conservationists looking at quarries in the UK. Here in the US, we've seen how it can work well when businesses and environmentalists unite - old
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Green Festival San Francisco - Trek with Tree Frogs and Adopt a Reef
There was quite a bit of wildlife within Green Festival, from snakes and tarantulas to tree frogs, praying mantis, and this enormous grasshopper. They were ambassadors for habitat conservation and worked like a charm to suck attendees into hearing more
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Our Oceans Are Un-Owned, Un-Explored, Un-Protected - Updates from TED Oceans Mission Blue Conference
The Ted Oceans' Mission Blue conference in the Galapagos is under full swing, and there are some big concepts being discussed among the attendees and speakers. The mission of the conference is to try to further Sylvia Earl's TED
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Cup Specially Designed For Catching Cornered Bugs
Okay, so you've got a scary-looking spider in your house. But since you're a friend to creatures big and small, even unwelcome eight-legged ones, instead of killing it, you'll do the right thing and escort it outside where it belongs. So you grab a cup
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Looking at the Bright Side of the Capture and Death of Rare Snow Leopard
USA Today recently reported that a snow leopard was captured in Afghanistan and as a result of the physical and mental trauma of being caught and transported for sale, the big cat died. However, conservationists
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Japan and China Help Defeat Shark Conservation Proposal at UN Meeting
China, Japan, Russia and a handful of other countries are at the heart of a defeat of a proposal that would have benefited sharks by requiring increased transparency in the shark trade. Finning - the practice of
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Michigan - The Wolverine State - Loses Its Only Known Mascot
It's a sad day for Michigan, which lost its only known wolverine. The species has been on the decline, especially as snowpacks have shrunk. And now the wolverine state now really has no reason to call itself that. The last known
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Losing the Great Oak at the Gates of the Dead
What a fabulous name for a tree: the Great Oak at the Gates of the Dead. And what a pity that this 1,200 year old oak tree has split down the middle and died this month.
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Bad Press for Pressured Species - Leopard Attacks Villiagers and Tiger Mauls Woman
What do we expect when we take away and animal's habitat and they have neither a large enough home nor enough food? Two incidents of a clash between humans and big cats occured this week as a leopard and a tiger both left
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Scientists Discover Clues to Elephants' "Secret" Language
Elephants are brilliant creatures. They can count, and even identify different languages. In fact, they have their own "secret" language - sounds emitted between animals that cannot be heard by human ears - that
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Reforestation in Brazil's Atlantic Forest Could Help Biodiversity Recover
Guest blogger Cara Smusiak is a journalist and regular contributor to NaturallySavvy.com's Naturally Green section.
