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Global map shows new patterns of extinction risk

...This new finding has far-reaching implications for conservation planning by governments and NGOs, and their decisions about where to focus conservation spending. These decisions have typically been based on the assumption that investing in an area know...

NASA snow data helps maintain nation's largest, oldest bison herd

...tana. Conflicts can arise between people who value conservation of the bison and the ranch owners and others who concerned about the possible risk to nearby cattle from Brucellosis-infected bison. An inter-agency partnership has developed a management plan to address this issue, requiring Yellowstone official...

By 2048 all current fish, seafood species projected to collapse

...by 2048." Worm is an assistant professor of marine conservation biology at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. In the paper "Impact of Biodiversity Loss on Ocean Ecosystem Services," an international team of ecologists and economists studied the role marine biodiversity plays in maintaining ecosystem service...

More species in the tropics because species have been there longer

... According to John Wiens, the study has important conservation implications: "If the pattern we see in treefrogs holds true for most other groups, then the tropics may have more ancient lineages and more genetic diversity per species than temperate regions. So there may be far more loss of diversity going on as ...

Scientists crack rhino horn riddle

...lts of the horn growth study may be of interest to conservation groups whose goal is to strengthen rhino populations and reduce the poaching of horn for the black market. "Ultimately, we think our findings will help dispel some of the folk wisdom attached to the horn. The more we can learn about the horn, the ...

Seagrass ecosystems at a 'global crisis'

...eam of scientists is calling for a targeted global conservation effort to preserve seagrasses and their ecological services for the world’s coastal ecosystems, according to an article published in the December issue of Bioscience, the journal of the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS). The article "...

Ongoing collapse of coral reef shark populations

...ded, and best managed, reef systems. For balancing conservation with sustainable use, the Great Barrier Reef is regulated through an extensive series of management zones in which different areas are open to different levels of fishing. In their study, the researchers determined the status of two species of reef s...

Edible coatings will be the packaging of the future

...e films can be used as a host for additives in the conservation of the properties of the product or simply in orde... an ongoing protection. The idea was to extend the conservation time for a chicken breast would go from the current 7 days to 15, but the results were negative. How...

New bird discovered on unexplored Columbian mountain

...n the region by Fundación ProAves, Colombia's bird conservation NGO. "The description of a new bird is a rare ...pport the vital work of a new rising generation of conservation professionals and drive practical research projects addressing a wide range of global environmental ...

The subtleties of tropical forest demise

... Carlos Peres is a Reader in tropical ecology and conservation at the University of East Anglia, U.K. He is a recipient of a Bay Foundation ‘Biodiversity Conservation Leadership Award', and was previously elected an ‘Environmentalist Leader for the New Millennium' by Time Magazine and CNN Network. He works exte...

Ebola-outbreak kills 5000 gorillas

...areas that were designed to be the bulwarks of ape conservation efforts. Ebola has not totally made apes totally e...even possible has paralyzed large donors and major conservation organizations," said Peter Walsh, a co-author from Max Planck. "We are hoping that the starkness of ...

Small, smaller, smallest -- The plight of the vaquita

... Clearly, it is wiser to invest available funds in conservation actions, particularly in ones that offer viable so... came back from low numbers and now represent true conservation success stories. Similar efforts are needed urgently for the vaquita, a small animal living in a sma...

Wild tigers need cat food

...areas with high prey densities in an overall tiger conservation strategy, along with anti-poaching efforts and eli...Dr. Ullas Karanth, lead author of the study. "The conservation implications of this study show that effectively protecting reserves to maintain high prey densities...

Special chip provides better picture of salmon health

... benefits for the aquaculture industry and for the conservation of wild salmon, offering the chance to reverse the decline in Britain's salmon population." ...

New dwarf buffalo discovered by chance in the Philippines

...sity in the Philippines, an area of extremely high conservation priority, is vital for understanding the evolutionary development of the modern Philippine flora and fauna and how to preserve it," said Larry Heaney, a co-author of the study and curator of mammals at The Field Museum. "The concentration of unique ...

Too mellow for our predatory world

...ny continents but also provide fresh arguments for conservation biologists. For in the meantime, the government of Ecuador has opened the UNESCO world heritage site of the Galápagos Islands to the cruise ship market. With growing mass tourism, the situation is getting more difficult. The National Park Manageme...

China's environmental challenges

...es they say should be priorities for the country's conservation plans. One of the review articles in the issue... environmental quality, energy efficiency, and the conservation of resources no longer be sacrificed at the altar of economic development?" Authors Wei An and Jian...

History-hunting geneticists can still follow familiar trail

...s useful for population size estimates. "From a conservation perspective, when scientists look at census counts...sity in a population, which is important in making conservation decisions on endangered species," Mulligan said. "If this approach were not credible, it could poten...

Asia's odd-ball antelope gets collared

...ng but arid landscape so that a more comprehensive conservation strategy can be developed to assure the persistenc...in saiga numbers. "Although Mongolia faces stiff conservation challenges as it transitions to a free-market economy, the saiga can easily emerge as a success stor...

Serengeti patrols cut poaching of buffalo, elephants, rhinos

...otecting wildlife, Hilborn says. But the community conservation programs initiated in Tanzania since 2000 occurred after stepped-up patrols in the Serengeti proved effective. "Antipoaching is effective in protected areas," he says. The work marks the first time anyone has been able to reconstruct a history ...

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