News articles tagged with 'dams'
Montenegro dams to harm crucial bird, fish habitats
— 15 Jul 2009 14:52 | EnvironmentDam projects planned in Montenegro will likely harm Lake Skadar, the largest lake in the Balkans and a protected wetland site that is home to crucial bird and fish habitats, according... — full story
More studies needed for Amazon dams
— 9 Jun 2009 12:23 | EnvironmentAn international group of scientists has called for more studies into the impacts of large hydro-energy projects in the Amazon and other tropical regions... — full story
Transporting juvenile salmon hinders adult migration
— 6 Dec 2008 12:14 | EnvironmentScientists have discovered that management efforts intended to assist migrations of salmon and steelhead trout can have unintended consequences for fish populations. Juveniles that... — full story
Similar survival rates for Pacific salmon in Fraser, Columbia Rivers raises new questions
— 28 Oct 2008 14:00 | BiologyCanadian and U.S. researchers have made a surprising discovery that some endangered Pacific salmon stocks are surviving in rivers with hydroelectric dams as well as or better than in... — full story
Beavers: Dam good for songbirds
— 9 Oct 2008 05:39 | EnvironmentThe songbird has a friend in the beaver. According to a study by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), the busy beaver's signature dams provide critical habitat for a variety of... — full story
Researcher is working to limit the environmental of hydroelectric dams in Asia
— 15 May 2008 12:57 | EnvironmentRivers around the world are being tamed by massive hydroelectric dams, with high-profile projects under construction in Laos and China and several proposed for the Mekong River in Southeast... — full story
Obsolete U.S. infrastructure holds benefits for environment
— 22 Jan 2008 05:31 | EnvironmentThousands of obsolete dams and thousands of miles of abandoned roads in America's ageing and crumbling infrastructure could still be valuable - to the environment, according to a policy... — full story
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