News articles tagged with 'conservation'
Counting cats: The endangered snow leopards of the Himalayas
— 28 Nov 2011 19:26 | BiologyThe elusive snow leopard (Panthera uncia) lives high in the mountains across Central Asia. Despite potentially living across 12 countries the actual numbers of this beautiful large…
Markets drive conservation in Central Africa
— 20 Nov 2011 18:36 | EnvironmentCertification has shown that commercial forestry can co-exist with conservation objectives in the Congo Basin, according to conclusions reached at an international seminar 'Forest management…
Leatherback sea turtle nests increasing in Florida
— 6 Apr 2011 17:37 | BiologyThe number of endangered leatherback sea turtle nests at 68 beaches in Florida has increased by 10.2 percent a year since 1979, according to a new Duke University-led study published…
Bats worth billions to agriculture
— 2 Apr 2011 11:16 | EnvironmentPest-control services provided by insect-eating bats in the United States likely save the U.S. agricultural industry at least $3 billion a year, and yet insectivorous bats are among…
Scientists call for more robust measures to identify and protect endangered species
— 1 Apr 2011 15:51 | EnvironmentConservationists may need to change their approach to protecting animals and plants from extinction if they are to successfully shield key species and habitats from the effects of global…
India releases tiger numbers as experts convene
— 29 Mar 2011 16:13 | EnvironmentThe Indian Government today released new tiger population numbers for the first time since 2007, indicating that numbers have increased in the country that has half of the world's remaining…
Fish know to avoid the spear
— 28 Mar 2011 14:47 | BiologyFish are not as dumb as people sometimes think: marine scientists have found that fish that are regularly hunted with spearguns are much more wary and keep their distance from fishers…
Monitoring peccaries in Brazil benefits wildlife, local communities and food security
— 28 Mar 2011 14:22 | EnvironmentVeterinarians from the Wildlife Conservation Society and the State Institute of Animal Health (IAGRO) in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil have conducted one of the first health assessments…
Think globally, but act locally when studying plants, animals, global warming
— 21 Mar 2011 16:27 | EnvironmentGlobal warming is clearly affecting plants and animals, but we should not try to tease apart the specific contribution of greenhouse gas driven climate change to extinctions or declines…
Intervention offers 'best chance' to save species endangered by climate change
— 18 Mar 2011 14:39 | EnvironmentA University of York scientist is proposing a radical programme of 'assisted colonisation' to save species endangered by climate change…