Rules aim to protect imperiled bird's habitat in 10 states
Interior Secretary Sally Jewell has revealed plans to preserve habitat in 10 Western states for an imperiled ground-dwelling bird,...
View ArticleNew suicide-sex marsupials discovered in Australia
These sex-crazed mammals mate with such reckless abandon for 2 weeks straight that it literally kills them. What a way to go. Scientists in Queensland, Australia have discovered two new species of...
View ArticleBefore We Build Jurassic World We Need To Study Recent Extinctions
It’s hard to have a conversation about bringing extinct creatures back to life without a tip-of-the-hat to Jurassic Park, or the latest instalment, Jurassic World, due out Thursday. Massive...
View ArticleProtecting threatened and endangered plants, animals and ecosystems...
(Source: University of Winnipeg) Protecting threatened and endangered plants, animals and ecosystems Posted on: 06/16/15| Author: Communications | Categories: All Posts, Faculty of Science The Manitoba...
View Article01-06-2015 | 50 Shades of endangered: marsupial mating habits to die for...
(Source: Queensland University of Technology) Dr Andrew Baker has discovered the Tasman Peninsula Dusky Antechinus, which is already destined for the threatened list. 50 Shades of endangered: marsupial...
View ArticleAfter drone footage of forest destruction goes viral, another palm oil firm...
Palm oil producer Astra Agro Lestari seems to have gotten the message after a Forest Heroes campaign targeted their parent company’s luxury hotels. Less than a month ago, the environmental watchdog...
View ArticleAustralian state lists koala as 'vulnerable'
Australia's Queensland state will list the koala as a "vulnerable species" throughout the northeastern region, saying urban expansion, car accidents and dog attacks were threatening the much-loved...
View ArticleCourtenay association honoured for conservation efforts (Ministry of...
(Source: Ministry of Environment) The hard work of a Courtenay organization, passionate about protecting local wetlands and devoted to restoration efforts, has earned it a prestigious conservation...
View ArticleReintroduction of bobwhite quail to Pinelands going well
Their Pinelands habitat had been carefully prepared over more than 10 years. Controlled forest fires and tree-thinning opened up the landscape. And tall grasses filled in, providing cover for nests....
View ArticleAustralian native mammals to be reintroduced to NSW after 100 years
Designated national parks will be fenced off and feral animals exterminated to allow Bilbys, Numbats, and Western Barred Bandicoots to flourish ...
View ArticleFive dingo pups born at Australian Reptile Park just in time for school holidays
Five endangered dingo puppies have been born in at the Australian Reptile Park on the Central Coast. A standard dingo litter is two or three pups, but resident dingo mother Adina surpassed all...
View ArticleMentawai’s endemic species said to be on brink of extinction
Five primate endemic species in Mentawai Islands regency, West Sumatra, are threatened with extinction, a researcher says. A primate researcher from Padang’s Andalas University Biological School,...
View ArticleIndonesia, Japan cooperating to conserve Bali`s myna bird
Yogyakarta (ANTARA News) - Japans Yokohama city administration and the Indonesian government are cooperating to conserve the Bali starling (Leucopsar rothschildi), locally called jalak or curik, by...
View ArticleHelmsley-Charitable-Trust-Increases-Commitment-to-Environment-of-Madagascar-w...
(Source: Conservation International Foundation) NEW YORK, NY (June 17, 2015)-The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has announced new funding of $900,000 to conserve the unique animals,...
View ArticleNew Marine Protected Areas for West Coast (Department of Conservation of New...
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) Date: 16 June 2015 Source: Joint release from the Minister for Primary Industries and the Minister of Conservation Three new marine protected areas...
View ArticleHunt urged to order halt to Cape York land clearing
Cairns 4870 The Queensland Government has referred the clearing of tens of thousands of hectares of bushland on Cape York to the Commonwealth, calling on it to stop the bulldozers.Last ......
View ArticleQueensland Government asks Commonwealth to stop bulldozers clearing land on...
The Queensland Government refers the clearing of tens of thousands of hectares of bushland on Cape York to the Commonwealth, calling on it to stop the bulldozers....
View Article70% orangutan habitats outside protected forests
The Environment and Forestry Ministry’s biodiversity conservation director, Bambang Dahono Adji, says it is not easy to save the orangutan from the threat of extinction as 70 percent of their habitats...
View ArticleTwenty new sites added to UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Twenty new sites added to UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves The International Co-ordinating Council of...
View ArticleComments on other issues: 70% orangutan habitats outside protected forest
June 4, Online The Environment and Forestry Ministry’s biodiversity conservation director, Bambang Dahono Adji, says it is not easy to save orangutans from the threat of extinction as 70 percent of...
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