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Climate Change is a key challenge for society IPCC presents report on impacts of climate change (Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of the Federal Republic of Germany)

April 1, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

(Source: Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of the Federal Republic of Germany) No. 054/14 | Berlin, 31.03.2014 Joint press release with the Federal Ministry of Education and Research IPCC presents report on impacts of climate change The latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) highlights the far-reaching impacts […]

Death of young Sumatran rhino shouldn’t discourage captive breeding efforts say conservationists

April 1, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

Just over two weeks ago, conservationists in the Malaysian state of Sabah managed to finally catch a wild Sumatran rhino female after months of failed attempts. But following such hopeful events, comes bad news thousands of miles away: a young female rhino, named Suci, died over the weekend at the Cincinnati Zoo.

Stop! Think before buying your child a mallard duck for Easter (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission)

April 1, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

(Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) I hope all you turkey hunters south of State Road 70 took a nice bird or two this year, as your season is coming to a close. For those of us in the rest of the state (excluding Holmes County), we still have until April 20 to bag […]

A goodbye message to staff and stakeholders from Dr David Mabunda (South African National Parks)

April 1, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

(Source: South African National Parks) A goodbye message to staff and stakeholders from Dr David Mabunda Date: 1st April 2014 A goodbye message to staff and stakeholders from Dr David Mabunda,outgoing CEO of South African National Parks (SANParks). Saying farewell is never considered to be a joyful thing to do and becomes even more difficult […]

Magnetic Bricks Bring 3-D Interaction to Screens

April 1, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

GaussBricks lets tablet users create interactive shapes that bring digital drawings, animations and games to life Continue reading →

World’s Favorite BACARDÍ Rum Recycles Water in “Good Spirited” Initiative (Bacardi Limited)

March 25, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

(Source: Bacardi Limited) Hamilton, Bermuda, March 25, 2014 – Water is key to the production of BACARDÍ rum. On average, it takes 12 liters of water to create one liter of any distilled spirit. At the BACARDÍ distillery’s island home in Puerto Rico, water conservation is an important component of the Bacardi Limited sustainability commitment. […]

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Future costs of water is no small change

March 25, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

Water scarcity was, until recently, considered by most of the developed world to be like James Hilton’s Lost Horizon: “far away, at the very limit of distance.” However, the convergence of aquifer depletion from increasing agricultural, industrial and municipal water use with more frequent and intense extreme weather events creates an urgency to develop new, […]

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“No More Parks” Bill Would Undermine Ability to Protect Our Public Lands (The Wilderness Society)

March 25, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

(Source: The Wilderness Society) The Wilderness Society strongly opposes H.R. 1459, a bill that would undermine the ability of presidents to use the Antiquities Act to protect public lands that have significant historic, cultural or conservation value. This bill is scheduled for a vote in the House later this week. President Theodore Roosevelt pushed for […]

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Kauri dieback detected in Coromandel (New Zealand Government)

March 25, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

(Source: New Zealand Government) Test results showing the presence of Phytophthora taxon Agathis (PTA) or Kauri dieback disease in the Whangapoua Forest just north of Whitianga is a major concern, Conservation Minister Dr Nick Smith and Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy say. “This is a serious blow to our efforts to conserve kauri and protect […]

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Kauri dieback detected in Coromandel (Department of Conservation of New Zealand)

March 25, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) Test results showing the presence of Phytophthora taxon Agathis (PTA) or Kauri dieback disease in the Whangapoua Forest just north of Whitianga is a major concern, Conservation Minister Dr Nick Smith and Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy say. “This is a serious blow to our efforts to conserve […]

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Threatened geckos to find sanctuary on Motuihe Island (Department of Conservation of New Zealand)

March 25, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) One hundred of New Zealand’s largest geckos are leaving the Mercury Islands to find a new home on Motuihe Island, just 16 km from downtown Auckland. Duvaucel’s gecko This Sunday (30 March 2014), Duvaucel’s geckos will join other threatened wildlife already on Motuihe in the Hauraki Gulf Marine […]

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Bay Area Woman is CDFW Hunter Education Instructor of the Year (State of California)

March 25, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

(Source: State of California) The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has named Livermore resident Lorrie Ambrosino as the 2013 Hunter Education Instructor (HEI) of the Year. For more than 16 years, Ambrosino has taught the principles of conservation, ethics and firearms safety to hundreds of students, enabling them to obtain hunting…

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Inhofe Pushes Range-Wide Plan for LPC, Urges Against Threatened Listing (James M Inhofe)

March 25, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

(Source: James M Inhofe) Monday, March 24, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – In advance of the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) March 31 deadline on the listing of the Lesser Prairie Chicken (LPC), U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today sent a letter to remind […]

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Bass are back at Lake Trafford (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission)

March 25, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

(Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) Bass are back at Lake Trafford News Release Monday, March 24, 2014 Media contact: Katie Johnson, 850-556-2269; Bob Wattendorf 850-488-0520 After nearly a decade, fishermen are finally catching noteworthy bass in Lake Trafford again. The good news comes after years of habitat problems for the lake in northwest […]

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CALL TO ACTION: Only Four Days Remain to Urge NOAA to Protect Captive Orca Lolita! (Sea Shepherd Conservation Society)

March 24, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

(Source: Sea Shepherd Conservation Society) March 24, 2014 CALL TO ACTION: Only Four Days Remain to Urge NOAA to Protect Captive Orca Lolita! Hurry! There are only 4 days left to send your comments to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) urging them to provide the captive orca, Lolita, with Endangered Species Act protection! […]

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