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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 →

Lawsuit Launched to Protect Endangered Species From Dangerous New Pesticide (Center for Biological Diversity)

March 24, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

(Source: Center for Biological Diversity) For Immediate Release, March 24, 2014 Contacts: Brett Hartl, Center for Biological Diversity, (202) 817-8121 Abigail Seiler, Center for Food Safety, (443) 854-4368 Jason Rylander, Defenders of Wildlife, (202) 682-9400 Lawsuit Launched to Protect Endangered Species From Dangerous New Pesticide WASHINGTON- Conservation and food-safety groups filed a formal of intent […]

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LCV Launches Web Ads Encouraging 18 Members of Congress to Vote Against the Preventing New Parks Bill (LCV – League of Conservation Voters)

March 24, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

(Source: LCV – League of Conservation Voters) LCV Launches Web Ads Encouraging 18 Members of Congress to Vote Against the Preventing New Parks Bill FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jeff Gohringer, (202) 454-4573 or jeff_gohringer@lcv.org 24Mar2014|Hannah Blatt Targets constituents across 12 states ahead of vote this week WASHINGTON, DC – The League of Conservation Voters launched […]

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Over 9,000 primates killed for single bushmeat market in West Africa every year

March 24, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

Over the past 25 years, West Africa’s primates have been put at risk due to an escalating bushmeat trade compounded with forest loss from expanding human populations. In fact, many endemic primates in the Upper Guinea forests of Liberia and Ivory Coast have been pushed to the verge of extinction. To better understand what’s happening, […]

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World’s river systems: Stressed OUT

March 24, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

According to the World Resources Institute (WRI) many, if not most of the world’s rivers are stressed. Determining a systems water stress is based upon measuring the ratio of total water withdrawals to the available renewable supplies within the catchment area. Rivers are an indispensible resource for our communities and ecosystems and we are hugely […]

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Shock-absorbing ‘goo’ discovered in bone

March 24, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

Latest research shows that the chemical citrate – a by-product of natural cell metabolism – is mixed with water to create a viscous fluid that is trapped between the nano-scale crystals that form our bones. This fluid allows enough movement, or ‘slip’, between these crystals so that bones are flexible, and don’t shatter under pressure. […]

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Bizarre, endangered bird discovered in high densities

March 24, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

The turkey-sized, noisy, fruit-feasting guans are arguably one of the strangest wildlife sightings in the tropical forests of Central and South America. Ancient animals, these birds are members of the Cracidae family—which also include equally-odd currasows and chachalacas—and are actually distantly related to megapode, or mound-building, birds of Australiasia. A new study in mongabay.com’s open-access […]

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Vietnam Takes Steps to Minimize Transnational Wildlife Crime (Wildlife Conservation Society)

March 24, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

(Source: Wildlife Conservation Society) Aligning Efforts to Address the Crime; and Considering Destruction of Stockpile of Rhino Horn, Elephant Ivory and Tiger Bone Hanoi, 24th March 2014 – The Vietnam CITES Management Authority of the Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development today hosted a roundtable meeting that marks the nation’s first step toward synergy to […]

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Indonesia’s orangutan action plan is not saving great red apes

March 24, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

In December 2007, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono launched Indonesia’s Strategy and Action Plan for National Conservation of Orangutans. Quoting the president from his speech, ‘this will serve as a blueprint for our efforts to save some of our most exotic but endangered wildlife.’ Furthermore, the president said that ‘the Orangutan action plan formally endorses Indonesia’s […]

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Beach-nesting shorebirds need peace and quiet to survive (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission)

March 24, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

(Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) Beach-nesting shorebirds need peace and quiet to survive News Release Monday, March 24, 2014 Media contact: Carli Segelson, 772-215-9459; Diane Hirth, 850-251-2130 During spring and summer on Florida beaches, shorebirds build nests out of sand and shells and hatch chicks that can barely be seen. So well-camouflaged are […]

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Chernobyl: thirty years hence…

March 24, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

It’s not just people, animals and trees that suffer from radiation at Chernobyl, writes Rachel Nuwer, but also decomposer fungi and microbes. And with the buildup of dead wood comes the risk of catastrophic fire – which could spread radiation far and wide. Nearly 30 years have passed since the Chernobyl plant exploded and caused […]

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