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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 →

Meet Iman: the Sumatran rhino’s newest hope for survival

March 24, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

Hopes for one of the world’s most imperiled megafauna rose this month when wildlife conservationists succeeded in catching a female Sumatran rhino named Iman in the Malaysian state of Sabah. The female, which experts believe to be fertile, has since been successfully transferred via helicopter to the Borneo Rhino Sanctuary where experts plan to mate […]

British bird is an unlikely winner from changing climate

March 24, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

Climate change may be bad news for billions, but scientists at the University of Sheffield have discovered one unlikely winner – a tiny British bird, the long-tailed tit. Like other small animals that live for only two or three years, these birds had until now been thought to die in large numbers during cold winters. […]

Wetlands and methane emissions

March 23, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

Scientists think the amount of methane emitted to the atmosphere from freshwater ecosystems will increase as the climate warms, reports Tim Radford. And that will trigger further warming. This highlights another mechanism by which the global carbon cycle may serve to accelerate rather than mitigate future climate change. British scientists have identified yet another twist […]

Fishing practices needlessly ravage sea life, study says

March 22, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Heaps of dead fish litter the decks of commercial trawlers each summer after boat captains pull nets from the ocean in their search for shrimp. Sucked into the expansive shrimp nets, small fish and other marine animals are the unfortunate victims of an industry that, for decades, has dragged the sea floor […]

World Water Day: UN report predicts grim scenario for India; experts pitch for making water conservation a national obsession

March 22, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

NEW DELHI: As the world is already staring at impending water crisis due to climate change, population increase and pollution, a UN report has predicted that as many as 3.4 billion people will be living in “water-scarce” countries by 2025. It also pointed out that the situation will be deteriorated further in the next 25 […]

Howard G. Buffett puts $24M toward saving rhinos

March 21, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

Howard G. Buffett, the son of Berkshire Hathaway chairman Warren Buffett, has pledged $23.7 million to South African National Parks to help fight rhino poaching in Kruger National Park, reports Reuters.

U.N.: We can save world’s forests at a fraction of cost of fossil fuels subsidies

March 21, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

Investing $30 billion a year in forest conservation — less than seven percent of the $480 billion spent annually on fossil fuels subsidies — could help stop deforestation while accelerating a transition toward a greener global economy, asserts a new report published by the International Resource Panel (IRP) and the UN REDD Programme.

Fishy Numbers? Minke Whales Hide in Ice, Fooling Scientists

March 21, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

Conventional population surveys of minke whales won’t work because the whales hide in broken-up sea ice, far from where boats can usually go, a new study says.

MOU on Ensuring Water Efficiency signed between Steel Authority of India Limited & CII Triveni Water Institute (CII – Confederation of Indian Industry)

March 21, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

(Source: CII – Confederation of Indian Industry) A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Steel Authority of India and CII – Triveni Water Institute for a joint partnership towards water conservation and management towards improving efficiency and competitiveness. CII-Triveni Water Institute (“CII-TWI”), is one among CII’s 9 acclaimed Centers of Excellence and focuses on […]

How Your Love Of Burgers May Be Helping To Drive Wildlife Extinct

March 21, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

Many meat-eating animal lovers may not realize that their hankering for hamburgers hurts wildlife. A conservation group says some species have already been driven extinct by the livestock industry. » E-Mail This

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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)

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

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

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

Magnetic Bricks Bring 3-D Interaction to Screens

Meet Iman: the Sumatran rhino’s newest hope for survival

British bird is an unlikely winner from changing climate

Wetlands and methane emissions

Fishing practices needlessly ravage sea life, study says

World Water Day: UN report predicts grim scenario for India; experts pitch for making water conservation a national obsession

Howard G. Buffett puts $24M toward saving rhinos

U.N.: We can save world’s forests at a fraction of cost of fossil fuels subsidies

Fishy Numbers? Minke Whales Hide in Ice, Fooling Scientists

MOU on Ensuring Water Efficiency signed between Steel Authority of India Limited & CII Triveni Water Institute (CII – Confederation of Indian Industry)

How Your Love Of Burgers May Be Helping To Drive Wildlife Extinct

The Road to Respectful Coexistence

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An Animal Bill of Rights?

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