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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 →

LCV Statement on Senator Richard Blumenthal and Senator Chris Murphy’s Leadership Following All-Night Climate Speeches in the Senate (LCV – League of Conservation Voters)

March 12, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

(Source: LCV – League of Conservation Voters) LCV Statement on Senator Richard Blumenthal and Senator Chris Murphy’s Leadership Following All-Night Climate Speeches in the Senate FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jeff…

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New fossil species: Origin of toothed whale echolocation

March 12, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

A new fossil species, Cotylocara macei, shows evidence of echolocation and the complex anatomy underlying this unique behavior that has evolved in toothed whales, dolphins and porpoises. “Its dense bones and air sinuses would have helped this whale focus its vocalizations into a probing beam of sound, which likely helped it find food at night […]

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Sustainable urban lawns

March 12, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

Concern for the homogenization of America’s urban landscape prompted a recent research study into the care and maintenance of residential landscapes. The study demonstrated fewer similarities than expected but the concern, according to researchers is that “Lawns not only cover a larger extent [of land] than any other irrigated ‘crop’ in the U.S., but are […]

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Conservationists catch wild Sumatran rhino, raising hope for world’s most endangered rhinoceros

March 12, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

Conservationists have succeeded in catching a wild Sumatran rhino in the Malaysia state of Sabah in Borneo, according to local media reports. Officials are currently transferring the rhino, an unnamed female, to a rhino sanctuary in Tabin National Park where experts will attempt to mate it with the resident male, Tam. The Sumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus […]

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Ancient Whale Fossils Reveal Early Origin of Echolocation

March 12, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

An ancient whale fossil unearthed in Charleston, S.C., suggests that cetaceans evolved the ability to echolocate their prey very early on in evolution.

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Water Conservation Request (City of Lethbridge)

March 12, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

(Source: City of Lethbridge) March 12 UPDATE at 10:15 a.m. The conditions of the river are changing rapidly and we are now in a water emergency and urging residents to reduce water usage to essential use only. The quick melt is causing high turbidity in the river making the water extremely difficult to treat at […]

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EU hears concerns about marine mammals over the disturbance of seismic surveys (IFAW – International Fund for Animal Welfare)

March 12, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

(Source: IFAW – International Fund for Animal Welfare) Conservationists including the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org), OceanCare (www.oceancare.org) and NRDC (www.nrdc.org) welcome today’s vote in the European Parliament to make underwater noise pollution related to oil exploration subject to Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA). “The revised Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive is far […]

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Pew Awards Scientist Hoyt Peckham the 2014 Fellowship in Marine Conservation (Pew Environment Group – EU Marine Programme of the Pew Environment Group)

March 12, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

(Source: Pew Environment Group – EU Marine Programme of the Pew Environment Group) City La Paz State / Country Mexico Project to focus on sustainable community fisheries in Mexico’s waters Hoyt Peckham, Ph.D., a pioneer of incentivizing artisanal fishing to advance marine stewardship based in La Paz, México, has been awarded a 2014 Pew fellowship […]

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Pew Awards Author Paul Greenberg the 2014 Fellowship in Marine Conservation (Pew Environment Group – EU Marine Programme of the Pew Environment Group)

March 12, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

(Source: Pew Environment Group – EU Marine Programme of the Pew Environment Group) City New York City State / Country Ney York Project will result in new book about intersection of nutrition and ocean sustainability Paul Greenberg-an award-winning journalist and author of the New York Times bestseller, Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild […]

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Pew Awards Malaysian Mammal Scientist the 2014 Fellowship in Marine Conservation (Pew Environment Group – EU Marine Programme of the Pew Environment Group)

March 12, 2014 / Angela Cave / News

(Source: Pew Environment Group – EU Marine Programme of the Pew Environment Group) City Kuala Lumpur State / Country Malaysia Project will focus on understanding dugong ecology for conservation of its habitat Louisa Shobhini Ponnampalam, Ph.D., a scientist with the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and co-founder of grassroots NGO, The MareCet Research […]

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