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Nigerian Kidnappings: The Link to Poaching

Rhino and elephant poaching is detrimental not only to the rhino and elephant, but to global security. Poaching profits fund terrorist activity, like the kidnapping of over 200 girls in Nigeria. On… See on fightforrhinos.comFiled under: #EcoSciFi

Is Sustainable Forestry Sustainable?

George Wuerthner:  “Is Sustainable Forestry Sustainable? George Wuerthner There has been a lot of positive talk about sustainable forestry by the timber industry, politicians, and even among many environmental groups….” See on www.thewildlifenews.comFiled under: #EcoSciFi Tagged: Human Impact, Nature Conservation

Wildlife Extra News – Chernobyl’s birds are adapting to radiation

“Birds in Chernobyl are adapting to long-term exposure to radiation, ecologists have found. The Chernobyl nuclear disaster, which took place in April 1986, has given scientists an accidental ecological experiment to study the effects of ionizing radiation on wild animals.” … Continue reading →

Alienation: a short, short story

There must have been thousands standing in the rain that day. The stark grey cityscape with glass buildings that loomed like giants high in the atmosphere dripped rain to the streets far beneath. T… See on jaimiengle.comFiled under: #EcoSciFi

S Africa Rhino Horn Trade

The idea that regulated trade in rhino horn will work as a strategy against poaching is preposterous. Continue reading →

A New Report Highlights Depth of African Poaching Crisis

A new report from Born Free USA accuses the governments of Tanzania, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Sudan, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) of supporting elephant and rhino poaching, and public officials there of overlooking, and sometimes even arming, the criminals. Continue reading →

Victory For The Barnacle Geese In Täby Community, Sweden! Won’t Be Culled! :)))

Personal engagement in a small scale in environmental and animal rights issues could sometimes be very succesful. I read in my local paper in Sweden, that my Community was going to cull a larger nu… See on havehest.wordpress.comFiled under: #EcoSciFi

Imperiled parks — the ‘new normal’?

Protected areas are our single best hope for conserving nature.  But as the human populace expands, more and more parks are facing a growing array of threats.  Are imperiled parks becoming the ‘new normal’? Too many pressures on parks… (photo … Continue reading →

Allysen

Science fiction reports possibilities.  The novel Corr Syl the Warrior introduces an Earth on which intelligence appeared long before humans. Corr Syl meets Allysen Olykden Corr had met Allysen Oly… See on garryrogers.comFiled under: #EcoSciFi

Coldwater Farm Wildlife Update

Coldwater Farm Update for Spring 2014 This morning I saw the first Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) of the year.  It was flying alone and did not stop to let me take a photo.  Conservation status uncertain. This week two Sonora … Continue reading →