Garry Rogers's Blog, page 220
March 25, 2014
Hope for the diminishing Saskatchewan River Delta?
The first thing a visitor from southern Canada might notice about Cumberland House is the almost complete absence of commerce. There’s no Tim’s, no car dealership, no dentist’s office, no strip mal… See on ecobooks4kids.wordpress.comFiled under: Nature Conservation
Kenya Wildlife Service struggles to stop poaching
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s wildlife authority said Tuesday it needs help to curb the escalation of killings of the country’s endangered elephants and rhinos for ivory tusks and horns. Poachers h… See on savesclub.orgFiled under: Nature Conservation
A tar sands skirmish for human & animal rights
Kathleen Stachowski Other Nations Well I won’t back down, no I won’t back down. You can stand me up at the gates of hell But I won’t back down. ~Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Nothing says ga… See on … Continue reading →
Giraffe-Killing Copenhagen Zoo Euthanizes 4 Lions
The Copenhagen Zoo, which generated controversy by euthanizing a healthy giraffe last month to prevent inbreeding, has now euthanized four healthy lions. See on www.livescience.comFiled under: Nature Conservation
Fact Attack: Endangered Species No. 110 – Przewalski’s Horse
“A horse is a thing of such beauty. . .none will tire of looking at him as long as he displays himself in his splendor” Xenophon By the early part of the twentieth century, huge numbers of Przewals… See on … Continue reading →
10 Limitations on Progress in Ecology
Charley Krebs: “Ecological science moves along slowly in its mission to understand how the Earth’s populations, communities, and ecosystems operate within the constraints of human impacts on the Bios…” . . Garry Rogers: There are many additional reasons for ecology’s … Continue reading →
March 24, 2014
Urge Congress to protect conservation funding! – Defenders of Wildlife
The future of imperiled species and public lands rests heavily on our federal financial support decisions. But you can make a difference. Your member of Congress has until April 4th to tell the Appropriation Committees to increase funding for our … Continue reading →
Bison and they said never again
Bison slaughters in Yellowstone over for season after almost 600 killed, removed Yellowstone announces end to 2014 bison slaughter following one-man blockade Yellowstone seeks information on illega… See on endtrophyhuntingnow.comFiled under: Nature Conservation
Oklahoma rattled by 15 earthquakes
March 2014 – OKLAHOMA – The U.S. Geological Survey has recorded 15 earthquakes in Oklahoma since about 9:30 p.m. Friday, the largest being a magnitude 4.0. The 4.0 magnitude quake was recorded at 1… See on theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.comFiled under: Nature Conservation
Monster El Nino Emerging From the Depths: Nose of Massive Kelvin Wave Breaks Surface in Eastern Pacific
(A monster Kelvin wave, possibly more powerful than the 1997-98 event, is now rushing toward the surface of the Eastern Pacific. Image source: NOAA/ESRL.) We are observing an extraordinarily powerf… See on robertscribbler.wordpress.comFiled under: Nature Conservation
