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March 24, 2014
Stop Militaries’ World War on Animals!
Only five NATO nations—Canada, Denmark, Norway, the U.S., and the U.K.—continue to use animals in these barbaric exercises. The Canadian military cuts apart and poisons live pigs with toxic chemicals, the military of Norway shoots live pigs with high-velocity bullets … Continue reading →
Sea of Cortez: Conserving the World’s Aquarium
Jacques Cousteau called it the “world’s aquarium”: a place of flying mobula rays, frolicking sea lions and colorful reef fish. Marine scientist Alison Green travels to the Sea of Cortez to see the biological wonders for herself, and ponders the … Continue reading →
March 23, 2014
Target the ring leaders to defeat poaching
Paula Kahumbu: Richard Leakey, founder of the Kenyan Wildlife Service, has called on President Kenyatta to declare a national emergency and take personal charge of the war on poaching See on www.theguardian.comFiled under: Nature Conservation
March 22, 2014
Wolf Weekly Wrap-Up – Defenders of Wildlife Blog
DeFazio leads 73 Members on bipartisan letter urging Interior Secretary Jewell to maintain critical gray wolf protections; wolf advocates bring strong opposition to Wednesday’s Idaho Fish and Game hearing; Wolf control board moves through Senate. See on www.defendersblog.orgFiled under: Nature … Continue reading →
Wolf OR-7 Expedition
The Wild Peace Wolf OR-7 Expedition is an adventure to celebrate the remarkable journey of an ordinary wolf named OR-7. Follow the adventure Spring 2014. . . . . Garry Rogers: OR-7 traveled 1,200 miles in 42 days to become … Continue reading →
The Beauty and Fragility of Nature – Living with Fire (USGS) – YouTube
A compilation of scenes taken out of the original version of the USGS film, Living with Fire, to produce the 11 minute final available on the web. The final … . . Garry Rogers: Halsey correctly points out that invasive … Continue reading →
March 21, 2014
STOP the Proposed Silurian Valley Wind/Solar Project!
Dear Readers and friends of the California Desert, I need your help opposing the proposed Silurian Valley Solar/Wind Project which is slated for development southeast of Death Valley National Park…. See on michaelegordon.wordpress.comFiled under: Nature Conservation
Injunction Sought to Halt Unnecessary Caltrans Highway-widening Project in Remote Northwest California
Caltrans Ignores Impacts to Smith River Canyon, Coho Salmon EPIC along with several other conservation groups filed for a preliminary injunction in federal court today to halt construction of a Caltrans highway-widening project that would harm threatened coho salmon runs … Continue reading →
Wolf Peer Review Public Comment – Defenders of Wildlife
Last year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) formally proposed to remove federal Endangered Species Act protection for nearly all gray wolves throughout the United States. But after an independent peer review board unanimously decided that the best available … Continue reading →
March 20, 2014
Study Shows What Mexican Gray Wolves Need to Survive – Defenders Blog
And, for the model to work, there must be at least three populations with this movement happening between them. The good news is that this is possible, provided that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service establishes two additional populations and … Continue reading →
