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Wildlife

See on Scoop.it – Garry Rogers Nature Conservation News (#EcoSciFi) Whales Moving Into Thawed Arctic Ocean Microphones submerged in the waters of the Bering Strait recorded an increasing number of whale calls from 2009 to 2012, including some from whales … Continue reading →

Last of the Scottish Wildcats DVD preview trailer

See on Scoop.it – Garry Rogers Nature Conservation News (#EcoSciFi) Britain’s wild cat; a preview length trailer for the wildlife / nature / current affairs documentary film Last of the Scottish Wildcats, investigating the imminent extinction of these beautiful cat… … Continue reading →

Scientists More Certain Than Ever on Climate Change, Report Says – NBC News

Experts are more certain than ever that human activity is changing the global climate, even though they don’t fully understand every detail of the climate sy… See on www.nbcnews.comFiled under: Nature Conservation

With Vast Glaciers Undergoing Collapse, Sea Level Rise to Flood More Than 1,500 of Indonesia’s Islands, Capital City Over Next 50 Years

(Satellite rendering of the vulnerable Indonesia Archipelago — a system composing 17,000 islands. Image source: Commons) From a climate-wrecking human warming spurring the melting of glaciers and … See on robertscribbler.wordpress.comFiled under: Nature Conservation

Banning Wildlife Killing Contests

Earlier this month in a remote northeastern corner of California, residents in Modoc County slaughtered at least 40 coyotes in an annual killing contest known as the Adin “Coyote Drive.” In Crane, … Garry Rogers‘s insight: Lots of opportunities to … Continue reading →

February Berry-Go-Round: Botanical Warfare

Many plants are aggressive predators and invaders, and all plants have traits that improve their chances for survival and reproduction. Continue reading →

Tell Idaho Gov. Otter: Protect Undercover Investigations!

Idaho’s “ag-gag” bill is quickly making its way through the legislature and is on Gov. Butch Otter’s desk. If signed into law, the measure could stop vital undercover work that exposes routine, often violent, and illegal abuse of animals in … Continue reading →

Canary in the Cornfield: Why the Fuss about Monarchs?

Everyone is talking about the record low count of monarchs at their overwintering site in Mexico, but what is really happening to these butterflies and why does it matter? See on blog.nature.orgFiled under: Nature Conservation

Why Is the Cold U.S. Winter Killing Off Stinkbugs?

The brutal U.S. winter is killing off the invasive Asian stinkbug, a new experiment shows. See on newswatch.nationalgeographic.comFiled under: Nature Conservation

The Science Is In: Elephants Are Even Smarter Than We Realized [Video]

We now have solid evidence that elephants are some of the most intelligent, social and empathic animals around—so how can we justify keeping them in captivity? See on www.scientificamerican.comFiled under: Nature Conservation