Garry Rogers's Blog, page 237

Save the Indochinese Tiger in… – The Petition Site

See on Scoop.it – Garry Rogers Nature Conservation News (#EcoSciFi) There are fewer than 300 tigers remaining in Thailand, and a new dam project threatens one of their last… (1554 signatures on petition) See on www.thepetitionsite.comFiled under: Nature Conservation

Repeal Law Criminalizing Reporting of Factory Farm Abuse

See on Scoop.it – Garry Rogers Nature Conservation News (#EcoSciFi) Idaho lawmakers have created legislation that criminalizes the reporting of factory farm abuse. This gives workers the ability to mistreat animals without consequence or fear of accountability. Demand that this … Continue reading →

Historical and future trends in ocean chemistry

See on Scoop.it – Garry Rogers Nature Conservation News (#EcoSciFi) Changing atmospheric composition due to human activities, primarily carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuel burning, is already impacting ocean circulation, biogeochemistry, and ecology, and model projections indicate that observed … Continue reading →

Don’t let drought or other severe weather tempt you to feed wildlife

See on Scoop.it – Garry Rogers Nature Conservation News (#EcoSciFi) Feeding often makes things worse, especially when done half-heartedly- Expect predators to show up- Perhaps millions of Americans feed the birds, squirrels, feral cats, much larger animals too, such as … Continue reading →

Mexico, US, Canada to work on Monarch butterflies

See on Scoop.it – Garry Rogers Nature Conservation News (#EcoSciFi) Mexico, the United States and Canada have agreed to form a working group on the conservation of Monarch butterflies, whose numbers fell to record lows this year at their wintering … Continue reading →

Keep Oil Exploration Out of Virunga National Park | World Wildlife Fund

See on Scoop.it – Garry Rogers Nature Conservation News (#EcoSciFi) See on support.worldwildlife.orgFiled under: Nature Conservation

Coffee & Clothes for Elephant Conservation

See on Scoop.it – Garry Rogers Nature Conservation News (#EcoSciFi) Batoka, an orphan at GRI in ZambiaElephantopia’s goals are twofold: save elephants & build community. See on elephantopia.orgFiled under: Nature Conservation

WillPower vs. Won’tPower — Is it Really Hard to Stop Hurting Animals?

See on Scoop.it – Garry Rogers Nature Conservation News (#EcoSciFi) Photo Jim Robertson by Jack Carone There is a tendency for some of us who wish to promote veganism—a way of living which excludes the use of animals for food, … Continue reading →

Fur Has Made Comeback Again On The Catwalk And Nordic Fur Farms Flourish

See on Scoop.it – Garry Rogers Nature Conservation News (#EcoSciFi) Fur has made a comeback on the world’s most important catwalks, fostering a thriving industry in the Nordic region to the dismay of animal rights activists. In the 1990s, supermodels … Continue reading →

RISKS OF FACTORY FARMING

See on Scoop.it – Garry Rogers Nature Conservation News (#EcoSciFi) What’s the Cost of Factory Farming on Our Health and Environment? Overconsumption of meat by humans during the last decades has led to the development of large scale animal farming … Continue reading →