There are more than one million animal species in the world; from the tiniest protozoa living miles deep in the ocean to insects, primates, amphibians, fish, reptiles, birds that soar our skies and the largest mammals.
Around our globe the ongoing conflicts between man and wildlife reveal where and how people and projects are dedicated to conservation of wildlife, both on land and in the sea. Let us know your ideas and feedback. Contact us.
Our creatures deserve to live without fear and enjoy life too!
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Scientists Urge Ban On Catching Atlantic Sharks
An international team of scientists wants to ban the catching of eight species of Atlantic Ocean sharks and put a strict limit on the catch of two others to try to prevent population crashes.
Deborah Zabarenko, Environment Correspondent - Planet Ark , October 29,2008
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Extinction Stalks One in Four of the World's Mammals
The world's mammals are in the grip of an extinction crisis, with almost one in four at risk of vanishing forever, according to the latest scientific assessment revealed at the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's World Conservation Congress, which opened Sunday in Barcelona. The new study conducted for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species for the first time assessed all of the 5,487 mammals on Earth and found that at least 1,141 of them are known to be threatened with extinction. At least 76 mammals have become extinct since the year 1500.
Environmental News Service | Barcelona, Spain , October 14, 2008
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Organic farmer scoops wildlife award
Wildlife, meet the farmer.
A farmer who went organic eight years ago has won the first national farming award for wildlife conservation. Peter Davies manages Slade Farm, Southerndown, Vale of Glamorgan, more than 850 stunning acres of coastline and clifftops. He beat off three other finalists to win 36% of the vote in a competition run by the RSPB and Countryfile Magazine. His organic farm is a haven for rare wild flowers and migrating birds. The rare chough, swallows and hundreds of seed-eating finches are regular visitors.
WalesOnline.com | Wales, UK , October 13, 2008
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Long Live the Gray Wolf
Grey wolves in danger again?
The federal Fish and Wildlife Service has rescinded an earlier decision to remove the gray wolf in the Northern Rockies from the endangered species list. The wolves need the protection, so this is wonderful news. It will be even better if it results in a secure, long-term future for the wolves instead of the threadbare state protections that have been in place since the wolf was delisted last winter. Judge Donald Molloy of Federal District Court has had much to do with this outcome. In July, in response to a lawsuit from environmental groups, he found that the government had failed to meet its own standards for delisting the wolves.
Editorial - The New York Times , September 24, 2008
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'Pathogen spillover' may be to blame for bee crisis
Commercial bees carry virus.
The mysterious decline of the bumble bee population in North America, which threatens a host of crops used to make food ingredients, could be caused by a virus passed on to wild bumble bees by commercially reared bumble bees, according to scientists. Researchers at the University of Toronto said there was "circumstantial evidence [suggesting] that pathogen 'spillover' from commercially reared bumble bees, which are used extensively to pollinate greenhouse crops, is a possible cause."
Functional Ingredients Magazine , September 18, 2008
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Wayward sea turtles get guiding light from Miami-Dade
Sea turtle hatchling deaths rise because they are attracted to highrises' lights.
Gina Conti, 39, still remembers the first time she watched turtle hatchlings swim into the ocean. The experience made such an impression on her that she wanted to share it with her daughters, Julia, 9, and Emily, 7. So she took them to Haulover Beach, where 20 baby loggerhead turtles were released on Aug. 12 as part of the county's Sea Turtle Nesting and Relocation Program. "They couldn't survive on their own, and these turtles would probably be dead if [county employees] didn't help," said Julia, a fourth-grader at St. Gregory The Great Catholic School in Plantation.
By Janice Vilchez - The Miami Herald , September 02, 2008
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Industry files lawsuit over polar bear rule
Could oli & gas industries care less?
Groups representing the oil and gas, mining, and manufacturing industries asked a federal judge Wednesday to ensure that laws designed to protect the bear, which was recently designated a threatened species, are not used to block projects that release heat-trapping gases in the state. The American Petroleum Institute was joined by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Mining Association, the National Association of Manufacturers and the American Iron and Steel Institute in the lawsuit, which explicitly challenges three words — except in Alaska — that appear in a 62-page rule issued in May.
The Associated Press - MSNBC.com | Washington, D.C. , August 28, 2008
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Feds Slash Protections for Owl Habitat
Fox guarding the hen house?
The Bush administration today announced its decision to slash critical habitat protection for the northern spotted owl, publishing a final rule reducing protected habitat by 1.6 million acres. Today's announcement follows scathing reviews from independent scientists on a Bush administration owl recovery plan announced in May. Scientists said the Bush plan would lead to the slow extinction of spotted owls.
Media-Newswire.com | Seattle, WA , August 13, 2008
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Report: 125,000 Gorillas Found in African Zon
More than 125,000 gorillas have been counted in northern areas of Republic of Congo.
Wildlife researchers said Tuesday that they've discovered 125,000 western lowland gorillas deep in the forests of the Republic of Congo, calling it a major increase in the animal's estimated population. The Wildlife Conservation Society, based at New York's Bronx Zoo, and the Republic of Congo said their census counted the newly discovered gorillas in two areas of the northern part of the country covering 18,000 square miles.
By Ben McConville - The Associated Press | Edinburgh, Scotland , August 05, 2008
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The Death March of the Penguins
10,000 King Penguins use to stand shoulder to shoulder, now that's changing.
On the Antarctic Peninsula, in the lee of the island's summit we finally spy a scattering of a few hundred Adélie and chinstrap penguins where we were expecting thousands. They're subdued, with nary an ecstatic display to be seen, that head-craning, chest-pumping, flipper-flapping performance complete with hee-hawing calls. The Adélies are clustered on empty nests, with only 11 chicks among them. A pitiful tally for an entire year's breeding effort.
