As the world tightens its economic belt, resources to address the world’s growing environmental problems are becoming increasingly limited. These reducing resources means the ability to establish the utmost conservation priorities is more important than ever to achieve the greatest returns for the investment. A new paper published in the journal PLoS ONE by BirdLife […]
Border Fence Blocks Bears in Migration
New research has found that black bears and other large carnivores may be impacted by urbanization, roads and border security activities along the U.S.–Mexico border. The paper was co-authored by WCS conservationist Jon Beckmann, along with researchers from the USDA-National Wildlife Research Center, Purdue University, and the Arizona Game and Fish Department. Beckmann and his […]
Land Acquisition in Ecuador Helping Conservation
A critical, 318-acre parcel of land in southwestern Ecuador has been acquired as part of the Buenaventura Reserve, and will help protect the globally endangered El Oro Parakeet – a bird that appears to number fewer than 1,000 individuals in the wild. The new acquisition, called the Dianita property, has become part of the 4,000-acre […]
Cattle Ranchers in the Pampas support Bird Conservation
For the fifth year in succession, cattle ranchers and representatives of the conservation community in the Southern Cone of South America gathered to discuss the conservation of natural grasslands. This time it was in Lavras do Sul, Brazil, during 27th – 29th October 2011. The 5th Meeting of Grassland Cattle Ranchers of Southern Cone of […]
Sensational bird discovery in China
In June 2011, a team of Chinese and Swedish researchers rediscovered the breeding area for the poorly known Blackthroat Luscinia obscura, in the Qinling mountains, Shaanxi province, north central China. Seven singing males were observed in Foping and seven more in Changqing National Nature Reserves — which almost equals the total number of individuals observed […]
Vietnamese Caught Smuggling Rhino Horns in South Africa
South African authorities last week arrested two Vietnamese nationals at Johannesburg’s O.R. Tambo International Airport as they attempted to smuggle rhino horns and elephant ivory. Alerted by security x-ray scanners as the suspects’ luggage passed through security, members of the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development along with the Police Service discovered two rhino […]
Tsunami Relief: Help People Not Whalers
It is sickening to read that money donated to help people affected by the Tsunami in Japan is being used to help promote the Japanese Whaling Industry. Please follow the link to the Avazz petition website and then sign the petition. To Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda: We stand with the Japanese people in the […]