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Climate change pits pandas against pinot

Posted by plantitfilm on Monday, 08 April 2013 in Climate Change

Which is more important, pandas or pinot? Researchers say that is a question conservationists and wine-growers will have to answer in the coming years as climate change sparks a hunt for cooler places to grow wine grapes, even if those places are home to sensitive animal populations. Already, big p...

Wildlife ARE OUR Canaries in the Coal Mine

Posted by ep-admin on Tuesday, 02 April 2013 in Newsletter Archive

Wildlife ARE OUR Canaries in the Coal Mine When they are endangered can we be far behind? Our challenge is learning a more enlightened approach to the human endeavor. Like it or not we are the most powerful species that has appeared on Earth. We are de facto ecological managers. Wildlife c...

Wildlife Trade Bans May Put Species in Danger

Posted by plantitfilm on Tuesday, 18 September 2012 in Wildlife Conservation

While founded with good intentions, wildlife trade bans may in some cases be worsening the plight of some endangered species, argues a commentary published in the journalTropical Conservation Science. Looking at three animals listed under the CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered S...

Polar bear killed in Arctic by BP security guard

Posted by lillianbarbeito on Saturday, 25 August 2012 in Earth Violators

A polar bear was inadvertently shot to death by a security guard at BP's Endicott field on the North Slope of Alaska when it approached a compound where oil workers live. The shooting earlier this month marked the first time one of the region's iconic bears -- listed as threatened under the federal...

Strong effort of conservation groups helps limit budget cuts

Posted by bchristo on Wednesday, 02 May 2012 in Wildlife Conservation

At some point in our lives most of us have been offered this advice: If you keep expectations low, you won't be disappointed. Photos by Michael E. EsteySmall, isolated wetlands like these produce 70 percent of the ducks in the critical prairie pothole region of North Dakota and South Dakota. Foll...

New Fishing Hook Can Save Tens of Thousands of Endangered Turtles in the Coral Triangle

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 14 February 2011 in Fishing

Thousands of endangered marine turtles could be saved in the Coral Triangle region if the fishing industry started using innovative and responsible fishing gear, a WWF analysis shows. Towards the Adoption of Circle Hooks to Reduce Fisheries Bycatch in the Coral Triangle Region makes a strong case f...

Panda Bears - Is it any wonder the world has fallen in love with these amazing animals?

Posted by ep-admin on Tuesday, 14 September 2010 in Animals

Our friends, the Pandas The giant panda is considered to be China's national treasure and has become a symbol of conservation. Unfortunately, it has also become an endangered species and is severely threatened due to habitat loss and poaching.The people of China have been cutting down bamboo fores...