All Articles Tagged As: conservation

Ivory poaching at critical levels: Elephants on path to extinction by 2020? (8/3/2008)

African elephants are being slaughtered for their ivory at a pace unseen since an international ban on the ivory trade took effect in 1989 ...> Full Article

Outdoor enthusiasts scaring off native carnivores in parks (7/27/2008)

Even a quiet stroll in the park can dramatically change natural ecosystems ...> Full Article

Global Warming Experts Recommend Drastic Measures to Save Species (7/21/2008)

Group calls for new conservation tactics, such as assisted migration, in the face of the growing threat of climate change. ...> Full Article

Scientists discover new reefs teeming with marine life in Brazil (7/14/2008)

Doubling the size of the southern Atlantic's largest reef system ...> Full Article

Smithsonian coral biodiversity survey of Panama's Pearl Islands (7/13/2008)

A comprehensive survey of coral biodiversity in Panama's Las Perlas Archipelago has resulted in clear conservation recommendations for a new coastal management plan. ...> Full Article

Biodiversity Maps Will Help to Guide Conservation Measures in East Africa (7/9/2008)

New maps, combined with climate models, will project how climate change will alter biodiversity and help to shape policy for setting aside conservation easements ...> Full Article

Nature reserves attract humans, but at a cost to biodiversity, says study (7/6/2008)

Rather than suppressing local communities in developing nations, nature reserves attract human settlement ...> Full Article

Species extinction threat underestimated due to math glitch (7/3/2008)

Extinction risks may be underestimated by as much as 100-fold, say researchers ...> Full Article

Identifying Canadian freshwater fish through DNA barcodes (6/19/2008)

New research by Canadian scientists, brings some good news for those interested in the conservation of a number of highly-endangered species of Canadian fish. ...> Full Article

New satellite imaging research could save the lemur in Madagascar (3/9/2008)

Habitat monitoring by GPS in Madagascar ...> Full Article

Study Finds Future 'Battlegrounds' for Conservation Very Different to Those in Past (3/3/2008)

Biologists have developed a series of global maps that show where projected habitat loss and climate change are expected to drive the need for future reserves to prevent biodiversity loss. ...> Full Article

Hare-less: Yellowstone's Rabbits Have Vanished, Study Says (2/20/2008)

A new study by the Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society found that jack rabbits living in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem have apparently hopped into oblivion. The study, which appears in the journal Oryx, also speculates that the disappearance of jack rabbits may be having region-wide impacts on a variety of other prey species and their predators. ...> Full Article

'Genetic Corridors' Are Next Step To Saving Tigers (2/19/2008)

The Wildlife Conservation Society and the Panthera Foundation announced plans to establish a 5,000 mile-long "genetic corridor" from Bhutan to Burma that would allow tiger populations to roam freely across landscapes. The corridor, first announced at the United Nations on January 30th, would span eight countries and represent the largest block of tiger habitat left on earth. ...> Full Article