Wildlife press releases
One Solution to Global Overfishing FoundA study by the Wildlife Conservation Society, ARC Centre for Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, and other groups on more than 40 coral reefs in the Indian and Pacific Oceans indicates that 'co-management' -- a collaborative arrangement between local communities, conservation groups, and governments -- provides a solution to a vexing global problem: overfishing.
"We found clear evidence of people's ability to overcome the 'tragedy of the commons' by making and enforcing their own rules for managing fisheries, This is particularly encouraging because of the perceived failure of many open-access and top-down government-controlled attempts to manage fisheries around the world. More importantly, we have identified the conditions that allow people to make co-management successful, providing vital guidance for conservation groups, donors, and governments as to what arrangements are most likely to work."
- team leader Dr Josh Cinner of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and James Cook University, Australia |
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Endangered Shortnose Sturgeon Saved In Hudson RiverFor the first time, a fish identified as endangered has been shown to have recovered -- and in the Hudson River near New York City, report Cornell's Mark Bain and colleagues in the online publication PLoS ONE. |
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Paraguay extends forest conservation lawAsuncion, Paraguay - The government of Paraguay has extended a law that seeks to curb deforestation rates in the Upper Parana Atlantic Forest. |
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Wolves Are Suffering Less From Inbreeding Than ExpectedIncreasing levels of inbreeding is a threat against the viability of the Scandinavian wolf population. A study just coming out in the new journal PLoS ONE now demonstrates that inbreeding is not affecting the wolves as badly as expected. |
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Time to ban toxic boat paint pollutionWWF is calling on countries attending a meeting of the International Maritime Organization to ratify legislation to bring an end to the use of chemicals used in shipping industry paints. |
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NRDC Announces Historic Settlement to Restore San Joaquin River; Statement by Hal Candee, NRDC SenioSacramento, CA - A historic legal settlement to restore water flows for salmon in the San Joaquin River below Friant Dam near Fresno while undertaking one of the West's largest river restoration efforts was announced today by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Friant Water Users Authority (FWUA) and U.S. Departments of the Interior and Commerce. The following statement is by Hal Candee, NRDC Senior Attorney, Co-Director of Western Water Project, and counsel to plaintiffs in NRDC v. Rodgers. |
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High-tech equipment may help reduce wildlife-vehicle collisionsAs part of a six-year study, researchers at the Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University have helped test and develop an animal-detection system that may give motorists the upper hand in avoiding crashes with wildlife across the nation. |
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European Parliament Declaration Calls for Ban on Harp and Hooded Seal ProductsStrasbourg - The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International today applauded the European Parliament for passing a historic Declaration approving a European ban on the trade in harp and hooded seal products |
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Baby boom for world’s rarest rhino speciesJakarta, Indonesia/Gland, Switzerland - Scientists have found signs of four Javan rhinos born in recent weeks in Indonesia, a surprising baby boom for a species that may be reduced to fewer than 60 individuals worldwide. |
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Endangered Bighorn Protected from Sheep Grazing in Key Sierra Nevada HabitatReno, NV - To protect endangered Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep from deadly disease this summer, the U.S. Forest Service has wisely halted risky domestic sheep grazing in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in the eastern Sierra Nevada. |
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Bill to Double Size of Cahaba Refuge Passes HouseBirmingham, AL - The U. S. House of Representatives endorsed a bill to double the size of The Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge. |
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Environmental Groups Sign Declaration for the Protection of BC’s Inland Rainforest RegionVictoria, BC - Twelve environmental organizations in the southern and central Interior of BC say that the area is losing many species of plants and wildlife that are dependent upon old-growth forest and wilderness. |
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New chameleon-like snake discovered in the Heart of BorneoGland, Switzerland - A new snake with the ability to spontaneously change colour has been discovered in the forests of the Heart of Borneo, one of the most biologically diverse regions on Earth, possessing staggeringly high numbers of unique species across all groups of plants and animals. |
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Environment Canada: Generous Donation to Canadians-Milestone-Ecogift Protects Rare Alvar HabitatOrillia, Ontario - The Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of the Environment, today announced the donation of Canada's 500th ecological gift, namely the Prairie Smoke nature reserve. |
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Beaver dams create healthy downstream ecosystemsWashington, DC - Beavers, long known for their beneficial effects on the environment near their dams, are also critical to maintaining healthy ecosystems downstream. |
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Evironmental news headlines
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- Company to Make Bottles From Pacific Garbage Patch
- Fighting Back from Extinction, New Zealand Right Whale Is Returning Home
- Accidental Sea Turtle Deaths Drop 90 Percent in U.S. Fisheries
- Leaders Announce Global Effort to Restore 150 Million Hectares of Deforested Land
- Lawsuit forces Canada to protect endangered killer whales
- Greenpeace response to reports of a reduction in the Japanese government whaling quota
- Massive Numbers Of Critically Endangered Western Lowland Gorillas Discovered In Republic Of Congo
- Calion Lumber donates 2,900-acre easement to conserve old-growth forest along Ouachita River
- Amazon deforestation rates significantly down; WWF urges tighter forest policies
- EPRI-NRDC Report Finds Environmental Benefits of Deploying PHEVs
- House appropriates $500,000 to protect Ebey’s Landing
- Statement on the Senate Vote to Raise Fuel Economy Standards for the First Time in Decades
- Saving the Rainforest 1 Glass of Lemonade at a Time: Cub Scouts Raise Money to Preserve 8,523 Acre
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