Trouble for the world's turtles
... done a good job of education the public about the plight of amphibians,but like them, reptiles such as turtles, need protection too," said Dr. WhitGibbons of the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory. "Partners in Amphibian andReptile Conservation (PARC) has begun to address this whole class of threatenedani...Saving the whales -- how scientists measure success
...n, according to scientists, who point out that the plight of large mammals tends to garner the greatest public attention -- and conservation resources. "Social dysfunction," failure to find a mate, and to reproduce successfully may result from the small population size of the western North Atlantic right w...November GEOLOGY and GSA TODAY highlights
...inction event. This may have ramifications for the plight of modern coral reefs, which are currently under considerable threat as a result of local extinction due to society's activities. Confocal microscopy of fluid inclusions reveals fluid-pressure histories of sediments and an unexpected origin of gas...Pet trade wrong: Poaching major threat to parrots
...he single most effective measure for improving the plight of endangered parrots," says Wright. The researchers also call for improving parrot conservation in the Neotropics, via a combination of protecting nest sites and enforcing existing domestic bans on parrot trade....UMass sponsoring world environmental conference
...cki said damage takes many forms. Referring to the plight of migratory waterfowl, he noted: From the air, birds would perceive an oil lake as a safe water haven and land on it, only to be sucked into the crude oil and drown. It was not uncommon to pull tens of thousands of birds from a single oil lake. Dur...Stigma and global health: Developing a research agenda
... 2001, article in The New York Times discusses the plight of miners with AIDS in Botswana. The article stat...nd solutions. Much attention has been paid to the plight of the stigmatized, including those with AIDS or suspected to have AIDS, those with leprosy, and tho...First-ever autism research conference to explore new frontiers
...the field. Spearheaded by parent activists, the plight of children with autism has been brought to national and international awareness. The scientific community has responded; an increasing number of scientists are carrying out research into all facets of the disorder. As a result, IMFAR is expected t...Reserve creates model for science-based indigenous stewardship of land
...s, has helped focus international attention to the plight of this indigenous community. In 1998, The Field Museum awarded Borman the Parker/Gentry Award for Conservation Biology. The determination of the Cofn to protect the spectacular biodiversity that is central for their survival and their knowledge of t...DNA shows genetic variability of the nene lost more than 500 years ago, not during the 20th century
Consider the plight of the lonely nene goose: Fated to occupy just one island in all the world; reduced in numbers to fewer than 30 individuals by the middle of the last century; each bird as closely related to the others as human siblings. What caused the narrowing ...Muddy Mayan mystery made clearer by researchers working in the bajos
...erican Geographers (Volume 92, No. 2, 2002) . The plight of the Maya, a Native American society that built densely populated cities of towering pyramids and then abandoned them, has been an unresolved mystery for scholars around the world. The first Maya settlements appeared about 2000 B.C., but by 950 A.D...Mark your calendar for the American Anthropological Association meeting in Chicago Nov. 19-23
...ath penalty as a violation of human rights and the plight of American Indians in prison.. Highlights include a session with prominent medical anthropologists discussing the dismantling of body parts, a session on a science-based understanding of race and human differences, several panels presenting food res...Study predicts loss of monarch winter refuges
...n of coolness and increased rain will hurt." The plight of the monarchs is worsened by human activity in the area, she said. Logging, clearing of forests for agriculture, harvesting of wood for home fires, livestock grazing and intentional forest fires have all shrunk habitat suitable for monarchs in the ...Report in BioScience details global decline of nonmarine mollusks
... from around the world report on the diversity and plight of what may be the world's most endangered group of animals nonmarine mollusks (that is, terrestrial and freshwater mollusks). The World Conservation Union lists in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species a total of 1,930 threatened nonmarine mollus...