Multinational research: protecting ecology means understanding people, too
...nd see what effect those actions are having on the wildlife or the forest. Funds will come from a science foundation program called Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship which helps U.S. doctoral students become leaders in their fields. The program seeks ways to cross traditional barriers,...... While the coastline is largely undeveloped, its wildlife is under pressure from a number of threats, includ...penguins, southern elephant seals and other unique wildlife species. WCS also recently became the owner of Karukinka a protected area of over half a million acr...'The Man Who Saved The Sea Turtles'
... the perfect opportunity to study Central American wildlife -- and to encounter sea turtles, which became his lifes work. From a conservation standpoint, perhaps his greatest discovery was that a beach known as Tortuguero in Costa Rica is the most important nesting site of the endangered green turtle in the......hading and water temperature maintenance, fish and wildlife habitat, or sediment control; there may be other buffer characteristics more favorable in removing nitrogen. In any case, watershed nutrient management efforts also must include control and reduction of specific and general sources of nitrogen from a...Foxes get frisky in the far north
... it up when it comes to mating. Until recently, wildlife biologists considered many species of caninesincluding foxes, wolves and coyotesto be monogamous. But molecular genetic techniques are starting to reveal complexities in mammalian mating systems that were not apparent from observational studies of an...The new wildlife refuge -- Golf courses?
... if managed properly, they also could be important wildlife sanctuaries, a University of Missouri-Columbia researcher has found. There are more than 17,000 golf courses in the United States, and approximately 70 percent of that land is not used for playing, said Ray Semlitsch, Curators Professor of Biology ...Massive herds of animals found to still exist in Southern Sudan
...lope and Mongalla gazelle in Southern Sudan, where wildlife was thought to have vanished as a result of decades-long conflict. Despite the war, some species of wildlife in Southern Sudan, last surveyed more than 25 years ago, have not only survived but have thrived eas...Viable tiger populations, tiger trade incompatible
... delegates from 171 nations gather here to discuss wildlife trade issues. It comes on the heels of Indias announcement that tiger numbers in central India are 60 percent lower than previously thought, news that illustrates the BioScience papers assessment of range collapse across some of the tigers remaining ...CSIRO scientists join fight to save 'Tassie devil'
...yst at CSIRO Land and Water, integrated historical wildlife spotlight data, devil monitoring data and geo-referenced reports of diseased devils into a geographical information system (GIS) to map the spatial and temporal distribution of the disease across Tasmania. The result of my work was a map showing th...Furry-clawed Asian crabs found in Delaware and Chesapeake Bays
...nd is easily recognized. It is listed as injurious wildlife under the Federal Lacey Act, due to its potential to cause ecological and economic damage. We dont know the present status of this crab along the eastern U.S. coast said Gregory Ruiz, senior scientist at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Cent...Study warns climate change and deforestation will lead to declines in global bird diversity
... The researchers say a vastly expanded network of wildlife reserves in the tropics, coupled with more ambitious goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and monitor the biodiversity impacts of climate change, will be needed to minimize global extinctions. "The tragic irony here is that the protection of tr...Threats to wild tigers growing
...rn Nepal as a notable victory. The scheme features wildlife corridors that connect 12 reserves. Tiger conservation efforts have also been successful in the Russian Far East. Many tiger reserves in India, in contrast, have been mismanaged and have failed to protect the animals, according to the article. Plans...Pointing a finger at the source of fecal bacteria
... The results of the study revealed that cattle and wildlife were the dominant sources of fecal bacteria found in water and stream sediment samples at the main study site located in an upper reach of the creek. While the two methods led to similar overall interpretations, using both methods together gave us ...DNA clues to inform conservation in Africa
Tracing the evolutionary history of wildlife could improve global habitat conservation, a major Cardiff University study has found. Researchers in the School of Biosciences analysed the African bushbuck, a common species which lives in most sub-Saharan habitat types to test whether DNA simil...Study focuses on only carnivore with 'fingerprints'
...st of the Northeastern United States, showing that wildlife can reclaim their turf if forests are allowed to recover." Fishers were nearly driven to extinction in the state by deforestation and over-trapping before receiving protection in the 1930s. This led to a slow recovery, and limited trapping was pe...The Institute of Ecosystem Studies recognized by the Wildlife Society
...e Institute's 778 hectare (1,924 acre) campus. IES wildlife biologist Mr. Raymond Winchcombe has overseen the program since 1983. By assessing deer browse patterns, monitoring deer numbers, and coordinating a structured deer hunt, he strives to maintain a balance between resident deer and the forest's ability...Rare soft-shell turtle, nesting ground found in Cambodia
...appearing from our planet, said David Emmett, a CI wildlife biologist. We thought it might be almost gone, but found it in abundance in this one pristine stretch of the Mekong, making the area the worlds most important site for saving this particular species. Instead of an exterior shell commonly associated...Ecology in an era of globalization
...workshop reports, including "Ecological impacts of wildlife conservation units policy in Mexico," "Timber production in selectively logged tropical forests in South America," "Assessing invasive alien species across multiple spatial scales: working globally and locally," and "Cascading events in linked ecolo...Researchers create interactive map with Google technology to track avian flu spread
...map portrayal of the event illuminated how illicit wildlife trading can trigger huge leaps in virus transport. The avian flu epidemic was first detected in wild aquatic birds in Guangdong in 1996 and spread to chickens and a few humans in Hong Kong by 1997. From 1997 to 2005, the virus emerged in several ...... tribes to understand how they used the rivers and wildlife and how they would like the area to be improved. ...a and will use this information to train water and wildlife experts in the Ecosystem Approach a methodology implemented as part of the UKs Darwin Initiative to...