— wildlife crime control unit of bangladesh’s forest department has rescued about 300 birds of different rare and endangered species. last month the wildlife crime control unit rescued 1,451 birds of different rare and endangered species. read article : bangladesh rescues over 300 birds
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Academic and news articles regarding endangered species and habitats.
THESE WOLVES ARE NOT REALLY OURS
— “it’s very bittersweet; there’s always a risk when wolves are released, but at the same time we keep reminding ourselves that that’s the whole purpose of the captive breeding program. it’s not to continue having them in captivity.” read article : wolf haven celebrates release of endangered animals
RIGOROUSLY OBJECTIVE?
— an approach like this one can help modernize the classification system, what the authors are doing, it’s almost like a plea for more data and more information to make better and clearer and more accurate assessments of where species are living. the researchers believe that their finding probably extends to mammals and amphibians as well. read article : is the endangered species list missing hundreds of species of birds?
BYCATCH
— these three components include consideration of the endangered species itself, the ecosystem in which it lives, and the connection between these conservation efforts and human livelihood. read article : the complicated landscape of endangered species preservation
THE COUGAR RULE; WHAT KIND OF DEVICES ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HERE?
— “although the cougar trapping season has already begun, it’s not too late for the game commission to take matters into its own hands by revising the cougar rule, and put an end to widespread cougar trapping”. raed article : cougar trapping law barbaric
WATCH THE BEES PLEASE
— “bees are like humans, they need a variety and a balanced diet to stay healthy.” read article : beekeeper encourages people to support local species of bees
A HUGE VICTORY
— groups including the alaska oil and gas association and arctic slope regional corporation sued to stop the listing, saying the decision wasn’t based on science and could restrict development. the appeals court rejected that argument. read article : court ruling keeps bearded seals on ESA more : center for biological diversity
NATIVE HAWAIIANS LISTED
— the listing decision classifies seven varieties of yellow-faced or masked bees as endangered, due to such factors as habitat loss, wildfires and the invasion of non-native plants and insects. these particular species are native only to hawaii and pollinate plant species indigenous to the islands. read article : bees added to US endangered species list for the first time
THE VALUE OF NATIVE BEES
— population declines among wild bees are much more difficult to document than those in honey bees, which are for the most part managed commercially and whose numbers are carefully tracked by beekeepers. read article : bumble bee is proposed for U.S. endangered species status
KEEP TABS ON PROCEEDINGS
— even for experienced eyes, sifting through 200 documents to be considered at the upcoming convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora (CITES) conference is a challenge. here is a sneak peak! read article : what to expect at CITES more : CITES cop17
LET’S GET TO WORK
the hawaiian crow (‘Alal?) use stick tool to extract food. ‘Alal? have relatively straight bills and highly mobile eyes — morphological features that may aid their handling of bill-held tools —”let this discovery serve to emphasise the importance to conserving these and other animal species so that we can continue to learn ever more about the range of their behaviour before they vanish for ever in the 6th great wave of extinction.” read article : tropical crow species is highly skilled tool user
WHAT’S FOR DINNER
— “the study suggests that 20 percent of all seafood globally is mislabeled, and that isn’t accurate,” he says. “the studies they looked at focused on commonly mislabeled species. the report distorts the findings by design.” read article : that fish on your dinner plate may be an endangered species
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