— “”To the memory of the slender-billed curlew,” says Dr Janos Botond Kiss, raising a beaker of ruby-tinted plum brandy, pressed from the fruits of his garden. Kiss is legendary in Romanian conservation, a man who knows the Danube delta as well as anyone alive, and he is drinking a farewell to another legend – one of the rarest birds in the world.” Read article Slender-billed curlew, for wikipedia article on slender-billed curlew click on the picture.
art ecology science & animals
From articles
Academic and news articles regarding endangered species and habitats.
IVORY BURNING
— “at that rate, depending on the temperature and duration of the fire, and the size of the ivory pieces, it could take months to burn one ton of ivory.” read article: destroying elephant ivory stockpiles more: state mulls burning ivory at its disposal
HUNTERS SAVE CONDORS
—”half of all condor deaths in the wild are tied to lead poisoning because, as a scavenger species, they consume fragments of lead bullets in gut piles left by hunters.” read article: how hunters are saving endangered condors
WILDLIFE POPULATION DECLINE
— “the global loss of species is even worse than previously thought, the londonzoological society (ZSL) says in its new living planet Index.” read report: World wildlife populations halved in 40 years – report more: Living Planet Report 2014
PAY TO PROTECT
“brian seasholes deftly outlines a win-win-win strategy for protecting endangered species in the united states…if the public values endangered species, then it seems only fair that we fully compensate the people on whose land they live for taking care of them for us.” read the blog: It’s Only Fair to Pay People to Protect Endangered Species full policy study: Fulfilling the Promise of the Endangered Species Act
A PREHISTORIC AFFAIR
— “a few paused before entering and others rejected the holes, which is normal as the animals get used to new surroundings” read article: endangered gopher tortoises get new home more: defenders of wildlife, gopher tortoises council
RARE UK BIRDS ‘VANISH’
—”Sky’s signal stopped suddenly on 10 September and Hope’s signal died three days later. Searches of the area have failed to find any trace of them.The tracking devices are designed to operate for at least three years. The scientists say it’s “improbable” that this is due to technical failure. The more likely cause is that the birds were killed by other animal predators, or humans.” read article: Threatened birds of prey ‘vanish’
SQUIRREL AGREEMENT
— “the animals are facing extinction for many reasons, chief among them habitat loss from logging and sprawl, groundwater overuse, global warming and pollution” read article: rare southern california flying squirrel moves closer to endangered species act protection more: national wildlife federation
MEET ALEXANDER ARCHIPELAGO
— “the federal government has agreed to a deadline of the end of next year for an endangered species review for wolves in southeast alaska” read article: southeast wolves to undergo endangered species act review
BURN AND SAVE, THE PLIGHT OF A SPECIES
“i think it sends a really good signal to the rest of europe that this zoo and other zoos and other organizations joining today are just not interested in perpetuating the trade in rhino horns,” read article: czech zoo burns rhino horns to help save endangered species more: burnhorns.org
TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER
“the window of opportunity is short. if we have a mild winter, it will be easier to do, but if we have a lot of storms, then there are delays” read article: piping plovers win this round, but officials hope not for long
EATING ENDANGERED SPECIES?
– “Native birds like the weka are in decline due to predation in the wild. Beattie is vocal about the fact that endangered native birds need to be farmed for consumption to help sustain the animal’s populations.” read article: Eating Endangered Species Might Be the Best Way to Save Them
worldsendangeredspecies 