highland wildlife park’s head of living collections: “the addition of this magnificent species to the park is both exciting for our visitors and a wonderful addition to our collection which specialises in cold weather adapted species.” — but is captivity breeding af charismatic animals disservice to their native ecosystems? read article : first snow leopards arrive at highland wildlife park more : snowleopard.org
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THE AMERICAN PIKA
“As they live in the high and cooler mountain regions, they are very sensitive to high temperatures, and are considered to be one of the best early warning systems for detecting global warming in the western United States.” Learn more: American Pika
UNCANNY COCKTAILS
— primary concern for monarch butterflies is the reduced availability of milkweed, which is necessary for their life cycle. therefore, focusing on glyphosate may only result in intensified use of other herbicides. read article : EPA studies effects of roundup on 1,500 endangered species
DNA & DATABASES TO FIGHT ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE
— the team performed genetic analysis on ivory samples that countries have sent them. regardless of whether a shipment was seized in sri lanka, hong kong or kenya, the team found that most ivory intercepted since 2006 originates from two key geographic areas read article : new data-driven approaches help identify key hotspots for poaching and trafficking
CITY — A MONUMENT
— the white house said more than 700,000 acres of public land will be protected in an untouched area of the great basin region. the site contains heizer’s “city” read article : obama creates national monuments in texas, california & nevada more : artist michael heizer
HONEYEATERS ET AL.
— “birdlife australia, along with the australian conservation foundation and environmental justice australia, recently released a report detailing their concerns” read article : strategies not doing enough to protect endangered species
A HORSE IS A HORSE
— it said the petitioners failed to prove that the behavior of the wild mustang herds is significantly different from that of domestic horses listen : wild horses not declared as threatened or endangered
REWILDING WORDS
george monbiot to orion’s editor, jennifer sahn
AS WATER BECOMES SCARCER IN THE AMERICAN WEST
— the cauldron of collaboration and competing interests is a collection of players who are just as significant for managing and responding to water scarcity but attract much less attention: the basin’s 29 federally recognized indian tribes. read article : in drying colorado river basin, indian tribes are water dealmakers
A SENSE OF DEDICATION
— “the goal is to ensure that when researchers find long-term solutions for the disease, there are still bats to treat” read article : bacteria may help bats to fight deadly fungus
COMMUNITIES VS. CONSERVATION
— “wildlife parks are the leading sources of tanzania’s foreign currency accrued from photographic tourism, hotel concession fees, and other levies from safari companies operating in these protected areas” — “tanzania’s wildlife conservation has set a solid foundation for re-thinking and repositioning the national parks management and trustees on a global roadmap of conservation. this repositioning aims at addressing a number of challenges, which include poaching, disappearance of wildlife corridors, climate change, technological advances, and understanding of the ecology of the parks systems.” read article : protecting borders means protecting tourism
SNAKE DINNER
— “now, as christians who signed up to what is seen as an invading muslim army, their prospects in post-conflict central african republic are not promising. they are stuck at berengo until they are incorporated into a national army and nobody knows when that might happen. until it does, these lost boys must simply wait and make sure to catch enough rats and snakes to stay alive.” read article : piles of diamonds and porn, concorde and caviar: haunting images of the crumbling palaces of africa’s dictators where despots once lived like emperors
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