posted on 03-31-2008 at 02:11PM
Wildlfie Promise Another packed meeting room for a session on climate change here at the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference. This time the meeting was for natural resource managers working at military bases. Among "conservation-reliant species" (those that require conservation management plans to stay healthy), 80% are on mili...
posted on 11-29-2007 at 01:19PM
According to the Daily Green, "there are more birders than Baptists". With one in six Americans assumed to be a bird lover, birds have got a serious fan club. Like all wildlife, birds are susceptible to changes in the environment such as habitat loss, global warming and invasive species. However, our flying friends are imperiled to the point that on...
posted on 11-28-2007 at 07:23AM
Oil Spill: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow With the Cosco Busan Oil spill to clean up, the San Francisco Bay volunteers have been using a not-so technical solution. In fact, the clean up strategy is completely organic. That's right, a combination of hair and mushrooms has been the preferred tactic in sopping up this wildlife hazard. Mats of human hair provided...
posted on 11-15-2007 at 08:20PM
NWF Campus Field Director Lisa Madry just emailed around a great recap of Power Shift 2007 that I had to share... It was amazing to have the opportunity to experience the energy of 6,000 students converging at the University of Maryland at Power Shift 2007 to demand action on global warming--but even better has been to see the ripples that are spreadin...