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Habitat LossArchive of news articles on external web sites. For mongabay-specific articles, please see http://www.mongabay.com/xml-list.htmlFort Scott Tribune...private capital that will help address two of the most extraordinary environmental challenges of our time; climate change and habitat loss. Pheasants face hard times - 05 Aug 2009 Cedar Valley Daily Times...“It's hard for people to visualize what that kind of habitat loss really looks like,� says Bogenschutz. “Most people can't accurately picture what something Zoo helps save the Houston toad — before they croak - 05 Aug 2009 Houston ChroniclePummeled by habitat loss and drought, the musical toad vanished from the Houston area about 50 years ago. Threatened with extinction, added to the Scientists In Northern Alaska Spot A Shorebird Tagged 8000 Miles Away - 05 Aug 2009 Science Daily (press release)Both climate change and expanding energy development are affecting these birds, as are habitat loss and other changes to their wintering wetland habitats Bird outlook glum - 05 Aug 2009 Minot Daily NewsTheir numbers are believed to have been reduced by habitat loss and mosquito-born West Nile virus. "We've been declining steadily for, basically, There is a Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec Population Explosion at Potter ... - 05 Aug 2009 Zoo and Aquarium Visitor NewsLesser Hedgehog Tenrecs are native to Madagascar, where wild populations are steadily decreasing due to habitat loss. Although similar in appearance, In hot water over turtle possession - 05 Aug 2009 Sarnia ObserverThe low reproductive capacity makes it difficult for turtle populations to recover from habitat loss, road kill and poaching. An Oyster to Fight For - 05 Aug 2009 TheTyee.caThreats to the Oly over the past 150 years have ranged from overharvesting and pollution to habitat loss and the introduction of non-native parasites and Infographic: Why Buy Local & Ten Reasons to Shop Local First - 05 Aug 2009 PSFKThis generally means contributing less to sprawl, congestion, habitat loss and pollution. 5. Most New Jobs Are Provided By Local Businesses. Sustainability is Not Just About Carbon: The Bioregional Footprint ... - 05 Aug 2009 Treehugger...carbon - without worrying about the other aspects of our ecological and social impact - from habitat loss to water use to exploitation and inequality. Prairie grouse could hamper wind energy growth - Aug 4, 2009 The Associated PressScientists believe the prairie chicken population has dropped 80 percent nationally since 1963, the result of habitat loss and fragmentation, Invasive Species, Habitat Loss Threaten to Extinguish Life in Oceania - Jul 29, 2009 PlanetSave.comThe amazing natural environment in that region of the world is being destroyed by habitat loss and degradation, climate change, over-exploitation and Groups Mount Defense of Threatened Canada Lynx Against Snowmobile ... - Aug 3, 2009 Center for Biological Diversity (press release) (press release)This rare wildcat population has been reduced by trapping and habitat loss and critical habitat designation is important to the survival and recovery of 1500 Lions Shot For Trophies Annually In Africa, Extinction Looms - Aug 3, 2009 Basil & Spice: Author & Book Views On A Healthy Life!Poverty leads to rapid population growth and overgrazing, both of which contribute to habitat loss for prey and predators. One quarter of giant panda habitat lost in Sichuan quake - Jul 27, 2009 CNN InternationalXu and his colleagues used satellite imagery to determine the pandas' habitat loss and fragmentation in the South Minshan region, which is adjacent to Army ready to restart desert tortoise relocation plan - Aug 4, 2009 Press-EnterpriseTheir numbers have dwindled as a result of disease, predation by ravens and coyotes, habitat loss and crushing by motor vehicles, according to the US Fish 2 men charged with killing 600-pound gator - Jul 31, 2009 Houston ChronicleOnce on the brink of extinction from overhunting and habitat loss, the American alligator was designated an endangered species from 1967 to 1987, Six key threats to life as we know it - Aug 2, 2009 New Zealand HeraldHabitat loss, invasive plants and animals, illegal logging and overfishing, pollution, wildlife diseases and climate change were listed as the biggest Management plan cuts trees to grow habitat - Aug 2, 2009 Petoskey News-ReviewThat decline is blamed on habitat loss. The work at Maple River Farm involves clear cutting 70-foot-wide strips of alder. Four years later the adjacent Nearly extinct California frog rediscovered - Jul 24, 2009 msnbc.comGlobally, amphibians are on the decline because of habitat loss, effects of climate change and the spread of a deadly pathogen called the chytrid fungus. Grant to help restore bumblebee habitat near farms - Jul 17, 2009 The Associated PressBut many of the 4000 species of bumblebees in North America also are threatened, primarily by disease and habitat loss. Modern industrial farming has been Great Lakes may clean up - Aug 3, 2009 Akron Beacon Journal...including toxic chemicals, contaminated streams and harbors, invasive species and habitat loss on Lake Erie and the four other Great Lakes. Amphibian center to open on Edmonds waterfront - Aug 3, 2009 HeraldNetPesticides, habitat loss, pollution, climate change and the invasive chytrid fungus are all contributing to the loss of frog populations. 121 Breeding Tigers Estimated To Be Found In Nepal - Jul 27, 2009 Science Daily (press release)And tigers are facing an epidemic of poaching and habitat loss across their range. The main reason for the decline of tiger populations has been attributed Habitat restoration efforts targeted in Great Lakes - Jul 30, 2009 South Bend Tribune..."But one of the biggest challenges in habitat loss is it affects land people are used to," Parham said. "Of course people want to ... recreate on beaches, Extinction Crisis Looms In Oceania - Jul 28, 2009 Science Daily (press release)Species are being threatened by habitat loss and degradation, invasive species, climate change, overexploitation, pollution and wildlife disease. Delta is dealing with feral cats in a humane manner - Jul 23, 2009 Delta County IndependentHabitat loss is the biggest threat to wild birds, however, in some cases, cat predation may supersede habitat loss as a primary threat to birds' survival. Tropicalia: Ecological nightmares forged Lee County - Jul 25, 2009 The News-PressAnd the less habitat an area has, the fewer animals will live there; among the Southwest Florida animals hardest hit by habitat loss are four endangered The lay of the land - Jul 28, 2009 Northfield News (subscription)Heath Creek — meander through the properties, and Hoffmann said they could be changed irreversibly by additional runoff, grade changes or habitat loss. Don't make the bay wait - Aug 3, 2009 Asbury Park Press...growth) in the bay, address water supply and flow issues, prevent further habitat loss and restore critical habitats, and reverse fishery declines. 2008 Population Estimate Brings a Sigh of Relief Among ... - Jul 31, 2009 OhmyNews InternationalBesides poaching tigers are facing an epidemic of habitat loss across their range. When the Government of Nepal started the nation-wide tiger population Beware the beautiful invaders - Jul 30, 2009 Campbell River MirrorAccording to the committee, invasive species are considered to be one of the greatest threats to biodiversity world-wide, second only to habitat loss. National Zoo welcomes rare newborns at Front Royal - Jul 23, 2009 WTOPRed pandas, indigenous to China, are endangered because of habitat loss. There are believed to be fewer than 2500 left in the wild. by Hilary Lewis Zoological Society of London Reports "Vultures of Our River ... - Jul 26, 2009 Zoo and Aquarium Visitor NewsMost threatened species of freshwater crabs were shown to be highly sensitive to habitat loss, pollution, and water siltation. The increasing destruction of Doing the right thing for our whales - Jul 29, 2009 Canada.comHabitat loss and degradation are the primary causes of decline for 84 per cent of Canada's species at risk. We can't expect a plant or animal to survive or Full Text (HTML) - Jul 23, 2009 Science Magazine (subscription)Without an understanding of the structure of ecological networks, we cannot assess the robustness of networks to species extinctions, habitat loss, Wildlife Conservation Needs More Funding and Cooperation - Jul 28, 2009 HealthNewsDigest.comBy World Wildlife Fund (HealthNewsDigest.com) - WASHINGTON, DC, – Illegal wildlife trade, habitat loss, and a multitude of other threats are pushing some Hawaiian Damsels in Distress - Jul 11, 2009 Courthouse News ServiceThe petition argues that the species is seriously threatened by habitat loss, primarily due to the effects of livestock grazing and timbering projects. Restoring the native plant ecology - Aug 4, 2009 Valley EchoThe aggressive invaders are second only to habitat loss. These plants are invading the Radium Hot Springs area—and getting close to the sensitive Columbia Britain failing to protect wildlife – EU - Jul 13, 2009 Telegraph.co.uk...benefited from reintroduction schemes other species such as rare bats and butterflies continue to decline because of farming methods and habitat loss. What is black and white and flies all over? - Jul 31, 2009 News-SunOne reason is its own housing crisis due to habitat loss. Development - residential, agricultural and industrial - continues to drain wetlands. Two Bald Eagles Fledge in Vt. - Jul 30, 2009 WCAXState officials say habitat loss and the use of pesticides led to the disappearance of bald eagles in Vermont. Now the state has doubled its nesting Feng Shui tree in danger! - Aug 2, 2009 Examiner.comPodocarpus costalis is protected as a plant that is threatened by habitat loss. In nature the Feng Shui tree grows in coastal rocks, near sea level, Fossil Creek fish in legal limbo - Jul 21, 2009 Payson Roundup...“The Roundtail is reeling from the one-two punches of habitat loss and the introduction of non-native predators (like bass, trout and catfish),� concluded Back From The Brink: Beavers Make Return - Jul 27, 2009 Sky NewsWWT Slimbridge is aiming to bring conservation issues like wetland habitat loss, species decline and extinction to the public's attention. Bill in Congress Would Aid Migratory Birds - Jul 29, 2009 San Francisco ChronicleThe threats facing birds are complex and diverse: Everything from habitat loss to global warming, and the migratory nature of many species makes Experts: Barnegat Bay runoff could create health hazard - Jul 30, 2009 Asbury Park PressHe outlined four priorities: reduce eutrophication — too much plant growth in the bay; address water supply and flow issues; prevent further habitat loss Media scan - Jul 29, 2009 Indianapolis StarIt deals with issues like invasive species, habitat loss and deer herd management that affect all hunters and anglers. The site's deer cam shows live Once common Karner butterflies 'endangered' - Jul 24, 2009 MLive.com1 enemy is habitat loss, according to Keough. Savannas slowly are converting to forests, and farmers till increasing acreage for crops. Wildlife crisis worse than economic crisis – IUCN - Jul 18, 2009 RTHabitat loss is recognized as the greatest global threat affecting over 2000 mammal species. Unsustainable hunting is the second greatest threat. [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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