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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.html
Grouse disappear from ranch as coal-bed methane trucks roll in - 27 Sep 2008 Jackson Hole Star-Tribune,..."Reduced survival due to the spread of (West Nile virus) is disturbing because habitat loss and degradation already stress sage-grouse populations Are bears returning to our Peninsula? - 27 Sep 2008 Bethany Beach Wave,This wholesale slaughter, combined with massive habitat loss through clear-cutting of forests and a lack of conservation laws, eliminated black bears from Wood chips threaten city trees - 27 Sep 2008 Brantford Expositor,...animal problems from building in or too close to wildlife habitat, extirpated species due to habitat loss, the end product is not always favourable. A rare devotion to native plants - 27 Sep 2008 The Nelson Mail,Habitat loss, weed infestation and the presence of animal pests such as possums and goats are largely responsible for the destruction of the region's native Gulf Coast fishing industry crippled by Hurricane Ike - 27 Sep 2008 LubbockOnline.com,Ike heavily affected fisheries throughout South Louisiana, killing fish in large areas, creating habitat loss across the Louisiana coastline. Small town snake with big city attitude - 27 Sep 2008 Orillia Packet & Times,Sadly, its numbers are declining due to road mortality, habitat loss and human persecution. The hog-nosed will generally leave you alone if you leave it SCU academic voices fears for whales, dolphins - 27 Sep 2008 Lismore Northern Star,...in nets and other fishing gear, habitat loss, population fragmentation, noise disturbance and shipping, diseases, pollution and global climate change. Habitat Loss - Sep 2, 2008 OpEdNews,Nevertheless, even though it was about poaching and not habitat loss some part of me was upset that the article did not even mention habitat loss. Black clouds on the horizon for birds - Sep 23, 2008 Globe and Mail,One in eight bird species around the world is at risk of extinction, with habitat loss and degradation the main reason. In North America, many common European Parliament Offers to Help India Save Wild Tigers - Sep 24, 2008 Environment News ServiceThese remaining tigers are threatened by demand for their skins and body parts from China and East Asia, and habitat loss due to forest clearance and Protesters say bypass threatens red squirrels - Sep 23, 2008 Aberdeen Evening Express,Cross-examining Transport Scotland witness Dr Peter Gilchrist, he asked: “Land take will involve habitat loss?� To which Dr Gilchrist replied: “Yes – in Between the amphibian and oblivion - Sep 26, 2008 Otago Daily Times,Habitat loss is another concern. Since humans arrived in New Zealand, three species of native frogs have been lost, Dr Bishop believes. World's common birds 'declining' - Sep 21, 2008 BBC News,By Mark Kinver The populations of the world's common birds are declining as a result of continued habitat loss, a global assessment has warned. International Efforts Aim to Avert Disaster for Amphibians - Sep 24, 2008 NewsBlaze,Amphibians are affected severely by climate change, habitat loss, pollution and pesticides. However, the most immediate cause of amphibian death in the wild Damage from Ike could affect coastal ecosystem of Texas for years - Sep 22, 2008 guardian.co.uk,Reynolds/Dallas Morning News/AP It was a violent dose of nature to a coast already hammered by decades of pollution, population growth and habitat loss. Warbler may be endangered forever - Sep 21, 2008 Detroit Free Press,..."With all the habitat loss and invasions from nonnative species, you'll see more and more cases where the threat cannot be eliminated, it can only be Chester Zoo endangered macaws breed for first time - Sep 24, 2008 ChesterChronicle.co.uk,They are considered endangered due to the illegal pet trade and habitat loss as a result of land clearance for cattle ranching. The striking birds have a A DIFFERENT DIRECTION - Sep 23, 2008 Aberdeen Evening Express,...while the Peterculter/Stonehaven Route “falls within the route corridor of Red Moss� conservation area and “results in direct habitat loss�. 40 Percent of Freshwater Fish Species in North American are in ... - Sep 19, 2008 Voice of AmericaThe results -- published in the American Fisheries Society Magazine -- show that the main causes endangering freshwater fish are habitat loss, pollution, Environmentalists sue to protect prairie dog - Sep 23, 2008 Los Angeles Times,Aggressive control programs, along with habitat loss, plague, poisoning and other factors drove down the population. When it was listed as an endangered Ladybug, ladybug, where have you gone? - Sep 19, 2008 Christian Science Monitor,Extinction of a species is usually linked to habitat loss or the invasion of foreign competitors or predators. In the case of C-9, Losey said it likely Palawan: RP's last ecological frontier or mining frontier? - Sep 22, 2008 ABS CBN News,Most species in the Philippines are threatened to extinction because of massive habitat change and habitat loss." While lush, studies show, A protected pest - Sep 6, 2008 The Age,Mr Canet ignores more reliable evidence supporting the decline in urban possum populations due to habitat loss, drought depletion of food sources, Agency Proposes Fourfold Increase in Critical Habitat for ... - Sep 16, 2008 Center for Biological Diversity (press release),Frog populations have declined due to habitat loss from urbanization and introduction of exotic species such as bullfrogs. The frog is believed to be Halting the Soil - Sep 22, 2008 White Lake Beacon,The White Lake AOC’s remedial action plan (RAP) has identified sediment as causing eutrophication and habitat loss in the lake. Fla. Growth to Wipe Out Vast Area of Wildlife Habitat - Sep 3, 2008 The Ledger,The habitat loss, estimated to total 7 million acres, will come as the result of the expected doubling of Florida's population from 18 million to 36 million Former big-game boss: Climate signs are subtle - Sep 24, 2008 Rocky Mountain News,While Colorado hunters and environmentalists are uniting like never before in worrying about the habitat loss that can come with climate change, Peatlands at risk, says Trinity paper - Aug 31, 2008 Irish Times,..."While such habitat loss is the main factor, climate change is becoming more and more important, here in Ireland also. The rate of change is unprecedented Coal project puts mountain goats at risk, expert warns - Sep 24, 2008 Edmonton Journal,Shafer says the threats of habitat loss and increased disturbance are not trivial. When exploration took place two kilometres east of areas used by the Study shows big drop in common Manitoba birds - Sep 24, 2008 Winnipeg Free Press,Wren said the problems stem from habitat loss and habitat degradation. Factors include logging and oil and gas activities in the boreal region. Ecology expert clashes with QC over bypass route - Sep 24, 2008 Aberdeen Press and Journal,Pollution and habitat loss were two potential negative impacts. Mr Gale asked Mr Gilchrist how the work required for the 28-mile Aberdeen Western Peripheral Visit the Great Bustard Project on Salisbury Plain - Sep 25, 2008 Wildlife Extra,The globally threatened Great Bustard is the heaviest flying bird in the world and due to habitat loss and hunting became extinct in the UK during Victorian Conservation award for plant protector - Sep 10, 2008 Nelson Mail,Mr Courtney said animals, weeds and habitat loss were the biggest threats. For example, the coastal peppercress, which was known to grow naturally in only Survey helps the koalas - Sep 18, 2008 Myall Coast Nota,The community identified that the most significant threats were from habitat loss, the removal of corridors and attacks by dogs. Book Highlights Unique Plants - Sep 24, 2008 Cayman Net News,Working from an estimate of the current population size, the generation time, land area occupied, rates of habitat loss and other threats, The Nature Conservancy, Suffolk County Parks Partner to Remove ... - Sep 23, 2008 The Nature Conservancy,Invasive plants are the second biggest threat to the natural environment of Long Island, aside from outright habitat loss� said Kathy Schwager, 40% of Freshwater Fish Imperiled - Sep 9, 2008 Daily Green..."Freshwater fish have continued to decline since the late 1970s, with the primary causes being habitat loss, dwindling range and introduction of non-native Official Comment Count: 1008931 - Sep 23, 2008 ScienceBlogsSo by carefully scorching the land, the Martu actually protect it from habitat loss and increase its biodiversity. They use fire not to destroy their Sniffer dog Toby takes lead role in bumblebee conservation - Aug 29, 2008 guardian.co.uk,Habitat loss is the biggest threat. Intensive farming means fewer areas where the bees can flourish, such as hay meadows and clover leys. Hunting seasons shape up as carbon copy of 2007 - Sep 21, 2008 HeraldNet,And for Washington hunters, facing habitat loss, a finite resource, and an increasing human population, the status quo is not necessarily a bad thing. Threatened animals need help from people - Sep 4, 2008 Nowra South Coast Register,...“The major single cause of species extinction in Australia and around the world is habitat loss and fragmentation caused by land clearing and development,� Six Things You Can Do to Help Frogs - Sep 17, 2008 Kansas City infoZine,Habitat loss is part of amphibians' woes. So is the spread of exotic species, diseases and parasites due to world-wide trade in amphibians. Stocking up for hedgehogs - WHAT DO YOU THINK? - Sep 17, 2008 Denbighshire Free Press,Like so much other wildlife, habitat loss is the main reason behind their decline, in particular the loss of hedgerows and woodland edge habitat. "Serving The Communities of Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Southport ... - Sep 12, 2008 Boothbay Register,Somehow, we need to establish a development plan that takes into account the long-term problems created by wildlife habitat loss. Abu Dhabi steps up to conserve migratory birds of prey - Sep 24, 2008 ArabianBusiness.com (press release),This is due to threats from habitat loss, hunting, trapping and poisoning throughout their migratory range. Our initiative to conserve these precious birds SAFE for Salmon - Sep 20, 2008 The Oregonian - OregonLive.com,First, allowable harvest rates have been severely reduced to support ESA rebuilding of salmon/steelhead stocks primarily decimated by habitat loss and Primate conservation may enhance food availability to humans - Sep 14, 2008 Mongabay.comPrimates are also threatened by habitat loss caused by the conversion of forest for agriculture. Koné and colleagues suggest measures to conserve monkeys Nature Conservancy of Texas Member Richard Garriott Will Orbit ... - Sep 21, 2008 The Nature Conservancy,Landscape-scale photography could illustrate habitat loss on the Blackland Prairie, where the Conservancy works to protect one of the most threatened Palm Oil For Food And Energy Threatens More Rainforests - Sep 16, 2008 Methuselah Foundation,...with conventional tropical crops is a bad idea because rainforests get destroyed to make room for more palm plantations resulting in habitat loss. Personal income up - Sep 18, 2008 The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com,Both storms killed fish in large areas and created habitat loss across the Louisiana coastline. The group will ask the delegation to support Gov. [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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