Loss of Habitat
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Environmentalism's Unified Field Theory, coming to a theater and ... - 20 Aug 2007
Orlando Sentinel,The new book The World Without Us, The 11th Hour, all take in concerns over loss of habitat, pollution, global warming, and the population bomb we've been
Loss Of Habitat Threatens Indian Tiger - Aug 3, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,...do not coexist,'' said Thapar, attributing much of the recent steep decline in tiger numbers to loss of habitat and poaching outside protected areas.
Loss of habitat threatens Indian tiger - Aug 3, 2007
San Jose Mercury News,By GAVIN RABINOWITZ AP Writer NEW DELHI—A bill to restore land rights to millions of poor tribal people in India could mean the end for India's endangered
Why do they poach 100-year-old trees? - Aug 19, 2007
Peninsula Daily,..."We're not allowed to sell or log those trees because they're old growth, and that's an extreme loss of habitat," Vaughan said. His colleague, Rob Larson,
Loss Of Habitat Threatens Pygmy Elephants - Aug 8, 2007
AHNKuala, Lumpur, Malaysia (AHN) - Pygmy elephants, an endangered species native to Borneo island are in further danger due to logging and commercial
Chapter’s fundraiser aids quail restoration - Aug 17, 2007
Huntsville Item,Chapter member Buddy Smith said many people blame the loss of habitat to the downturn in quail numbers. “There are a lot things no longer conducive to quail
Habitat Loss Threatens Pygmy Elephants - Aug 8, 2007
Washington Post,The loss of habitat brings them into more frequent contact with people and cultivated land, generating conflict with humans who sometimes capture or poison
Carlson column: Lend birds a hand, or even a nest - Aug 19, 2007
St. Cloud Times,Logging, current farming practices and general loss of habitat had destroyed many of the nesting trees that were vital to the breeding success of these
State offers new way for birders to help birds - Aug 19, 2007
The Huntsville Times - al.com,With ample documentation, we tend to blame the decline on loss of habitat, either in the United States or, in the case of neotropical migrants, on wintering
Scientists Flunk Bush on Spotted Owl - Aug 14, 2007
Forbes,...administration exerted political pressure on them to produce a recovery plan that blamed barred owls more than loss of habitat for the owl's decline.
Bird numbers wintering in UK in decline - Aug 17, 2007
Telegraph.co.uk,Rising sea levels, loss of habitat and a shortage of food may all be having an effect on visiting bird numbers. Britain's abundance of estuaries,
Forest Resource Issues - Aug 14, 2007
The Santa Barbara Independent,Though no one has been able to see any of the fire damage to other parts of the forest yet, reports of major loss of habitat are alarming.
Editorial views from across the state - Aug 10, 2007
Seattle Times,The implication of this is there must be other factors, other than the loss of habitat, accounting for the owls' decline. One factor apparently is that
The Fire and the Wild - Aug 16, 2007
The Santa Barbara Independent,Though no one has seen any of the fire damage to other parts of the forest yet, reports of major loss of habitat are alarming. Though the top of Little Pine
Scientists reject owl plan: The Bush administration plan flunks ... - Aug 17, 2007
The Register-Guard,...proposal also is based on the premise that the invasion of the barred owl represents a more significant threat to spotted owls than the loss of habitat.
Habitat of pygmy elephants threatened - Aug 8, 2007
Telegraph.co.uk,By Paul Eccleston Borneo’s unique pygmy elephant is being increasingly threatened by loss of habitat, a new study reveals. There are probably not more than
Cooperative plan from FWS to aid Yolo farmers - Aug 17, 2007
Daily Democrat,Both species have suffered significant population declines due to loss of habitat. The federal Endangered Species Act protects the species.
Are island people an endangered species? - Aug 17, 2007
The Japan Times,Loss of habitat? Maybe. With the island habitat threatened more and more by global warming, which is bringing bigger and more frequent typhoons,
30 days before deer hunting begins - Aug 16, 2007
Opelousas Daily World,..."Hunters have blamed many agencies and public deer management for the lack of deer over the last few years, but the major culprit here is loss of habitat
Reviews hoot down Bush administration's spotted-owl science as ... - Aug 14, 2007
Seattle Post Intelligencer...primary issue threatening the continued persistence of the owl remains the original loss of habitat through logging that prompted the original listing.
More species face threat from urban expansion - Aug 13, 2007
Canada.com,In documents published by Environment Canada over the weekend, loss of habitat to one form of human development or another is cited repeatedly as the
Outdoor report - Aug 18, 2007
Ironwood Daily Globe,With the low water and temporary loss of habitat, many of the birds are concentrating in areas where there is more water. In the Woodruff area,
Rare birds in Mt. Pulag face extinction – experts - Aug 15, 2007
ABS CBN News,According to experts of the environment department, the loss of habitat is mainly causing the number of these rare animals to dwindle.
Tunnel won't spoil fisheries - Aug 17, 2007
The Timaru Herald,...would see a 19 to 20 per cent reduction in riverbed invertebrate habitat, but more stable flows are expected to compensate for the loss of habitat area.
Jamaica Bay Loses Marshes at Faster Rate, Report Says - Aug 2, 2007
New York Times,They are on the Audubon Society’s watchlist for species facing population loss or threats like loss of habitat. By ANTHONY DePALMA The saltwater marsh
Murders in the Mist - Aug 11, 2007
Times Online,Poaching and loss of habitat are the biggest threats. Between 4000 and 7000 are thought to survive. Found in the southern oceans, the leatherback can grow
Pelicans flock to Vacaville lake - Aug 18, 2007
Vallejo Times-Herald,Its biggest threat, said Holcomb, is in loss of habitat; it likes marshes and lakes. The birds are tremendous flyers, with hollow bones, he said.
Gilad: Texas mountain lion data is shaky - Aug 16, 2007
Austin American-Statesman (subscription),Loss of habitat, disruption of habitat, and unregulated killing of mountain lions lead to a serious shortage of reliable data regarding the mountain lion
Birds take flight over Codorus - Aug 17, 2007
The Evening Sun,Looker attributed the change to loss of habitat and the use of insecticides that can travel through the food chain. Kestrels nest in hollows of trees,
New wildfires worsen habitat problems - Aug 4, 2007
Lahontan Valley News,Areas burned were host to a number of species which will all suffer from the loss of habitat, including sage-dependent species like sage thrasher,
Rescue comes too late as Yangtze River dolphin declared extinct - Aug 7, 2007
Scotsman,Industrial pollution, depleted food due to overfishing, loss of habitat, and the construction of the Three Gorges Dam put further pressure on the dolphin.
The Biosphère presents a major exhibition on Canada's boreal forest - Aug 16, 2007
HazMat Management Magazine,...and natural and human disturbances, such as the loss of habitat and climate change, which affect large areas and threaten their biodiversity.
Tip of Mitt says now is the time to protect the Great Lakes - Aug 15, 2007
Petoskey News-Review,Other dangers include raw waste, non-point source pollution (pollution with an unknown source) and loss of habitat and native species because of human
Frolicking pachyderms create scare in West Bengal - Aug 18, 2007
DailyIndia.com,But conservationists say the pachyderm population has fallen rapidly in recent years because of a loss of habitat caused by human encroachment in forest
Satellite Tracking Reveals Threats To Borneo Pygmy Elephants - Aug 8, 2007
Science Daily (press release)...remaining herds of these endangered elephants, which live only on the island of Borneo, are under threat from forest fragmentation and loss of habitat.
Chinese river dolphin declared extinct - Aug 8, 2007
Irish Times,Industrial pollution, depleted food supplies due to overfishing, loss of habitat, and the construction of the Three Gorges Dam all put further pressure on
In Nature: The plight of the native bumblebee - Aug 10, 2007
BurlingtonFreePress.com,No one knows what is happening to bumblebees, but most experts are convinced that loss of habitat, use of pesticides, and the introduction of non-native
Conservationists Sue Feds to Recover Endangered American Jaguar - Aug 2, 2007
Center for Biological Diversity (press release),Persecution and loss of habitat shrank that range drastically. Jaguars were gone from the East by the 1800s, and the last was killed in California in 1860.
Biologists: Klamath Fish Still Need Help - Jul 26, 2007
FOX NewsThe suckers were protected as an endangered species in 1988 after their numbers plummeted from loss of habitat from draining lakes and marshes to create
Are the Bees Dying off Because They're Too Busy? - Aug 11, 2007
AlterNet,Like many indigenous insects and plants, feral honeybees have been nearly wiped out by pesticides, loss of habitat and parasites like the varroa mite.
700 endangered and threatened mountain gorillas in the Democratic ... - Aug 10, 2007
Student Operated Press,...mountain gorillas are threatened by disease, poaching, loss of habitat due to expanding human populations and continued civil conflict.
Conservationists Sue Feds to Recover Endangered American Jaguar - Aug 3, 2007
Environmental News Network (press release),Persecution and loss of habitat shrank that range drastically. Jaguars were gone from the East by the 1800s, and the last one in California was killed in
State agency sets standards for water levels - Aug 16, 2007
High Springs Heralds,...that the report was not understandable to the average person, did not use current data and should not allow a 15-percent loss of habitat on the river.
Come Back, My Little Chickadee - Aug 15, 2007
Riverfront Times,Yes, loss of habitat is a problem, but I believe our use of pesticides is an even bigger problem. According to Wikipedia, pesticide use has increased
Loggerhead nest first for river bank - Aug 8, 2007
Bradenton Herald,Threats to loggerheads include loss of habitat from coastal development, watercraft strikes, loss of foraging habitat and the disorientation of hatchlings
Borneo's pygmy elephants threatened by oil palm, timber, rubber ... - Aug 8, 2007
International Herald Tribune,The loss of habitat also brings them into more frequent contact with people and cultivated land, generating conflict with humans who sometimes capture or
Family lends wing to birds - Aug 5, 2007
Republican & Herald,Once a thriving species, in recent years bluebirds have become a rare sight in some parts of North America because of the loss of habitat and human
Heat plagues crews fighting huge wildfires across Northern Nevada - Jul 23, 2007
Nevada Appeal,Nevada Department of Wildlife officials said mule deer and sage grouse especially will feel the loss of habitat. Sage grouse numbers are threatened across
Pygmy elephants 'under threat' - Aug 8, 2007
InTheNews.co.uk,Already endangered pygmy elephants are facing greater threats from forest fragmentation and loss of habitat, the WWF has warned.
Zoo welcomes new wide-eyed wonder - Aug 11, 2007
Minot Daily News,They have become endangered due to loss of habitat, food resources and land clearing due to agriculture. To help bolster the dwindling population,
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