Sentences with phrase «other wildlife impacts»
Other wildlife impacts can be mitigated through better siting of wind turbines.
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Biodiversity loss, environmental degradation and severe impacts on ecosystem services — which refer to nature's support of wildlife habitat, crop pollination, soil health and other benefits — have not only accompanied conventional farming systems, but have often extended well beyond the boundaries of their fields, such as fertilizer runoff into rivers.
Citizen cientists use their eyes, ears and smartphones to protect birds, frogs and other wildlife - Medill Reports Chicago - October 21, 2016 Citizen science recruiters seeking new volunteers shared the impact of ongoing projects at The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum's inaugural citizen science fair on Saturday.
Science can help measure the scope, scale and impact of illegal wildlife trade, map illicit networks and assess the effect of social marketing and other interventions designed to reduce demand.
Reductions in biodiversity from illegal wildlife trade can have other substantial negative human health impacts, including the loss of potential sources of pharmaceuticals, experimental models for studying disease, crop pollination and micronutrients for humans lacking alternative sources of protein.
The impact on other wildlife was low: Only a few raptors snatched up vaccines meant for the wolves.
The IUCN website also points out that, while the polar bear has come to symbolize the impact of global warming on wildlife, many other species are similarly affected, including the ringed seal and well - known species like the beluga whale, arctic fox, koala and emperor penguin.
Even small populations of feral cats can have a negative impact on public health and other wildlife.
Lips and other experts are also calling for a testing program to sample animals in the wildlife trade that may carry the pathogen, to trace its movement and mitigate its impact.
«The blooms are problematic because you can't enjoy the lakes, and because certain blooms of cyanobacteria can release toxins into the water, which impacts fish and other wildlife.»
That's why Fry and others believe that a broader and better solution is one that would help humans while minimizing the impact on wildlife and the environment.
The first aerial assessment of the impact of South Sudan's current civil war on the country's wildlife and other natural resources shows that significant wildlife populations have so far survived, but poaching and commercial wildlife trafficking are increasing, as well as illegal mining, timber harvesting and charcoal production, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) said in a report issued today.
The first aerial assessment of the impact of Central African Republic's recent conflict on wildlife and other natural resources in the northern part of the country shows that wildlife populations have been depleted in large areas of their former range, yet there is hope as some populations of Kordofan giraffe, giant eland, buffalo, roan, and other key species that still survive in low numbers.
The researchers worked on sites in the Arctic and Antarctic and took precautions to limit the impact of sunlight and wind, using tarpaulins to protect their sample sites and positioning themselves on the middle of a glacier away from soil and other forms of polar wildlife which might contaminate the snow.
Its mission is to mitigate human impact on aquatic birds and other wildlife.
Its mission is to mitigate human impact on aquatic birds and other wildlife.
These cats are incredibly independent and can have a drastic ecological impacts on the wildlife surrounding their home ranges as they are not only skilled hunters, but they often carry diseases that can have a detrimental effects on other animals.
On the other hand, cats dumped near a managed colony are far more likely to be adopted and / or sterilized — thereby mitigating their potential impact on the overall population of unowned cats — as well any impacts to wildlife and the environment.
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There are also negative impacts on birds and other wildlife.
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The letter expressed strong opposition to free - roaming cats within the U.S. «due to the adverse impacts of these non-native predators on federally listed threatened and endangered species, migratory birds, and other vulnerable native wildlife.»
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In addition to providing medical care for injured and orphaned wildlife with the intent of releasing them back to the wild, Project Wildlife is committed to educating others about how human activities impact wild animals.
They adopted, among other measures, a requirement that pet owners tell the county whether they intend to breed their animals.The commissioners backed off a $ 50 - per - litter impact fee, the most controversial part of the proposed changes.But the commissioners abolished «voice control» standards, essentially requiring a leash for dogs on public property, and banned dogs that are part wolf and other wildlife hybrids.
American Bird Conservancy Concerned about the impact of cats on birds & other wildlife in your local park or community?
Through wildlife - sensitive - area mapping, cat - colony relocation or feeding modification, the establishment of appropriate sanctuaries, and other innovative solutions, the negative impacts can be lessened and eventually eliminated.
The impact of this disease on other wildlife populations is not known at this time.
Furthermore, even if the presence of cats is shown to impact wildlife, community cat programs, which have as their goal a humane reduction in cat population, remain a desirable solution to minimizing any actual (rather than perceived) threats to other species.
Reducing the Impact of Cats and Birds on Wildlife: Recommended Bylaws and Policies contains recommendations for municipalities to address the impacts of free - roaming and feral cats on birds and other small wildlife.
Caravan's rainforest aerial tram tour is a very low - impact means of enjoying the Costa Rica rainforest, allowing you to spot spectacular wildlife and different other creatures like toucans, hummingbirds, frogs, butterflies, and a variety of indigenous monkeys.
Whereas this has had noticeable, negative impacts that are expected to worsen in every region of the United States and its territories, including, among other significant weather events and environmental disruptions, longer and hotter heat waves, more severe storms, worsening flood and drought cycles, growing invasive species and insect problems, threatened native plant and wildlife populations, rising sea levels, and, when combined with a lack of proper forest management, increased wildfire risk;
Hotter temperatures have led to rising sea levels, melting glaciers, vanishing Arctic sea ice, wildlife migrations, and more extreme weather among other impacts.
The lawsuit also challenges the failure of the agency to meet its obligation under NEPA to consider leasing fewer and less sensitive areas with potential lower impacts to the wildlife and other public values of the Western Arctic.
Jim Murphy, senior counsel for the National Wildlife Federation, said of the E.P.A.'s letter, «The Environmental Protection Agency's letter shows that despite multiple tries, the State Department is incapable of doing a proper analysis of the climate, wildlife, clean water, safety and other impacts of this disastrous and unneeded project.»
The PEIS evaluates direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts to wildlife, wildlife habitat, threatened and endangered species, and vegetation; impacts to wilderness and other special management areas; and impacts to cultural, paleontological, socioeconomic, visual, and water resources.
A few more projects are expected to be completed in 2014 - 16; however, several other announced projectes have since been cancelled or suspended because of a number of challenges such as environmental impacts on desert wildlife and water resources, cost - competitiveness, and delays in transmission development.
They proposed that Colorado not issue any new permits for oil and gas drilling «unless the best available science demonstrates, and an independent third party organization confirms, that drilling can occur in a manner that does not cumulatively, with other actions, impair Colorado's atmosphere, water, wildlife, and land resources, does not adversely impact human health and does not contribute to climate change.»
As the United States makes important strides to increase renewable energy, we need to do much better to minimize impacts to birds and other wildlife.»
Regarding impacts on sensitive wildlife species considered cumulatively with other windfarms built or projected in the State, the EIR does not even mention them.
The PCB contamination adversely impacts recreational fishing and hunting through consumption advisories, and has potential adverse impacts to birds... and other wildlife.»
Deepwater Wind ensures that for each project under development, wildlife, the environment, or other users of the ocean won't be adversely impacted.
Other chains of impact will run through agriculture and the other ecosystems (rangelands, fisheries, wildlife areas) on which rural people deOther chains of impact will run through agriculture and the other ecosystems (rangelands, fisheries, wildlife areas) on which rural people deother ecosystems (rangelands, fisheries, wildlife areas) on which rural people depend.
«While we support wind energy as a sustainable energy source, we insist that turbines be sited where their impacts to birds and other wildlife can be minimized.
Michael Miersch from the Deutsche Wildtier Stiftung recently gave a talk in the House of Lords about renewable energy's devastating impact on wildlife and the environment in Germany and other parts of the world.
The charity, however, is well aware of the devastating impact that climate change will have on birds and other wildlife, so they were determined to press ahead with cutting their carbon emissions while mitigating any harm to the local environment.
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05906.pdf «Recent studies and interviews with experts indicate that the impacts of wind power facilities on birds and other wildlife vary by region and by species.
Other dogs can easily become infected, as can local wildlife; if illness spreads among wildlife, this can have a serious impact on the health of the ecosystem.
Like many other plants being built on California desert land, the Calico Plant has raised questions its potential impact on wildlife in the area.
If on the other hand the moderately impacted land used in organic agriculture made it a suitable habitat for several important native species of wildlife that are threatened by conventional agriculture, then perhaps it would be ok to use a little more land for agriculture.