Sentences with phrase «by leading conservation organization»

The initiative was set in place to protect and conserve 220,000 square kilometers of lush rainforest on the island and according to a new report by leading conservation organization, World Wildlife Fund, it has resulted in the exciting discovery of 123 new species... so far.The rare yellow - green ibycus rachelae slug has been dubbed the ninja slug after its mating ritual was discovered to include firing «love darts» full of hormones into its mate.

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A research group led by the American Museum of Natural History and global wild cat conservation organization Panthera has published the largest gene - based survey of its kind on wild jaguar populations in Mesoamerica.

Washington, DC About Blog The world's leading conservation organization, WWF works in 100 countries and is supported by 1.2 million members in the United States and close to 5 million globally.

(Washington, D.C., January 29, 2013) A new peer - reviewed study published today and authored by scientists from two of the world's leading science and wildlife organizations — the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)-- has found that bird and mammal mortality caused by outdoor cats is much higher than has been widely reported, with annual bird mortality now estimated to be 1.3 to 4.0 billion and mammal mortality likely 6.3 to 22.3 billion individuals.

The State effort was opposed by American Bird Conservancy (ABC), a leading bird conservation organization; Audubon Florida; Florida Defenders of Wildlife, a leading Florida wildlife advocacy group; People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (who described the bill as a disaster for cats), and by the Florida Veterinary Medical Association.

About Site - The world's leading conservation organization, WWF works in 100 countries and is supported by 1.2 million members in the United States and close to 5 million globally.

As an advocate of trap - neuter - return working for one of that nation's leading animal welfare organizations, Best Friends Animal Society — and somebody quite familiar with the science surrounding TNR and free - roaming cats in general — I feel compelled to respond to R. Scott Nolen's recent article («Cats may be greater threat to wildlife than first thought,» JAVMA News, April 1, 2013) about the paper published earlier this year by the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).

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The work, led by Kashmira Kakati, a wildlife biologist, and financed by the Government of Assam and a group of conservation organizations including the Wildlife Conservation Society, suggest that the forest is home to a range of valuable species, scientists familiar with the work said in announcing tconservation organizations including the Wildlife Conservation Society, suggest that the forest is home to a range of valuable species, scientists familiar with the work said in announcing tConservation Society, suggest that the forest is home to a range of valuable species, scientists familiar with the work said in announcing the findings.

(Washington, D.C., January 8, 2014) The Ohio National Guard facility at Camp Perry, near Port Clinton in northern Ohio, is the focus of possible legal action by American Bird Conservancy (ABC), a leading national bird conservation organization, and Ohio's Black Swamp Bird Observatory (BSBO), which today announced the intention to sue the Ohio National Guard in connection with violations of the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) and other federal laws concerning the planned installation of a wind turbine on the shores of Lake Erie.

The effort was led by American Bird Conservancy (ABC), a leading U.S. bird conservation group; Fundación ProAves, one of the leading conservation groups in Colombia; and Fondo para la Acción Ambiental y la Niñez, a Colombian organization that focuses on community, youth, and environmental projects.

The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, a direct action animal rights organization led by Captain Paul Watson, will get some well - deserved attention in an upcoming seven - part Animal Planet televisio...

In the Clinic, students serve as the lead attorney, supervised by an experienced lawyer, representing leading conservation organizations and local community groups to promote access to justice on important environmental issues.

Washington, DC About Blog The world's leading conservation organization, WWF works in 100 countries and is supported by 1.2 million members in the United States and close to 5 million globally.