Sentences with phrase «by wildlife groups»

Citing a specific example by wildlife groups over offshore wind farms they called for consistent and long term federal policies to support the deployment of renewable energy.

Feral cats are often vilified in the media and by wildlife groups.

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Author: Don E. Wilson, David Burnie Hardcover; 624 pages; color photographs Series: Smithsonian Institution Publisher: DK Suggested Retail: $ 50 This is a giant reference book of the world's wildlife put together by the Smithsonian and a group of zoologists.

By promoting data such as the 50 % average increase in wildlife found on organic farms, groups such as the Soil Association may be able to convert consumers who may otherwise have a concept of what organic means but not why they should be investing in it.

Our Organizational Membership is designed for self - guided visitation at Mass Audubon wildlife sanctuaries, nature centers, and museums, by small groups accompanied by staff from your organization / agency.

Experts from a wildlife conservation group say a dead whale that washed up on a New York beach was likely hit by a boat.

For all the millions of pounds spent on campaigning in support of the Hunting Act, not one penny has been spent by any anti-hunting group to assess the effect this law has had on wildlife.

The argument that hunting is supposedly insignificant in managing the fox population, as claimed by the anti-hunting groups, once again fails to understand that as a wildlife management process, it is not about the numbers killed, but the health and reduced level of the population left alive that is important.

By combining groups of native plants that are uniquely suited to specific habitats, they will reveal their extraordinary ability to control storm water, moderate drought conditions, and serve as food and shelter for native wildlife.

Researchers with the group pioneered methods of breeding peregrines in captivity and releasing them into the wild; such techniques have since been adopted widely by biologists trying to bring other wildlife species back from the brink of extinction.

«Bird watchers, a group not traditionally thought of as a constituency by many wildlife management agencies, have real potential to be conservation supporters, if appropriate mechanisms for them to contribute are available.»

That plan was condemned by environmental and wildlife groups, and led to calls for a tourism boycott.

Dr Jepson's view contrasts with that held by the leading conservation groups who pressed governments worldwide to make illegal wildlife trade a more serious crime at the 2014 London Conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade.

.5 %), and perching birds (12.0 %) were the wildlife groups most commonly struck by the air force, whereas gulls (18.2 %), seabirds (14.9 %), shorebirds (13.4 %), and raptors and vultures (12.6 %) were most frequently struck by naval aircraft.

Commercial poaching and wildlife trafficking, committed by heavily armed groups moving across borders as well as local actors, has greatly impacted the area.

NEW YORK (Reuters)- A group of 37 U.S. - based scientists whose research focuses on Arctic wildlife asked two U.S. senators in a letter on Thursday not to open the National Arctic Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas exploration, according to a copy seen by Reuters.

As production of shale gas soars, the industry's effects on nature and wildlife remain largely unexplored, according to a study by a group of conservation biologists published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment on August 1.

In March, RAPIDD is forming a working group to consider wildlife - livestock - human interface diseases, including several Foreign Animal Diseases spread by feral hogs.

A proposal to ban plastic straws from bars has been put forward by campaign group Final Straw Cornwall who say the move would protect local wildlife.

The evidence for this behavior was captured by wildlife film maker John Downer, who, in his documentary Dolphins: Spies in the Pod, witnessed a group of young dolphins snag a puffer fish from near the ocean floor and begin to pass it around.

Working with wildlife protection groups and organisations such as PETA and Global Wildlife Conservation, TripAdvisor aims to help improve the health and safety standards for animals, «especially in markets with limited regulatory protections» according to a statement by TripAdvisor CEO, Stephen Kaufer.

Visit this Facebook group by clicking here for a list of local wildlife rehabilitators, found as the pinned post.

These groups help animals from a variety of circumstances — from hoarding cases (like the 500 mice that were rescued by North Star Rescue) to animals lost during the North Bay fires (Sonoma Reptile Rescue), to injured and orphaned wildlife that SFACC is unable to treat (SFROMP and Wildcare).

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.

The American Bird Conservancy and other groups support proposed regulations that would keep wind turbines away from migration routes, wetlands, wildlife refuges, and similar areas likely to be frequented by birds.

The South Florida Wildlife Center, an HSUS affiliate, evacuated more than 400 wild animals in advance of the storm and took in more than 300 injured wildlife in the days immediately after Irma; a University of Florida veterinary team saved a horse on the verge of drowning; other groups distributed hay bales provided by The HSUS to horses and cows.

In working with the rescue group and Craig Harms, CVM aquatics, wildlife and zoo medicine professor and director of CMAST's marine health program, we are instituting this therapy using Multi Radiance MR4 cold laser on turtles affected by this past season's cold - stunning event — and to prepare for this winter.

The managed colony and TNR approach is highly controversial and strongly opposed by many conservationists, wildlife biologists, veterinarians, and animal welfare groups.

The operator will offer a select group of wildlife - focused trips approved by the institute for their animal welfare....

By working in this group setting, an electric environment is created as people discover the many different beautiful and amazing wildlife that has been captured on these cameras.

Travelling by 4WD in a small group, this is an authentic and intimate journey to Australia's unique landscapes and wildlife

Belfast About Blog This site is run by a voluntary group of birders documenting and recording information about the birds and wildlife of Northern Ireland.

Surrounded by gardens and wildlife, this casa is ideal for those who want to enjoy a memorable vacation with a large group.

Our activities tend to be dictated by the location of marine wildlife, the weather, and the group's wish list.

These days will be dictated by the location of wildlife, weather, and groups desires.

On the surface, the story of Enoch (a living man permitted to reside in Heaven), sounds like classic quest - style gameplay: Enoch is charged by God to head to Earth and round up a group of seven fallen angels who have been inbreeding with the local wildlife (a.k.a. «the humans»).

Eleven groups doing conservation work or biological research in Madagascar have issued a joint statement decrying a surge in raids on the country's national parks for valuable timber, smuggling of rare wildlife and other activities abetted by the unrest and political instability there.

Traditional campaigns to protect wildlife tend to be conducted species by species, focused on, say, pandas or gray wolves, or on specific hot spots like Madagascar or on groups of species like whales.

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 the findings.

Conservation and enforcement of environmental laws is not a priority in countries torn by warfare and corrupt governments or armed groups may exploit wildlife in unsustainable ways.

It is hardly what anyone would call charismatic megafauna, so it doesn't spark big campaigns by wildlife conservation groups.

• An influential report by the wildlife trade monitoring group, TRAFFIC, supporting Japan's 1997 bid to reopen ivory trade found that Japan could not control ivory trade, but the conclusions were changed and supported Japan's successful bid to reopen ivory trade

Selective quoting is important, as Mr. Wiegand has a constant refrain that the US Fish and Wildlife Service has engaged in a 28 - year long cover - up of wind farm mortality, and believes that the very carefully worked out wildlife mortality counting methodologies employed at wind farms — methodologies developed and vetted by wildlife biologists, avian preservation groups and the wind industry — consistently undercount avian mortality.

Forest prescriptions for «group - selection» stands called for two post-treatment basal areas, one for «open» areas that would be evenly thinned and another for «group» areas where thinning would be minimal to enhance wildlife habitats by retaining greater tree densities.

A computer illustration created by the wildlife activist group WWF - Indonesia using Google Earth provides a tour of Sumatran rain forest areas at risk of destruction by logging companies and palm oil producers.

As a group our aim was to examine whether we can substantially reduce America's carbon footprint by reaching the 20 - percent wind benchmark without sacrificing our broader energy goals of reliability, affordability and reduced wildlife and environmental impacts.

Anti-balloon group Balloons Blow has a photo gallery of deflated latex balloons that have ended up as pollution on land or in water, where they threaten wildlife by looking dangerously like food.

Organized by TRAFFIC, a group that monitors the global trade of wildlife, the study found that 95 % of all poaching occurs in South Africa and Zimbabwe.

At this point, there is no definitive evidence that the rhinos are being farmed for their horns, but wildlife monitoring groups are concerned at the increase in purchases of the animal by China.