Sentences with phrase «conservation efforts around»

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«This knowledge offers the hope that we can concentrate our conservation efforts on critical places around the planet,» Pimm said.

The population was down to 15 in 1990, bounced back to around 50 thanks to conservation efforts, then crashed to six in 2001 because of poaching.

Modern conservation efforts tend to center around large animals — such as tigers, elephants, and wolves — and top predators in peril, while Roopnarine and Angielczyk show that small amniotes (reptiles and ancient mammal relatives) were most vulnerable during the early phase of this long - ago period of extinction.

«There are many conservation and restoration efforts that involve just moving seagrasses around,» says Van der Heide.

By differentiating the financial gains of different conservation strategies — large but distant preserves versus small, local stands of trees — Karp thinks the study could provide a framework for introducing similar efforts in agricultural zones around the world.

Green Discovery offers unique tours that range from sleeping in a tree to caving to kayaking and coffee tasting, while The Hiker offers treks around the area, and focuses on supporting conservation and preservation efforts of local communities.

Since 1994, around 500 Kangal dogs have been given to farmers in Namibia by the Cheetah Conservation Fund in an effort protect livestock from Cheetah attacks and hopefully lower the rate of cheetahs killed by farmers.

Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL)-- CORAL promotes coral reef conservation around the world by working with the dive industry, governments, local communities and other organizations to protect and manage coral reefs, establish marine parks, fund conservation efforts, and raise public awareness.

Our mission is to promote shark conservation efforts through education and research while collecting abundance data from around the three Gili Islands to build a case strong enough to propose to the government to make the Gili Matra Marine Reserve the first recognized shark nursery ground in Indonesia.

The fact that it is now showing up in Hawai`i in double - digit numbers around breeding season is huge news and potentially a major development in the efforts to protect this species from extinction,» said Dr. George Wallace, Vice President for Oceans and Islands at American Bird Conservancy, the nation's leading bird conservation organization.

So conditions in California could still turn around (which could lead to a «shock to trance» effect on water conservation efforts).

Finally, the seas on which we should focus our conservation efforts are, according to WWF, the most productive: the Arctic, Southern Oceans, and the seas around West Africa.

Scenic Hudson appreciates these lawmakers» efforts, which galvanized the region's delegation around a shared commitment to environmental conservation and compatible economic development.

«We will be working with data providers and conservation organizations to ensure that the number of gold - standard data sets increases and the data are integrated with ongoing efforts around the world,» said Piero Visconti, KR Planetary Boundary Analyst at UNEP - WCMC.

Although poaching increased after the collapse of the Soviet Union, continued conservation and antipoaching efforts by many partners — including WWF — have helped keep the population stable at around 540 individuals.

Within 20 days of receiving site access in early October, Bechtel had installed 16 miles of fence around unit one, the common area for the three units and the power block for unit two and working with BrightSource's biologists had swept every square foot of the 1,329 acre area of the 3,600 acre site as part of the rare plant and animal conservation and relocation effort.

The numbers need to be verified but an educated guess would possibly reveal that the increase in numbers was due to conservation efforts and management and the stories of decrease are likely centered around the ice loss which is likely already decreasing the increased number of polar bears.

As the teachers study the islands» habitats, enter in dialogue with local educators, and get acquainted with the multifaceted conservation efforts, I believe a unique portrait of modern day Galapagos will emerge — a unique portrait that will potentially shed light on the plights of endangered environments around the globe.

In the hands of the Audubon network around the country, this data will drive our conservation efforts now and into the future.