Sentences with phrase «conservation research»

These fees go to support bird conservation research and education, with an emphasis on coffee as bird habitat....

Those include more - intense conservation research and more - restrictive hunting rules.

It has demonstrated, however, a new way of approaching conservation research — one that may help preserve biodiversity worldwide.

Since the late 1970s, the Institute for Conservation Research at San Diego Zoo in California has been doing exactly this for other animals.

«Today, if we find a site with 30 breeding females, that's healthy,» says Lea Randall, a population ecologist and biologist who leads a northern leopard frog study program for the Center for Conservation Research at the Calgary Zoo.

Under the auspices of WCS, NYCEP graduate students are able to conduct various types of non-intrusive behavioral research on a wide variety of free - ranging primates at the zoological parks managed by the WCS as well as participate in conservation research projects at international WCS sites.

Shedd Aquarium's conservation research team launched a citizen science project this spring in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin - Madison Center for Limnology and the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve aimed at documenting long - term shifts in the timing of fish migrations into Great Lakes streams.

As Shedd Aquarium's Director of Marine Research, Kessel will oversee a suite of marine conservation research projects aimed at protecting commercially important Caribbean species, such as endangered Nassau grouper and threatened queen conch.

The station is the hub of conservation research in the Galapagos and has a wealth of information about the fragile and distinctive ecosystems you will visit in this island chain.

(Hanna Tuomisto, who in 2011 conducted a study at Oxford University's Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, found that growing meats in - vitro would use 35 % to 60 % less energy, emit 80 % to 95 % less greenhouse gas and use around 98 % less land than conventionally produced animal meat.)

Oxford University's WildCRU (Wildlife Conservation Research Unit) had been following his every move for eight years as part of a study of his pride.

With more than 125,000 members and supporters, we advocate on Beacon Hill and beyond, and conduct conservation research to preserve the natural heritage of our beautiful state for today's and future generations.

The Gardens is a dynamic, 24 - acre urban oasis in the heart of the city, offering unforgettable opportunities to flourish with unique garden experiences for the whole family — as well as world - class education and plant conservation research programs.

«We expected some populations of lionfish at that depth, but their numbers and size were a surprise,» said Stephanie Green, the David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellow in the College of Science at Oregon State University, who participated in the dives.

Emily Darling: Conserve climate refuges David H. Smith conservation research fellow, University of North Carolina and the Wildlife Conservation Society

She moved to Namibia in 1990 to develop a permanent Conservation Research Centre for wild cheetahs.

The California Gray Whale Coalition, in partnership with Ocean Conservation Research are planning an underwater noise workshop dealing with the impacts of noise on the marine environment in San Francisco in mid April.

Titled «The Ark and Beyond: The Evolution of Zoo and Aquarium Conservation,» the book — published in March 2018 — is written by a collection of authors from zoos and aquariums, including Shedd Aquarium's Vice President of Conservation Research Dr. Chuck Knapp, as well as an impressive roster of university - based historians, biologists, ethicists and social scientists.

Students will learn about the characteristics of native butterfly habitats and the Nature Museum's conservation research initiatives.

It has been supported by the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada, the Boston Foundation and a David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellowship.

Dr. Barbara Durrant, Director of Reproductive Physiology at the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research said, «Normal semen parameters for Rafetus are unknown as this was the first attempt to collect and examine sperm from this species.

Researchers and chocolatiers the world over are predicting a chocolate peak within 20 years, John Mason, of the Nature Conservation Research Council told The Independent:

Experience amazing Big 5 encounters, contribute to important wildlife conservation research in the beautiful Kruger National Park.

Amphibian populations have been declining worldwide for nearly two decades, and conservation research seeks to understand why and reverse the trend.

Denmark by contrast invested heavily in wind, district heating and energy conservation research.

He monitors conservation research developments and advancements in sustainable forestry to identify opportunities to further the SFI Program and activities of SFI Program Participants.

Research Assistant needed to support a herpetologist with a species conservation research program.

When Mass Audubon took over managing the museum for the state in 1974, we began raising additional money above and beyond the state funding to provide programs for museum visitors and the surrounding communities, to care for exhibit animals that can not survive in the wild, and to support conservation research.

«As Shedd Aquarium's conservation research team begins our own project to study Caribbean shark species, we're excited to also bring shark research inland to Chicago,» said Dr. Steve Kessel, director of marine research at Shedd Aquarium.

A small - group expedition - cruise company, Lindblad immerses its guests in cutting - edge marine conservation research, from studying leopard seals with naturalists in Antarctica to tracking humpback whales in Alaska.

With more than 125,000 members and supporters, we advocate on Beacon Hill and beyond and conduct conservation research to preserve the natural heritage of our beautiful state for todays and future generations.

Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Zoology Department, University of Oxford, The Recanati - Kaplan Centre, Abingdon, UK.

Even so, «the amount of killing that goes on is often very surprising to people,» said Dickman, who runs a Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU) project funded by the Big Cats Initiative of the National Geographic Society, which owns National Geographic News.

«After spending the last two years tagging Nassau grouper in The Bahamas during their full moon aggregations, we documented the likely extirpation of an important spawning aggregation at High Cay, a small island off the east coast of Andros in The Bahamas, which had most likely existed for decades,» said Dr. Chuck Knapp, vice president of conservation research at Shedd Aquarium.

You can also support all of Shedd's conservation research programs through a gift to the annual fund.

-- Michael Stocker, Ocean Conservation Research, USA, Metrics, Relativism, and the Precautionary Principle

«It's good to know concrete details about the variation of these gorilla populations,» says Oliver Ryder, a geneticist at the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research in California who was not involved with the research.

Led by Dr. Chuck Knapp, vice president of conservation research at Shedd Aquarium, the team of citizen scientists explored several cays on Andros Island in search of adult and juvenile iguanas for the aquarium's mark - recapture studies.

The authors suggest that these results may encourage further studies that could lead to practical applications in conservation research, pest management, biogeography studies, and biodiversity assessments.

Fees go to Smithsonian to support program costs and bird conservation research.

As a leader in conservation, the work of San Diego Zoo Global includes onsite wildlife conservation efforts (representing both plants and animals) at the San Diego Zoo, the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, and San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research, as well as international field programs on six continents.

You can make a difference today by supporting all of the Nature Museum's conservation research and innovative educational programs for Chicago's school children.

In late April, Shedd Aquarium's conservation research team and citizen scientists traveled to Andros Island in the Bahamas to study the endangered Andros Island rock iguana (Cyclura cychlura ssp.