Sentences with phrase «for animal conservation»

A new paper in the journal Biodiversity Conservation suggests that anthropomorphism — the attribution of human characteristics to anything other than a human being — could become a powerful tool in promoting public support for animal conservation.

Carl Safina is one of six conservation heroes in the running for the quarter million - dollar Indianapolis Prize INDIANAPOLIS — Officials from the Indianapolis Prize today named the Safina Center's Carl Safina as one of six Finalists for the world's leading award for animal conservation.

A jet setter being the poster boy for global warming, is like a big game hunter shooting an ad for animal conservation while standing on his latest quarry.

Lucy will make the case for bringing artists and scientists together to foster sustained and informed public support for animal conservation.

«Woolly mammoths experienced a genomic meltdown just before extinction: Genome comparison study has implications for animal conservation and evolutionary theory.»

Tickets are from # 17, and filling the 3,500 - seat venue would help towards much - needed finance for the animal conservation charity.

Not exact matches

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The «pro-life» ideology might also include being a vegetarian, not so much to spare the lives of animals as for other health - and conservation - related reasons.

On the other hand, it would be overly simple to claim the Hebrew Scriptures in support of our modern study of animal life or the work of environmental conservation, since it is clear that neither priest not prophet thought the order of nature as we now see it to reflect God's intentions, either original or ultimate, for it.

I have no issue with Cool Whip as it tastes completely different from fresh whipped cream, and I'm totally willing to take the abuse from my animal conservation friends for occasionally eating Oreos.

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 sixconservation, 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 sixconservation 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 sixConservation Research, as well as international field programs on six continents.

«It is my desire and my purpose to further the education of the people of Texas and elsewhere in wildlife conservation, in the knowledge of the breeding and living habits of our wild creatures and in the relationship of wildlife to domesticated livestock on our ranches and farms; to afford students and others interested in wildlife betterment and propagation and in the raising of wildlife along with domesticated animals a place for research and an opportunity for the study thereof; and to develop scientifically methods of increasing the wildlife population of the state and nation for the benefit of future generations... who may not have the opportunity to know and appreciate our wildlife, as I have, unless methods of increasing and conserving our wildlife are scientifically developed.

The extent to which Belize has embraced conservation is best illustrated by an advertisement for Belikin, the best - selling national beer, that reads, «Belize is a lucky country... our cool forests still exist, wild animals roam our jungles, our wondrous reef is largely unspoiled and our rivers still How freely and without pollution.

Our new Mission is: Sparking compassion, curiosity and conservation for the aquatic animal world.

About the Shedd Aquarium The John G. Shedd Aquarium in Chicago sparks compassion, curiosity and conservation for the aquatic animal world.

Shedd Aquarium is welcoming summer with expanded access to a boatload of new experiences for all ages, along with a few returning favorites, designed to spark compassion, curiosity and conservation for the aquatic animal world.

The aquarium's mission is to spark compassion, curiosity and conservation for the aquatic animal world.

Their hard work will support Shedd's mission to spark compassion, curiosity and conservation for the aquatic animal world.

«Conservation is at the core of our mission, so we're grateful for the opportunity to provide a significant impact for these animals.»

At Shedd Aquarium you'll meet 32,000 animals that will spark your compassion, curiosity and conservation for the aquatic animal world.

Join Shedd members in supporting our conservation efforts in the field and top - quality care for the 32,000 animals that call Shedd home.

Shedd Aquarium has an extensive library of photos and videos for media use, including images of our animals, conservation projects, education initiatives and facilities.

For the fourth time, Shedd Aquarium, a leader in animal care and conservation, has teamed up with the South African Foundation for the Conservation of Costal Birds, SANCCOB, a non-profit that works to reverse the decline of seabird populations through the rescue, rehabilitation and release of ill, injured, abandoned and oiled seabirFor the fourth time, Shedd Aquarium, a leader in animal care and conservation, has teamed up with the South African Foundation for the Conservation of Costal Birds, SANCCOB, a non-profit that works to reverse the decline of seabird populations through the rescue, rehabilitation and release of ill, injured, abandoned and oilconservation, has teamed up with the South African Foundation for the Conservation of Costal Birds, SANCCOB, a non-profit that works to reverse the decline of seabird populations through the rescue, rehabilitation and release of ill, injured, abandoned and oiled seabirfor the Conservation of Costal Birds, SANCCOB, a non-profit that works to reverse the decline of seabird populations through the rescue, rehabilitation and release of ill, injured, abandoned and oilConservation of Costal Birds, SANCCOB, a non-profit that works to reverse the decline of seabird populations through the rescue, rehabilitation and release of ill, injured, abandoned and oiled seabirds.

Connect with Chicago's No. 1 cultural institution by joining a committed group of companies that provide critical support for Shedd's ongoing work in animal care, conservation research and education programming.

Animal Adventure Park is accepting two sponsors to help continue their conservation efforts — one for the live stream of April the giraffe and her new baby, and another for the live web show next Monday where they'll announce the calf's name.

McMahon said the county can apply to the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation for a nuisance animal permit that would allow archers to bait and cull the deer.

The exercise titled, «Towards Conservation of Livestock Resource and Animal Protein for Citizens of Kano,» was part of activities marking the 2017/2018 livestock vaccination programme.

«Our research showed that conservation efforts for migratory species work in certain circumstances, but we also identified regions and groups of animals in trouble,» Hardesty - Moore explained.

He has written about animal behavior, wildlife biology, conservation, and ecology for Scientific American, Los Angeles magazine, The Washington Post, The Guardian, the BBC, Conservation magazine, anconservation, and ecology for Scientific American, Los Angeles magazine, The Washington Post, The Guardian, the BBC, Conservation magazine, anConservation magazine, and elsewhere.

Within the wildlife conservation community, both in the field -LRB-» in situ») as well as in captive settings -LRB-» ex situ»), there is a great deal of folk knowledge about the best methods for animal care as well as species protection and restoration.

In 1993, in recognition of the seriousness of the threat, the Ivoirian government, represented by the Ministère d'Agriculture et des Ressources Animales (Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources), and in close cooperation with the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (a German development bank), GTZ, WWF, and the Dutch organisation TROPENBOS, set up the «Projet Autonome pour la Conservation du Parc National de Taï» (Autonomous Project for the Conservation of the National Park of Taï, PACPNT).

«I think it's a stretch to suggest more generally that tropical animal populations may be capable of rapid adaptation to anthropogenic warming,» said Mahler, who is also co-chairman of the Anoline Lizard Specialist Group, which studies which anole lizard species are at risk of extinction at the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

To discover this, Hui Liu, Gene Robinson, and Eric Jakobsson of the University of Illinois developed new computational tools to analyze patterns of gene conservation across a wide range of animals, for genes activated and inhibited in the honey bee brain by exposure to a chemical communication signal that triggers alarm.

Of the species existing within this region, the authors anticipate that nearly 50 percent of the mammals, birds, reptiles, and other organisms found nowhere else on earth will become threatened according to the criteria of the Red List, an inventory of imperiled animals and plants maintained by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

The work opens up new possibilities for the salamander's conservation and also for using so - called environmental DNA (eDNA) to monitor animals that live where humans just can't go.

But while a decade - long slump in tourism has resulted in scant state support for conservation programs, not all the news from the front lines is bad: For instance, managers are making inroads against a particularly nasty invasive plant called miconia, and fences erected around preserves have helped reduce populations of pigs, goats, and other unwanted animafor conservation programs, not all the news from the front lines is bad: For instance, managers are making inroads against a particularly nasty invasive plant called miconia, and fences erected around preserves have helped reduce populations of pigs, goats, and other unwanted animaFor instance, managers are making inroads against a particularly nasty invasive plant called miconia, and fences erected around preserves have helped reduce populations of pigs, goats, and other unwanted animals.

The finding, experts say, has implications for conservation management, which often solely focuses on the number of animals in a population, and may extend to chimpanzees, dolphins, whales, and other species.

The die - off, which has subsided after claiming as many as 20,000 victims, is another blow to the long - term prospects for the Caspian seal, a population of around 400,000 animals that is listed by the World Conservation Union as vulnerable to extinction.

A study of penguin species most often depicted in coffee table books raises questions about how human preferences for attractive animals may influence conservation efforts.

Dr Martin Stevens from the Centre for Ecology and Conservation at the University of Exeter's Penryn Campus said: «As far as we know, this is the first time that research has demonstrated through the eyes of a predator how individual animals from the same population can tune their camouflage to match different backgrounds.

Pleistocene rewilding — a proposal to bring back animals that disappeared from North America 13,000 years ago — offers an optimistic agenda for 21st - century conservation

«Our study shows that it would be relatively cheap to secure the future of the forest — and protect its plants, birds and other animals — by paying land owners on a large scale to set aside land for conservation.

In the latest peer - reviewed publication on the potential impacts of a border wall on plants and animals, conservation biologists, led by a pair of scientists from The University of Texas at Austin, say that border walls threaten to harm endangered Texas plants and animals and cause trouble for the region's growing ecotourism industry.

«Bark beetle outbreaks transformed former production forests into a growing wilderness that offers great possibilities for the conservation of the barbastelle bat,» said Mareike Kortmann, lead author of the Animal Conservconservation of the barbastelle bat,» said Mareike Kortmann, lead author of the Animal ConservationConservation study.

De-extinction — bringing back extinct animal and plant species — is a term that conservation biologists and environmentalists have been bandying about for a decade or so.

«While urbanization has caused cities to lose large numbers of plants and animals, the good news is that cities still retain endemic native species, which opens the door for new policies on regional and global biodiversity conservation,» said lead author and NCEAS working group member Myla F. J. Aronson, a research scientist in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

There is often conflict between those interested in animal welfare and those interested in conservation, with the latter viewing concern for the well - being of individuals as misplaced sentimentalism.

Although one of us, Marc Bekoff, has been writing about the importance of individual animals in conservation for more than two decades, it took an international meeting at the University of Oxford in September 2010 for compassionate conservation to get a big push.

Weighing the benefits of improved scientific understanding of threatened species for conservation, against the research impacts on endangered animals is complicated.

Using the most comprehensive conservation data available for both marine and non-marine organisms, research led by Dr Thomas Webb, from the University's Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, has shown that 20 to 25 per cent of the well - known species living in our seas are now threatened with extinction — the same figure as land living plants and animals.