Sentences with phrase «from wildlife studies»
I am convinced, from wildlife studies and from what I have observed in my practice, this is due to the exposure of female embryos to xenobiotics, environmental pollutants which chemically act like estrogen on the developing baby's tissues.
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The messages are backed by surveys and studies arguing, for example, that paper made from Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-- certified wood actually protects wildlife, flora and «the increasingly endangered North American manufacturing job.»
He also specified that the purposes were «to perform and foster study and scientific research related to wildlife propagation, growth and development both associated with and disassociated from the raising of livestock and domestic animals.»
Reductions in biodiversity from illegal wildlife trade can have other substantial negative human health impacts, including the loss of potential sources of pharmaceuticals, experimental models for studying disease, crop pollination and micronutrients for humans lacking alternative sources of protein.
John Mathai, lead author of the overarching carnivore community paper in the supplement and a wildlife ecologist from Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, studies Hose's civet in the highlands of Sarawak.
Lead author, Professor Callum Roberts from the University of York's Environment Department, said: «Many studies show that well - managed marine reserves can protect wildlife and support productive fisheries, but we wanted to explore this body of research through the lens of climate change to see whether these benefits could help ameliorate or slow its impacts.
In one compelling example, wildlife researcher Stacia Backensto, a graduate student at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks, was stymied by bird cognition when she began studying how ravens used ambient heat from buildings to adapt to life on the dark, frigid oil fields of the Arctic coast.
Leading wildlife ecologists applaud the study for putting forward a surprising hypothesis and bringing together so much evidence from around the world.
Knowledge of local cat behavior can help conservation workers protect native wildlife from hunting cats, according to the study published in the Journal of Zoology.
Lead author Paul - Yannick Bitome - Essono, from the National Center for Scientific and Technological Research, France, explains: «We thought the tsetse fly might be a good candidate in our study, as both sexes feed on blood, they are large and easily trapped, present in large numbers in Central Africa, and are opportunistic feeders with no strong preference for a particular host animal, so would feed on a large range of wildlife.»
Protected areas, such as nature reserves and national parks, are thought to provide a refuge for wildlife, but according to a new study, many of these areas are not safe from light pollution.
In the first part of the new study, scientists collected Pthirus gorillae lice from primates in Ugandan wildlife sanctuaries.
This study agitates the feud between conservationists, who fear free - roaming cats are devastating wildlife, and animal welfare groups that argue neutering feral cats is a better solution than removing them from the environment altogether.
Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have established several key trends in wildlife trade following an in - depth study on international wildlife trade data.
Mr William Symes, a PhD student from the Department of Biological Sciences at the NUS Faculty of Science, who led the study, said, «Increasing our understanding of the drivers of international wildlife trade is critical as unsustainable harvesting of wildlife can lead to population decline and the extinction of species.
«We used data from Canada's longest and most detailed study of road - wildlife interactions,» explains Ford, an assistant professor of biology.
Many studies have focused on damage that tourists cause reefs physically — from stepping on coral to interacting with wildlife — but this is the first to look at the effects of consuming the same fish that tourists are looking at through their dive masks.
Sonia Hernandez, an associate professor of wildlife diseases, imported geckos from Indonesia to study how they respond to antibiotics.
«These unique data showing a wide range of animals thriving within miles of a major nuclear accident illustrate the resilience of wildlife populations when freed from the pressures of human habitation,» says Jim Beasley, a study co-author at the University of Georgia.
That active engagement included posting online endorsements from experienced scientists and others, providing compelling «lab notes» containing updates and project background, and offering donors a nonmonetary reward such as visits to the research lab and, in the case of wildlife studies, offering photographs of subject animals.
«I've been working, studying, and taking photos of the wonderful wildlife in the Chernobyl area for over 20 years and am very pleased our work is reaching an international scientific audience,» says Tatiana Deryabina from the Polessye State Radioecological Reserve in Belarus, a few miles from the site of the Chernobyl accident.
Colorado State University biologists say this sporadic ebb and flow of prairie dog plague is an ideal model for the study of rare infectious zoonotic disease — disease that can jump from wildlife to humans — like MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) and Ebola.
The findings from Otaki's group are «groundbreaking,» says Timothy Mousseau, a biologist at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, who also studies the effects of radiation on wildlife near Fukushima and Chernobyl.
This New York State — based environmental research organization since 2004 has studied wildlife in and on the banks of the Hudson River as well as the toll development has taken on the 315 - mile (500 - Kilometer) waterway, which runs south from the Adirondacks to the Atlantic Ocean.
The findings may influence the way wildlife managers look after small populations, says Hogg, whose team reported its findings online 28 February in Proceedings of the Royal Society: B. Managers often like to keep animals away from other populations to minimize the spread of disease, he says, but the study shows «it makes sense to manage with both disease and genetics in mind.»
Last April, at a conference resort next to the Golden Gate Bridge, 52 scientists from around the world spent three days doing case studies on: 1) wildlife diseases with vectors such as mosquitoes, 2) wildlife diseases without vectors, such as chytrid fungus in amphibians, 3) destructive island invasives such as rodents and ants.
I've had an interest in Australian wildlife from a young age and was determined to study in Australia at some point.
As an entity that does care about the issue, Louisa McCune Elmore, executive director of the Kirkpatrick Foundation, explained the mission behind a larger statewide assessment that is being conducted by the foundation: «The SpayFirst survey is part of a multifaceted baseline study by Kirkpatrick Foundation to assess the status and condition of animals in Oklahoma's geographic boundaries, from wildlife and pets to livestock.
Heather graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in Environmental Science and Policy with a significant portion of study on wildlife, society and our behaviors together.
Participants in the Outdoor Cat Conference of December 2012 found some consensus on the study of conflicts between outdoor cats and wildlife, but the presentations — linked from this page — came from many different points of view.
• 31 % percent are from racial and ethnically diverse backgrounds • 30 % percent are studying mixed animal medicine • 9 % percent are studying to practice food animal medicine • 28 % percent are going into small animal practice • 13 % percent are going into equine exclusive clinical practice • 7 % percent are entering academia (research and clinical), public health, or government • 15 % percent will go into other areas, such as zoo / exotic, lab animal, wildlife, etc..
• 36 % are from racial and ethnically diverse backgrounds • 33 % are studying mixed animal medicine • 11 % are studying to practice food animal medicine • 24 % are going into small animal practice • 4 % are going into equine exclusive clinical practice • 16 % are entering academia, public health, government, & industry • 11 % will go into other areas such as lab animal, zoo / exotic animal, wildlife or other
(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 field of Applied Animal Behavior specializes in the behavior of companion animals (i.e behavior modification, welfare and enrichment), the behavior of farm, zoo and laboratory animals (i.e animal management and welfare) and studies of the behavior of wild animals when these studies are relevant from an applied perspective, (i.e. wildlife management, pest management or nature conservation) as well as methodological studies.
Robinsons responds to questions about the controversy that sometimes swirls around TNR and how best to treat feral and homeless cats — including from the perspective of wildlife advocates, factions of veterinarians and others who oppose TNR — the study by the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and the Fish and Wildlife Service, and more.
The May «From Shore to Sea» lecture focused on the return of bald eagles to the Channel Islands with an exciting talk by eagle expert and wildlife biologist Dr. Peter Sharpe of the Institute for Wildlife Studies (IWS).
Wayne Sentman is a former Sea Quest kayak tour guide and naturalist educator who left us to study the problem from Midway Island, a wildlife refuge northwest of Hawai'i.
The Amigos conservation team comprises biologists, oceanographers, anthropologists, development workers and volunteers and its projects range from wildlife research to an environmental services payment program for protecting the jungle, water studies and sustainable development.
Studio items such as the manipulation of photographs including those of John Deakin, Peter Stark and Peter Beard; reproductions of Muybridge's pioneering studies of the human figure and animals in motion; images torn from books, magazines and newspapers of skin diseases, war atrocities, boxers, wildlife, art, lovers and friends all of which are of intense interest and relevance in the field of contemporary art practice.
Scott Zuckerman, who holds a BFA from the Pratt Institute and studied at the Art Students League, is an avid sportsman who paints indigenous wildlife he encounters every day, from rabbits, foxes and frogs to moose, fish and birds.
Mr. Wiegand studied for an undergraduate degree in wildlife biology from the University of Berkeley about 40 years ago.
The areas of conservation and the environment are massive, and range from engineering, technical studies, and wildlife protection to campaigning, law, and policy.
Based on a methodology developed in a previous study that estimated wood supply on four National Forests in northern Arizona [33], we subtracted from the total area of ponderosa pine in the watersheds — 0.68 million ha (1.68 million acres)-- those areas that are typically excluded from mechanical thinning projects due to steepness, restrictions in land management, previous treatments, or considerations of soil, habitat, or wildlife conditions (Table 1).
«Results from this study will help agency and industry partners balance renewable energy development with conservation of focal wildlife species and will guide the use of this technology at additional offshore sites in the future.»
Browns Canyon National Monument, including the Wilderness Study Area, helps produce clean water by protecting watersheds, provides critical wildlife habitat, maintains biological diversity, offers outdoor recreation opportunities, provides scenic beauty and serves as a spiritual or psychological haven from modern day pressures.
The studies collect data from recreational users on non-consumptive activities such as beach going, surfing, kayaking, diving, and wildlife viewing.
Tobias Kuemmerle, a wildlife ecologist at the University of Wisconsin - Madison who studies the bison, explains that, because the current population descended from just 12 individuals, it is genetically alike.
«This falling land will exacerbate the flooding that the nation's capital faces from rising ocean waters due to a warming climate and melting ice sheets,» notes a press statement for the study, «accelerating the threat to the region's monuments, roads, wildlife refuges, and military installations.»
Environmental Scientists research and study samples of air, water, and earth to prevent hazardous materials from hurting the environment, humans, and wildlife.
All good but VERY involved from school to starting a new bible type study called wildlife.