Sentences with phrase «habitat degradation»

[2] Active conservation is limited to controlling the numbers of introduced sheep and pigs, which have caused habitat degradation in the past.

The modelling component particularly can be used to test and understand the impact of different potential threats to individual whale populations, for example habitat degradation, ship strikes, or contagious disease.

Human - induced climate change, which affects temperature, precipitation and the nature of extreme events, is increasingly driving biodiversity loss and the reduction of nature's contributions to people, worsening the impact of habitat degradation, pollution, invasive species and the overexploitation of natural resources.»

For example, some species of large herbivores with known migration patterns, especially those that are threatened by habitat degradation, climate change or human impact, may also benefit from the use of our methods.

Before habitat degradation from impacts like grazing begins to cause population declines, the first response by wildlife usually comes in the form of behavioral changes — for example, switching their diets in response to changes in food availability.

New data documenting the effects of acoustic habitat degradation on humpback whales, fin whales and acoustically active fish — including haddock and cod — are now being analyzed.

Numerous threats currently endanger the new species and its unique home, including habitat degradation by introduced pigs and deer, predation of seeds by rats, environmental events such as hurricanes, fire caused mostly by humans, and competition with invasive non-native plant species.

Pre-construction studies of raptor behavior should not be limited to migration issues but should be comprehensive and include not only the risk associated with direct turbine strikes and possible avoidance behavior, but also terrestrial habitat degradation and its effects on nesting and wintering raptors, as well as the effect of such degradation on migrating raptors» roosting needs.

They report that the future resilience of penguin populations to climate change impacts will almost certainly depend upon addressing current threats to existing habitat degradation on land and at sea.

But the Antarctic krill fishery took 68 % of its total catch between 1980 and 2011 from the area of projected habitat degradation.

We work on the water and in the communities along the Santa Barbara Channel to monitor water quality, restore aquatic ecosystems, advocate for clean water, enforce environmental laws, and educate and engage citizens in implementing solutions to water pollution and aquatic habitat degradation.

Besides habitat degradation and destruction, the top human - built environmental threat to our feathered friends are buildings.

«GLACIER delegates need to realize that global warming can harm whales in a variety of ways beyond habitat degradation,» said Susan Millward, executive director of the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI).

PARIS — Mediterranean fish, including bluefin tuna, sea bass and hake, are in danger of extinction from overfishing, marine habitat degradation and pollution, according to a report on Tuesday from the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Although hyrax populations are believed to be generally stable, the tree hyraxes are hunted for fur and food and are likely very sensitive to habitat degradation as they are confined to primary forests.They also have uses in traditional rituals and traditional medicine.

Native birds remain subject to other threats, of course: feral cats, habitat degradation from free - ranging goats and donkeys, and outright habitat loss due to hotel and golf - course development.

But they still face various forms of habitat degradation, including the draining of wetlands, channelization of rivers and levying.

The funds have been awarded to municipalities and Soil and Water Conservation districts to address major sources of water pollution and habitat degradation in dozens of urban, suburban and rural communities.

They considered all the main issues affecting penguin populations including; terrestrial habitat degradation, marine pollution, fisheries bycatch and resource competition, environmental variability, climate change and toxic algal poisoning and disease.

The aptly named Least Tern — it's really small — has been bedeviled for decades by habitat degradation.

, loss of biodiversity, habitat degradation, species endangerment, etc..

The Rainforest Alliance and its partners in the region identified the principal threats to biodiversity in these landscapes as habitat degradation and loss due to wholesale deforestation or land - use conversion; gold mining is a further threat unique to the Peruvian landscape, affecting the Tambopata Reserve and its surrounding buffer zone.

In general, the palm oil industry has been linked to deforestation, habitat degradation, climate change, animal cruelty and indigenous rights abuses as the land and forests must be cleared for development of plantations.

Prof Peres said: «Amazonian forest wildlife has been declining through a combination of habitat destruction, habitat degradation and overhunting since the 1950s, but until now there was a poor understanding of the status of wildlife populations in hunted forests that otherwise remain intact and free from other human disturbances.

And in the tropics, hunting and habitat degradation are the major drivers in animal and plant population changes.

The combined pressures of habitat degradation, hunting and prey depletion have already marginalized this subspecies to a single population of approximately 80 individuals along the border of the Russian Far East and neighboring northeast China.

Meanwhile, monarch butterfly populations have drastically declined as well, likely because of a combination of factors such as the loss of the milkweed plants they feed on, climate change, and habitat degradation.

26.6 %: estimated proportion of marine fish species (for which trend data exist) that have declining populations, due to unsustainable fishing, habitat degradation, invasive alien species, eutrophication and climate change

Much of its demise has been attributed to over-harvesting and habitat degradation.

Likewise, habitat degradation and loss is continuing apace, pushing many species to the brink of extinction.

Although it has been regularly observed, it might be threatened with extinction due to habitat degradation and climate change.

A major study of all penguin species suggests the birds are at continuing risk from habitat degradation.

To better understand the interacting effects of habitat degradation and climate on bird populations, researchers from the U.S. Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station (PSW), Klamath Bird Observatory, and Costa Rica Bird Observatories spent 12 years studying the White - collared Manakin, a fruit - eating tropical bird, in mature and young forests along the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica.

Sharks species are among the most endangered animals worldwide, due to habitat degradation, declining prey, fishing bycatch, and growing consumer demand for shark fins.

«Some birds better than others at adjusting to habitat degradation.»

Exploitation, habitat degradation and change, habitat loss and climate change are all rated as bigger threats.

Retaliatory persecution by pastoralists, depletion of wild prey, habitat degradation, poorly planned developmental activities, extractive industries such as mining, and poaching pose the main threats to the species» survival.

We currently care for more than 40 African penguins in our Cold Water Quest gallery, but did you know their counterparts in the wild are facing harmful challenges such as oil spills, food shortages and habitat degradation?

Coho Salmon >> This flagship fish of the Redwood creek watershed has a remarkable life cyle that makes it especially susceptible to habitat degradation and loss, and renders it an indicator of ecosystem's health.

Off - road vehicles (ORVs) cause an extraordinary amount of habitat degradation and pollution, often in the most fragile of habitats.