Like many other plants being built on California desert land, the Calico Plant has raised questions its potential
impact on wildlife in the area.
This seems to be some proof that offshore oil production has no negative
impact on wildlife in the Gulf of Mexico.
«It would be easy to move and should not have a negative
impact on the wildlife in its new home region.»
Not exact matches
But the introduction of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification
in the 1980s has had a positive
impact on Bolivia's forestry sector, and the workers,
wildlife, and local communities that depend
on it.
One enjoyable way to have an
impact on the environment is by volunteering at one of our
wildlife sanctuaries or at our headquarters
in Lincoln.
To insure that any use of pesticides
on Mass Audubon
wildlife sanctuaries is undertaken
in a manner that will minimize the potential for
impacts to non-target species, Mass Audubon developed a policy for the use of pesticides
on its
wildlife sanctuaries.
The Thompson campaign has pointed out throughout the city comptroller's run for mayor that he has worked hard
on environmental efforts, including attempting to stop natural gas drilling within or near the city's upstate watershed, which provides drinking water to the city's residents; calling for the preservation of
wildlife space
in the Ridgewood Reservoir; and issuing a report documenting the
impact of airport congestion at the city's three major airports; and the rise
in airport runoff, especially the flow from Kennedy Airport into marshes
in Jamaica Bay.
The latest findings continue the exploration of the largely unknown
impacts of allowing livestock to graze and forage
in forests
on which fragile
wildlife depend.
Humans living
in densely populated urban areas have a profound
impact not only
on their physical environment, but also
on the health and fitness of native
wildlife.
Bicknell was familiar with research
on the benefits of reduced -
impact logging for forest preservation, but few studies had examined how sustainable forestry practices affected
wildlife in the rainforest.
Although the country has a target to increase terrestrial protected areas from 13.8 % of total land area
in 2015 to 20 % by 2025, economic development has already had an
impact on wildlife.
The first aerial assessment of the
impact of South Sudan's current civil war
on the country's
wildlife and other natural resources shows that significant
wildlife populations have so far survived, but poaching and commercial
wildlife trafficking are increasing, as well as illegal mining, timber harvesting and charcoal production, the
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) said
in a report issued today.
«The
impact that urbanisation has
on wildlife must be studied much more, or we won't be able to understand the threats that birds are exposed to
in urban environments, and won't be able to do anything about them.
The continued development of maritime transportation around the world, especially
in new areas such as the Arctic, can increase conservation
impacts to
wildlife, including disturbance, fatal strikes, introduction of pathogens through ballast water, habitat destruction through anchoring (especially
on corals), introduction of invasive species, air emis ¬ sions, noise, and fuel spills.
(Reuters)- Bats
in Wisconsin and Michigan have been infected with a disease that has killed millions of the mosquito - eating mammals elsewhere
in the U.S. and could have a detrimental
impact on farming and forestry,
wildlife officials said
on Thursday.
Environmental specialists are
in charge of keeping things clean, and monitor and minimise the
impacts of operations
on wildlife (see Case study: Explosions at sea).
Wadhams counters: «We think that the drilling [
on the Roan] can be done
in an environmentally sensitive manner that will mitigate the
impact on wildlife.»
Published today
in the journal Climatic Change and just ahead of Earth Hour, the world's largest environmental event, researchers examined the
impact of climate change
on nearly 80,000 plant and animal species
in 35 of the world's most diverse and naturally
wildlife - rich areas.
The UK's Air Navigation Order restricts the flight of drones over and near airports as well as areas such as Hyde Park
in London due to concerns over the
impact on wildlife and public safety.
The first aerial assessment of the
impact of Central African Republic's recent conflict
on wildlife and other natural resources
in the northern part of the country shows that
wildlife populations have been depleted
in large areas of their former range, yet there is hope as some populations of Kordofan giraffe, giant eland, buffalo, roan, and other key species that still survive
in low numbers.
The researchers worked
on sites
in the Arctic and Antarctic and took precautions to limit the
impact of sunlight and wind, using tarpaulins to protect their sample sites and positioning themselves
on the middle of a glacier away from soil and other forms of polar
wildlife which might contaminate the snow.
Our findings highlight the need to study the physiological mechanisms underlying the
impact of urbanization
on wildlife in order to better understand present and future threats to populations and the adaptations animals make to counter these.
Amélie works
in the realm of marine and coastal ecology and conservation and her research interests include the use of spatial tools (GIS, spatio - temporal analyses, bio-logging, habitat mapping) to understand and mitigate
impacts of anthropogenic activities and changes
on wildlife and natural values.
He began focusing his research
on the interactions between
wildlife and people
in the Indian Himalayas; producing several landmark research papers
on the complexities and ecological
impacts of human natural resource use and conflicts throughout his career.
In addition to the database, a complementary report was released that provided an in - depth analysis of the environmental impacts of wave, tidal and current devices, including on wildlife and overall health of the host water bod
In addition to the database, a complementary report was released that provided an
in - depth analysis of the environmental impacts of wave, tidal and current devices, including on wildlife and overall health of the host water bod
in - depth analysis of the environmental
impacts of wave, tidal and current devices, including
on wildlife and overall health of the host water body.
DEET has been shown to have a negative
impact on wildlife and water sources
in production and during use.
Man vs. Galapagos - The
impact on the most unique collection of endemic
wildlife in the world has been heavy.
«Even cats that are regularly fed can and do kill
wildlife,» states a commission report
on the
impact of outdoor cats
in Florida.
Instead, it opted for a low - key approach of meeting with the cat - colony supporters and cat owners
in a public relations campaign «focusing
on responsible cat ownership and the
impact on native
wildlife posed by feral and free - ranging cats.»
Although the actual
impacts of community cats compared to pet cats
on wildlife are hotly debated, one issue that is not is that the capacities of most shelter programs are simply insufficient to decrease the overall number of outdoor cats
in a community.
To hear The
Wildlife Society's staunch opponents of TNR tell it, the media's just not interested
in stories about «the
impacts of free - ranging and feral cats
on wildlife.»
To determine the population
impact of trap and remove (culling) efforts
on two open population sites
in Tasmania, researchers used
wildlife cameras and cat counts to track the number of cats at each site.
Wildlife biologists have clearly documented the
impact of feral cats
on the environment, and feral cat run -
ins with
wildlife include competition, predation, and disease transmission.
Complaining of the
impacts of free - roaming cats
on wildlife and the environment, along with a range of public health threats, dozens of veterinarians
in Hillsborough County, Florida, have banded together to fight TNR.
While these cats become part of the natural ecosystem, often reducing the rodent population
in our neighborhoods, they can also have a negative
impact on native
wildlife and songbirds.
If, as Schroeder claims, there are «well - documented
impacts of cat predation
on wildlife,» how could an increase
in the population of cats possibly be a benefit?
Compound Errors Clearly, these errors are substantial —
in some cases, doubling the apparent
impact of cats
on wildlife.
In urban areas in particular, cats are one of the most common avian predators (Sims et al. 2008), but their total impact on wildlife is difficult to estimate and varies greatly between studies (Fitzgerald and Turner 2000) and with study methodology (Krauze - Gryz et al. 2012a
In urban areas
in particular, cats are one of the most common avian predators (Sims et al. 2008), but their total impact on wildlife is difficult to estimate and varies greatly between studies (Fitzgerald and Turner 2000) and with study methodology (Krauze - Gryz et al. 2012a
in particular, cats are one of the most common avian predators (Sims et al. 2008), but their total
impact on wildlife is difficult to estimate and varies greatly between studies (Fitzgerald and Turner 2000) and with study methodology (Krauze - Gryz et al. 2012a).
While cats do not belong outdoors for their own safety and outdoor cats have a negative
impact on the
wildlife and environment, we live
in a world where cats are let outside every day.
Additionally, the number of cats impounded by shelters
in most communities is far too low to have any meaningful
impact on the daily risk of disease, injury or
wildlife predation by cats.
In recent years, concerns have been raised about what
impact outdoor cats might have
on wildlife populations.
Although the actual
impacts of community and pet cats
on wildlife are hotly debated, one fact is clear: the capacities of most shelter programs are simply insufficient to decrease the overall number of outdoor cats
in a community.
A similar situation occurs
in North American cities and countrysides, where coyotes vastly reduce the
impact of outdoor cats
on wildlife.
In Washington, D.C., for example, the City Paper (September 15, 2015) reported on a controversial, regressive wildlife plan proposed by a city agency: ``... Washington Humane Society's vice president of external affairs, Scott Giacoppo, wrote that the Wildlife Action Plan as proposed «would result in the rounding up and killing of feral cats — essentially a reversal back to the animal policies of the 1800s that were ultimately proven to have no impact on the population at al
In Washington, D.C., for example, the City Paper (September 15, 2015) reported
on a controversial, regressive
wildlife plan proposed by a city agency: ``... Washington Humane Society's vice president of external affairs, Scott Giacoppo, wrote that the
Wildlife Action Plan as proposed «would result
in the rounding up and killing of feral cats — essentially a reversal back to the animal policies of the 1800s that were ultimately proven to have no impact on the population at al
in the rounding up and killing of feral cats — essentially a reversal back to the animal policies of the 1800s that were ultimately proven to have no
impact on the population at all.
Now, if, as Schroeder claims, there are «well - documented
impacts of cat predation
on wildlife,» how could the inevitable increase
in the free - roaming cat population possibly be a benefit?
No TNR + No Feeding = More Cats — But That's OK
In the 22 months since launching this blog, I've been at pains to expose the flimsy nature of most complaints regarding the alleged
impacts of free - roaming cats
on wildlife and the environment.
My copy of Patronek's 1998 article, «Free - roaming and feral cats — their
impact on wildlife and human beings,» published
in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medicine Association (JAVMA), is becoming rather shabby, as I continue making notes
in the margins and covering it with a rainbow assortment of highlighter.
Very few scientific papers receive the kind of press coverage that's been given «The
impact of free - ranging domestic cats
on wildlife of the United States,» published
in the online journal Nature Communications.
In a 2011 paper published in the Journal of Wildlife Management, Jeff Horn and his co-authors estimate the home range of owned and unowned cats, arguing that «greater activity levels and ranging behavior suggest unowned cats have a greater potential impact on wildlife than do owned cats.&raqu
In a 2011 paper published
in the Journal of Wildlife Management, Jeff Horn and his co-authors estimate the home range of owned and unowned cats, arguing that «greater activity levels and ranging behavior suggest unowned cats have a greater potential impact on wildlife than do owned cats.&raqu
in the Journal of
Wildlife Management, Jeff Horn and his co-authors estimate the home range of owned and unowned cats, arguing that «greater activity levels and ranging behavior suggest unowned cats have a greater potential
impact on wildlife than do owned cats.»
American Bird Conservancy Concerned about the
impact of cats
on birds & other
wildlife in your local park or community?