Sentences with phrase «impacting wildlife populations»

These species were introduced by people at different stages in the island's human history and became invasive, negatively impacting wildlife populations and island food security for the small human population.

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«Every animal we treat allows us to monitor the health of the species and most importantly, identify baseline indicators that can be used to better understand the wildlife population and environmental impacts,» said Tim Binder, executive vice president of animal care at Shedd Aquarium.

Local involvement in, and support for, wildlife research is particularly important in the event that isolated or threatened populations are identified, as resulting management decisions could directly impact their lives.

Even small populations of feral cats can have a negative impact on public health and other 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.

Whatever the cause, the loss could impact local wildlife and human populations.

The resulting large - scale changes to the landscape have diminished the natural resources and impacted vegetation and wildlife populations.

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 wildlife populations of this spectacular landscape have been subject to heavy poaching during various periods over the past decades, and conservation efforts in the area, carried out thanks to longstanding EU financial support through PDRN, ECOFAC and ECOFAUNE projects, have been negatively impacted by the past three years of armed conflict.

«Our work shows that it's possible to guide development of sustainable energy projects, while having the least impact on wildlife populations.»

(A) describes the impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on the diversity and health of the fish, wildlife and plant populations, habitats, ecosystems, and associated ecological processes;

(B) establishes programs for monitoring the impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on fish, wildlife, and plant populations, habitats, ecosystems, and associated ecological processes;

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.

It is widely documented that the nature of humanity's impact on Earth has reduced many wildlife populations to a precarious state and caused some complete extinctions.

All our conservation programs and activities work toward the following goals: Protected high conservation value marine and coastal areas, low - impact sustainable fisheries, reduced negative impacts and risks of shipping, doubling of the wild tiger populations of Nepal, responsible development solutions that conserve wildlife, community - level habitat - friendly renewable energy, land - use management to support a low - carbon economy, and one in 10 Canadians caring for nature.

On the other hand, cats dumped near a managed colony are far more likely to be adopted and / or sterilized — thereby mitigating their potential impact on the overall population of unowned cats — as well any impacts to wildlife and the environment.

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.

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?

In recent years, concerns have been raised about what impact outdoor cats might have on wildlife populations.

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 all.

Cats also have a profound impact on wildlife, particularly bird populations.

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?

Additional Evidence Many researchers have disputed the kind of broad, overreaching claims Lebbin et al. make about the impact of cats on bird population (and wildlife in general).

The impact of this disease on other wildlife populations is not known at this time.

Furthermore, even if the presence of cats is shown to impact wildlife, community cat programs, which have as their goal a humane reduction in cat population, remain a desirable solution to minimizing any actual (rather than perceived) threats to other species.

Strategies for how best to deal with feral cat populations differ depending on a variety of factors, including availability of dedicated feeders, skilled humane trappers, spay / neuter funds, resources for food and vet care, health of the cats themselves, impact on human community and local wildlife, attitude of human community towards their presence, and more.

It has also been impacted by an influx of marine debris, causing changes in its wildlife populations.

Since disturbance or loss of habitat negatively affects bat populations, forest companies want to know how to effectively manage the land while reducing impacts to wildlife communities.

The Klamath River Basin Restoration Agreement includes a program to rebuild fish populations, more predictable irrigation water allocations for farmers, reliable water supplies for the basin's national wildlife refuges, and assistance for counties impacted by the removal of PacifiCorp's dams.

Whereas this has had noticeable, negative impacts that are expected to worsen in every region of the United States and its territories, including, among other significant weather events and environmental disruptions, longer and hotter heat waves, more severe storms, worsening flood and drought cycles, growing invasive species and insect problems, threatened native plant and wildlife populations, rising sea levels, and, when combined with a lack of proper forest management, increased wildfire risk;

Requires the Secretary of the Interior to establish the National Climate Change Wildlife Science Center within USGS to: (1) assess current physical and biological knowledge and prioritize scientific gaps in such knowledge to forecast the ecological impacts of climate change on fish and wildlife at the ecosystem, habitat, community, population, and species levels; (2) develop and improve tools to identify, evaluate, and link scientific approaches and models for forecasting impacts of climate change; (3) develop and evaluate tools to adaptively manage and monitor climate change impacts; and (4) develop capacities for sharing such data.

(E) establishes methods for assessing the effectiveness of strategies and conservation actions taken to assist fish, wildlife, and plant populations, habitats, ecosystems, and associated ecological processes in becoming more resilient, adapt to, and better withstand the impacts of climate changes and ocean acidification and for updating those strategies and actions to respond appropriately to new information or changing conditions;

(B) establishes programs for monitoring the impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on fish, wildlife, and plant populations, habitats, ecosystems, and associated ecological processes;

(C) describes and prioritizes proposed conservation actions to assist fish, wildlife, plant populations, habitats, ecosystems, and associated ecological processes in becoming more resilient, adapting to, and better withstanding those impacts;

(A) describes the impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on the diversity and health of the fish, wildlife and plant populations, habitats, ecosystems, and associated ecological processes;

It would mean bringing wildlife populations back up to the marvellous level of ecological richness that existed before human impact.

Climate change worldwide and in the U. S. is expected to severely impact imperiled wildlife and reduce biodiversity by altering the distribution and abundance of many species, resulting in hastened population extinctions.

Our clients have long urged the Crown to look directly at the impact of development, including cumulative impacts, on the exercise of Aboriginal and Treaty rights, rather than focusing on impacts to, for example, specific wildlife populations.