Sentences with phrase «migratory animal species»

Overall, the goal for the landscape at Arch Nexus SAC was to offer a palette of diverse and healthy ecosystems for native plant and migratory animal species that can adapt and mature with proper nurturing.

Not exact matches

«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.

«As expected, we found that the vulnerability of migratory animals varied depending on the regional, environmental, behavioral and taxonomic context of the species,» explained lead author Molly Hardesty - Moore, a graduate student in UCSB's Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology.

This region features unique, highly diverse arid and semi-arid habitats inhabited by rare and endangered plants and animals, and provides a vital migratory stopping point for many species of birds and animals on their journey across the continent.

Hammerhead sharks, which have recently received new protections from the UN Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, are experiencing drastic population declines in excess of 90 % in several parts of world.

Marine mammals, sharks and rays, polar bears, and some birds are among the 31 species that will get greater protection under a deal reached earlier this week by more than 100 countries at a meeting of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), a U.Nspecies that will get greater protection under a deal reached earlier this week by more than 100 countries at a meeting of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), a U.NSpecies of Wild Animals (CMS), a U.N. body.

Whether it's stopping poaching and illegal trade in body parts from endangered species, identifying perpetrators of out - of - season hunting, or tracking the movement of migratory animals, forensic science is coming to the rescue of wildlife around the globe.

-- Dr. Bradnee Chambers, Executive Secretary of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)

The Twelfth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP12) is being held in Manila, the Philippines, from 23 to 28 October 2017 — the first time that the COP will ever have been held in Asia.

Findings in the science of animal culture, social complexity and social learning may influence the conservation of certain migratory species.

``... releasing cats into the wild and supporting feral cat colonies is a violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Endangered Species Act, as well as laws prohibiting animal abandonment.»

«These animals were brought in alive and do not include those that died or were not found... [This] includes 36 [bird] species, many of which are songbirds or locally rare, sensitive, or migratory species; all are supposed to be protected by law from illegal take.»

«In, Feral Cat Colonies in Florida: The Fur and Feathers Are Flying, author Pamela Jo Hatley determined that releasing cats into the wild and supporting feral cat colonies is a violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Endangered Species Act, as well as laws prohibiting animal abandonment.»

Surrounding lush wetlands extends inland 30 kilometres made up of salt water tidal estuaries and creeks which are the habitat of saltwater crocodiles and a vast array of wildlife, such as birds, both migratory and native, many species of fish and animals.

Under the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals the hunting, fishing, or deliberate killing of the great white, basking, whale, porbeagle, shortfin and longfin mako sharks, and the spiny dogfish is prohibited.

Also welcomes the work undertaken by the International Whaling Commission on assessing the impacts of marine debris on cetaceans and the endorsement by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals at its tenth meeting of resolution 10.4, addressing the impacts of marine debris on migratory speMigratory Species of Wild Animals at its tenth meeting of resolution 10.4, addressing the impacts of marine debris on migratory speciSpecies of Wild Animals at its tenth meeting of resolution 10.4, addressing the impacts of marine debris on migratory spemigratory speciesspecies; 14.

The International Plan of Action for sharks (IPOA - Sharks), the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), and the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) are the three primary tools for conservation and management of sharks on a global level.

For largely unseen and migratory animals like most whale species, it is extremely difficult to establish any definitive facts and figures.