Sentences with phrase «of wildlife conservationists»

Take the stakeholder group of wildlife conservationists, for example.

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Since our founding in 1896, Mass Audubon has joined with partner organizations, scientists, government officials, conservationists, and community activists to protect and maintain the natural heritage of Massachusetts for people and wildlife.
Come join our dynamic team of Land Conservationists working statewide to protect the nature of Massachusetts for all people and wildlife!
BASC Scotland is a partner of PAW Scotland which also includes the police, land managers, conservationists and government agencies, working together to fight wildlife crime.
The work is a «huge breakthrough» that should help conservationists protect this endangered predator, says Melvin Sunquist, a wildlife ecologist at the University of Florida in Gainesville.
Rats have long wreaked bloody devastation in the wildlife haven of South Georgia — now conservationists are planning brutal retaliation
With the arrival of wind energy projects in Kansas and throughout the Plains, Sandercock and his team were part of a consortium of stakeholders — including conservationists, wildlife agencies and wind energy companies — who studied how these wind projects influence grassland birds.
«By collaborating with conservationists instead of slugging it out, the wind power industry gains vital support to expand and create jobs, and wildlife gets the protection crucial for survival.»
Although SpaceX has won praise from some wildlife managers for its plans to minimize negative effects, the launch facility is a worry for conservationists such as Carole Allen of the Sea Turtle Restoration Project, particularly about the Kemp's ridley turtle, which nests primarily in Texas and northern Mexico and nearly went extinct in the 1970s.
1) Facilitate safe off - label use of existing vaccines — Support collaboration between the zoological community and conservationists in the field to determine the safety as well as efficacy of existing distemper vaccines that could be, at a minimum, administered opportunistically to endangered wild carnivores whenever they are being handled (e.g. during radio - collaring exercises or when being translocated to mitigate human - wildlife conflict).
More than 75 scientists and wildlife conservationists from around the world assisted the genetic analysis of 79 wild and captive - born great apes.
The Obama administration on Friday extended the length of permits that allow wind farms and other operations to accidentally kill protected eagles to 30 years, drawing fire from wildlife conservationists.
Growing concern over the dwindling number of plant and animal species has led to a hunt for ways to save them, and in the past decade, the idea of maintaining wildlife corridors — strips of land to connect these sanctuaries — has become popular among conservationists.
Conservationists found an unlikely ally in an expert wildlife tracker who previously brought mountain lions to the verge of extinction
A new study of lions in African reserves suggests that most populations should be protected with fences, a strategy that can be expensive in the short - term and is at odds with some conservationists» vision of wildlife.
The standoff between grouse managers and hen harrier conservationists is one of the UK's most bitter and contentious wildlife conflicts.
As a wildlife conservationist, I am very interested in understanding what makes an «effective population size»: that fraction of a population that is fertile, actively reproducing, and able to produce the next generation.
Conservationists must try to reduce the demand for tiger parts in China as part of a campaign to save the big cats, wildlife experts warned at an anti-poaching conference
Adaptation of wildlife and people to new conditions in the Arctic represents one of the most significant challenges for conservationists and local communities, not just in the future but right now.
But if the problem of wildlife impacts festers, the growth of concentrated solar, which by one recent estimate could grow to a $ 9 billion worldwide industry in 2020, up from $ 1 billion in 2013, could be crimped by lawsuits and opposition from conservationists.
«The 2016 Indianapolis Prize Nominees represent many of the most significant and accomplished wildlife conservationists in the field today,» said Michael Crowther, president and CEO of the Indianapolis Zoo, which initiated the Indianapolis Prize.
Directed by Shaul Schwarz («Aida's Secrets») and Christina Clusiau, Trophy is a riveting but often difficult to watch documentary which examines the issue of trophy hunting and species preservation from the point of view of hunters, breeders, farmers, and wildlife conservationists.
I read a one paragraph mention of her death in The New York Times Digest, headlined «Conservationist Killed»: «Joan Root, animal lover and conservationist who collaborated with her husband, Alan, on wildlife documentaries in the 1970s, was killed on Jan. 13 in NConservationist Killed»: «Joan Root, animal lover and conservationist who collaborated with her husband, Alan, on wildlife documentaries in the 1970s, was killed on Jan. 13 in Nconservationist who collaborated with her husband, Alan, on wildlife documentaries in the 1970s, was killed on Jan. 13 in Naivasha, Kenya.
Abby aspires to one day attain her ultimate career goal of working at a zoo or to become a wildlife conservationist.
Black cats get lucky; a Colorado sanctuary teaches horses to trust; shelters feel the fallout from the backyard chicken craze; Florida shelter educates its staff and volunteers about fomites to prevent the spread of disease; New York rescue groups showcase foster kitties in stylish chapeaus; a wildlife biologist discusses ways for cat advocates and conservationists to work together; and more.
Africa About Blog Wildlife Africa Conservation Team (Wildlife ACT) is a dedicated team of conservationists aimed at expanding the monitoring of endangered wildlife species within Southern Africa.
Consequently, many conservation initiatives have been aimed at the eradication of feral cats on islands (Nogales et al. 2004), but the threat that free - ranging house cats pose to wildlife is also serious and has gained recognition by both researchers and conservationists (e.g., Kays and DeWan 2004; Baker et al. 2005; Sims et al. 2008; Morgan et al. 2009; Bonnington et al. 2013).
«The United States assumes that Mr. Clark intends to testify that Defendant, as a wildlife conservationist, would not have poisoned cats in order to prevent the feeding of feral cats.
«Defendant has proffered that Mr. Clark will testify regarding the «ongoing debate between veterinary and wildlife conservationists and members of the public who support the feeding and maintenance of feral cats.»
Here you'll find support to get ahead of that conflict, increase TNR efforts, collaborate with wildlife conservationists and more.
We've teamed up with Rhinos Without Borders, a non-profit organization started by some of the most highly regarded wildlife conservationists in Africa, to raise money for a critical rhino relocation project.
By staying at the Great Ocean Ecolodge guests from all over the world not only support the Conservation Ecology Centre's important programs, but also have opportunities to get involved, heading out into the Australian bush with conservationists and researchers to ensure the future of endangered and iconic wildlife.
But Rabinowitz meets local conservationists and scientists determined to hold fast, giving a sense of hope toward the film's end — but one tempered by hints of rising wildlife trafficking — and Rabinowitz's own mortality.
Preserving open spaces, ensuring clean air and water, protecting wildlife and maintaining the diversity of species for the benefit of future generations was, to be sure, important to the early conservationists.
Three of the confiscated tortoises were determined to be among others stolen in October from a wildlife sanctuary in central Myanmar, where WCS and TSA conservationists have been working with the Myanmar Forest Department to reintroduce the species back into the wild.
«I have never seen wildlife like that, in such numbers, not even when flying over the mass migrations of the Serengeti,» said survey leader and renowned conservationist J. Michael Fay in 2007.
But in hopes of preserving the rhino, hunted illegally for their coveted horns, conservationists offered a lifeline to the threatened species by relocating seven of them to a wildlife reserve in South Africa in 1964.
This international tale of wildlife political intrigue only has a joyous ending thanks to a campaign by generous conservationists.
He is an international wildlife conservationist with more than 25 years of experience in program development, fundraising, communications, and management.
The Wildlife Picture Index will allow conservationists to accurately measure biodiversity in areas that previously have been either too expensive, or logistically prohibitive... we believe that this new methodology will be able to fill critical gaps in knowledge of wildlife diversity while providing much - needed baseline data to assess success or failure in places where we work.
Conservationists at the Zoological Society of London, meanwhile, are hoping to automatically categorize animals that pass by wildlife cameras.
Africa About Blog Wildlife Africa Conservation Team (Wildlife ACT) is a dedicated team of conservationists aimed at expanding the monitoring of endangered wildlife species within Southern Africa.
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