Sentences with phrase «of wildlife populations»

Promoting the health and long - term sustainability of wildlife populations through the integration of wildlife ecology and veterinary medicine.

They provide information on the status of wildlife populations and can help evaluate the effectiveness of conservation actions, thereby allowing for adaptive management.

The vast magnificent savanna, forests, wooded savannas, and deep rivers habitats remain largely intact with potential for recovery of wildlife populations if urgent and robust conservation security measures are taken in this strategic area, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), ECOFAUNE + / AGRECO, and the Ministry of Environment of Central African Republic said in a report issued today.

«These unique data showing a wide range of animals thriving within miles of a major nuclear accident illustrate the resilience of wildlife populations when freed from the pressures of human habitation,» says Jim Beasley, a study co-author at the University of Georgia.

The authors examine the concept and importance of maintaining connectivity (ability of wildlife populations to move among landscapes between habitat «islands» such as mountain tops, forest fragments and isolated wetlands) and corridor ecology.

It is not only illegal but more and more studies are pointing to how they are killing so much of our wildlife population and our birds and they are transmitting more and more diseases.»

Some of these countries destroyed the brunt of their wildlife population decades or even centuries ago, while others had less of a wildlife population to begin with.

Not exact matches

Saildrone's fleet of sailboats — which are outfitted with dozens of sensors, measurement tools, and cameras — can capture data on fish and wildlife populations, environmental health, ocean temperatures, weather, and climate change.

(9) The state wildlife agency and state health department should be consulted for coordination of any proposed vaccination or population - reduction programs.

Thus humans are to practice proper management of animal populations in their encounters with wildlife.

[109] If by rabies control, animal protectionists mean eliminate or drastically reduce the incidence of rabies in wildlife populations, then they are correct.

Special emphasis is given to the protection of trees as a habitat for migratory and local bird populations as well as other wildlife.

Special emphasis is given to the protection of big trees as habitat for migratory and local bird populations and other wildlife species — a requirement not present in SAN's current 2010 standard.

«It is my desire and my purpose to further the education of the people of Texas and elsewhere in wildlife conservation, in the knowledge of the breeding and living habits of our wild creatures and in the relationship of wildlife to domesticated livestock on our ranches and farms; to afford students and others interested in wildlife betterment and propagation and in the raising of wildlife along with domesticated animals a place for research and an opportunity for the study thereof; and to develop scientifically methods of increasing the wildlife population of the state and nation for the benefit of future generations... who may not have the opportunity to know and appreciate our wildlife, as I have, unless methods of increasing and conserving our wildlife are scientifically developed.

Mass Audubon is at the forefront of understanding the ever - changing patterns of bird and other wildlife populations, and what these changes may mean for the nature of Massachusetts.

With your help, we will protect fragile habitats and promote the health of local wildlife populations.

Mass Audubon is on the forefront of understanding the ever - changing patterns of bird and other wildlife populations, and what these changes may mean for the nature of Massachusetts.

«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.

In response to a consultation on forestry land bylaws, BASC says participants in a recreational stalking scheme in Northern Ireland would provide valuable assistance and expertise to the Forest Service's three wildlife rangers, who manage deer populations across 61,000 hectares of Forest Service woodland.

Ghana has an array of wildlife that can be seen at zoos and national parks in Ghana, although populations have been drastically reduced by habitat loss and poaching.

The argument that hunting is supposedly insignificant in managing the fox population, as claimed by the anti-hunting groups, once again fails to understand that as a wildlife management process, it is not about the numbers killed, but the health and reduced level of the population left alive that is important.

The federal Department of the Interior runs an adopt - a-horse-or-burro program to control the animals» populations in wildlife reserves.

Those concerns have prompted the state Department of Environmental Conservation to develop a wildlife management plan aimed at greatly reducing populations.

The study, published today in the online journal PeerJ, will be available to federal and state wildlife agencies for their consideration to determine whether distinct geographic population segments of the coastal marten warrant state or federal listing as threatened or endangered, said Katie Moriarty, a certified wildlife biologist and lead co-author on the study.

Although not definitively linked, the changes in Russia's mammal populations were likely a consequence of lapses in wildlife management that occurred following the political upheaval.

Her findings, published in the Journal of Animal Ecology on June 5, could help wildlife managers target their efforts to prevent outbreaks and potentially help public health officials prevent disease in human populations as well.

The veteran TV naturalist tells New Scientist he loves humans as much as other wildlife — but not when global populations are out of control

The question for all these initiatives is whether the corridors will actually allow enough movement to preserve populations of wildlife.

The consumption of bushmeat in Guinea may possibly serve as the transmission point from wildlife to human populations for the disease.

«We feel this type of saliva sampling could become an important tool for wildlife population monitoring.»

If I have learned anything from this experience, it is that solid population genetic research is essential to the practice of wildlife forensics.

Although considered one of the most successful predators on Earth due to the high kill - rate their cooperative hunting achieves, African wild dog populations are declining due to pressures including habitat loss and human - wildlife conflict.

In the case of genetics, improvements in technology have led to rapid increases in the number of labs addressing wildlife population questions.

«In the past, population estimates have been largely based on visual observations and on the analysis of fecal samples,» said Taal Levi, an assistant professor of fisheries and wildlife at Oregon State University and co-author on the study.

This sensitivity is especially important for a variety of wildlife forensic applications: identifying («matching») individuals, assigning paternity, and determining whether an animal belongs to a protected population.

WWF says that rising seas throughout tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world have inundated coastal ecosystems, decimating local plant and wildlife populations.

Consumption of contaminated fish «is an especially pressing concern for many communities of color, low - income communities, tribes, and other indigenous peoples, whose members may consume fish, aquatic plants, and wildlife in greater quantities than does the general population,» according to a landmark Environmental Protection Agency study published nearly a decade ago.

Scientists trying to develop efficient and effective wildlife monitoring techniques to track Arctic populations face great challenges, including the remoteness and associated logistical constraints of accessing wildlife.

KSWS is one of the most important sites for Asian Elephants in Cambodia and also supports other important wildlife populations.

«Until now, it has been unclear as to how precise drone technology might be when monitoring the size of populations of wildlife.

«This «cryptic» nature of infectious disease witnessed amongst Darwin's frogs in Chile could potentially be causing similar «slow - burn» declines among wildlife species elsewhere — contributing to longer - term population declines and extinctions despite the lack of obvious mass - mortalities.»

«Each of the five distinct populations has its own history of exploitation and recovery that would need to be part of an assessment of its status,» said Baker, who is a professor of fisheries and wildlife at OSU.

Dr Nathalie Pettorelli, co-author of the comment and researcher at ZSL, said: «With global wildlife populations halved in just 40 years, there is a real urgency to identify variables that both capture key aspects of biodiversity change and can be monitored consistently and globally.

(DeStefano and Stein shared a stage January 23 for a discussion of urban wildlife at the Harvard Museum of Natural History in Cambridge, Mass.) Where the wily things are At the forefront of this research into coyote behavior is Stanley Gehrt, a wildlife biologist at The Ohio State University, who has studied coyote populations in the Chicago area for more than a decade.

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

Of course, providing your domestic cat with a steady stream of its preferred prey is hardly convenient or humane — and cats can wreak havoc on local wildlife populations if left to forage on their owOf course, providing your domestic cat with a steady stream of its preferred prey is hardly convenient or humane — and cats can wreak havoc on local wildlife populations if left to forage on their owof its preferred prey is hardly convenient or humane — and cats can wreak havoc on local wildlife populations if left to forage on their own.

A recent report found that the BP spill is still having a serious negative effect on the ecology of the Gulf of Mexico and its wildlife populations

«Long - term data of the population dynamics of wildlife are lacking, but are indispensable for estimating the feasibility of wildlife utilisation.»

«Rachel was right about the drastic effect DDT was having on populations of birds, fish, and other wildlife,» Robbins says.

In the case of the Korean DMZ, population growth on both sides, as well as land conversion and development, has forced wildlife — including rare species — into the zone.