Sentences with phrase «on animal conservation»

Via BBC More on Animal Conservation Mass Grave Containing Rare Animals (Tigers, Lions, Leopards, etc) Discovered at Chinese Zoo Chinese Zoo Accused of Letting 11 Rare Siberian Tigers Starve to Death 170 Million Acres of Boreal Forest Saved in Major Historic Agreement!

A published Art Educator, she is the recipient of Eco Arts Awards for her songs and music videos on animal conservation and ecology.

«While many organizations focus on animal conservation through the preservation of land, we are the only nonprofit dedicated to saving the lives of animals by safeguarding their health.

I'm a British filmmaker from London currently living in Johannesburg for 6 months as I'm making a documentary on animal conservation.

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On the other hand, it would be overly simple to claim the Hebrew Scriptures in support of our modern study of animal life or the work of environmental conservation, since it is clear that neither priest not prophet thought the order of nature as we now see it to reflect God's intentions, either original or ultimate, for it.

Jaymi Heimbuch (@jaymiheimbuch) focuses on wildlife conservation and animal news from her home base in San Francisco.

As a leader in conservation, the work of San Diego Zoo Global includes onsite wildlife conservation efforts (representing both plants and animals) at the San Diego Zoo, the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, and San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research, as well as international field programs on sixconservation, the work of San Diego Zoo Global includes onsite wildlife conservation efforts (representing both plants and animals) at the San Diego Zoo, the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, and San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research, as well as international field programs on sixconservation efforts (representing both plants and animals) at the San Diego Zoo, the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, and San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research, as well as international field programs on sixConservation Research, as well as international field programs on six continents.

Animals Australia is joining tireless advocates Colin Riddell and Bob Irwin in a Coalition of 28 animal welfare and conservation groups calling on the Federal Government to ban the hunting of all endangered and vulnerable native species.

«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.

Our exhibits, specimens, live animals, and conservation initiatives all focus on our region's unique ecosystems.

Stonyfield will not only be contributing funds to support AZA SAFE field work but is aiming to drive kids and their families to see animals and conservation projects first hand at zoos, aquariums, and on the ground where the research is happening.

The African penguin is on the Association of Zoos and Aquarium's top 10 list of endangered animals in need of immediate and intensive conservation measures.

Shedd Aquarium is one of 19 accredited aquariums across the United States announcing the joint creation of a new Aquarium Conservation Partnership (ACP) focused on addressing one of the gravest threats facing ocean and freshwater animals — plastic pollution.

The education - based program will aim to connect local teachers and students to the importance of animal care and conservation and show them how the next generation can take a hands - on approach to help preserve animals and the environment.

New York State FFA Secretary Lindsey Nassimo (Madison Central School) and Treasurer Jenna Kibbe (Clymer Central School) recently visited the Conservation and Animal Science classes on the Bush campus.

The Atlantic Marine Conservation Society is investigating how the animal washed up on the shore.

The state Department of Environmental Conservation tweeted that its wildlife officers shot the animal with a tranquilizer dart on the museum's fourth - floor mezzanine.

Long - term survival of medicinal plant and animal species depends on well thought - out, widely adopted conservation strategies.

Crowley believes that gaining a better understanding of how animal mobility has been affected by the loss of species and habitat will be beneficial to current and future conservation efforts on the island.

A: As a conservation biologist, it is my day - to - day work to find animals that I'm working on suffering gruesome deaths.

Nadeau also studies the potential impacts of climate change on species around the globe, using modeling, field observation and experiments to predict where species are most vulnerable and determine how conservation groups can best mitigate the negative impacts of climate change on animal populations.

Supported by the São Paulo Research Foundation — FAPESP under the aegis of its Research Program on Biodiversity Characterization, Conservation, Restoration & Sustainable Use (BIOTA - FAPESP, the study relied on the collaboration of the City's Animal Health Control Center and its Department of Parks & Green Areas to carry out a collection of 37,972 specimens of the family Culicidae (which gathers flies commonly known as mosquitoes) from nine municipal parks — later laboratory analysis would show that these mosquitoes belonged to 73 species and 14 genera.

Of the species existing within this region, the authors anticipate that nearly 50 percent of the mammals, birds, reptiles, and other organisms found nowhere else on earth will become threatened according to the criteria of the Red List, an inventory of imperiled animals and plants maintained by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Moreover, some Indigenous people rely on harvesting wild plants and animals, and irrigating crops threatens that (Biological Conservation, doi.org/tj2).

They also show «unequivocally that conservation that is only based on numbers,» that is, on how many animals are in a population, «and which does not take into account the individual ends in disaster.»

Biological samples must be «urgently required in the interest of an individual animal» and have a «negligible impact on the conservation of the species concerned.»

The finding, experts say, has implications for conservation management, which often solely focuses on the number of animals in a population, and may extend to chimpanzees, dolphins, whales, and other species.

«Our study shows that it would be relatively cheap to secure the future of the forest — and protect its plants, birds and other animals — by paying land owners on a large scale to set aside land for conservation.

In the latest peer - reviewed publication on the potential impacts of a border wall on plants and animals, conservation biologists, led by a pair of scientists from The University of Texas at Austin, say that border walls threaten to harm endangered Texas plants and animals and cause trouble for the region's growing ecotourism industry.

The Sumatran tiger is listed as critically endangered on the World Conservation Union's (IUCN's) 2003 Red List of threatened animals.

James Mead, a vertebrate paleontologist with East Tennessee State University, said more research into the evolutionary history of native plants and animals on Abaco is needed as well as conservation programs based on paleontological research that aims to restore these species.

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.

Information on animal colour drawings can be used in conservation biology to identify which species are particularly threatened and in need of protective measures.

From that moment on, Dollar dedicated himself to the study and conservation of an animal he had never seen.

«While urbanization has caused cities to lose large numbers of plants and animals, the good news is that cities still retain endemic native species, which opens the door for new policies on regional and global biodiversity conservation,» said lead author and NCEAS working group member Myla F. J. Aronson, a research scientist in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

Weighing the benefits of improved scientific understanding of threatened species for conservation, against the research impacts on endangered animals is complicated.

Leandro Silveira, president of the Jaguar Conservation Fund, said the big cats used to be persecuted by cattle ranchers, but his research on radio - collared animals has shown that the cats are able to prowl through cane thickets and find refuge in vegetated watercourses.

«Plants, animals, and people all depend on forests and may all face additional challenges as temperatures increase and precipitation patterns shift,» said John Shuey, a co-author of the study and Director of Conservation Science for the Indiana Chapter of The Nature Conservancy.

The IUCN's Hyena Specialist Group focuses on developing hyena conservation strategies worldwide through integrated research and public education to change attitudes toward these much maligned animals.

I read with interest Marc Bekoff and Daniel Ramp's article on the ethics of killing zoo animals (21 June, p 26), as I am a conservation biologist working on human - carnivore conflict resolution.

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.N. body.

Scientists studying the potential effects of climate change on the world's animal and plant species are focusing on the wrong factors, according to a new paper by a research team from the Wildlife Conservation Society, University of Queensland, and other organizations.

As a leader in conservation, the work of San Diego Zoo Global includes onsite wildlife conservation efforts (representing both plants and animals) at the San Diego Zoo, San Diego Zoo Safari Park, and San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research, as well as international field programs on sixconservation, the work of San Diego Zoo Global includes onsite wildlife conservation efforts (representing both plants and animals) at the San Diego Zoo, San Diego Zoo Safari Park, and San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research, as well as international field programs on sixconservation efforts (representing both plants and animals) at the San Diego Zoo, San Diego Zoo Safari Park, and San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research, as well as international field programs on sixConservation Research, as well as international field programs on six continents.

What sets it apart from other books on conservation is that it shows that, in addition to accumulating data on the animals, we have to come to terms with the complex mixture of science, greed, indifference, and cultural differences that have to be tackled if animals like the panda are to be saved.

Based on estimates of Europe's total jackal population, the overall figures could be as high as 13,000 tonnes of animal remains and 158 million rodents, they claim (Biological Conservation, doi.org/bhxn).

«Such long - term insights are crucial in helping with current conservation efforts, laying a foundation for future research on impacts of island formation, climate change and human occupation on animals and their habitats.»

«If we can determine what conditions promote strandings and develop an alert system that recognizes when those factors are coming together, then stranding networks in different areas can prepare for the event and get rescue efforts on the ground sooner,» said project collaborator Katie Moore, the IFAW Deputy Vice President of Conservation and Animal Welfare.

Saiga antelope populations plummeted due to poaching by over 95 percent in just 20 years — from nearly 2 million to only about 50,000 animals — but with CMS support and conservation actions by governments and conservation organizations on the ground, the population has begun to rebound and has now reached over 200,000 animals.

Population data on the animals is incomplete, so their true conservation status is unknown, but their numbers are far smaller than many common marine species of dolphins, whose populations are composed of hundreds of thousands of individuals.

Based on these findings, the researchers argue that I. araguaiaensis should be considered vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, an organization that assesses whether plants and animals are endangered.