Sentences with phrase «protected habitat for»

The Park offers protected habitat for an amazing array of marine wildlife and provides an ideal location to explore and recreate.

Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary — Perfect for day trips or longer hiking expeditions, the sanctuary provides a protected habitat for tapirs, monkeys, jaguars and hundreds of species of birds.

This area is a protected habitat for birds and has a viewing point.

This one - of - a-kind, protected habitat for man and beast is known as the «Alligator Capital of the World.»

Now, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has proposed designating a vast area — more than 906,000 square kilometers — off Alaska as protected habitat for the seals.

In March 2006, I posted about the Northwest Shade Coffee Campaign, a Seattle Audubon Society project whose mission is «to protect habitat for wintering neo-tropical migratory birds in Latin America and the Caribbean by increasing consumer demand for shade - grown coffee,»...

The dredging and renourishment project proposed by our two organizations will restore and protect habitat for coastal birds.

«Research on Whooping Crane habitat use throughout the migration corridor is crucial in helping us ensure that we are restoring and protecting habitat for a growing population of Whooping Cranes in the right places,» states Wade Harrell, the U.S. and Wildlife Service's Whooping Crane Recovery Coordinator.

Today, one of the primary purposes of Katmai National Park and Preserve, based on legislation, is to protect habitats for and populations of fish and wildlife, including, but not limited to, high concentrations of brown bears and their denning areas, and maintain unimpaired the watersheds and water habitat vital to red salmon spawning.

The refuge is closed to public use to protect habitat for the endangered California condor and to support ongoing efforts to reintroduce California condors to the wild.

ANILCA redesignated the monument as Katmai National Park «to protect habitats for, and populations of, fish and wildlife including, but not limited to, high concentrations of brown / grizzly bears and their denning areas; maintain unimpaired the water habitat for significant salmon populations; and to protect scenic, geologic, cultural, and recreational features.»

ANILCA states that Katmai National Park and Preserve is to be managed for the following purposes, among others: to protect habitats for, and populations of, fish and wildlife, including, but not limited to, high concentrations of brown / grizzly bears and their denning areas; to maintain unimpaired the water habitat for significant salmon populations; and to protect scenic, geological, cultural, and recreational features.

The Fund also implemented sustainable forestry practices to restore water quality and protect habitat for species like coho salmon, steelhead trout and spotted owl.

Life on land: This forest conservation project protects habitats for an irreplaceable wealth of animal and plant species, many of which are threatened by extinction.

Discussing the ongoing tug of war in the Mojave Desert between protecting habitat for endangered species and developers of large - scale solar power installations (protect habitat of one species versus helping protect the habitat of lots of species, humans included), Madrigal writes,

Not exact matches

The stories exposed self - dealing at the Nature Conservancy; sham deductions taken for protecting facades on urban buildings; and jaw - dropping write - offs for golf resorts, whose chemical - doused fairways and private membership seemed at odds with the goals of protecting natural habitat and providing «significant public benefit.»

But most of the vitriol was reserved for the Federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), the federal body entrusted with protecting fish and fish habitat.

RENO, Nev. (AP)-- Newmont Mining Corp. officials signed an agreement Tuesday with the U.S. government and the state of Nevada to protect some of the most critical sage grouse habitat in the West in exchange for assurances it will be allowed to develop...

As forests are slashed for cocoa production, this also leaves less shade for the plants to protect them from the sun, not to mention the habitat that is destroyed for wildlife.

They have, for example, carefully mapped every farmer's individual plot of land to ensure that, as other farmers join the group, the farm clusters form wildlife corridors to protect Sumatran tiger habitat.

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder David Papps said the partnership was part of ongoing efforts to protect and restore the internationally important Wetland and its complex of wetlands and woodlands, which provide habitat for a range of native flora and fauna including the nationally threatened Regent Parrot and the Southern Bell Frog.

Commonwealth environmental water was crucial for increasing estuarine habitat in the Coorong to support native fish and protect Ruppia tuberosa.

Protected areas are not sufficient for nature conservation, especially for migratory species (e.g. birds) because surrounding habitats are agricultural lands which often create negative externalities.

Spouses Ann T. Septick and Clea N. Liness created a hermetically sealed habitat for themselves and their family to protect them from ever getting sick, a move prompted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services» (HHS) recent anti-LGBTQ moves.

Mass Audubon permanently protects nearly 37,000 acres of land across Massachusetts, providing important opportunities for all people to experience the wonders of nature firsthand while also safeguarding a wide range of habitats and native wildlife species.

These protected lands, held in fee and conservation restriction, provide refuge for wildlife and respite for visitors by hosting both high quality habitat and inspirational experiences.

It will improve wildlife habitats, help control flooding, improve streamwater quality, avoid added congestion and protect property values, said Kaaren Oldfield, a Glen Ellyn marketing and media consultant who headed an ad hoc advocacy group called Neighbors for Open Space, which supported the proposal.

Nourishment of Dead Neck will 1) restore acres of open sand habitat for nesting birds, 2) provide a sand source to widen the Nantucket Sound beach over approximately 5 - 10 years, and 3) protect the island from breaching.

Mass Audubon partner TIDE protects the 160 - square mile Port Honduras Marine Reserve and manages 60,000 acres of wildlife habitat including the Paynes Creek National Park for the government of Belize and protected lands it owns in southern Belize.

In addition to protecting critical habitat for native species, Mass Audubon's land conservation efforts provide many quality - of - life benefits, including clean drinking water, locally grown food, and places to learn about and enjoy nature.

Moreover, the new boardwalk also sits higher above the water line, thus further protecting the aquatic habitat, while also offering an elevated vantage point for visitors.

Richard K. Sullivan, Jr., Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs, which oversees all state land conservation, said, «Since taking office, Governor (Deval) Patrick has made a historic $ 230 million investment in land conservation focused on three goals: investing in urban parks, preserving working farms and forests, and protecting large natural landscapes for habitat.

As Fish and Game Commissioner, Griffin was responsible for ensuring the biodiversity of the Commonwealth, managing marine and freshwater fisheries, and protecting wildlife species and natural communities, as well as the habitats that support them.

Cuomo announced that the acreage added to Schunnemunk State Park in Orange County was purchased from the Open Space Institute for about $ 800,000, which will help open trails in the park year - round and protect natural habitat.

New York has awarded more than $ 440,000 in grants for 10 projects to help communities protect water quality and habitats in the Hudson River watershed.

As sea levels rise along U.S. coasts, it may soon get easier for people and local governments to obtain federal permits to build what are known as «living shorelines,» natural or nature - based structures designed to protect communities and infrastructure from extreme storms and flooding even as they protect habitat.

If we can preserve those areas we have got a triple bottom line, because it's going to be good for humans by stabilizing the climate, it's going to be good for the wildlife because we are protecting their habitat and it's going to be good for economic growth in the long - term because it's going to be sustaining human populations locally.

«Protecting and restoring critical habitats that also provide connectivity between habitats are the main goals for which we have to work together in order to ensure the survival of jaguars in the Amazon River Basin,» said Diego Amorocho.

In order to protect moth populations at risk of extinction, the authors suggest that land - use managers should try to eliminate street lighting as much as possible in prime moth habitats, for example by turning off light at critical times in the year.

All those hotels and shops built within the protected areas for the tourists are cutting down on actual forest habitat for the endangered big cats.

Tolson of the Toledo Zoo estimates that 5 to 8 percent of the Cuban iguana population lives on the base, and notes that base regulations protect the iguana, making it an important habitat for the reptile.

One positive finding of the ecological niche modelling study is that while the ranges of many species are expected to contract, much of the remaining suitable habitat for many species will be located within existing protected areas, and that the recent creation of new reserves such as Itombwe and Kabobo in the Democratic Republic of Congo, have greatly increased the protection of some species under threat by future climate change.

In many places «habitat banks» are being set up to allow conservationists and financiers to invest in protecting areas, earning «offset credits» that can be banked for future sale to developers wanting to exploit some other habitat.

«The reclassification is a major milestone for swift parrots and highlights the importance of finding a solution to the extreme effects of sugar glider predation, and of protecting their habitat,» Dr Stojanovic said.

Chinese government legislation could see 15 per cent of panda habitats sold off for commercial use, but they could be protected for just $ 1.3 billion

«They give the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service a place at the table for siting decisions; they help protect sites with high potential risk for birds; and they minimize habitat fragmentation.»

«Now, we have better information when deciding which habitats to protect for desert tortoises, and where to attempt re-establishment of desert tortoise populations with future releases.»

First was the pipeline, a megaproject that challenged biologists to come up with habitat - protecting measures for fish and wildlife along a 1000 - km corridor of disturbance caused by construction.

Matkin said he also worries that blaming killer whales for recent sharp declines in marine mammals will give politicians and bureaucrats an excuse not to protect coastal water quality and habitat.

(Reuters)- Conservation groups on Friday hailed a court decision that blocks Montana from building roads and logging in nearly 37,000 acres of a state forest that serves as core habitat for protected grizzly bears.