Sentences with phrase «several endangered»

Okefenokee Swamp encompasses over 400,000 acres of canals; moss draped cypress trees, and lily pad prairies providing sanctuaries for hundreds of species of birds and wildlife including several endangered species.

India has over 441 animal sanctuaries and 80 national parks which are home to several endangered species of animals (Bengal Tigers, Asiatic Elephants, Snow Leopards, Indian Rhinoceros) and many different species of birds (Great Indian Bustard, Himalayan Monal Pheasant,, White Breasted Swiflet, Griffon Vultures) just to name a few.

In the process, habitat for several endangered species, like the aforementioned tigers and orangutan but also elephants and other species, becomes further and further reduced.

Using the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, Obama blocked drilling in large portions of the Chukchi and Beaufort seas in the Arctic, home to several endangered species, including the bowhead whale, fin whale, Pacific walrus, and polar bear.

An estimated 42,656 bats were killed by Ontario wind turbines between May 1 and Oct. 31, 2015, including several endangered species, the study said.

The authors write that «the extensive tracts of deciduous forests destroyed by [mountain top mining and valley filling] support some of the highest biodiversity in North America, including several endangered species.»

The national park is home to world - famous Mayan ruins and rainforest that protects several endangered species.

Lamanai's wide variety of habitats in a small area promotes species diversity, as seen by its healthy populations of several endangered animals and nearly 400 species of birds.

This is due in part to the fact that the Belize Barrier Reef is part of the habitat of several endangered species including manatees, whale sharks, and crocodiles.

Manuel Antonio National Park is home to more than 100 mammal species and a refuge in Costa Rica for several endangered monkey species.

This trip takes you to the magical islands, home of several endangered species of birds like the Blue Footed, Boobies, which are only found in the Galapagos islands and the Islands of the Sea of Cortez.

These islands are also home to several endangered species of birds, including the Blue Footed Boobie seen in only two other areas of the world.

They kill several endangered species, including the Lower Keys marsh rabbit, Key Largo wood rat, northern bobwhite quail and hatchling sea turtles.

Prevailing currents seemed likely to smash the wreck, still carrying 60,000 gallons of fuel oil, into the coral reefs of Johnston Atoll, critical habitat for several endangered species.

Despite the observation of CDV contributing to declines in several endangered populations, many uncertainties remain about the threat that it poses.

Still, Admiralty Inlet is the crossroads for several endangered species, including three types of rockfish, Stellar sea lions and orcas.

«Read has identified and helped focus attention on a real problem that is most probably critically impacting several endangered species of cetaceans,» he says.

The pronghorn is one of several endangered species whose habitat is severely impacted by human encroachment in the form of highways, access roads for increased border patrols, fences and other barriers.

It is home to several endangered birds and it is one of the largest nesting sites of the black - crowned night heron, said Joseph Nevius, the Cook Forest Preserve District «s chief landscape architect.

Not exact matches

Rising sea - levels — particularly when combined with storm events — are just one of several factors that could endanger the integrity of the Delta's 1,100 miles of earthen levees, which protect the state's water supply and the region's agricultural, transportation, and energy systems from flooding and saltwater intrusion.35 Earthquakes, land subsidence, and floods present serious threats to the aging levees as well.

In February 2015, a sub-population of Murray hardyhead were translocated to this site from the South Australian Riverland, as part of ongoing efforts by several agencies to restore the population of this endangered fish species.

Several studies have found traditional Chinese herbal supplements to be tainted will all sorts of things, including actual pharmaceutical drugs, heavy metals and even DNA from endangered species like the snow leopard.

Rare Illinois Turtles Making Comeback With Help From Chicago Museum - DNAinfo.com Chicago - March 10, 2016 Twenty years of collaborative efforts between several wildlife organizations are starting to pay off for an endangered turtle hunted by poachers, run over by cars and eaten by a multitude of predators.

The Kane County Forest Preserve District was awarded $ 750,000 to acquire a 67 - acre parcel adjacent to Blackberry Maples Forest Preserve in southern Kane County, home to several species of birds and reptiles on the state's endangered list.

Get up close and personal with all of our resident turtles as well as several special guest species, and learn about how the Museum is working with the endangered Blanding's Turtle in the Chicago region.

At the annual Mohawk Valley legislative forum in Utica, state and local leaders said the region's economy is poised to expand thanks to several major projects, but the endangered status of the nano technology center in Marcy loomed throughout the discussion.

In short, Kellermann concluded, the governor's proposal won't provide «meaningful, long - term relief for municipalities in fiscal distress, and endangers the viability of the pension funds,» which is pretty much the argument others — including Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner — have been making for several weeks now.

Several environmental organizations, boosted by the popular movie «Gasland,» have claimed that using hydrofracturing can endanger public water supplies, in part because of potentially toxic chemicals that are sometimes used to help extract the gas.

Several state fish, reptiles and amphibians are endangered because their habitats are disappearing as fresh water sources dry up.

New data from the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora found that about 1800 apes have been seized by authorities since 2005, far greater than the previous estimates of several hundred.

«The Dam Impact Analysis Model provides managers with a way to assess the levels of survival needed for Atlantic salmon at several large mainstem dams in the lower Penobscot River,» said Jeff Murphy, an endangered species biologist at GARFO.

The endangered bushy - tailed rodents (Sciurus vulgaris) have tested positive for leprosy - causing bacteria in several locations around the British Isles, researchers report November 11 in Science.

Last year a study by the National Academy of Sciences reported that in the last three decades the Steller sea lion population dropped from several hundred thousand to about 30,000 — so few that they are now listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.

Several years ago, Kandler and her colleagues decided to make a mathematical model of the speakers of an endangered language, to provide a kind of test environment for programs that encourage the learning of local languages.

And just this March, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) voted to ban undocumented sales of several hammerhead species, threatening to sanction countries that don't comply.

The U.S. Department of the Interior Wednesday listed the polar bear as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973 based on evidence that the animal's sea ice habitat is shrinking and is likely to continue to do so over the next several decades.

Unfortunately, palladium is one of several metallic elements considered endangered.

In its 10 years, the centre (known as the Primatology Centre of Rio de Janeiro) has pioneered captive breeding programmes of several species of endangered primate including the Wied's marmoset, the buffy - tufted - ear marmoset, the yellow breasted capuchin and the famous golden lion tamarin.

Several other species of storm - petrels are similarly endangered.

Scientists climbed several rare and endangered tree species on Penang Hill to document the orchids, ferns, and epiphytes (or air plants) thriving at such heights and to press leaf samples for further study.

«We're trying to protect an endangered species,» said INHS herpetologist and postdoctoral researcher Sarah Baker, a collaborator with Allender on several studies.

Several large studies have failed to find the link, Wakefield's paper was retracted in 2010, and he was disbarred as a physician after the U.K. General Medical Council found him guilty of dishonesty and endangering children.

A fishmonger who will sell horsemeat for several hundred dollars a kilo isn't likely to baulk at including an endangered species either.

Several programs are working to preserve the genes of endangered animals.

As a result, understanding changes in population size for social species — several of which, such as African wild dogs and southern resident killer whales, are endangered — requires understanding of what goes on within groups and how individuals fare when they strike out on their own.

As revealed by a few simple searches on the Etsy marketplace for terms such as «pre-ban», «real leopard», «real ivory» or «rhino horn», there are currently several hundred products made with parts of endangered animals listed on the site — the vast majority of them labeled as «vintage», «pre-ban»...

At several points I was so consumed by destructive thoughts that it controlled my life and endangered my health.

Several weeks ago I was contacted by Endangered Species Chocolate, and I am so glad they reached out!

Parents should be aware that there are a few other scary scenes — hunters shoot Elliott several times (with tranquilizer darts rather than actual bullets, thankfully... but still), Elliott gets sick and is captured, and then later many of the humans are endangered in several different ways — but I can't stress enough how sweet and pure and joyful this movie is overall.

Although the descent of Flight 1549 after it struck a flock of geese is depicted several times, including the nightmare from which Sully awakens in the opening scene, the bulk of the film concerns what happens next, especially the increasingly hostile investigation by a panel accusing Sully and his first officer, Jeff Skiles (Aaron Eckhart), of endangering their passengers by refusing to try for LaGuardia or Newark.