Sentences with phrase «species is in trouble»

Their decline can also serve as an early warning that a species is in trouble or an ecosystem is threatened.

Virtually everyone agrees that successful recovery programs must be grounded in an understanding of why a species is in trouble in the first place.

The chief problem is that some B.C. sockeye species are in trouble.

These algae thrive only when other species are in trouble.

The reality is that some toad species are in trouble, as well, but nowhere near as ubiquitously as frogs.

Species are in trouble.

Not exact matches

Even though honeybees are not the intended targets of neonicotinoids, any indication that the resilient insect is suffering from the chemical means less - adaptable species might be in trouble, too.

«While most new records do relate to the spread of species we already knew were aliens, the fact that one in four relates to a completely new alien species is both surprising and troubling.»

Deep - diving species, such as sperm and beaked whales often get into trouble if they stray off - course and find themselves in waters where there is little food for them.

Most mammals tend to be troubled by diseases in the spring, summer and fall, when they are active and spending time with other members of their species.

The nonprofit International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which maintains a worldwide «Red List» of at - risk wildlife species, considers 36 of the world's 40 different dolphin species to be in trouble.

«Overfishing is a problem throughout the world and across all species, including slow - growing fish like sharks, many of which are in serious trouble,» said Pinsky.

Also, although forest birds are in trouble in general, the situation for species such as the golden - winged warbler and the oak titmouse is improving thanks to public - private partnerships setting aside forests.

Whatever their total numbers are, leopards are in serious trouble, like tigers, cheetahs and other big cat species.

Sax, who studies amphibian responses to climate change, says, «There are a lot of species you wouldn't normally be concerned about that might be in trouble in the future» because a barrier stands between their current habitat and one they might need to occupy in coming decades.

Other experiments suggest other species may also suffer: In more acidic water, sea urchins have trouble reproducing and are more likely to develop illnesses; squids and crabs have trouble breathing.

More than likely, it's another troubling sign: Large groups of bats in the nation's most popular national park appear to be stricken with white - nose syndrome, a deadly fungus that's wiping out a variety of bat species up and down the East Coast, a possible extinction event, some biologists say.

If we want to think back to the caveman days, we'd have been in serious trouble as a species if we had to eat every three hours.

What's on your list of reasons we have trouble with climate and other issues related to our species» ongoing spike in numbers and appetite?

Almost a third of bird species in Oregon are in serious trouble, Mr. Sallinger says, but «even if we solve the cat problem tomorrow, it's not going to stop bird populations from declining.

Individual species in trouble were said to be early warning signals, like canaries in coalmines, or small but essential, like rivets in airplanes — the works and windings of natural systems, which no sane tinkerer would cast aside.

If the birds are unable to quickly adapt to a new summer range, they will be in serious trouble as a species.

But if this study showing the majority of species studied are affected is the best Nova can come up with, I think the anti-AGWers are in deep trouble.

The bottom line is that the attempt to list the polar bear under the Endangered Species Act is not based on any evidence that the polar bear populations are declining or in trouble.

By 2080, the climate model projects, dozens of avian species across the country could be hurtling toward extinction — and not just birds that are already in trouble.

Many of the primate species are not household names, and sadly that fact tends to make the prospect of their extinction less troubling to some — while being an equally devastating loss in terms of biodiversity.

It is based on an observable scientific fact — that the Earth's carrying capacity is limited, and that unless humans learn to live within that carrying capacity, our species is in for big trouble.

Adding to the mysterious and troubling situation, investigators are reporting that the owner of the wildlife farm has been found dead on the property, and the animal enclosures appear to have been left open.According to early reports from the Associated Press, the dozens of exotic animals originate from the 40 - acre Muskingum County Animal Farm in Zanesville, Ohio, and that among them are several species which could pose a serious threat to the surrounding community.