Sentences with phrase «threats to other species»

Furthermore, even if the presence of cats is shown to impact wildlife, community cat programs, which have as their goal a humane reduction in cat population, remain a desirable solution to minimizing any actual (rather than perceived) threats to other species.

Cats have lived outdoors for thousands of years.They are part of the natural landscape, and there are many biological and behavioral reasons why they are not a threat to other species.

Not exact matches

At the close of the twentieth century, with ecological deterioration accelerating and the nuclear threat ever with us, we need to feel not acceptance but the challenge to join forces on the side of life, for while we, like all creatures, are ultimately part of a universe that is brutal and may well end, we have, while we live, a part to play different from that of any other creature: we are responsible agents who can join with our loving parent to help our own and other species to survive and flourish.

Man increasingly is a threat both to himself and to other species by virtue of the powerful things he does to his environment with his machines, his chemicals, his weapons, and his waste products.

First and foremost: They contribute heavily to Climate Change, the biggest threat that our and other species have ever faced.

Mink are an introduced and highly predatory species which represents the main threat to water voles and other native wildlife where the habitat is suitable.

Along with the region's significance to birdlife and other species come threats from nearby development.

If the same holds true for other species, Hunt says, conservation biologists may want to take sexual dimorphism into account when assessing species» vulnerability to current environmental threats.

The authors conservatively estimate that an average of 5.8 per cent of the above - ground carbon stock of Amazonian forests could be lost if vulnerable large - bodied fruit - eating mammal species continue to be hunted out, even if the forest is protected against other threats.

It is the most urgent threat facing our entire species, and we need to work collectively together and stop procrastinating,» DiCaprio said, to applause from celebrities and others inside Hollywood's Dolby Theatre.

This scheme was originally intended to put more fish onto dinner plates, but it gradually took on the added goal of preserving species from the threat of dams and other river alterations.

Threats to wildlife survival, such as habitat loss and climate change, tend to strike some species harder than others, and the threat of chytrid, a deadly amphibian fungus, appears to be no different.

To assess the situation of the Iberian lynx and other felid species that live in the wild on our planet, a team of Brazilian and Spanish scientists has reviewed the scientific literature that exists on the main threat for these mammals: the loss and fragmentation of their habitats.

BAD NEIGHBORS Zebra mussels (shown) and other invasive species are just one of many threats to the Great Lakes» ecosystems, as detailed in a new book.

Other threats to cacti include smallholder livestock ranching affecting 31 % of threatened species, and smallholder annual agriculture affecting 24 % of threatened species.

The research, published in Endangered Species Research, sheds light on the true threat of plastic pollution to marine turtles, which, other research has shown, also eat plastic rubbish, and marine creatures caught up in it.

«As more albatrosses relocate to higher islands like Oahu in response to sea level rise, where mosquitoes are more prevalent, this disease, and perhaps others, will become a more important threat to the species, so we need to understand more about it and how to prevent its transmission.»

With the human population continuing to rise by 75 million or more per year and with torrid economic growth in much of the developing world, the burdens of deforestation, pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, species extinction, ocean acidification and other massive threats intensify.

Unlike some other species, the immortal jellyfish pose little threat to the ecosystem because it is so small — or to us, because its sting isn't painful.

An Martel and Frank Pasmans are deciphering a fungal threat to fire salamanders and other species.

Once the research team finishes plugging data from other endangered species into his model, Colwell hopes to work out a definitive count that will allow scientists to accurately assess threats from invasive species, habitat conversion, and climate change.

It especially poses a threat to local ladybird species and other insects that feed on aphids.

Some other statistics: About half of the world's tropical forests have been cleared (FAO) Forests currently cover about 30 percent of the world's land mass (National Geographic) Forest loss contributes between 6 percent and 12 percent of annual global carbon dioxide emissions (Nature Geoscience) About 36 football fields worth of trees lost every minute (World Wildlife Fund (WWF)-RRB- Rain Forest Threats, Rain Forest Species More than half of Earth's rain forests have already been lost forever to the insatiable human demand for wood and arable land.

We defend marine species and habitat from overfishing, offshore oil drilling, the impacts of climate change and ocean acidification, and a host of other threats — from the Sea of Cortez to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic, the Hawaiian archipelago to Japan, and Antarctica north to the Arctic Circle.

What may appear unusual for a wildlife biologist is only natural for Charu: «The people who share the habitat of snow leopards and other endangered species can be a threat to these animals, but they are also our most important partners in protecting them», he explains.

This species is particularly susceptible to bleaching, disease and other threats.

The other pathogenic Candida species are C. glabrata, C. krusei, C. tropicalis, etc... Normally, none of these yeasts would pose any threat to our health, and they are normal inhabitants of our intestines.

The main threats to all species on our planet are habitat destruction, climate change, pollution, and other human activities.

These marine reserves protect nearly 21 % of park waters, including kelp forests and other marine habitats, from the threat of over-fishing so that species are better able to thrive both inside and outside of the protected areas.

The advocacy group, joined in the lawsuit by the Channel Islands Animal Protection Assn., contends the rats do not pose a threat to the birds, and poisoning them also indiscriminately kills other species of animals and birds.

Thanks to a Tumblr post by Cem Aridag, a Turkish journalist in my new Blogging a Better Planet course at Pace University, I became aware of a creative approach to conveying the plight of endangered wildlife — a mock Facebook chat involving a tiger, panda, rhinoceros and other species facing various threats: Read more...

Similarly, I consider it a sign of farsightedness that the authors of the Endangered Species Act and other acts did not limit themselves to an enumeration of threats they could think of, but wrote their acts in a more farsighted way that would provide the government with tools to solve unforeseen problems.

But since then, while the agency went on to propose listing the species as threatened (a step below endangered), Dirk Kempthorne, the Secretary of the Interior, has refused to draw a line between human - caused warming of the global climate and the retreating ice that Dr. Amstrup and other government biologists say poses the biggest threat to the bears.

Environmental groups have sought to force the federal government to restrict carbon dioxide emissions using the Clean Air Act, the Endangered Species Act (because of threats to polar bears from global warming) and other federal laws, and now they are poised to add the Clean Water Act to the list.

First I asked him about the merits of the «sea ice refuge» proposal of Stephanie Pfirman and others as it relates to his new paper in the journal Nature on good prospects for polar bears if warming is slowed and other threats to the species are controlled:

The key threat here involves the expansion of hot and arid conditions into areas that currently sustain large populations: failure of other animal and plant species (including those farmed for food) to adapt quickly enough to such changes and subsequent ecosystem / agricultural collapses would obviously have massive impacts upon us.

ith demand for seafood increasing and numerous fish species declining due to overfishing and other threats, scientists are proposing a seemingly drastic solution: close the high seas to fishing and...

Krill also face another threat, which was not a focus of our research: Concentrated industrial fishing is depleting local krill populations, potentially forcing penguins and other species to shift their foraging patterns.

Climate change caused by fossil fuels and other human activities poses an existential threat to Homo sapiens and contributes to mass extinction of species.

This species is particularly susceptible to bleaching, disease and other threats.

CFACT Truth Squad member Paul Driessen, in a piece entitled, «Triple Threat: UN, EPA and Congress,» warns that even without Kyoto - imposed CO2 reductions, the federal Environmental Protection Agency's proposed regulations of CO2 and other emissions, and the Interior Department's use of the Endangered Species Act to lock up millions of acres of forest and oil and natural gas reserves, can accomplish much the same thing as the climate alarmists attempted at Copenhagen, Cancun, Doha, and other climate conferences.

«Climate change caused by fossil fuels and other human activities poses an existential threat to Homo sapiens and contributes to mass extinction of species,» the Vatican text states.

Suitable habitat for the Asian Tiger Mosquito, which can transmit West Nile and other vector - borne diseases, is expected to increase in the Northeast from the current 5 % to 16 % in the next two decades and from 43 % to 49 % by the end of the century, exposing more than 30 million people to the threat of dense infestations by this species.48

Global warming and climate change pose a huge threat to human civilization and the human species, as well as countless other species.

Some species of corals are more tolerant than others to bleaching, but it's a serious threat to most species.

Marine sanctuaries won't stop climate change, but they can give marine species a better chance of adapting to it by reducing the other man - made threats the animals face.

One review of 300 migrant bird species found that 84 % face some threat from climate change, almost half because of changes in water regime (lowered watertables and drought), and this was equal to the summed threats due to all other anthropogenic causes (Robinson et al., 2005).

The anti-people zealots are now demanding even greater protections for these wolves, who routinely kill other endangered or threatened species and pose genuine threats to people despite claims that wolves do not attack humans.

Asian carp and other invasive species pose significant threat to native fish.

But ABC said further that, if not done right, wind energy also poses a serious threat to various species of birds, including birds of prey such as the Bald Eagle, Golden Eagle, Ferruginous Hawk, Swainson's Hawk, Short - eared Owl, and Flammulated Owl; endangered and threatened species such as the California Condor, Kirtland's Warbler, Whooping Crane, Snail Kite, Marbled Murrelet, Hawaiian Goose, and Hawaiian Petrel; and other species of special conservation concern such as the Bicknell's Thrush, Sprague's Pipit, Cerulean Warbler, Oak Titmouse, Lewis's Woodpecker, Brewer's Sparrow, Long - billed Curlew, Bay - breasted Warbler, and Blue - winged Warbler.