Sentences with phrase «wildlife areas as»

Environment Southland has also been talking to communities about managing cats in sensitive wildlife areas as part of an update of their Regional Pest Management Strategy.

Not exact matches

A table and comfortable sink - into arm chair on the deck offers a cozy place to kick - back and relax, a tempting hang out area, particularly as the sun goes down, as you listen to the low hums, buzzes and chirps of the native wildlife.

This will serve as a control, to learn how much wildlife uses this area in comparison to the others.

Birds surrounding the area that are yet to migrate and other wildlife was left stunned as a healthy, loud engine burst into life.

Representatives of communities in the Buffalo Creek area were told of water quality tests that showed contamination and urged to take steps to protect the water and fish and wildlife habitat as plans move forward to expand the storage capacity of Buffalo Creek Reservoir.

Nature neighborhoods are areas such as residential backyards, school grounds, or environmental education centers that are enhanced to attract wildlife and to provide for their needs.

As humans rapidly develop the Massachusetts landscape, Mass Audubon is working with state officials and other organizations to protect important areas for wildlife and environmental health.

Deb Cary, Director of Mass Audubon's Central Massachusetts wildlife sanctuaries, which include Wachusett Meadow, noted that the conservation organization identified this area as a key protection priority years ago.

For the acreage under our care and control, this policy reflects the choice of Mass Audubon's Board of Directors and the majority of our members that these areas remain available first and foremost as wildlife habitat and areas for passive recreation.

We are working to prepare more of our wildlife sanctuaries for public visitation and we will update these pages as as marked trails, parking areas, maps, and signage are provided at these sites.

Home to a large proportion of England's deciduous woodland and other types of important and threatened wild areas known as «Priority Habitat», Green Belts are also a haven for wildlife.

[241] The attractions and major tourist destinations of Ghana include a warm, tropical climate year - round; diverse wildlife; exotic waterfalls such as Kintampo Waterfalls and the largest waterfall in west Africa, Wli Waterfalls; Ghana's coastal palm - lined sandy beaches; caves; mountains, rivers; meteorite impact crater and reservoirs and lakes such as Lake Bosumtwi or Bosumtwi meteorite crater and the largest man - made lake in the world by surface area, Lake Volta; dozens of castles and forts; UNESCO World Heritage Sites; nature reserves and national parks.

Westchester County Geographic Information Systems Mapper Westchester County's mapper lets users search by location within a specific theme (such as sewer district), or zoom in on an area of interest and display map layers such as watershed boundaries, locations of septic tanks and wastewater treatment plants, citizen science sampling locations, and fish and wildlife habitats.

As we were doing the ground search in the area, there was movement detected by officers on the ground and what they believed to be coughs, so they knew they were dealing with humans as opposed to wildlifAs we were doing the ground search in the area, there was movement detected by officers on the ground and what they believed to be coughs, so they knew they were dealing with humans as opposed to wildlifas opposed to wildlife.

Fracking would be banned in and around the city's watershed as well as within 500 feet of state aquifers and on state land, including parks, forests and wildlife areas — a significant reversal from its 2009 position.

Within the Ecosystems mission area, the FY 2018 budget proposes a $ 10.7 million cut in wildlife research and related programs as well as a combined $ 8 million reduction to Greater Everglades and Chesapeake Bay research and monitoring.

I think that hanging out in a heavily touristed area of San Francisco's Embarcadero means that these California sea lions — one mature individual and one pup — qualify as urban wildlife.

This study shows that coexistence of conservation and development is possible, provided that wildlife are offered refuges, such as the small protected areas that constitute the Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary.

Steve: You mentioned climate change as another area that comes into play here and the relationship between a robust wildlife population and carbon storage is probably not well known out there.

Core protected areas had long been a feature of conservation design, but Soulé and Noss described national parks and wildlife refuges as only the beginning, the kernels from which larger, mightier protected areas must grow.

The illegal bushmeat trade stands out as the most severe and prevalent threat facing lions and many other wildlife species in Africa's protected areas.

While canine distemper has been known for many years as a problem affecting domestic dogs, the virus has been appearing in new areas and causing disease and mortality in a wide range of wildlife species, including tigers and lions.

Protected areas, such as nature reserves and national parks, are thought to provide a refuge for wildlife, but according to a new study, many of these areas are not safe from light pollution.

The continued development of maritime transportation around the world, especially in new areas such as the Arctic, can increase conservation impacts to wildlife, including disturbance, fatal strikes, introduction of pathogens through ballast water, habitat destruction through anchoring (especially on corals), introduction of invasive species, air emis ¬ sions, noise, and fuel spills.

This area is home to approximately 40 percent of the world's reef wildlife population, including more than 75 percent of coral species and some 3,000 individual species of fish, as well as sea turtles, mollusks, crustaceans, and marine mammals.

• More effective management and protection of large areas outside of formally protected areas; • Increased law enforcement combined with improved legal frameworks and stiffer sanctions for poachers; • Coordination across all sectors on land use and protection of natural resources with a priority on conserving great ape populations; • Conservation advocacy for wildlife and law enforcement to effect behavior change; • An enhanced understanding of diseases such as Ebola to guide conservation actions; • Monitoring of great ape abundance and distribution, habitat loss, and illegal activities.

«Conservation of bird species should include decreasing noise in sensitive wildlife areas,» said Aaron Grade, who led the study as part of his master's thesis in the UF / IFAS wildlife ecology and conservation department.

Approaches include halting mining in protected areas as well as motivating the military to protect wildlife in this biodiversity rich region.

The UK's Air Navigation Order restricts the flight of drones over and near airports as well as areas such as Hyde Park in London due to concerns over the impact on wildlife and public safety.

In a worrying finding for conservation managers, cat densities were found to be the same both inside and outside conservation reserves, such as National Parks, showing that declaring protected areas alone is not enough to safeguard our native wildlife.

Commercial poaching and wildlife trafficking, committed by heavily armed groups moving across borders as well as local actors, has greatly impacted the area.

The first aerial assessment of the impact of Central African Republic's recent conflict on wildlife and other natural resources in the northern part of the country shows that wildlife populations have been depleted in large areas of their former range, yet there is hope as some populations of Kordofan giraffe, giant eland, buffalo, roan, and other key species that still survive in low numbers.

Global warming also puts stress on wildlife such as walruses and polar bears as they lose their habitat areas.

Marginal areas are often currently set aside for conservation, both as a means to provide a habitat for wildlife as well as a way to protect it from agricultural runoff into waterways.

A new global analysis of forest habitat loss and wildlife extinction risk published July 19 in the journal Nature shows that species most at risk live in areas just beginning to see the impacts of human activities such as hunting, mining, logging and ranching.

A financial instrument designed to offset activities that may damage wildlife in particularly fragile areas, such as rainforests.

The projects aims to give us further knowledge in areas as diverse as coral reefs ecosystem, the dietary composition in wildlife and domestic animals over the last 50 000 years, the effects of antibiotic exposure on microbial ecosystems, and changes in biodiversity that might have an effect on or are affected by climate change.

Ponds should be included as an excellent way of encouraging wildlife, shallow areas for pond dipping with habitat creation for newts, frogs and toads.

A wildlife dipping pond, rock - filled gabions to divide areas and use as seating, timber play equipment and colourful safety surfacing, willow tunnels and a maze are all further options that could be explored.

Depending on the scheme, there may be a requirement to obtain planning permissions but as you are more than likely attempting to reduce areas of tarmac playground and hard surfacing in favour of a more wildlife - friendly, environmentally sensitive «natural» environment, planning permissions are less likely to be needed.

The Ontario SPCA, a wildlife professional in the area with a trailer, as well as local people responded to the needs of the centre during the evacuation.

Many veterinarians recommend the vaccine for dogs at risk for exposure, such as dogs that often spend time in natural areas or that have wildlife frequently in their yards.

Progress and expansion into previously undisturbed areas have placed increased external pressures on wild animal populations, and the number of injured wildlife cases will rise as land within the south is developed.

These poisons are easy for people to obtain and often used in residential or agricultural settings such as homes, garages, lake cottages or summer homes, barns, farms, and even parks or wildlife areas.

The awards focus on corporations within the animal health industry, such as Henry Schein, and national animal health associations that explore the «rapidly increasing areas of innovation, technology, scientific achievement and wildlife conservation.»

Risk factors for exposure include areas with high ambient temperatures, increased precipitation, outdoor water source exposure, and the presence of wildlife such as rats, raccoons, and opossums.

Because of increased building and development into areas that were previously rural, pets may be exposed to more wildlife, such as raccoons, skunks, squirrels, opossums, or deer that are infected with leptospirosis.

contact us as soon as possible (or your local wildlife rescue organisation if you are not in the Darwin area)

• 31 % percent are from racial and ethnically diverse backgrounds • 30 % percent are studying mixed animal medicine • 9 % percent are studying to practice food animal medicine • 28 % percent are going into small animal practice • 13 % percent are going into equine exclusive clinical practice • 7 % percent are entering academia (research and clinical), public health, or government • 15 % percent will go into other areas, such as zoo / exotic, lab animal, wildlife, etc..

• 36 % are from racial and ethnically diverse backgrounds • 33 % are studying mixed animal medicine • 11 % are studying to practice food animal medicine • 24 % are going into small animal practice • 4 % are going into equine exclusive clinical practice • 16 % are entering academia, public health, government, & industry • 11 % will go into other areas such as lab animal, zoo / exotic animal, wildlife or other