Sentences with phrase «wildlife conservation groups»

It is hardly what anyone would call charismatic megafauna, so it doesn't spark big campaigns by wildlife conservation groups.

The tech tycoon is also a generous philanthropist through partnerships with wildlife conservation groups and the

Experts from a wildlife conservation group say a dead whale that washed up on a New York beach was likely hit by a boat.

First Wind has followed that ethic in New England, said Ted Koffman, executive director of Maine Audubon, a nonprofit wildlife conservation group that has monitored large wind developments for more than a decade.

Not exact matches

An agreement recently reached between Jensen Meat and the Montana - based nonprofit organization American Prairie Reserve (APR) will help support the group's wildlife - friendly ranching and conservation efforts while also giving the company access to domestic, naturally raised and grass - fed beef.

Governments should stop imposing conservation rules on communities and instead involve them in discussions, giving them power over how wildlife protection is carried out on their lands, says Francine Madden of the conservation group Human - Wildlife Conflict Collaboration.

Namibia's Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) came to this conclusion after trialling a raft of wildlife crime - fighting technologies, with expertise from conservation group WWF and funding from Google.

«It's a large feast table of eggs that would never have hatched,» says Glenn Gauvry, director of Ecological Research & Development Group Inc., a wildlife conservation organization based in Milton, Delaware.

«Bird watchers, a group not traditionally thought of as a constituency by many wildlife management agencies, have real potential to be conservation supporters, if appropriate mechanisms for them to contribute are available.»

Western conservation groups are seeking stricter law enforcement to tackle a trade in endangered wildlife, but an Oxford University researcher warns that this is not a «silver bullet» solution.

Dr Jepson's view contrasts with that held by the leading conservation groups who pressed governments worldwide to make illegal wildlife trade a more serious crime at the 2014 London Conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade.

The two wildlife groups found that whole hills have been levelled, silt traps designed to catch sediment before it reached the sea were inadequate, large areas of trees had been felled and the developer had ignored guidelines on mangrove conservation.

In hopes of getting around these barriers, members from many of these groups — including federal and state fisheries and wildlife agencies, water supply managers, irrigation districts, and environmental groups — came together in 2006 and began hammering out the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP).

A more precise estimate of the antelope's range would help to target conservation efforts, says Nicholas Wilkinson, a Vietnam - based wildlife ecologist at the University of Cambridge, UK, who is working with the conservation group WWF.

It undertakes practical conservation projects, surveys and scientific studies, conducts annual monitoring of seabird populations, rescues wildlife in trouble, publishes guides and information on many aspects of the Falkland Islands environment, and involves islanders of all ages in its activities, including running a WATCH group for children.

As production of shale gas soars, the industry's effects on nature and wildlife remain largely unexplored, according to a study by a group of conservation biologists published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment on August 1.

Working with wildlife protection groups and organisations such as PETA and Global Wildlife Conservation, TripAdvisor aims to help improve the health and safety standards for animals, «especially in markets with limited regulatory protections» according to a statement by TripAdvisor CEO, Stephen Kaufer.

Although the rabbits were exterminated for purposes of wildlife management in the early «90s, the Rare Breeds Conservation Society of New Zealand managed to save a breeding group of 49 Enderby Island Rabbits in 1992.

Australia's lengthy «dingo fence» should be altered to allow dingoes into a national park to test whether they can help reverse the precipitous decline of native wildlife, a group of conservation experts has recommended.

The State effort was opposed by American Bird Conservancy (ABC), a leading bird conservation organization; Audubon Florida; Florida Defenders of Wildlife, a leading Florida wildlife advocacy group; People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (who described the bill as a disaster for cats), and by the Florida Veterinary Medical Association.

Activities include mist - net demonstrations with the Point Reyes Bird Observatory, bilingual bird walks and story times, beach cleanup at Muir Beach, family crafts and games, and the opportunity to talk to local bird - and wildlife - conservation groups.

Australian Wildlife Journeys is a group of independently owned tourism operators that showcase immersive wildlife encounters that take place in the wild, with a special focus on high quality interpretative guiding and conservation activities.

The Timbavati Private Nature Reserve was formed in the 1950's, when a group of conservation minded private game park owners, on the western boundary of the Kruger National Park, decided to pool their resources for mutual benefit and to benefit the wildlife in the area.

After a 2006 trip to Tanzania, he pondered setting up a nonprofit group focused on wildlife conservation but that didn't seem realistic living in Portugal (his wife works there).

Eleven groups doing conservation work or biological research in Madagascar have issued a joint statement decrying a surge in raids on the country's national parks for valuable timber, smuggling of rare wildlife and other activities abetted by the unrest and political instability there.

The work, led by Kashmira Kakati, a wildlife biologist, and financed by the Government of Assam and a group of conservation organizations including the Wildlife Conservation Society, suggest that the forest is home to a range of valuable species, scientists familiar with the work said in announcing tconservation organizations including the Wildlife Conservation Society, suggest that the forest is home to a range of valuable species, scientists familiar with the work said in announcing tConservation Society, suggest that the forest is home to a range of valuable species, scientists familiar with the work said in announcing the findings.

Conservation and enforcement of environmental laws is not a priority in countries torn by warfare and corrupt governments or armed groups may exploit wildlife in unsustainable ways.

Conservation Justice, one of the private groups working with Gabonese authorities to curb wildlife trafficking, is encouraging people to send congratulatory notes to Kouma Zaou and other officials leading the effort.

The group's land conservation focuses on farmland, open spaces, forests, water resources and wildlife habitats.

In the near future, we will be adding more organization listings, including anti-nuclear groups, Canadian environmental groups, midwestern environmental groups, wildlife protection / conservation and domestic animal protection groups, and others.

And, while countless conservation groups are actively working to save them, the arrest of a wildlife smuggler in Thailand is proving just how easily a handful of criminals could bring about their demise.

He made connections through local conservation groups, such as the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, which advocates for Colorado's hunting heritage, as well as Ducks Unlimited and Trout Unlimited, two wildlife protection agencies.