Sentences with phrase «wildlife monitoring program»

(Whether a wildlife monitoring program could have minimized the extent of the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa is unknown.)

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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.

The bill also provides $ 500,000 to study new and emerging wildlife diseases and adds $ 1 million to USGS's $ 26 - million volcano hazards programs, specifically to repair and upgrade systems that focus on monitoring «high - threat» volcanoes.

Tom Milliken, leader of the elephant and rhino program for the international wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC, said Namibia had 1,750 black rhino as of the end of 2012 and the population has been steadily increasing under good management and protection.

Although an ideal monitoring program would include the sampling of both healthy and sick wildlife by trained professionals, the researchers propose that less costly alternatives could be used to effectively collect information.

(B) establishes programs for monitoring the impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on fish, wildlife, and plant populations, habitats, ecosystems, and associated ecological processes;

The zoo — which calls the program the world's largest urban wildlife monitoring infrastructure — hopes to collect data that will allow cities to better accommodate their wild animal citizens.

In Marin, the Conservancy has restored habitat and trails, engaged youth and volunteers, and managed a variety of wildlife and plant monitoring programs.

Five national wildlife refuges host of programs by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect and restore monarch butterfly habitat, monitor their transcontinental migration, and teach thousands of children about their unique migration patterns.

But the panoramic views and abundance of nature on the mainland also offer plenty to do and see for honeymooners, including touring animal sanctuaries, wildlife conservation areas (including the world's only jaguar monitoring program), and enjoying activities like bird watching, spelunking (exploring caves), hiking, and horseback riding.

(B) establishes programs for monitoring the impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on fish, wildlife, and plant populations, habitats, ecosystems, and associated ecological processes;

The Forests and Fish Law set in motion an adaptive management program to monitor and take steps to reduce the impact of forestry on fish, water and wildlife habitat, while maintaining a viable forest products industry.

The USFWS justified lifting the 2014 ban by arguing that well - managed trophy hunting can benefit conservation «by generating funds to be used for protecting wildlife habitat, monitoring populations, wildlife management programs and law enforcement efforts».

Supported the ongoing monitoring of wildlife studies, surveys, and activities to ensure program quality, effectiveness, technical adequacy.