House guests learn all about the centre's
wildlife programs on guided walks with Shayne at dusk.
Not exact matches
Entrepreneurs and investors are betting
on a future full of flying robots that can be
programmed to do anything from survey crops or
wildlife to delivering vaccines to remote villages in Africa.
She loves working
on programs that connect people who care about
wildlife and the environment to actions they can take to make a difference.
Animal protectionists cast a great deal of ire
on the
wildlife damage control
programs, especially the work performed by USDA - APHIS -
Wildlife Services (hereafter WS) which has historically administered predator control
programs in the U.S.. For example, activists reject the idea that coyote control
programs are needed to protect flocks from costly predation.
As a leader in conservation, the work of San Diego Zoo Global includes onsite
wildlife conservation efforts (representing both plants and animals) at the San Diego Zoo, the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, and San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research, as well as international field
programs on six continents.
Whether they take place at our site or yours, our
programs provide preschoolers ways to connect to the natural world through seasonal hands -
on activities, songs, stories, farm chores, nature walks, and
wildlife discoveries.
Located
on a 121 - acre
wildlife sanctuary just south of Boston, the Museum of American Bird Art houses Mass Audubon's extensive art collection, which is shared with the public through exhibitions as well as through a wide variety of education
programs.
Providing education
programs on sustainability, clean energy, and climate change at many Mass Audubon
wildlife sanctuaries.
«After seeing snow in many parts of the state as April began, we are expecting an especially energetic turnout of «spring cleaners» at our
wildlife sanctuaries
on the 29th,» said Peggy Sagan, Coordinator of Mass Audubon's Statewide Volunteer
Programs.
Your observations (especially of rare and protected birds) help support Mass Audubon's major bird conservation
programs, including the Important Bird Area (IBA)
program, various biological inventories taking place
on our
wildlife sanctuaries, and other new
programs that are currently being planned.
No matter your age, there's always an opportunity to learn about the wonders of nature, whether it's taking a scheduled
program, attending a school field trip, viewing an art exhibition, or exploring one of our
wildlife sanctuaries
on your own.
The
program will focus
on local and exotic
wildlife, the importance of protecting endangered species, and responsible pet ownership.
Our Great Lakes
Program focuses
on significant environmental issues that affect the
wildlife and people in the Great Lakes region — from algae to spruce and minnows to moose.
John Weeks looks back
on an old Nature of Things
program where he reviewed an old past time he calls cruising for
wildlife.
The research is centered
on the Agriculture Department's Conservation Reserve
Program, a voluntary program that rewards farmers who save a portion of their land for conservation of watersheds and wi
Program, a voluntary
program that rewards farmers who save a portion of their land for conservation of watersheds and wi
program that rewards farmers who save a portion of their land for conservation of watersheds and
wildlife.
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.
Alberta's predator compensation
program offsets costs of conserving
wildlife habitat
on private lands in the province.
«Reimbursing ranchers for livestock killed by predators supports conservation efforts: Compensation
program offsets costs of preserving
wildlife habitat
on private land.»
Though ownership of the compensation
program has shifted hands a number of times during the last 25 years, one thing is clear: the
program contributes to maintaining
wildlife habitats
on private lands in Alberta.
As a leader in conservation, the work of San Diego Zoo Global includes onsite
wildlife conservation efforts (representing both plants and animals) at the San Diego Zoo, San Diego Zoo Safari Park, and San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research, as well as international field
programs on six continents.
«While compensation
programs don't prevent the death of livestock, they do effectively support the maintenance of
wildlife habitat
on private lands,» said Boyce.
In fact, the researchers say, the loss of
wildlife habitat in Africa — and not human treatment
programs — could be the main reason that sleeping sickness disease, usually called human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), is now
on the retreat.
(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
program will also touch
on forensic analysis,
wildlife preservation and science aimed at helping humans live longer, healthier lives.
Since then he has worked together with many local and international researchers and conservationists and been a consultant for more than 10 international TV
programs on Mongolian endangered
wildlife.
Cochrane describes «Campus Calgary,» a project - based learning
program that lets Calgary elementary students spend a week
on - site at one of several community agencies — from a
wildlife sanctuary to a homeless shelter — learning hands -
on from adults working in the agency.
Implements
programs including Love Your Lake for habitat stewardship; Voices of the North for classrooms; various e-learning
programs to focus
on wildlife
It also wants to prohibit
programs that allow protection of cats
on any public lands that contain significant
wildlife habitat.
Although the actual impacts of community cats compared to pet cats
on wildlife are hotly debated, one issue that is not is that the capacities of most shelter
programs are simply insufficient to decrease the overall number of outdoor cats in a community.
Unfortunately, TNR
programs have been shown to fail to reduce feral cat populations while simultaneously maintaining feral cats
on the landscape, where they contribute to
wildlife and public health risks.
Those strategies included implementing return - to - field
programs for community cats; limiting intake to only those cats who can be released alive or for whom death is the appropriate alternative; and investing the resources not spent
on euthanizing healthy cats in
programs to benefit cats,
wildlife and communities.
The
Wildlife Law
Program focuses
on the defense of
wildlife and their habitats throughout the world.
Our «shelter
on wheels» is known for bringing a selection of adoptable dogs and cats, as well as current information
on our spay / neuter services, area
wildlife and PHS
programs and services.
Charlie Potter, host of Chicago radio station WGN's Great Outdoors
program («dedicated to bringing to WGN listeners outdoor information in an honest and entertaining format») and president of the Max McGraw
Wildlife Foundation (whose mission involves «actively creating solutions through
programs of management, education, research and communications that strongly enhance the conservation of fish, game,
wildlife and their habitats»), is blaming declining Northern bobwhite numbers
on feral cats.
But the plan states that D.C should «revisit» TNR
programs since «TNR animals are often released
on National Park Service property and into prime
wildlife habitats.»
Although the actual impacts of community and pet cats
on wildlife are hotly debated, one fact is clear: the capacities of most shelter
programs are simply insufficient to decrease the overall number of outdoor cats in a community.
It is also why the New Jersey Audubon Society and the New Jersey Endangered and Nongame Species
Program are working with New Jersey Animal Rights Alliance, the Humane Society of the United States and Neighborhood Cats
on TNR guidelines to protect
wildlife.
Provide education
programs advocating responsible pet ownership and the importance of veterinary care and providing the public with knowledge and information
on caring for and protecting their pets, livestock and
wildlife
There's so much unbiased data around TNR and the effect it has
on the amount of tax $ $ $ spent in municipal
programs and
wildlife.
In working with the rescue group and Craig Harms, CVM aquatics,
wildlife and zoo medicine professor and director of CMAST's marine health
program, we are instituting this therapy using Multi Radiance MR4 cold laser
on turtles affected by this past season's cold - stunning event — and to prepare for this winter.
[2, 3] The group's commendable work, culminating in a pilot
program based
on their «ordinance and protocols for the management of feral cat colonies in
wildlife - sensitive areas in Burlington County, New Jersey,» [4](available here) has, from what I can tell, received little attention.
Opponents claim that the procedure has negative impacts
on wildlife and contend that the
program poses health risks to local communities when not properly maintained.
A decade of controversy after Winkler wrote, the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians conceded in the 1994 edition of their annual Compendium of Animal Rabies Control that «Continuous and persistent government - funded
programs for trapping or poisoning
wildlife are not cost effective in reducing
wildlife rabies reservoirs
on a statewide basis.»
We actively campaign to: - Stop the commercialisation of our native
wildlife, with present emphasis
on the Kangaroo - Ban the use of 1080 poison - Ban the use of the steel jaw traps in Australia (we succeeded in having this banned in NSW and ACT in 1997)- Ban recreational hunting of all animals in NSW state forests and National Parks - Implement a no - kill policy in pounds and shelters to stop the killing of thousands of healthy cats and dogs every year - Lobby NSW councils to provide low cost desexing
programs for low income carers - Abolish the farming of the Asiatic «Moon» bears in China cruelly milked for their bile - Abolish vivisection and the fur industry - Ban circuses with animals - Protect Australia's dingo by lobbying our government to recognise and protect it as a vulnerable species
Our educational
programs and
wildlife rehabilitation are done
on a local basis: however, our exotic animal rescue has spanned the entire country.
I can count
on two paws those that handle dogs, cats and other domestics and operate a full - scale
wildlife rehabilitation
program.
Since implementing an enhanced
wildlife program two years ago, GHS has dramatically increased the number of sick, injured, and orphaned
wildlife that it has taken in, while also focusing efforts
on public education and elevating how
wildlife are perceived in the community.
Trap - neuter - release (TNR)
programs, in which feral cats are sterilized and fed in unconfined colonies, have been advocated as a humane and effective way to reduce the impacts of feral cats
on native
wildlife.
This year's conference will feature 41 workshops
on topics that include: Behavioral pharmacology, Orthopedic surgery in a shelter setting, Animal cruelty law (including a mock trial
on cruelty investigation), Animal fighting, Equine welfare, Basic care of
wildlife, Basic care of reptiles, Infectious disease outbreak, Social media and marketing, Humane education
programs and camps, Burnout in the animal shelter, and Customer service for social change,
With our community outreach
programs we educate the public
on local
wildlife, proper pet care and how to be a responsible pet owner.