An independent
wildlife researcher with a degree in wildlife biology and 50 years experience tracking raptors, has written a critique of the wildlife assessment done by consulting firm Stantec, for a New York wind power project in St. Lawrence County.
Not exact matches
«
With the number of dogs increasing and more contact between
wildlife and dogs there is a risk of repetition,» says Sarah Cleaveland, a veterinary
researcher at the Institute of Zoology in London.
Researchers with the group pioneered methods of breeding peregrines in captivity and releasing them into the wild; such techniques have since been adopted widely by biologists trying to bring other
wildlife species back from the brink of extinction.
Dr Nathalie Pettorelli, co-author of the comment and
researcher at ZSL, said: «
With global
wildlife populations halved in just 40 years, there is a real urgency to identify variables that both capture key aspects of biodiversity change and can be monitored consistently and globally.
She saw that other
wildlife researchers were tracking birds
with small solar panels.
A new paper from WCS (
Wildlife Conservation Society), in partnership
with researchers and practitioners from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Coast Guard, Space Quest, Google, and SkyTruth, reviews the use of a maritime vessel communication and navigational safety system that is not only effective in protecting people, but
wildlife such as whales, walruses, and other
wildlife species as well.
Researchers at the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) at the University of Kent say that
with over 4 million km2 of tropical forests harvested for timber worldwide, improving the way logging impacts on
wildlife is essential for global biodiversity conservation.
The
researchers then worked
with the
wildlife authorities to try to determine the probable source population of chicks that had been recently confiscated.
Researchers have taken a key step toward helping
wildlife coexist more safely
with wind power generation by demonstrating the success of an impact detection system that uses vibration sensors mounted to turbine blades.
Many are affiliated
with state or federal
wildlife agencies; others are independent
researchers, university professors or graduate students.
Geographer James Cheshire and designer Oliver Uberti worked
with researchers and
wildlife experts to collect billions of data points, taken from digital tags on humpback whales, magnetic fields tracking badgers, QR codes mapping an individual ant, and more.
Wang was joined by co-authors Drs. Michael Corson,
researcher with the French National Institute for Agricultural Research, Ouest, Rennes, France; Bill Grant, AgriLife Research ecologist, department of
wildlife and fisheries sciences, College Station; and Teel to conduct the work.
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.
With the support of our generous donors, the Foundation is helping
researchers around the world find solutions for not only our pets but for multiple
wildlife species impacted by cancer.
Through this fund, we hope to provide
researchers with much needed funds to act quickly to address
wildlife health needs in times of crisis.»
Enjoy an unforgettable
wildlife walk
with a
researcher in the panhandle of the Okavango Delta, drive through Hwange National Park in search of large herds of elephants, and sit down to a family dinner at a private home near Victoria Falls.
By staying at the Great Ocean Ecolodge guests from all over the world not only support the Conservation Ecology Centre's important programs, but also have opportunities to get involved, heading out into the Australian bush
with conservationists and
researchers to ensure the future of endangered and iconic
wildlife.
Researchers from the agency, as well as a number of universities, have been creating their own storms
with the mission of knowing how the extreme weather condition affects forest and
wildlife and, eventually, when and where future storms will occur.
With the Arctic winter of 2017 - 18 the warmest on record,
researchers are finding a troubling range of climate change impacts on
wildlife, including wolverines, reindeer, snowy owls, and more.
The industry partners
with academic leaders,
researchers, regulators and
wildlife organizations to ensure development of wind energy is responsible.
'» The park is working
with researchers from the University of California, Berkeley and other institutions to survey
wildlife during the next year and compare the diversity they find to that recorded by surveys taken between 1908 and 1945.
With all of this cool data, the
researchers saw a great way to raise public awareness of the rich diversity of
wildlife in the area — what project leader Professor Barbara Block calls the «blue Serengeti.»
Researchers hope that by knowing exactly what certain species of animals are up to, they can understand them much more thoroughly - and possibly even predict behavior and reduce human - animal conflicts, revolutionizing the way we interact
with and manage
wildlife.