Notes from a rare planet: Oil spill in Gulf of Mexico threatens wildlife refuges

This photo of an oil spill comes courtesy of Flickr user marinephotobank. Arctic Sea Ice Loss Confirmed As Main Cause of Faster Polar Warming It’s long been known that melting Arctic ice could help speed global warming. As the ice melts, … Continue reading

Notes from a RarePlanet: Could biodiverse Madagascar become like Haiti?

This photo of Madagascar comes courtesy of Flickr user Francesco Faf. Could biodiverse Madagascar become like Haiti, stripped of much of its forests and biodiversity? “Niall O’Connor from the World Wildlife Fund warns in a Carte Blanche production that if … Continue reading

Notes from a rare planet: U.S. losing one of its best defenses against climate change due to deforestation

This photo of a killer whale comes courtesy of Flickr user little frank. Killer whales split into three separate species “Using genetic evidence scientists have discovered that the world’s killer whales, also known as orcas (Orcinus orca), likely represent at … Continue reading

Rare donates CFLs to villages in China and Indonesia to offset staff carbon emissions (photo essay)

Yesterday Rare detailed its carbon offset program that is distributing energy-efficient compact florescent lights (CFLs) to communities in China and Indonesia. So far, Rare has distributed 20,600 CFLs and has offset 744 metric tons of carbon. The villagers were very … Continue reading

Rare celebrates the distribution of more than 20,000 CFLs for Earth Day

Shiyang Li, Director of the Rare China office, distributes bulbs to the participants as gifts after a cooking contest. Rare has distributed 20,600 compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) as part of a program to offset all of our carbon emissions from employee activity, … Continue reading

The importance of the entire migratory chain for the Red Knot

If the above embedded video clip is not showing up, click here. In this video, Dr. Guy Morrison, senior research scientist, National Wildlife Research Centre, discusses the importance of the entire migratory chain for migratory birds. If one part of … Continue reading