Rare CEO Brett Jenks gave an entertaining presentation at the 2011 WWF Fuller Symposium, outlining how Rare uses social marketing and community engagement to change behaviors that threaten habitats and livelihoods around the world. Continue reading
Oregon bans the sale, trade and possession of shark fins (Oceana) “While shark finning is illegal in the U.S., current federal laws banning the practice do not address the shark fin trade. As a result, fins are being imported to … Continue reading
Cows fighting climate change? (The Guardian) A Zimbabwe scientist explains how through regular controlled grazing cows can save grasslands from desertification and can put carbon back in the soil. “The goal [in agriculture] is to produce a positive carbon budget: … Continue reading
Pictures: Viable population of snow leopards still roam Afghanistan (Mongabay) “Researchers report a healthy population of the world’s most elusive big cat in Afghanistan’s remote and peaceful Wakhan Corridor region. Monitored by camera trap in the region, WCS researchers were … Continue reading
Climate change is happening, and its impacts — warming temperatures, melting ice caps, ocean acidification, etc — are being felt around the world. Environmental systems, regions, people, plants and animals are all affected by climate change. People, organizations and governments have … Continue reading
WWF warns of massive forest loss (UPI) “More than 568 million acres of forest worldwide will disappear by 2050 if no action is taken.” “‘We are squandering forests now by failing to sort out vital policy issues such as governance … Continue reading
African lions probably 2 distinct species (Wildlife Extra) “There is a remarkable difference between the lions of west and central Africa compared to those in the east and south of the continent, according to new research.” “The study suggests that … Continue reading
Biologists help endangered penguins find true love (Treehugger) “Once a match has been approved, the couple is moved to a more intimate setting downstairs. “Candlelight and romance,” Hume calls it. If the penguins hit it off — and they usually … Continue reading
Why it feels like a polar winter (Discovery News) “Severe winter in the Northern Hemisphere mid-latitudes are the result of a breakdown in the normal patterns of air pressure, winds, and the loss of sea ice in the Arctic.” 100% renewable … Continue reading
Arctic fish catch vastly under reported (by hundreds of thousands of metric tons) for 5 decades (Mongbay) “The total Arctic catch from 1950 to 2006 is likely to have been nearly a million metric tons, almost 75 times the FAO’s … Continue reading