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Nearly 500,000 More Americans Speak Out Against Federal Plan to Strip Wolves of Protections (Center for Biological Diversity)
(Source: Center for Biological Diversity) For Immediate Release, March 31, 2014 Contacts: Leda Huta, Endangered Species Coalition, (202) 320-6467 Melanie Gade, Defenders of Wildlife, (202) 772-0288 Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Diversity, (520) 275-5960 Sean Stevens, Oregon Wild, (503) 283-6343 x 211 Kari Birdseye, Earthjustice, (415) 217-2098 Maggie Howell, Wolf Conservation Center, (914) 763-2373 Nearly 500,000 […]
Conservation International Celebrates the Appointment of Board Member Victoria Tauli-Corpuz as U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Conservation International Foundation)
(Source: Conservation International Foundation) Filipina leader and activist for indigenous and women’s rights becomes first female to hold this position Page Content Baguio City, Philippines/Arlington, Virginia, USA – Conservation International extends congratulations and enthusiastic support to its board director and Indigenous & Traditional Peoples Program adviser, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, on her prestigious appointment as U.N. Special Rapporteur on […]
Modoc-Washoe Stewardship Committee Meets April 3 in Cedarville (Bureau of Land Management – California State Office)
(Source: Bureau of Land Management – California State Office) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT NEWS RELEASE Northern California District Contacts: Jeff Fontana (BLM) (530) 252-5332 News Release No. CA-N-14-38 A full agenda of natural resource conservation topics will be taken up when the Modoc-Washoe Experimental Stewardship Steering Committee meets Thursday,…
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Poaching Sea Turtle Eggs
In the latest animal-related offense to hit the Sunshine State, a man plead guilty to snatching 316 sea turtle eggs from Juno Beach on the Atlantic coast.
Using more wood for construction can slash global reliance on fossil fuels (Yale University)
(Source: Yale University) March 31, 2014 A Yale University-led study has found that using more wood and less steel and concrete in building and bridge construction would substantially reduce global carbon dioxide emissions and fossil fuel consumption. Despite an established forest conservation theory holding that tree harvesting should be strictly minimized to prevent the loss […]
Japan’s scientific whaling ruled a scam
3The UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) today, March 31, 2014, ruled that Japan’s meager scientific output about whales did not justify the killing of 150 Minke Whales. The…
World court ruling reaffirms protection of Southern Ocean whales (WWF-UK)
(Source: WWF-UK) 31 March 2014 Gland, Switzerland (March 31) – The International Court of Justice ruled today that Japan should immediately cease all whaling activities under its current scientific programme JARPA II. The decision is a major victory for whale protection efforts and a clear call for the end of hunting in the Southern Ocean. […]
3/31/2014 – VIU’S DEEP BAY MARINE FIELD STATION LAUNCHES ‘BUY A BONE’ CAMPAIGN TO RAISE A WHALE (Vancouver Island University)
(Source: Vancouver Island University) VIU’S DEEP BAY MARINE FIELD STATION LAUNCHES ‘BUY A BONE’ CAMPAIGN TO RAISE A WHALE Brian Kingzett, Manager, Deep Bay Marine Field Station and Claire Vial, Public Education Assistant, Deep Bay Marine Field Station, with some of the Grey Whale bones available for “purchase” in VIU’s Raise a Whale campaign. Right-click […]
Free Women’s Fishing Clinic scheduled for North Palm Beach April 12 (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission)
(Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) Free Women’s Fishing Clinic scheduled for North Palm Beach April 12 News Release Monday, March 31, 2014 Media contact: Amanda Nalley, 850-410-4943 Learn the skills to successfully cast your line into the sea by attending the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation…
