Environmental Conservation

Environmental Conservation

Are wolves the pronghorn's best friend?

As western states debate removing the gray wolf from protection under the Endangered Species Act, a new study by the Wildlife Conservation Society cautions…

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Low 2007 Salmon Returns Linked to Ocean Conditions

Researchers from NOAA’s Northwest and Southwest Fisheries Science Centers are comparing data on the low food production of the California Current in 2005 that…

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Northern Right Whales Head South to Give Birth, Leave Genetic “Fingerprints” with NOAA Researchers

Although they are large animals, finding them in the ocean is not easy. “Like people, they don’t all congregate in one spot,” says NOAA researcher Dr. Richard…

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Tiny Polyps Depend on Dual Carbon for Coral Survival

New research intended to dissect one of the planet’s most fertile and endangered ecosystems may change the way scientists look at this symbiotic partnership,…

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Dissolved Organic Matter’s Impact on Coral Health Explained

Healthy corals naturally exude a surrounding mucous layer in which a complex population of bacteria exists. Recent studies have indicated that some coral…

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CITES Maintains Steady Caviar Quotas for Beluga Sturgeon

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) on Friday announced trade quotas governing the export of wild sturgeon and their prized…

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Non-Native Trees Threaten Rainforest Ecosystems

It might seem that for a rainforest the more trees the merrier, but a new study by scientists at the Carnegie Institution warns that non-native trees invading…

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Ski Tourism’s Impact on Capercaillie Habitat Revealed

Writing in the British Ecological Society’s Journal of Applied Ecology, researchers warn that forests should be kept free from tourism infrastructure if they…

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Charity Tackles Plastic Bag Pollution in Oceans and Coasts

Marinelife welcomes any move to reduce the impact discarded plastic bags are having on our oceans. The charity which conducts year round whale and dolphin…

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Nature's helpers: Using microorganisms to remove TCE from water

Now Rittmann and his research team, which includes Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown and Jinwook Chung, recently published a paper in the journal Environmental Science &…

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Finland’s Path to a Sustainable Cleantech Future

In the energy sector, these factors, are pushing clean technology markets of biomass, biofuels, solar, wind and fuel cells in the extent that cleantech is seen…

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Hungry Sharks Walk for Food: New Study Insights Revealed

The results of the international study, published in the journal Nature today, shows that the animals’ behaviour seems to have evolved as a general ‘rule’ to…

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Limitations of the 2008 Environmental Performance Index

However, within the European Union there are more suitable instruments for this. This is one of the conclusions of a study conducted by the Helmholtz Centre…

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TU Delft Tests Windmill for Seawater Desalination Innovation

In this case, it involves a high-pressure pump which pushes water through a membrane using approximately 60 bar. This reverse osmosis membrane produces fresh…

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Understanding Cane Toad Invasion: Why Some Species Thrive

Why do some invasive species expand rapidly in a new environment while others do not” Scientists from the United States and Australia are beginning to make…

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Researchers offer new theory for dogfish and skate population outburst on George's Bank

New research by scientists at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Chesapeake Biological Laboratory questions the long-held belief that…

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