Conservation

Rare butterfly makes a comeback after 30 years

<b>A rare butterfly species has returned to an Oxfordshire beauty spot after an absence of 30 years.</b><p>The black hairstreak was spotted on North Leigh Common where preservation work to retain blackthorn, where it lays its eggs, has been carried out.<p>Butterfly Conservation said it was last seen on the site …

Listen to Forest Conservation and Its Impact to Travel, Tourism and Community | News Radio 570 Clips | Podcasts

Dayna Reggero of The Climate Listening Project, Rita Frost of Dogwood Alliance and Rev. Leo Woodberry of the Justice First Tour, discuss forest …

Anglers urging government to allow shooting of more cormorants to stop birds eating fish they catch for sport

Anglers are urging the government to allow them free rein to shoot cormorants, in a bid to stop the birds eating fish they catch for sport.<p>The UK’s …

Anger over go ahead for new homes in Chirk

<b>Anger has been voiced after plans to build 22 new homes on a village site, which is partly inside a conservation area, were approved.</b><p>Proposals to build houses north of Station Avenue in Chirk were originally rejected by Wrexham Council's planning committee in August 2017.<p>Councillors said they would …

Waimea Bay is billboard for marine conservation

Fishing is prohibited here in the Pupukea Marine Life Conservation District with the exception of Waimea Bay where shoreline hook-and-line fishing is …

Misty MacDuffee, Dave Scott and Chris Genovali: Wild salmon, pipelines and the Trans Mountain expansion

As endangered southern resident killer whales continue to struggle from the combined forces of noise, pollution and food (Chinook) availability, …

How Hungry Baby Urchins Are Saving Hawaii’s Reefs

For decades, Hawaii’s Kāne’ohe Bay was plagued by an invasive species of algae that covered the bay’s reefs in knotted clumps and starved its corals …

Endangered green and loggerhead turtles make Mediterranean comeback

For 10,000 years, green and loggerhead turtles have been nesting on the Mediterranean coast of Cyprus. In the last 100 years, they have been hunted …

With no-fishing zones, Mexican fishermen restored the marine ecosystem

The idea that the ocean can run out of fish might seem implausible. Yet if you ask Jesús Enrique León Lara, that’s exactly what has been happening over the last decade in his tiny patch of paradise, a village called Agua Verde in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur.<p>“We lived off what we …

Citing in URL in latex

I am trying to write my bachelor's thesis in latex but I'm struggling with the URL in the literature. I use Citavi and converted it to a bib file. …

The emerald ash borer! Mark Grueber & Danny Moncheski of MO Dept Of Conservation discuss.

Kaleo frontman, JJ Julius Son, supports conservation with musical feature in WWF video series

Much like music, nature can inspire our hearts and minds—from the sounds of birds chirping to the sight of whales breeching. For more than 50 years, …

My Turn: Kevin Cleary: Preserving our pristine environment

Rhode Islanders love the environment. We have committed millions of dollars to nurture, rehabilitate and protect the natural resources that make our …

USDA-supported conservation is cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico

CLOSE<p>Limnologists and educators from the state hygienic lab use an electric generator to shock and count fish during a biological assessment on the …

Downtown heritage conservation district bylaw passed

City council passed a bylaw that designates much of Talbot Street and a few blocks north and south of the main street as a heritage conservation …

30 Years of Conservation Work In the Congo

This first installment of GLP Film’s new series <i>120 Seconds to Change the World</i> features director of the Okapi Conservation Project, Rosmarie Ruf, who is working to preserve wildlife in this region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

New Caledonia Is Taking New Steps To Protect Their Coral Reefs

On the northeast side of Australia sits the archipelago of New Caledonia, a French territory in the southwest Pacific Ocean. Originally occupied by the Lapita people, the area was re-christened New Caledonia by Captain James Cook based on its resemblance to parts of Scotland. After a series of …

Funding awarded to help control Great Lakes nutrient runoff

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - The Great Lakes Commission says it will divide nearly $900,000 among seven local organizations to help cut runoff of …

Logging in Upper Skagit River watershed put on hold as Seattle has ‘grave concern’

Conservationists fear recent logging at the Canadian headwaters of the Skagit River, the premier salmon producer of Puget Sound, will open the door …

Growth in production for Q2

TOTAL volume of production for fisheries was estimated at 1.13 million metric tons in the second quarter of 2018, with a positive growth of 2.64 …

This Coral Reef Is About to Become the First in the World With Its Own Insurance Policy

Think of the last time you went on vacation, strapped on a snorkeling mask, and dove deep into the briny blue for a glimpse of one of nature’s most …

Saving the Southern Wild: Alligator's comeback offers lessons as conservation law faces criticism | NOLA.com

By Sara Sneath, ssneath@nola.com<p>A living fossil

Five Islands to include new no-fish sanctuary zone

New marine park plan out for public comment.

IGFA Launches Exclusive Lifetime Membership Offer

The International Game Fish Association (IGFA) today announced the launch of its annual Lifetime Membership campaign. All funds raised from this …

What YOU Can Do to Fight Climate Change | Conservation Law Foundation

With Trump pulling out of the Paris accords just as other world leaders are discussing how to save the planet, what is a concerned person to do? The …

What do Cuban and Belizean fishers have in common? More than meets the eye.

Cuba and Belize are connected by more than ocean currents. They share critical ecosystems like mangroves and coral reefs, and both countries have …

Huon Aquaculture lease move approval angers fishers, conservationists

Salmon producer Huon Aquaculture has been given approval by Tasmania environmental watchdog to move fish potentially infected with the disease POM-V …

Restoring Fish Passage on the Patapsco River

The Bloede Dam will be breached for aquatic connectivity on Sept. 5. Families can expect 17 miles of contiguous river for swimming, fishing<p>Restoring …

Hall of Fame: ICF announces newest five members of the Illinois Outdoor HOF

Five individuals–<b>Diane Banta, Jerry Beverlin, David F. Grohne, Sam Oliver,</b> and <b>Steve Widowski</b>–will be inducted into the 2018 class for the Illinois …

Battle waged against invaders

Five invasive plant species were identified and mapped by the Early Detection and Rapid Response Network in partnership with the Ministry of Natural …