Biodiversity

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• Barberspan Bird Sanctuary contaminated with Ecoli Bacteria – North West Tourism Board

  
  Travelwires.com — Authority: 438
  The North West Parks and Tourism Board is aware of the Ecoli Bacteria breakout in Barberspan Bird Sanctuary.  The matter was brought to the attention of the Department of Agriculture Conservation... Send your news worthy industry press releases for publication today to muzi at travelwires dot com.
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• INVASIVE SPECIES POSE HUGE THREAT TO ECOSYSTEMS (UNNews / CBD)

  
  Desertification — Authority: 148
  Read at : UNNewsSEAL THE DEAL: INVASIVE SPECIES POSE HUGE THREAT TO ECOSYSTEMS, UN SAYSNew York, Nov 11 2009 10:05AMIt’s no longer than a grain of rice. But the mountain pine beetle is an insidious environmental predator, laying waste to swathes of forest in north-western Canada and exposing the local ecosystem to ...
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• Raise targets to prevent extinction

  
  ConservationBytes.com — Authority: 113
  I know I’ve blogged recently about this , but The Adelaidean did a nice little article that I thought I’d reproduce here. The source can be found here . – Posted in conservation, conservation biology, ecological triage, investment, living dead, management, minimum viable population, mvp, population ...
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• China to loan two pandas to Singapore for 10-year period

  
  wildsingapore news — Authority: 582
  Asha Popatlal, Channel NewsAsia 11 Nov 09;SINGAPORE : China will also be loaning two baby pandas to Singapore for a 10-year period, as part of a collaboration between the China Wildlife Conservation Association and Wildlife Reserves Singapore to mark the 20th anniversary of Sino-Singapore relations.According to ...
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• New crocodile hopes in Cambodia

  
  wildsingapore news — Authority: 582
  Guy De Launey, BBC News 10 Nov 09;Conservationists say there is fresh hope for one of the worlds rarest reptiles.DNA tests have found 35 pure-bred Siamese crocodiles at a wildlife sanctuary in Cambodia.There are fewer then 250 of the species left in the wild, but the crocodiles at the sanctuary could now form the ...
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• Australian dam project shelved to save fish, turtles

  
  wildsingapore news — Authority: 582
  Yahoo News 12 Nov 09;SYDNEY (AFP) – Australia on Wednesday rejected plans to build a massive new dam, despite pleas it is needed to provide water to residents, because of its feared impact on endangered fish and turtles.Environment Minister Peter Garrett said the 1.8 billion dollar (1.7 billion US) Traveston ...
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• New life for Croatias griffon vultures

  
  wildsingapore news — Authority: 582
  Lajla Veselica Yahoo News 11 Nov 09;BELI, Croatia (AFP) – Rescued and nurtured for nearly a year, then fitted with a satellite transmitter, Letricia appeared reluctant at first to leave its island sanctuary and embark on its long, uncertain migration.The last of eight griffon vultures to be released into the wild ...
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• The “Cool” Map Du Jour – Climate Change Edition

  
  The Global Sociology Blog — Authority: 134
  Via The Guardian, Interactive: Climate map shows world after 4C rise | Environment | guardian.co.uk via kwout This is an interactive map, so, if you click on the hotspots, you can get more information on the region or the topics. Very informative.
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• Islay High’s famous five go whaling

  
  For Argyll — Authority: 144
  Five intrepid S2 students from Islay High School attended a ceremony today (11th November) in memory of more than 40,000 slaughtered whales. The ceremony heralds the start of the Junior Whale Conference whose delegates were chosen after submitting a 100 word statement about whaling issues. Other delegates from ...
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• Environmental protection should be at the heart of future regional planning

  
  optimum population trust news watch — Authority: 483
  An exclusive pursuit by the Government of economic growth could have dire costs for the countryside, and the wider environment. This is CPRE’s [1] warning as the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill, which reforms regional planning, becomes law this week [2]. New regional Strategies, provided ...
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• Declaration calls for more wilderness protected areas to combat global warming

  
  Mongabay.com News — Authority: 138
  Meeting this week in Merida, Mexico, the 9th World Wilderness Congress (WILD9) has released a declaration that calls for increasing wilderness protections in an effort to mitigate climate change. The declaration, which is signed by a number of influential organizations, argues that wilderness areas—both terrestrial ...
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• 2009 Biodiversity In Study Kruger National Park, South Africa

  
  BASIL & SPICE--LIVING GREEN! — Authority: 128
  Sally Kneidel Ph.D.-- A Great Student Opportunity In June of 2009, Ken and I helped out with a biodiversity survey in South Africa. Most of the researchers were undergraduates from universities in the U.S.  All of them had already taken a semester-long ecology course in South Africa offered by the Organization ...
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• Genome sequence. Cassava. “… cassava is used for industrial starch production, and has potential as a biofuel source, there are commercial applications of these breeding tools.”

  
  Biotech — Authority: 131
  Steve Rounsley, Associate Professor in the School of Plant Sciences from the University of Arizona has said:“With the first cassava genome in hand, we can cheaply and quickly sequence other varieties that will give us thousands of little signposts – mile markers if you like – that will help us identify key genes ...
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• “Saving dolphins gets ASPCA award ‘09″

  
  Nature's Crusaders — Authority: 120
  For his tireless efforts to end cruelty against dolphins and educate the world about the plight of dolphins in captivity,  Among Richard O’Barry most outstanding achievements in recent years are the rescue and release of captive dolphins in Colombia, Guatemala, Brazil, Nicaragua and Haiti. The significance of his ...
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• “Come gets these cheetahs from my land”

  
  Nature's Crusaders — Authority: 120
  In Namibia, Africa at the Cheetah Conservation Fund recently received another urgent call from a livestock farmer in the area. This might be the animal that has been taking his sheep. He has found an older female cheetah with two cubs, a male and female on his property. CCF went immediately to retrieve the cheetahs. ...
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• Road Redux

  
  Journal Watch Online — Authority: 418
  Ancient Chinese road construction method preserves cliff ecosystems
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• Machrihanish Dunes’ masterclass in first class inclusive marketing

  
  For Argyll — Authority: 144
  The Autumn issue of Links, the international magazine for golfers, features the new Machrihanish Dunes golf course in Kintyre as its cover story.This entire piece - by Anthony Pioppi - powerfully harnesses the advantages of sharing the limelight in marketing and publicity.Early in the article the focus is not on ...
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• Koalas could be extinct in 30 years: conservationists

  
  wildsingapore news — Authority: 582
  Yahoo News 10 Nov 09;SYDNEY (AFP) – Australias koalas could be extinct in 30 years, conservationists warned Tuesday, calling for the iconic creatures to be declared an endangered species.The Australian Koala Foundation said a recent survey indicated numbers may have plunged by more than half in the past six years ...
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• Plant experts unveil DNA barcode

  
  wildsingapore news — Authority: 582
  Mark Kinver, BBC News 11 Nov 09;Hundreds of experts from 50 nations are set to agree on a "DNA barcode" system that gives every plant on Earth a unique genetic fingerprint.The technology will be used in a number of ways, including identifying the illegal trade in endangered species. The data will be stored on a global ...
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• All power to the nimbys

  
  optimum population trust news watch — Authority: 483
  Yesterday saw the announcement of the country’s first national policy statements . Once finalised, these will guide the decisions of the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) on new developments, starting with energy infrastructure such as nuclear plants , large wind farms and pylons. The system is designed to ...
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