Earth Week Heroes 2014: Dr. Dee Boersma
During Earth Week, Green News Update will share stories of 10 people, places and projects that you’ll want to follow. They deserve our attention and support. First up: Dr. Dee […]
Category Archives: Endangered species
Whalehunting: Court Strikes Down Japan’s Claim + Update
Whales and Aussies victorious! In a decision today, The International Court of Justice (ICJ -The Hague) struck down Japan’s claim that its whalehunting forays are for science. Japan has been […]
Animals at Risk: Tiger Torture & Slaughter in China
Britain’s Guardian Newspaper reports: ” Police in the port city of Zhanjiang, in the southern province of Guangdong, China, seized a freshly slaughtered tiger and multiple tiger products in a raid […]
Animals at Risk: Rhino Anti-Poaching Campaign
Philanthropist Howard Buffett is donating $24 million to South Africa’s parks for a 30-month campaign to stanch the rhino poaching trade, according to a Reuters news report. The goal is […]
Animals at Risk: Elephant Slaughter, Circles of Death
ELEPHANT GENOCIDE IS UGLY. What can you do ? It’s a crime of epic proportions: At least 35,000 African elephants were slaughtered last year for their tusks, according to experts who […]
E.O. Wilson: Do More – Preserve Life on Earth
“ The remainder of the century will be a bottleneck of growing human impact on the environment and diminishing biodiversity. We bear all of the responsibility of bringing ourselves and […]
Rewilding Europe: Parts I-IV
Europe has four times the population density of the United States. After thousands of years of human habitation – as well as innumerable armed conflicts – Europe, from the Arctic […]
Monarch Migration Is On! Update 10/1/2013
MONARCHS IN PERIL: Three scientists and naturalist sit in on the Diane Rehm Show (NPR) to discuss banding monarchs, migration, population declines and steps to turn the situation around. Listen in […]
Rewilding Europe: Intro to Parts I-IV
In February 2013, we started the Rewilding Europe series to acquaint readers with major conservation initiatives now underway on the continent. Part IV of the series is now online: the […]
Rewilding Europe: The European Green Belt (Part IV)
“Borders are both a threat and an opportunity. A threat because of restrictions, controls, limits. An opportunity because of exchange, crossroads and trade.” Robert Brunner, Manager, Thayatal National Park (Austria) […]
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