Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2813 )

• WildLeaks – Wildlife Crime Stories

  

  Wildlife and Forest Crimes can be better understood in their complexity and disastrous effects through stories and case studies. Here are the basic statistics... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Climate Change: Historians Will Look Back and Ask ‘why Didn’t They Act?’

  

  Harvard historian Naomi Oreskes talks about her new book, which imagines that current inertia in the face of climate change will puzzle academics for centuries... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Debunking the Legal Trade Concept for Rhino Horn

  

  Visit the post for more. GR: Experts debunk the idea that legalizing the trade in rhino horns will lower cost, decrease demand, and end poaching. See on... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Japan Wants to Start Whaling Again: Here’s Why They Can Legally Do It

  

  Care2.com: “Japan’s Prime Minister has said that, despite a court order banning Japan’s whaling practices, the country will begin whaling again in the near... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Changes Needed to Help Mexican Wolves

  

  “Recently the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) proposed one very good and many very bad changes to the rules governing the Mexican wolf reintroduction. Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• News – IUCN Red List Raises More Red Flags for Threatened Species

  

  “Almost 80% of temperate slipper orchids and over 90% of lemurs are threatened with extinction, according to the latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatene... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Military-style Attacks in DRC Result in 68 Elephant Deaths

  

  Elephant Poaching in DRC “African Parks has intensified its anti-poaching efforts in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to counter the poaching onslaught... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Global Protection Proposed for Sharks, Rays, Sawfish, Polar Bears and Lions –...

  

  Bonn, Germany, 13 June 2014 - “Some of the world’s most endangered species, many of them migratory, are facing unprecedented threats from climate change and... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• To Save Australia’s Mammals We Need a Change of Heart

  

  Twenty-nine Australian land mammals have become extinct over the last 200 years, and 56 are currently facing extinction. These losses and potential losses... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• New Zealand MPI to Be Principal Agency for Animal Welfare

  

  “To ensure a better overall response to adverse events the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management is currently updating the National Civil Defence... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Ghana: Endangered Species Near Extinction

  

  Monkeys carry their young ones to safety in the morning rain, while squirrels and other rodents flee across ravaged portions of Accra’s only forest reserve bein... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Hundreds of Scientists Sign Letter Urging Harper to Reject Northern Gateway...

  

  “Tuesday, June 3, 2014 (Dene Moore). VANCOUVER — A letter signed by hundreds of scientists from around the world is urging Prime Minister Stephen Harper to... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Finland Becomes Latest Country to Unveil Climate Change Law

  

  Finland has become the latest country to announce a new climate change act, setting a legally binding target to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% by... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• The Devastation of the Eastern Scottish Highlands by Recreational Shooters

  

  By Dhris Townsend: “Roads, fences, gates, burnt heather. A savaged, stripped, blasted land. That’s the Eastern Highlands, beyond Mount Keen. Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Help End the Illegal Wildlife Trade

  End the Wildlife Trade Use Twitter to show your desire for ending the illegal wildlife trade. Tweet a pic via #WhoseSideAreYouOn to show your support for... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Protecting Myanmar’s Rich Plant Biodiversity is Major Goal of New NYBG Program

  

  As Myanmar emerges from decades of upheaval and isolation, The New York Botanical Garden has launched an ambitious conservation and training program to... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Read This List of Hunting Supporters…….and Then Share!

  

  The Hunting Lie LOOK AT THE NAMES. REMEMBER THEM. DO NOT SUPPORT ANYONE WHO SUPPORTS TROPHY HUNTING! GR: Sportsmen (hunters) tend to justify their desire to kil... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Wildlife Groups and Sportsman Petition End Lead Ammunition

  

  Press Release: Defenders of Wildlife. Wildlife Groups and Sportsmen Petition Feds to End Lead Ammunition on Public Lands: Tens of Millions of Animals – from... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• The Etruscan Shrew

  

  …the Etruscan shrew (Suncus etruscus) is fascinating! It is the smallest mammal by mass (1.8 grams, 0.063 oz), and it has a fierce metabolism: its heart beats... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Court Upholds the San Pedro River’s Right to Water | Earthjustice

  

  Phoenix, AZ — Arizona Superior Court Judge Crane McClennen today reversed and vacated the Arizona Department of Water Resources’ (ADWR) approval of a massive... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT