Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2813 )

• Using Mapping Technology to Help Wildlife

  

  By putting modern mapping technology to work, we can view conservation challenges and solutions on a wider scale than ever before. Read more

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

• Choke on This: Valley to Miss Air Quality Deadline

  

  The San Joaquin Valley Air District is once again on track to miss a federal deadline to clean up the air in the notoriously polluted air basin it serves. GR:... Read more

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

• Rwanda: Govt to Monitor Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Page 1 of 2)

  

  The Ministry of Natural Resources has unveiled a new monitoring system to cut greenhouse gas emissions due to deforestation and forest cover degradation. (Photo... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Congo-Kinshasa: Oil Company Soco Not to Drill in Virunga World Heritage Site

  

  Soco International PLC will end its operations in Africa’s oldest national park and also is committing to remain out of all other UNESCO World Heritage Sites,... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Stranded Whale Rescued in Mayaro (Trinidad and Tobago)

  

  June 11th, 2014 (Sandhya Santoo). A rescue effort was mounted yesterday to save the life of a melon headed whale (Electra dolphin (Peponocephala electra)) that... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Conservationists Split Over ‘biodiversity Offsetting’ Plans

  

  First global conference on market system of conservation hears of conflicting experiences in Australia and the US Conservationists around the world are split... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Fifa and Brazil Are Failing Threatened Armadillo, Say Conservationists

  

  The mascot for Brazil 2014 – In 2012, Fifa unveiled its mascot for Brazil 2014, a colourful armadillo called Fuleco. Its real-world inspiration is the... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Endangered Baby Rhino’s Mother Butchered In Front of Him…Now Bonded To Keeper

  

  June 10, 2014. They shoot poachers don’t they? Well at least in Africa where rangers are battling an epidemic of poaching that’s sending some of the most... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Kenya: President’s Touch Will Save Wildlife

  

  Some things are worth repeating. So I will say this again. Wildlife conservation in Kenya is in deep crisis. The future of our wildlife and all forms of... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Carbon Majors and Climate Justice

  

  A groundbreaking study published last November revealed that the activities of a mere 90 producers of coal, oil and gas, and cement – dubbed the “carbon... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• 2 Million Animals Killed by U. S. Federal Wildlife Program in 2013

  

  Wildlife Services, the highly secretive arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), has released new data showing that the agency killed more than 2... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Felidae (Cats)

  

  The Wildlife Blog: “Felidae recognize 18 genera and 36 species. With the exception of the largest cats, most are adept climbers, and many are skilled swimmers.... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Felidae (Cats) – Wildlife Blog

  

  The Wildlife Blog: “Felidae recognize 18 genera and 36 species. With the exception of the largest cats, most are adept climbers, and many are skilled swimmers.... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Bees Can Be More Important Than Fertilizer

  

  Insects play a key role in the pollination of cultivated plants, and a new study suggests that they can be even more important than fertilizer. Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Save the Great Barrier Reef

  

  The Great Barrier Reef is a global treasure, home to more than 1,500 species of fish, 411 types of hard coral, 6 of the world’s 7 species of threatened marine... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• March for Democracy

  

  The voices of the 99% have been silenced by the deafening demands of moneyed interests. The principle of “one person, one vote” has been quietly abolished in... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• You’ll Never Look at a Glass of Milk the Same Way Again. Watch Now.

  

  A new Mercy For Animals Canada undercover investigation reveals sadistic animal abuse at Canada’s largest dairy factory farm – a Dairyland milk supplier. Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• New Video: Meltwater Pulse 2B

  

  “This is really happening,” lead NASA lead polar ice researcher Tom Wagner said. “This weak underbelly of Antarctica is in fact starting to float out into the... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Arizona Game & Fish Dept Seeks Comments on Hunt/Capture Regs

  

  Comments sought on reptile, raptor, amphibian and mollusk regulations Rocky Mountain Toad (This information is from a June 6, 2014 Email from AZGFD. Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Global Warming Plays a Role in Australia’s Record Heat

  

  The past 12 months have been the warmest in Australia’s recorded history, where average temperature has warmed by 1.6-degrees F since 1910. Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT