Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2800 )

• CANNED HUNTING: South Africa’s SHAME

  

  There is something so reprehensible about Canned hunting that people worldwide, from all walks of life, came together on March 15, 2014 to protest against it.... Read more

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

• A Supply-Side Voice for the Timber Industry

  

  The Evergreen Foundation supports sustainable forest harvest. It’s board of directors is composed of industry and finance managers and former government... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Make a Mark for Wildlife: Arizona Wildlife Tax Check-off

  

  “The Arizona Wildlife Fund is a voluntary program that allows Arizona taxpayers to help conserve the state’s wildlife simply by marking the Arizona Wildlife... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Chinese Orchids Are in Trouble, Here’s How to Save Them | Conservation

  

  Orchid species suffer thanks to their use in Traditional Medicine. Most conservation efforts don’t work but some scientists have an unconventional proposal.... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Help Give Renosterveld a Home – Africa Geographic Magazine Blog

  

  On the southernmost end of the African continent lies the smallest, but richest, plant kingdom on Earth: the Cape Floristic Kingdom. Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• HARBIN, China: China’s Tiger Parks Under Fire from Conservationists, Animal...

  

  The tourists piled into the bus, which took them through a series of gates into an enclosed, snow-covered field. Within minutes, the bus _ modified so that a... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Another Oil Leak Reported in Southern Utah; At The Grand Staircase

  

  (Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Burnt sagebrush and oil-covered junipers line the perimeter of the pond at Citation Oil Company’s #11 oil well leak in... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Small Miracle

  

  Amidst the greatest mass extinction of species since the dinosaurs disappeared 65 million years ago, there is one smallish success The Island Fox which had... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• 24 Animals Sleeping And Cuddling With Stuffed Animals

  

  Perhaps the only thing cuter than an adorable household pet is an adorable household pet curled up for a nap with their favorite plushie toy. Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Cartoon Guide to Biodiversity Loss XXIII

  

  Here are another 6 biodiversity cartoons for your conservation pleasure/pain (see full stock of previous ‘Cartoon guide to biodiversity loss’ compendia here).... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Grand Canyon Seeks Ways to Manage Bison Herds

  

  roaming in northern reaches of national park FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The herds of bison roaming the northern reaches of the Grand Canyon are causing h… See on... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Petition to Stop the Slaughter of Ravens in Idaho

  

  A couple of weeks ago, I came across a small news article explaining that the Idaho Department of Fish and Game had received a permit from the Unit… See on... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Nearly 500,000 More Americans Speak Out Against Federal Plan to Strip Wolves of...

  

  WASHINGTON— More than 460,000 Americans filed official comments calling on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to scrap its controversial proposal to remove... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Interpol Urges Joint Action To Stop Tiger Trade

  

  Environmental Investigation Agency Interpol urges global action to stop tiger trade Global police body Interpol on Thursday called for concerted international... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Predators, Prey, Habitats Symposium April 9, Pocatello, ID at ISU

  

  Four experts on wolves, cougars, grizzly bears, and other predators will present and discuss- The “Predators, Prey, Habitats” symposium will feature presentatio... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• USDA: Selling Out Organic to Protect Five Factory Farms

  

  The USDA’s decision doesn’t just violate our moral intuitions and the expectations of organic consumers; it also violates the Department’s legal mandate in at... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Swedish Critically Endangered Species, Part VII: Black-tailed Godwit / Rödspov

  

  Black-tailed godwit description Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Charadriiformes Family Scolopacidae Genus Limosa (1) The black-tailed godwit i... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Study Finds Pigeons and Other Animals Can Place Everyday Things in Categories...

  

  Pinecone or pine nut? Friend or foe? Distinguishing between the two requires that we pay special attention to the telltale characteristics of each. And as it... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• The Economic Case for Taxing Meat

  

  As tax season ramps up, we’re bound to hear proposals aimed at making the revenue system simpler and more efficient. A perennial is the “sin tax.” Rather than... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Science Says We’re Doomed.

  

  See on Scoop.it – Garry Rogers Nature Conservation News (#EcoSciFi) We’re all doomed, apparently. A NASA-backed science study says so. Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT