Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2800 )

• Nasa-funded Study: Industrial Civilization Headed for ‘irreversible Collapse’?

  

  Nafeez Ahmed: Natural and social scientists develop new model of how ‘perfect storm’ of crises could unravel global system. . . Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• We Need To Learn From History And Permanently Shut Down All Ivory Trade

  

  Environmental Investigation Agency The tragic price of ivory – Poachers are killing thousands of African elephants for their tusks. Can the ivory trade be... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Indonesian President Orders Crackdown on Land Burners

  

  . Riau province chokes in haze from forest fires See on www.ucanews.com Rogers: Land clearing is a major threat to Earth’s tropical ecosystems. Share... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Vanishing Innocents: Fish, Dolphins, and Other Sea Creatures in Troubled Waters

  

  By Maddalena Bearzi of the Ocean Conservation Society Sardinia has a unique and unforgettable scent, different from any other place I’ve known. It’s the scent o... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Dolphins Need Some Serious Help off Nova Scotia

  

  EMERGENCY! Location: Cape Ray Newfoundland, Canada (near the light house, you need to walk off the road to see them) 40 white beak dolphins are STRANDED. The ic... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• If Biodiversity is So Important, Why is Europe Not Languishing?

  

  I don’t often respond to many comments on this blog unless they are really, really good questions (and if I think I have the answers). Even rarer is devoting... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Global Warming #environment #climate

  

  Vanishing ice warning for ‘Mountains of the Moon’ At 5 109 metres, Mount Stanley’s jagged peak is the third highest mountain in Africa, topped only by Mount... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Congress Tries to Undermine EPA on Climate Change #climate #environment

  

  Clean Energy Investments in Obama Administration’s FY 2015 Budget Proposal As part of the never-ending attacks on the Environmental Protection Agency’s efforts... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Please Stop Slamming the Heads of Seals with Wood Planks #animals #animalcruelty

  

  Honestly…I thought that was done…(there i go again…being in my own bubble where i think people act like normal). I had no clue people still killed seals this wa... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• SANParks, the Epicenter of the Poaching War

  

  Helping Rhinos and Fight for Rhinos have teamed up with SANParks (South African National Parks) in Kruger National Park. Kruger National Park is home to around... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Humpback Whale Entangled in Fishing Gear Still Missing (Hawaii, USA)

  

  March 16th, 2014 (Alex Saltarin). Hawaii officials are currently searching for a whale reported to have been entangled in a bunch of fishing lines and buoys. Se... Read more

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

• Petition – Ban Penning and Baiting Bloodsports in USA!

  

  This petition represents an appeal by concerned taxpayers, citizens, tourists and visitors to the United States, to ban the barbaric and sadistic abuse of... Read more

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

• Two Rescued Rabbits Finally Step Outside After Life Spent in Lab Cages

  

  While animal-free experimentation alternatives do exist and are being increasingly advocated for,testing on animals is still prevalent. According to the Humane... Read more

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

• New Marine Protected Areas for Kaikoura (New Zealand)

  

  Sunday, 16 March, 2014. The Government today announced a new marine reserve, whale and fur seal sanctuary, five customary fishing areas and amateur fishing... Read more

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

• England: MP’s Vote 219 to 1 Against Further Badger Killing – But Will Cameron an...

  

  See the brilliant Brian via the following link: As many of you are aware, we have been fighting the issue of badger culling on our own ‘patch’ of England for... Read more

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

• Seizures Show Scale of Pangolin Peril

  

  (Phys.org) —Pangolins, insect-eating mammals that live in tropical parts of Africa and Asia, are under threat from a growing inter-continental illegal trade in... Read more

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

• Osprey in Flight

  

  A breeding pair of Ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) has returned to a nesting site only a few miles from where I live and I was thrilled to get some shots of the... Read more

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

• Ukraine: The People May Have Their Own Wars – But The Animals in Kharkiv Zoo Hav...

  

  Petition link: The conflict in Ukraine hasn’t just caused the suffering of its citizens — animals in Kharkiv Zoo have been left to starve to death. UPDATE (MARC... Read more

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

• Skinned Alive to Make Fake Uggs: Horrific Footage Reveals Slow, Sickening...

  

  The original footwear is made from high-quality Australian sheepskin, but this footage shows the brutal treatment of creatures in China whose fur is used to mak... Read more

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

• Rallies in S.Africa to Save the King of Beasts

  

  Wildlife campaigners joined rallies around South Africa Saturday in an international push to protect the lion and save the king of beasts from being raised in... Read more

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