Garry Rogers

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• January and February datasets–Weather & Life

  

  As promised, how is the phenology looking against a backdrop of a very wet but reasonably mild Winter. One notable thing for me were the number of Thunder... Read more

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

• Your Cause is Lost Without Population Control

  

  ) Despite how keenly aware Homo sapiens are of the potential overpopulation of other species, they don’t seem to think the same laws of nature apply to them. Read more

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

• Demonstration For Blood Dolphins To Take Place at The World Association of Zoos...

  

  On March 28, 2014 Save the Blood Dolphins and dolphin advocates from all over the world, including Ric O’Barry star of “The Cove” and Director of the Ric O’Barr... Read more

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

• Friday Cat-erpillar Blogging: Living In an Insectivore

  

  The Northern Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia purpurea, has digestive fluid in the bottom of its pitchers that is lethal to most insects. Caterpillars of the Pitcher... Read more

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

• Senate Resources and Environment Committee Schedules Hearing for Tomorrow on...

  

  The Idaho Senate Resources and Environment Committee has scheduled a hearing for H 470, the Wolf Control Board bill. There will be an opportunity for public... Read more

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

• More to Biological Diversity Than Meets the Eye

  

  Most of us already imagine the tropics as a place of diversity—a lush region of the globe teeming with a wide variety of exotic plants and animals. Read more

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

• Saving Large Carnivores in the Ecosystem Requires Multifaceted Approach

  

  Carnivore management is not just a numbers game, Virginia Tech wildlife scientists assert in response to an article in the Jan. Read more

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

• Tropical Grassy Ecosystems Under Threat

  

  (Phys.org) —Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that tropical grassy areas, which play a critical role in the world’s ecology, are under... Read more

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

• Commend Virginia for Protecting Exotic Pets

  

  Target: West Virginia Legislature Goal: Commend Virginia legislature for passing protective exotic wildlife bill The West Virginia legislature has passed a... Read more

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

• Global Warming and a Mangled Jet Stream: Germany Breaks All-Time Record Highs fo...

  

  According to reports from WeatherUnderground and WetterOnline, Germany experienced some of its hottest ever recorded temperatures for early March last week. A... Read more

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

• Business Schools: ‘the Silent but Fatal Barrier to the Sustainability Agenda’

  

  Social issues count for little in mainstream business education and until that changes sustainability will never be mainstream See on www.theguardian. Read more

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

• The Unwanted Side Effects of Poisoning Dingoes – Conservation

  

  In Australia, people use poisoned meat to control dingoes. But dingo poisoning has set off a cascade of ecosystem changes that affect other wildlife. See on... Read more

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

• Agent Orange from Farm to Table | Al Jazeera America

  

  With genetically engineered corn and soy, Dow Chemical aims to bring back toxic herbicide use, big time See on america.aljazeera.com Rogers: Be sure to read... Read more

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

• Endangered Mexican Gray Wolf at Heart of Political Battle in Southwest | Al...

  

  Federal efforts to recover wolf population expose bitter tension between anti-government and environmentalist activists See on america.aljazeera.com Share... Read more

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

• First World Wildlife Day Focuses on Threats of Poaching & Habitat Loss

  Habitat loss and illegal trade are two major threats faced by wildlife, experts said during the celebration of the United Nation’s first-ever World Wildlife Day. Read more

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

• There, but for the Grace of God?

  

  Daniel Andreas San Diego Picture credit: Unknown On our news this morning was the story of a very dangerous suspect, being sought by the FBI in Hawaii, for... Read more

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

• Global March for Lions – Global March for Lions

  

  Global March for Lions – March 15 2014 – Protesting against canned hunting in South Africa. CANNED HUNTING is a practice that is legal in South Africa, where... Read more

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

• Teen Elephant Moms Die Earlier Than Others – Science News – redOrbit

  

  Asian elephants that give birth in their teenage years are more likely to have bigger families, but die younger than elephants that have their first child... Read more

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

• Elephant Pulls Down House in Bengal, Then Rescues 10-month-old Baby Trapped Unde...

  

  A tusker smashed a house to bits in a village in Purulia district on Monday night but when it heard a 10-month-old baby crying under the debris, it turned back... Read more

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

• Milkweed Seed Finder for Monarch Butterfly Survival

  

  Help Monarch Butterflies Native milkweeds (Asclepias spp.) are essential for monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) caterpillars and support a diversity of... Read more

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