Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2800 )

• Can We #keepitintheground Please?

  

  GR: Face it folks our world needs citizen action now–now. Conservation groups challenge planned fossil fuel leases on public lands in Colorado Summit County... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Big Oil v Orcas: Canadians Fight Pipeline That Threatens Killer Whales on the...

  

  GR: Over the brink of climate and biodiversity tragedy, we don’t need any booster jets on the way down. Let’s end these dangerous projects and encourage... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• From Pole to Pole, Global Sea Ice Values Are Plummeting

  

  GR: We are already failing to respond appropriately to this national disaster. Trump and friends will try to further dampen our response. Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Just Announced: “Birds of Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona” Won the AAA Book Festival

  

  Winner for the Birds AAA Festival CHICAGO, IL, November 11, 2016. Birds of Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona was just announced the winner of the Animals, Animals, Animal... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• From the Bering to Maine, Hot Oceans Are Killing the Puffin | Robertscribbler

  

  “The Bering Sea has been off-the-charts warm. We’ve never seen anything like this. We’re in uncharted territory. We’re in the midst of an extraordinary time. Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Nigeria’s 4th National Family Planning Conference Concludes

  

  GR: In our pursuit of acquire food, space, and security we humans are destroying the planet’s diversity and productivity. Joe Bish of the Population Media Cente... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2016 ENVIRONMENT

• “Birds of Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona” Available Now

  

  Book: Birds of Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona “Birds of Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona” is now available. Click here for the book description. Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• Study: Protected Forests on Public Land Burn Less Severely Than Logged Areas

  

  GR: Theodore Roosevelt formed the U. S. Forest Service to protect the forests from abusive logging and grazing practices. Clearcutting was a major cause of... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• The Harlequin Ladybird is a Clever Little Devil

  

  GR: This is a good example of the unintended harm caused by human efforts to improve nature for human benefit. Accidental and intentional introductions of plant... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Breaching Environmental Boundaries: UN Report on Resource Limits

  

  GR: This is a thoughtful assessment of the problems with development goals that seek to raise everyone to the living standards of the United States and... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• NPR Poo-Poos Catastrophic Wildlife Collapse; Issues Happy Pills Instead

  

  GR: I have often lamented the lack of ecological knowledge among our leaders and news media. Here’s a story by Joe Bish that illustrates the problem of ignoranc... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• Birds of Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona

  

  There is a new book on the birds of Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona. The book has photographs, notes on seasonal abundance, and conservation status for the 127 species... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Elon Musk Announces Solar Roof

  

  GR: After humans have consumed Earth’s resources and covered the land with concrete and pavement, global warming will be the coup de gras for wildlife. Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• The Real Monster in the Woods

  

  GR: Numerous studies have documented the negative impact human presence has on wildlife. Animals avoid areas frequented by people. This is why we must avoid... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Mass Wildlife Poisoning in Limpopo National Park

  

  GR: Lion bones? Are ignorant people of Asia the most deadly threat to lions and rhinos? Do they also crave Panda and Snow Leopard body parts? What about America... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Bipartisan Senate Legislation Gets Tough on Wildlife Crime

  

  GR: Almost brings a tear to an eye to see Congress doing something good. “Update: On October 7, 2016, President Obama signed into law the END Wildlife... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Living Planet Report 2016

  

  GR: The Living Planet Index, which measures abundance levels of 14,152 monitored populations of 3,706 vertebrate species, continues to show a downward trend. Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• “We Have Nowhere to Go” — Sea Level Rise is Devouring the Coast of West Africa

  

  GR: Wild plants and animals are like poor people–they have no place to go either. “I am very afraid for the future of this place. Sooner or later we will have t... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Bushmeat Demand Overwhelming “Supply” of 301 Mammal Species

  

  GR: We praise indigenous people for their reverence for nature. The study discussed here shows how population growth and evolving social values have erased the... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Live Q&A: How Can the Environment and Development Sectors Work Together to...

  

  GR: They can’t. “Sustainable development” is a nonsense term used to green-wash the destruction of nature. To sustain nature we must reduce our population and... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT