Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2800 )

• World Animal Day is Tomorrow; Here Are Six Ways to Participate

  

  #Animals, #Extinction Wishing to increase awareness of endangered species, concerned ecologists declared World Animal Day in 1931. A catastrophic world-wide... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Endangered Tasmanian Devils Return To the Wild in Test of New Cancer Vaccine

  

  Tasmanian devils have been close to extinction several times over the 10 years due to a rare kind of cancer first discovered in 1996. Now, researchers have... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Why the Pope is Wrong About Climate. #climatechange #nature

  

  Pope Francis is now the world’s most influential climate activist. www.politico.com GR: It really doesn’t make sense to write that reasonable statements are... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• #ClimateChange in California Passes a Tipping Point

  

  “Thresholds matter when it comes to climate change. A small increase in temperature can have a huge impact on natural systems and human infrastructure designed... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• We Assumed #fish Didn’t Care About Each Other. We Were Wrong.

  

  “Researchers have long thought fish were heartless and cold, incapable of the relationships mammals cultivate, but new research among fish in coral reefs... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• #ClimateChange Superstorm Joaquin Shows Some Eerie Similarities to Sandy in...

  

  It’s an El Nino year. So that’s supposed to mean a quiet Atlantic Hurricane Season, right? But as the tenth storm of 2015 threatens intensification, very heavy... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Can the Endangered Species Act Withstand the GOP Assault?

  

  Rare species like lynx would face increased threats under GOP proposals to weaken the Endangered Species Act. Photo courtesy Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Source... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Climate Pledges by 140 Countries Will Limit Global Warming – but Not Enough

  

  Analysis of nations’ carbon emissions pledges ahead of Paris climate summit shows they would see 2.7C warming by 2100, breaching 2C ‘safety’ threshold Plans... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake Proposed for Protection Under Endangered Species...

  

  MINNEAPOLIS— In accordance with an agreement with the Center for Biological Diversity that speeds up protection decisions for 757 species, the U.S. Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• New York City Flood Risk Rising Due to Climate Change

  

  “The risk of major New York City flooding — such as what happened during Hurricane Sandy in 2012 — is likely to occur once every 25 years, rather than once ever... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• How Does Climate Change Fit Within the Sustainable Development Goals? #Auspol

  Originally posted on jpratt27: On Friday in New York, countries will adopt a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that will guide global development up t... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• The Illegal Timber Trade Is Destroying Myanmar’s Forests and Wildlife

  

  Myanmar’s ancient and biodiverse forests are once again under threat. A new report from the Environmental Investigation Agency has found that millions of... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Forests and CO2 — Don’t Ignore the Scientific Background

  

  “Loss of nitrogen a key factor in forest equation “Forests may grow faster as atmospheric CO2 increases, but that doesn’t mean they’ll absorb more of the... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Global Warming

  

  Melting Arctic Ice Causing More Methane EmissionsThe melting of the Arctic ice cap is encouraging more natural emissions of methane — one of the most potent... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Wildlife Weekly Wrap-Up

  

  Written by Melanie Gade with contributions from Courtney Sexton and Haley McKey The Future of Sage-Grouse is Still Uncertain This week the federal government... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Cormorant Massacre Underway

  

  http://www.animals24-7.org/2015/09/25/cormorant-massacre-underway/ September 25, 2015 by Merritt Clifton 1 Comment by Bob Sallinger, conservation director,... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Patricia Randolph’s Madravenspeak: Black Bear Diaries: The Pending Murder of My...

  

  Originally posted on Wisconsin Wildlife Ethic-Vote Our Wildlife:“The fear of bears comes out of the hunting culture. To feel good about killing these animals, w... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Why Obscure Species Matter

  

  Without bats, a lot more corn would look like this. (Photo: Flickr)Odd bits of recent wildlife news, mostly about very small and obscure species, have left me... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Global Warming Consensus Extends Beyond Climate Scientists

  

  “The consensus on the reality of climate change extends beyond the field of climate science to other disciplines, according to a new study out of Purdue... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Floods After Drought: Why El Niño Might Not Revive California

  

  Sarah Kaplan for the Washington Post: “Vast swathes of forest are so brittle and bone-dry that they burn up in an instant. A vicious wildfire, whipped up by hot... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT