Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2813 )

• Conservation Policy and the Measurement of Forests

  This report defines the disparity between various satellite-based measurements of global forest cover. www.nature.com GR: Remote (satellite) sensing has been... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• At Site of World’s Worst Nuclear Disaster, the Animals Have Returned

  

  “In 1986, after a fire and explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant released radioactive particles into the air, thousands of people left the area, never... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• World Animal Day Was October 4 | Here Are Six Ways to Keep Supporting Animals

  

  #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 05 October 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Trafficked Tropical Animals: the Ghost Exports of Venezuela

  

  “Venezuela is losing at least 900,000 animals every year to the $320 million illegal wildlife trade. “Among the birds sold to the pet trade are 50 species of Ne... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Cowspiracy

  

  As eye-opening as “Blackfish” and as inspiring as “An Inconvenient Truth”. Cowspiracy may be the most important film made to inspire saving the planet.... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• World Animal Day is TODAY | 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 04 October 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Feds Finalize Plan to Save Country’s Most Endangered Toad

  

  “After more than a quarter century on the Endangered Species List, Wyoming toads may have a chance at recovery under a new plan that sets specific targets and... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Arizona Wildlife Notebook Revised – #Wildlife, #Arizona, #Conservation

  

  Arizona Wildlife Notebook A new edition of the “Arizona Wildlife Notebook” is available. From the Introduction: In the year, 2015, lethal heat waves and storms... Read more

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

• After 29 Million Years, A River Dolphin Faces Risky Future

  

  “If you recall the emotional impact of the 2009 movie “The Cove,” you know how horrible it is to witness the spectacle of hunters trapping and slaughtering... Read more

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

• After 29 Million Years, A River Dolphin Faces Risky Future

  

  If you recall the emotional impact of the 2009 movie “The Cove,” you know how horrible it is to witness the spectacle of hunters trapping and slaughtering... Read more

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

• Where We’re Headed

  

  GarryRogers:Images worth thousands of words! Originally posted on Exposing the Big Game: View originalShare this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new... Read more

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

• 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