Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2800 )

• The Hidden Victims of California’s Drought | VICE News

  “California is struggling through the fourth year of a historic drought. It has included the driest calendar year in the state’s history (2013), and the year... Read more

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

• Fish and Wildlife Faulted in Red Wolf Shootings

  

  Source Seotember 1, 2015The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service violated the Endangered Species Act twice in the past two years when it gave private landowners... Read more

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

• Wildfires

  

  Massive Wildfires in US Northwest Destroy Habitats, Threaten Wildlife A heavy toll may be exacted on elk, moose and other wildlife whose habitat has been... Read more

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

• “Everything I Was Dreaming of is Gone” — How Climate Change is Spurring a...

  

  “Over the past two weeks, news of the plight of a swelling wave of refugees fleeing to Europe has filled the mainstream media. Read more

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

• Saving Coral Reefs Depends More on Protecting Fish Than Safeguarding Locations

  

  A new study by WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) has found that coral reef diversity ‘hotspots’ in the southwestern Indian Ocean rely more on the biomass of... Read more

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

• NM Game Commission: No “Game” for Wildlife

  

  from Rosemary Lowe: “At the NM Game Commission hearing on August 27th, Opponents of increased mountain lion and bear killing outnumbered the hunters, trappers,... Read more

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

• Record-Breaking Wildfires, Greenland Melting and Earth’s Hottest Month Ever

  

  GarryRogers:Humans have some advantages over other animal species, but like the animals, we can’t control our urge to reproduce and our desire for the security... Read more

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

• Biodiversity Below Ground is Just as Important as Above Ground

  

  Although most of the world’s biodiversity is below ground, surprisingly little is known about how it affects ecosystems or how it will be affected by climate... Read more

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

• World on Track for Warming ‘far Above’ 2C Target: Analysts

  

  Inadequate national targets for curbing climate-altering greenhouse gases meant emissions would be “far above” the level required to stave off disastrous... Read more

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

• New Map Reveals ‘astronomical’ Scale of Human Impact on Forests

  

  New research suggests there are just over 3tntrees on Earth, which is eight times more than scientistspreviously thought. Sourced through Scoop.it from:... Read more

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

• Deforestation and Forest Fragmentation in South Ecuador Since the 1970s –...

  

  by María Fernanda Tapia-Armijos, Jürgen Homeier, Carlos Iván Espinosa, Christoph Leuschner, Marcelino de la Cruz Deforestation and fragmentation are major... Read more

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

• Shell Exec: ‘I Have an Issue’ with Protests, ‘good Progress’ in Arctic

  

  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – The president of Shell Oil Co. said exploratory drilling off Alaska’s northwest coast is going well despite stormy weather last week... Read more

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

• Human CO2 Emissions to Drive Key Ocean Bacteria Haywire, Generate Dead Zones,...

  

  GarryRogers:Yet another danger from CO2 emissions, one that could become irreversible. Originally posted on robertscribbler: Trichodesmium. Read more

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

• When Water Is Gone – National Wildlife Federation

  

  Here’s an example of the commentary: “A keystone species of California’s Carrizo Plain National Monument, giant kangaroo rats are starving as drought turns thes... Read more

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

• Monster El Nino Hurls Record Barrage of Hurricanes at Hot Blob, Sets Sights on...

  

  “The Hot Blob in the Northeastern Pacific held its own for quite some time. But it now faces the assault of a barrage of tropical cyclones spat from the maw of ... Read more

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

• Drought And Beetle Infestation Killing California Forests – Capital Public...

  

  California’s drought is having a devastating effect on its forests — 20 million dead trees and counting, according aerial surveys. And the drought has a... Read more

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

• Chris Packham Slams ‘shameful’ Silence of Britain’s Conservation Charities

  

  BBC presenter and naturalist targets RSPB and Wildlife Trusts for keeping quiet on fox hunting, badger cull and the plight of hen harriers Chris Packham has... Read more

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

• Physics Doesn’t Negotiate — Climate Desk

  

  Bill McKibben: Notes on the dangerous difference between science and political science. Sourced through Scoop.it from: medium.com GR: I’ve encountered the same... Read more

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

• Introduced Species and Biodiversity

  https://www.youtube.com/v/wRgJ-IexHKk?fs=1 hl=fr_FR Great animation from the California Academy of Sciences about Introduced or exotic species, how and when the... Read more

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

• How Does Climate Change Affect Biodiversity

  

  https://www.youtube.com/v/aoQzK7nbmIc?fs=1 hl=fr_FR Great animation from the California Academy of Sciences about climate change (induced by global warming)... Read more

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