Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2800 )

• Sightings of Australia’s Common Birds Are Declining

  

  Sightings of some of Australia’s most common birds, including those that have inspired folk songs and become mascots of football teams, are decreasing in parts... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Wildlife in Built-up Areas an Undervalued Part of Our Urban Ecosystems

  

  Urban wildlife such as deer, foxes and badgers should be cherished for the ecological benefits they bring to towns and cities, rather than feared as... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Can We Save Biodiversity? Not as Long as ‘democracy’ is for Sale

  

  Like you, I’m tired of the constant battle with ill-informed politicians who claim all sorts of nonsense reasons for the bad environmental decisions they make i... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Bee Highways and Squirrel Suspension Bridges: Urban Wildlife Crossings – in...

  

  While cities expand and encroach on the surrounding countryside, nature is being pushed back. Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.theguardian. Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Fiction, Reality, & Responsibility: #EcoSciFi, #Climate-Change

  

  #EcoSciFi and #Climate-Change) The Tsaeb warriors appeared at a time when Earth’s intelligent creatures were endangering their own existence. War and... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Global Cooling–A Mini Ice Age?

  

  –Source: Posted on July 12, 2015 by …and Then There’s Physics “There was a press release from the National Astronomy Meeting – which I go to every couple of... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Inside Ranthambore: What About the Carrying Capacity in Tiger Reserves?

  

  GarryRogers:Recreation? The mere presence of Humans and their trappings disturbs wild animals. Hiking, biking, and motoring are all disruptive. Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Arizona #Endangered Species: River Otters

  

  Credit: painting by Consie Powell from Kays and Wilson’s Mammals of North America, © Princeton University Press (2002) The North American River Otter (Lontra... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Drought, Beetles Preying on Weakened California Forests | The Sacramento Bee

  

  Frank Cody wasn’t surprised to learn that at least 12 million trees across California recently have died from a lethal mix of bugs and long-term drought. Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Bug Outbreak May Be Related to #pesticide Use

  

  By Bob Berwyn FRISCO — Colorado forest experts are documenting an unprecedented outbreak of pine needle scale on conifer trees in Grand, Summit and Eagle... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Fossil Fuel Industry Must ‘implode’ to Avoid Climate Disaster, Says Top Scientis...

  Originally posted on jpratt27: ‘The age of carbon is over’ and a transition to a greener economy is inevitable, says Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, adviser to the... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• URGENT: Help Ban Bobcat Trapping in CA & Set a National Precedent!‏

  Originally posted on Exposing the Big Game: In less than a month the California Fish and Game Commission will vote whether to make California the first state... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Oil Company Exxon Knew About The Scientific Reality Of Climate Change In 1981

  

  “Pope Francis blasts global warming deniers,” the Washington Post wrote last month. The Pope’s climate encyclical focused on the immorality of climate inaction ... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Unprecedented Fire Season Has Burned 11 Million Acres In Alaska and Canada

  

  GarryRogers:When fire frequency increases, habitats change and biodiversity usually tumbles. Originally posted on robertscribbler: The land of ice is being... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Unprecedented Fire Season Has Burned 11 Million Acres So Far For Alaska and...

  

  GarryRogers:When fire frequency increases, habitats change and biodiversity usually tumbles. Originally posted on robertscribbler: The land of ice is being... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Denies Threatened Status for Gray Wolf

  GarryRogers:Perhaps FWS admins are hoping they will be rewarded with ranch properties when they retire? Originally posted on Wolves of Douglas County... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Global Warming Is Wiping Out the Bees

  

  Bumblebees, a linchpin of the global food supply, are vanishing across huge swaths of North America and Europe as a result of climate change, a new study says.... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• GSF Awards | BASF | Biodiversity – Making It Work on a Modern Farm (film)

  https://www.youtube.com/v/VQNErBjpM6o?fs=1 hl=fr_FR How can nine billion people be fed while nature is protected? Conventional agriculture and biodiversity go... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Corr Syl the Terrible – Chapter 2 Reading by Actor Geoff Mays

  

  EcoSciFi for Teens Chapter 2 read by actor Geoff Mays. From the author interview: “This book will interest anyone who reads for entertainment and who is... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• The Oceans Can’t Take Any More: Fundamental Change in Oceans Predicted

  

  GR: Running out of time. Species extinctions, intensifying storms, dying forests and the seas. Scientists study the causes, activists fight small battles and... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT