Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2814 )

• Save Gentle and Vulnerable Marine Mammal from Extinction

  

  A critically endangered marine mammal is threatened with extinction by plans to build a new U.S. military airstrip. Urge the military to reconsider this... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Gatlinburg Conference to Examine Biodiversity Issues

  

  Adam Jones: Autumn view of fog from Morton overlook great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, USA Gatlinburg conference to examine biodiversity issues... Read more

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

• Gatlinburg Conference to Examine Biodiversity Issues – The Mountain Press

  Gatlinburg conference to examine biodiversity issues The Mountain Press Discover Life in America, the nonprofit organization that studies biodiversity in the... Read more

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

• Preserving Flora, Fauna: Biodiversity Park in Murree

  

  “The park is being developed for preserving local flora and fauna, said an official of the EPD. “The park, developed at a cost of Rs92. Read more

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

• Santander: Simply Financing Extinction – Greenpeace UK (blog)

  

  Diggers are tearing up Indonesia’s rainforest – home to endangered tigers, orangutans and sun bears – and Santander is bankrolling the paper company that’s... Read more

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

• Educational Resources | Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative

  

  Here’s some great #IYS2015 snow day activities for kids: http://t.co/d8pDqQptkA#Soil #Biodiversity Source: www.globalsoilbiodiversity. Read more

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

• World’s Forests at the Mercy of Commodity Supply Chains

  

  OXFORD, UK, February 11, 2015 (ENS) – Only a small minority of the power brokers controlling the global commodity supply chains that drive the world’s tropical... Read more

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

• World’s Forests at the Mercy of Commodity Supply Chains

  

  OXFORD, UK, February 11, 2015 (ENS) – Only a small minority of the power brokers controlling the global commodity supply chains that drive the world’s tropical... Read more

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

• Canada: Takes No Action Against The Logging Industry; Instead Blames and Kills...

  

  SAV Comment: Obviously money is more important than anything else – so they think – bugger wildlife and the beauty it brings – Kill, kill, kill – we are humans... Read more

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

• Blazing Ahead of Climate Change: The Potential for Assisted Migration of...

  

  It’s the Goldilocks principle. All species, including plants, animals and fungi, are uniquely adapted to a specific combination of climate and environmental... Read more

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

• Operation Owl: Boxes Help Save These Beautiful Bellwethers of Biodiversity

  

  A Woking-based volunteer group strives to create habitats for these nocturnal birds and inspire children to help in conservation, discovers Patrick Barkham... Read more

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

• Get Outdoors on Valentine’s Day by Participating in Great Backyard Bird Count

  

  By David Figura | [email protected] “Last year’s bird count resulted in an unprecedented number of sightings of snowy owls throughout the northeast and... Read more

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

• Australia in ‘extinction Calamity’

  

  A new survey of Australia’s native mammals, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggests the scale of the problem is more... Read more

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

• Growing Stream-flow Variability Threatens Chinook Salmon Spawning in Pacific...

  

  GarryRogers:Increasing extremes are expected, but the prospects are sad nevertheless. Originally posted on Summit County Citizens Voice: Research documents... Read more

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

• Canada Announces 2020 Biodiversity Goals

  

  OTTAWA, Feb. 9, 2015 /CNW/ – Today, the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency an... Read more

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

• Withering Clouds: Climate Change Damaging Biodiverse Costa Rica Forest

  

  MONTEVERDE, Costa Rica — The cloud forests of Monteverde are known around the world for their biodiversity. But locals and scientists are warning the delicate... Read more

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

• Outrage Over US Secret Approval of Genetically Engineered Trees -

  

  “The International Campaign to STOP GE Trees, Dogwood Alliance Biofuelwatch Groups Condemn US for Bowing to Industry, Ignoring Widespread Public Opposition Ne... Read more

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

• Somebody Stole $19 Billion from U.S. Wildlife and Open Spaces

  

  GarryRogers:GR: The U. S. Congress is willing to drop any protections that might threaten a developer’s opportunity to use the land. Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Meeting Two Degree Climate Target Means 80 Per Cent of World’s Coal is...

  

  Turning to the global picture, meeting our two-degree commitment in a cost-effective way means leaving all unconventional oil and 82 per cent of unconventional... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• What the Climate Models Have Taught Us

  

  We’ve heard a lot about the so called “pause” in global temperatures over the recent decade – a misnomer, since temperatures have continued to rise, just not... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT