Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2814 )

• Can a New Form of Accounting Save Animals from Extinction? No.

  

  Corporate sustainability efforts have done little to improve biodiversity. Source: www.theguardian.com GR: The Guardian article is about assigning value to... Read more

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

• Recovery Strategy for the Golden-winged Warbler

  

  Source: ovnaturalists.wordpress.com Environment Canada of the Canadian Wildlife Service has called for comments on their proposed recovery strategy for the... Read more

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

• Vanishing Big Trees Imperil Urban Wildlife

  

  Across Australia – and the world – the future of large old trees is bleak and yet large trees support many species such as birds and small mammals, says Mr... Read more

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

• Prevent Extinction of Unique Butterfly Species

  

  Target: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Daniel Ashe Goal: Protect brilliant unsilvered fritillary butterfly species by declaring it an endangered specie... Read more

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

• It’s Survival of the Most Useful When Protecting Species

  

  Consensus is growing that we are steering towards a sixth mass extinction event. There are calls for increased efforts to stop the accelerating loss of plants... Read more

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

• Kathie Lynch: Yellowstone Wolf Report on 20th Anniversary

  

  Kathie Lynch: “Twenty years! January 12, 2015, marks the 20-year anniversary of the return of gray wolves to their rightful place and vital role in the... Read more

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

• Sao Paulo’s Reservoirs Are Drying Out When They Should Be Filling Up

  

  “It’s the rainy season for Brazil. But, thus far, adequate rains have not come. A persistent high pressure system has lingered over Brazil. Read more

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

• Invasive Species

  

  For several years I’ve been observing, documenting and appreciating nature and the environment in Michigan. During those years, I’ve discovered some of the... Read more

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

• Appalled

  

  ~ Greatly dismayed or horrified (www.oxforddictionaries.com/) This doesn’t begin to describe how I felt when I discovered real-fur toys in my cats’ toy box. It... Read more

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

• Protect Rattlesnakes from Senseless Killings

  

  Target: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Director Daniel Ashe Goal: List the desert massasauga rattlesnake as an endangered species so that its population may be protecte... Read more

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

• Stanford Professors Urge Withdrawal from Fossil Fuel Investments

  

  “Professors call on university to recognise urgency of climate change and divest from all oil, coal and gas companies. “The fossil-fuel divestment campaign has... Read more

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

• California’s Only Wolverine Spotted In Sierra Nevada

  

  RENO, Nev. (AP) — A wolverine appears to be thriving in the northern Sierra Nevada seven years after being confirmed as the first one in California since 1922,... Read more

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

• Smoke and Mirrors Will Not Save Us From Anthropogenic Climate Disruption

  

  Six years ago, scientists said we need a huge cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2015. Now what? Source: www.truth-out.org From the article: “Obama has committe... Read more

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

• Why 2015 Should Be a Good Year for Wildlife

  

  (Photo: David Fettes/Getty Images) “There’s always plenty of reason to get depressed about the prospects for wildlife at the start of the New Year. Read more

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

• Study Eyes ‘pond Scum’ Environmental Feedback Loop

  

  ‘This is important because cyanobacteria are on the increase in response to global change …’ Staff Report FRISCO — Fish-killing bacterial blooms are becoming... Read more

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

• Generation Wild: Youth and the Battle to Save Biodiversity

  

  “From kindergarten kids to high-schoolers, youth all over the world are recognizing that they’re urgently needed to help save our planet from the disappearance... Read more

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

• U.S. Interior Department: Still All About Fossil Fuels

  

  55,000 acres of public lands are slated to be auctioned off for fracking in southern Utah. The prospect of more fossil fuel development portends disaster both... Read more

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

• Montana Public Wants More Free-roaming Bison

  

  Shocking public opinion poll on bison in Montana- A random sample survey of 500 Montana registered voters just released shows that Montanans strongly support... Read more

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

• NASA: Melting, Darkening Arctic Ocean Turns Up Solar Heat by 5 Percent

  

  GarryRogers:Global circulation of air and water influenced by factors such as latitude, land and sea size, altitude, and albedo determines climatic conditions.... Read more

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

• Save Endangered Bovine from Imminent Extinction

  

  Target: Minister of the Environment Nguyễn Minh Quang Goal: Stop accidental killing of endangered saolasSaolas are beautiful and unique animals, but... Read more

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