Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2800 )

• Guiding African Wildlife Through Global Warming

  

  In central Africa, one of the world’s richest biological hotspots, an international group of scientists is working to preserve biodiversity as the climate warms... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Serow: Eaten to the Brink – Features | The Star Online

  

  The little-known Sumatran serow is hunted and traded in Peninsular Malaysia, in violation of wildlife laws. Source: www.thestar.com. Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Serow: Eaten to the Brink of Extinction

  

  The little-known Sumatran serow is hunted and traded in Peninsular Malaysia, in violation of wildlife laws. Source: www.thestar.com. Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Animals’ Week in Review

  

  Animal Welfare Action Remove Unethical Menu Options. Save Polar Bears from Shell Oil. Save Wolves from Cruel Predator-Killing Contest. Applaud TV Station for... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Climate Change, Drought, and the Fall of California Agriculture

  

  California Drought GR: The California drought is a result of human-caused climate change. As irrigated farmlands decline, supermarket prices will rise, and... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Collaborative Conservation Plan Eyed for Wyoming Toad

  

  GarryRogers:Please send a note in support of this project. Originally posted on Summit County Citizens Voice: A Wyoming toad. Photo via USFWS. Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Are Namibia’s Rhinos Now Under Siege?

  

  GarryRogers:GR: Nowhere is safe for rhinos. Once intelligence arose alone without the guidance of wisdom, most of Earth’s species were doomed. Can our species... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• New Report Shows Colombian Biodiversity Endangered by Humans

  

  BOGOTA – Biodiversity in Colombia, one of the richest on the planet, faces a “discouraging” future after centuries of human degradation of the continental... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Save the Last Wolverines from Extinction

  

  Rare and elusive wolverines are threatened by trapping and climate change. Help save these animals before the last 300 wolverines in the Lower 48 disappear... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Wildlife News from Coldwater Farm

  

  Coldwater Farm Wildlife Located on the Agua Fria River in central Arizona, Coldwater Farm is a tiny, 20 acre, refuge for wildlife. Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Westerners Want to Save the Sage-grouse (and So Do I) – Defenders of Wildlife...

  

  In the West we still have a chance to conserve sage-grouse, the Sagebrush Sea and all its inhabitants. “A new poll conducted by Tulchin Research for Defenders o... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Buffalo’s 2014 November Snowstorm

  

  GR: As extreme weather events become more common, they will become more extreme, guaranteeing more exciting weather news cycles than ever before. Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• BLM Issues Deadly Permit for Wolf Derby

  

  GarryRogers:R.T. is right. We need the wolves, we don’t need hunters, and open-range grazing is obsolete. So, let’s end ranching and return the land to wildlife. Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• NASA: October 2014 Tied For Hottest on Record

  

  GarryRogers:At the same time we have developers wiping out habitat, we have the progress machine spewing out smoke and toxic waste. Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• China’s New Great Wall Threatens One Quarter of World’s Shorebirds

  

  GR: Human disregard for other species is disgusting. The following by Richard Conniff. Every spring, tens of thousands of plump, russet-breasted shorebirds... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Holiday Gravy

  

  GR: This is my choice for this year’s tofu turkey. Browning the vegetables before making the gravy stock is what sets this rich sauce apart. And, just as good,... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Warmest Oceans Ever Recorded

  

  Ocean Surface Temperature Rising Sets Record GR: The global-warming hiatus is probably over. Now might be a good time to review the RobertScribbler post:... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• What’s a Weed? An Answer from Marcie of Peanuts Fame

  

  GarryRogers:Some weeds are invasive, meaning they can spread into new habitats and replace native species. Next to direct habitat destruction, invasive species... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• PEER – BLM Grazing Reform

  

  GR: PEER’s interactive maps give you BLM’s land health assessment, and let you zoom in to see actual conditions on the ground. Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• The Story of Chinchillas in 20 Photos

  

  “To celebrate the excellent news that Sweden’s last chinchilla fur farm has just been closed down, we decided to take a closer look at these sweet animals –... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT