Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2814 )

• The Burning Question – Africa Geographic Magazine

  

  AMERICA’S ONGOING DEBATE OVER THE TRADE IN IVORY Eery tusk costs a life. That was the ominous theme of a 30-second clip shown on a public-funded billboard in... Read more

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

• YOU Can Save These Rhinos – Africa Geographic Blog

  

  Rhinos Without Borders is on a mission to move rhinos to safe havens in Botswana in order to save them from the poaching crisis and they need your help! “Three... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• China Will Install More Solar This Year Than The U.S. Ever Has

  

  China added 3.3 gigawatts of solar capacity in the first six months of the year. “According to new numbers released by the Chinese government, China added 3. Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Drilling Company Owner Gets 28 Months In Prison For Dumping Fracking Waste Into...

  

  ‘ Drilling Company Owner Gets 28 Months In Prison For Dumping Fracking Waste Into River ‘ The owner of a small Ohio oil and gas drilling company who ordered... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Ocean News: Mercury Levels Rising in Surface Waters, Penguin Species Threatened...

  

  “According to a new study, mercury levels in many of the world oceans’ surface waters have tripled due to human activity. Because mercury drains into the ocean... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Wisconsin’s Sad Wildlife Saga Continues

  

  Wildlife Mismanagement Photo: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. “We have known for a long time that the administration of Scott Walker and his... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• What REALLY Happens Under the Big Top: Why Circuses Should Be Banned Immediately

  

  From birth baby elephants are quickly separated from their mothers. Circuses force animals to perform tricks that have nothing to do with how these magnificent... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Fracking’s Unlikely Opponents: German Breweries

  

  GR: In the United States, people have begun filtering and drinking their urine. How can the beer makers complain about recycling filthy water; the issue has bee... Read more

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

• The Future of Mexican Gray Wolf Reintroduction Program

  

  “The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) with revisions to the reintroduction program for the Mexica... Read more

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

• Canadians Can’t Drink Their Water After 1.3 Billion Gallons of Mining Waste Flow...

  

  Hundreds of people in British Columbia can’t use their water after more than a billion gallons of mining waste spilled into rivers and creeks in the province’s... Read more

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

• NOAA: Ocean Acidification Rises, Shells Shrink

  

  “The oceans act as a “carbon sink,” absorbing vast amounts of carbon dioxide. Acidification occurs when amounts of carbon dioxide are dissolved into seawater,... Read more

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

• The Great Sunflower Project

  

  People all over the country are collecting data on pollinators in their yards, gardens, schools and parks. Together, we take counts of the number and types of... Read more

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

• Yosemite: Wildlife Threatened by Shrinking Snowpacks, Drought, Wildfires

  

  The national park grapples with a hot, dry future. Fires and reduced surface water are changing wildlife habitats. Some species will not survive the changes.... Read more

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

• Africa: U.S. Support for Combating Wildlife Trafficking

  

  Like other forms of illicit trade, wildlife trafficking undermines security across nations. Well-armed, well-equipped, and well-organized networks of... Read more

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

• Speak up for California’s Tricolored Blackbirds – Audubon California

  

  Ask the Fish and Game Commission to protect our Tricolored Blackbirds Responding to an alarming drop in the rare bird’s numbers, the California Fish and Game... Read more

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

• Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret–Livestock Impacts

  

  Livestock Impacts GR: The Earth could get along just fine without us. If anyone can think of an ecosystem function that requires our presence, I would like to... Read more

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

• Predator Derby Planned for Salmon, Idaho

  

  Predator Derby Photo: National Geographic GR: The BLM is proposing to issue a special 5-year, December 15 to January 15, recreation use permit for a predator... Read more

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

• Tell Seventh Generation to Stop Promoting Animal Testing

  

  Animal testing does not protect human health or the environment from exposure to harmful chemicals. “Please write Seventh Generation and tell it that reform of... Read more

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

• Endangered Species Condoms

  

  “The world’s population now numbers more than 7 billion, and we add another 227,000 people to the planet every day. More people means less room for wildlife. Read more

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

• Save Reservoir Animals from Intentional Water Drainage

  

  Target: Mayor Percy Bland of Meridian, Mississippi Goal: Relocate fish and other animals that are dying because of the intentional draining of their native... Read more

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