Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2814 )

• The Grey Parrot’s Perilous Journey from the Forests of Congo to Solitary...

  

  “Grey parrots are one of Africa’s treasures, and seeing them bank and wheel in the skies in noisy flocks, or chatter in the canopies as they forage is a... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Kariega Game Reserve Photographic Safari

  

  Guests comment on a successful photographic expedition to Kariega Game Reserve. By: Christian Boix and Brendon Jennings “Africa Geographic Travel recently hoste... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• The Disgusting Reason African Elephants May Be Extinct By 2020

  

  Chopsticks, hair pins, pendants, trinkets: These are why African elephants are dying in droves. In 2013, more than 35,000 elephants across Africa were killed fo... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Air France, Stop Transporting Primates

  

  Stop Transporting Primates For Research Source: American Anti-Vivisection Society “Animal advocates have been successful in international efforts to convince... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Stop South African Mine That Threatens Rhino Sanctuary – The Petition Site

  

  “A proposed mine in South Africa poses serious risks to rhinos. It would not only give poachers easier access to the animals, but the mine’s toxic byproducts... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• White Rhino Poached in Kruger Park

  

  By Albert Pule “Pretoria — A male white rhino has been poached in the Kingfisher Section of the Kruger National Park (KNP). “According to section ranger... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Exceptional Drought Blankets 58 Percent of California

  

  For California, the punishment just won’t stop. Human-caused warming and a climate change induced blocking pattern have withered California under record... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Does NASA’s Data Show Doomsday for New York City?

  

  If we don’t do something quick to stop global warming, some of the biggest cities in America could go the way of Atlantis in just a matter of decades. Source:... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Are Siberia’s Methane Blow-holes the First Warning Sign of Unstoppable Climate...

  

  WHAT do three enormous craters in the Siberian wastelands have to do with a terrified American climate scientist? Methane. And that’s something to scare us... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Forget the War for Biodiversity, It’s Just War.

  

  A contributed essay from Professor Rosaleen Duffy, Professor of Political Ecology of Development, SOAS, University of London. Conservationists are facing some... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Biohackers Are Growing Real Cheese In A Lab, No Cow Needed

  

  Real vegan cheese. It’s not an oxymoron, it’s a miracle of synthetic biology. Source: www.fastcoexist.com Genetic engineering on a small budget with a super... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Scientists Discover Vast Methane Plumes Escaping from Arctic Seafloor |...

  

  “We are sniffing methane. We see the bubbles on video from the camera … All analysis tells the signs. We are in a mega flare.” Source: earthsky.org The... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Updates

  

  Rapid response to any wildlife emergency is vital in determining the ultimate outcome of any mission. Every week the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust/Kenya... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Deer at Coldwater Farm

  

  Deer Birth Announcement We have two new fawns! They were probably born Sunday night, July 27, 2014. Both appear normal and healthy. Last year we regularly saw... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Wind Energy Now Cheaper Than Coal

  

  Source: RobertScribbler Running the world on renewable energy. “If you listen to the fossil fuel cheerleaders, the possibility is more remote than ever. Read more

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

• The King’s Decree of 7-28-14, “Regarding the United States Navy and the...

  

  This letter (decree/edict) was written by Ali’i Nui Mō`ī Edmund K. Silva, Jr. Selected highlights are below (bolding is the King’s). “…the U.S. Read more

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

• Protect Tigers: Keep Them out of American Backyards

  

  Remind President Obama that our government’s inaction to close loopholes on captive tigers leaves wild tigers–and people–vulnerable. Source:... Read more

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

• Negatives of Neonicotinoids

  

  Insecticides eliminate pollinators and they are correlated with bird decline. Source: garryrogers.com “The history of modern synthetic insecticides is filled... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Negatives of Neonicotinoids

  

  Source: Living With Insects Blog “The use of neonicotinoid insecticides was widely adopted in the 1990s as one of the few effective pesticides against sweet... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• RACOON DOGS: Under the Knife

  

  China has virtually no animal protection laws and is flooding the market with “budget” fur. Chinese exporters frequently label cat or dog fur as “faux fur” or a... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT