wildlife research Articles
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Social capital in large-scale environmental collaboration: the case of the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program
Environmental collaborative governance arrangements have the potential to build social capital, leading to long-term cooperation among parties with a history of conflict over water use, in particular in irrigation, hydropower production and riverine wildlife habitat. Previous research on social capital in the context of collaborative governance has emphasized small-scale grassroots initiatives ...
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Bringing aeroconservation down to Earth
From migrating birds to pollinating bees to seed-dispersing plants, thousands of species depend on the quality of the aerosphere — the layer of air that surrounds our planet. Despite this, aircraft, wind farms, drones, telecommunication towers and other anthropogenic infrastructure increasingly crowd this critical habitat. Current species conservation efforts are generally focused on ...
By Ensia
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The Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program: Where are we?
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its final list of chemicals in the first group of substances that will be screened under the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP).1 Development of this list caps a long, thoughtful, and arduous administrative process that spans over a decade. This “Washington Watch” column briefly reviews the development of the program, with emphasis ...
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Researchers around the world are learning from indigenous communities. Here’s why that’s a good thing.
From Canada’s Far North to Australia, pursuing a more respectful relationship between science and traditional knowledge In the rugged Sahtú Region of Canada’s Northwest Territories, a district so remote that in winter only a single treacherous ice road connects it to the outside world, life revolves around caribou. For millennia, the Dene people lived as nomads, tracking vast ...
By Ensia
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The Curious Divide between Conservation Science and IA
Since returning to academia, I have been struck by a particular disjuncture between the biodiversity sciences and IA practice in my country, Namibia. Having worked across Africa, my suspicion is that it probably applies to the entire continent, perhaps even broader. Allow me to expand. I had my wildlife scientist hat on a few weeks ago at a southern African symposium on wildlife tracking and ...
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Scientists submit suggestions for improved European water quality
Although the European Water Framework Directive has been in place since 2000, some say revisions are needed to help the continent achieve even better water quality. Scientists from across Europe have carefully looked at the document to determine what is needed to help make the framework more effective. The directive, which addresses water pollution, says all bodies of water in Europe — ...
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miniDOT® Loggers in East Africa’s Mara River
Case Study Description Taking shape from Kenyan tributary streams, the Mara River is a defining feature winding through Eastern Africa’s Serengeti region. Before discharging into Tanzania’s Lake Victoria, the Mara snakes across miles of savannah grasslands, serving as an important source of water for the territory’s diverse wildlife. While lions, zebras or elephants may visit the river for a ...
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Golden Algae Treatment Success
The Challenge: In recent years Golden Algae has become a growing problem, causing fish kills and aquatic health issues in the fall and winter. Chemical management through the use of copper sulfate is not very effective even in the short term. In the long term, copper sulfate is toxic to many of the beneficial aquatic algae, bacteria and protozoa that can potentially compete with the golden ...
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Implement Science based GHG reduction targets using four simple levers
Antea Group has caught a view onto the horizon and what we see coming is a concerted effort on the part of businesses to take responsibility for their GHG emissions. An important step towards realizing this vision is establishing ambitious science based targets for reduction to 2020 and beyond. What Are Science Based Targets? Until now greenhouse gas targets have usually been short-term, ...
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SGS Informs on Persistent Organic Pollutants and Hazardous Waste Management in Greece
On 25 September 2014, the European Commission (1) announced that it is asking the European Union Court to fine Greece for inadequate management of hazardous waste. Greece Inadequate Management of Hazardous Waste The fine is EUR 14,904,736 and a daily penalty payment of EUR 72,864 until Greece fulfills its obligations. The hazardous waste includes medical waste, and chemical waste, such ...
By SGS
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Envision 2050: The future of protected areas
The idea of setting aside areas of land and water to be protected against human activities has become a staple of the conservation movement. But with that movement itself at a crossroads, it’s worth exploring just what protected areas will look like in the future. For this third installment of our Envision 2050 series (read the first two here), Ensia turned to five experts to find out what ...
By Ensia
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If lead ammunition is bad for people and the environment, why do we still use it?
Concerns about regulation, skepticism about the science and misperceptions about costs are slowing the transition to nontoxic alternatives. Andrea Goodnight knows firsthand what lead poisoning looks like. A veterinarian at the Oakland Zoo, Goodnight treats endangered California condors when testing shows dangerous levels of the toxic metal in their blood. If blood lead levels get too high, ...
By Ensia
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