Posts Tagged ‘endangered species’

• Conflict between Wildlife and Wind Farms

  Wind power is a great form of energy; there’s no doubt about that. However, there have been recent threats to the wildlife population that have collided with these green efforts. This upcoming January 2012, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service …

• Scientists fine-tune extinction rate projections

  The journal Nature recently reported that modern methods of measuring animal populations are too simple and often do not take into account the complexity of what influences species numbers. Professor Stephen Hubbell, from California, and Professor Fangliang He, from China, …

• Nearly 50% of the world’s primates face extinction report says

  According to a newly released report by the IUCN Primate Specialist Group says that “almost 50 percent of the world’s primates are in danger of extinction.” The report points out that habitat destruction and hunting are the two main threats. …

• Victory for “threatened” polar bears

  Today the U.S. Department of Interior formally listed the polar bear as a “threatened” species. Environmental organisations have called for the polar bears to be listed on the “endangered” species list hoping it could lead to actions to combat climate …