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24 Jan 2020, 3:51 pm by Sara Amundson
He did this despite the fact that elephants in his country are already in a fight for their lives, with poachers increasingly targeting them for their ivory and habitat loss limiting their ranges. [read post]
2 Jan 2020, 12:54 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
When humans dump unwanted goldfish into the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay (also seen in the Susquehanna river) and even Chesapeake Bay, the little fish with lineage from Asia prove to be prodigious reproducers who grow far beyond captive size, displacing native species. [read post]
18 Dec 2019, 5:35 am by Sara Amundson
Certainly, we must do all that we can to address the external pressures of poaching, habitat loss, and other human-caused mortality now driving many animal species toward extinction. [read post]
5 Dec 2019, 8:12 am
The mine puts at risk a way of life that has sustained the indigenous people of the region since time immemorial; a commercial fishery that has been going strong for more than 130 years; and habitat that gives birth to the world’s largest wild salmon run. [read post]
27 Nov 2019, 9:05 pm by The Regulatory Review
Some of these wild turkeys have appeared to adapt to the humans that surround them, at times befriending local mail carriers and even learning to knock on neighbors’ front doors in search of a snack. [read post]
26 Nov 2019, 5:50 pm
 And then the really best thing to do is go here and donate a few bucks to Habitat for Humanity. [read post]
21 Nov 2019, 8:32 am by Jeffrey Harrison
As a point of reference, you can build a Habitat for Humanity house for about $90,000 or the cost of three articles. [read post]
19 Nov 2019, 3:59 pm by Kit Case
The film explores the critical role of sound in the sea, and the sudden, dramatic changes human activity is inflicting on the ocean’s delicate acoustic habitat — changes that threaten the ability of whales and other marine animals to prosper, to function, and ultimately, to survive. [read post]
16 Nov 2019, 11:30 am by Unknown
Waiver status of authors is unknown.Articles:"The Boundaries of Religious Persecution: Refugee Law and the Limits of Permissible Restrictions on Religion," Human Rights: The Journal of Human Rights, vol. 13, no. 2 (Fall 2018/Winter 2019)- Author is based in Switzerland (with UNHCR). [read post]
13 Nov 2019, 4:16 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Some of the species featured here were new to our habitat this year—a testament to what can happen when we adopt an ethos of minimal disturbance to the land…” [read post]
13 Nov 2019, 2:45 pm by Unknown
S1 (March 2018) [open access]"Livelihood Impacts of Displacement and Resettlement on Informal Households: A Case Study from Kigali, Rwanda," Habitat International, vol. 86 (April 2019) [open access]"The Merowe Dam in Northern Sudan: A Case of Population Displacement and Impoverishment," Chapter in Refugees and Forced Migration in the Horn and Eastern Africa (Springer, May 2019) [abstract]- See also related thesis. [read post]
5 Nov 2019, 9:03 pm by Joe Whitworth
Vibrio parahaemolyticus causes acute gastroenteritis in humans and is the leading cause for seafood borne illnesses in the world. [read post]
23 Oct 2019, 10:43 am by Sara Amundson
It’s a top priority for the Humane Society Legislative Fund, Humane Society International, and the HSUS in Congress this year. [read post]
20 Oct 2019, 7:13 am by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Grist: “As many as five billion people will face hunger and a lack of clean water by 2050 as the warming climate disrupts pollination, freshwater, and coastal habitats, according to new research published last week in Science. [read post]