added 2007 Tue May 1 12:56:15 by Aidenag
Scientists recognise that species continually disappear at a background extinction rate estimated at about one species per million per year, with new species replacing the lost in a sustainable fashion. By even the most conservative measure - the current rate of extinction is 100 times the background rate. And more likely much higher.
Scientists recognise that species continually disappear at a background extinction rate estimated at about one species per million per year, with new species replacing the lost in a sustainable fashion. By even the most conservative measure - the current rate of extinction is 100 times the background rate. And more likely much higher.
added 2007 Sun Apr 22 17:01:59 by Aidenag
A new census of the world's most endangered cat, the Amur or Far Eastern leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis), shows that as few as 25 to 34 are left in the wild, renewing fears for the future of the species.
A new census of the world's most endangered cat, the Amur or Far Eastern leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis), shows that as few as 25 to 34 are left in the wild, renewing fears for the future of the species.
added 2007 Tue Apr 17 18:53:32 by Neophile
Colony Collapse Disorder has led to a loss of almost 1/3 of all hives in the US, and is now spreading across Europe. And if the worst case were to come true, we would all of us need to rapidly adapt to a significant change in our society and its food security.
Colony Collapse Disorder has led to a loss of almost 1/3 of all hives in the US, and is now spreading across Europe. And if the worst case were to come true, we would all of us need to rapidly adapt to a significant change in our society and its food security.
added 2007 Thu Apr 12 8:32:31 by jovial
IT is the remote paradise whose extraordinary wildlife inspired Charles Darwin to develop the theory of evolution. Home to hundreds of species of animals and plants found nowhere else on Earth, the Galapagos Islands hold a unique position in conservation - arguably the most important ecological site in the world.
IT is the remote paradise whose extraordinary wildlife inspired Charles Darwin to develop the theory of evolution. Home to hundreds of species of animals and plants found nowhere else on Earth, the Galapagos Islands hold a unique position in conservation - arguably the most important ecological site in the world.
added 2007 Sun Apr 1 2:54:24 by TechnologyExpert
A key element of the second major report on climate change being released Friday in Belgium is a chart that maps out the effects of global warming with every degree of temperature rise, most of them bad. There's one bright spot: A minimal heat rise means more food production in northern regions of the world.
A key element of the second major report on climate change being released Friday in Belgium is a chart that maps out the effects of global warming with every degree of temperature rise, most of them bad. There's one bright spot: A minimal heat rise means more food production in northern regions of the world.
added 2007 Tue Mar 27 19:51:44 by Bkumm
China and the US are the countries most vulnerable to damage from future asteroid impacts, according to preliminary new research. Sweden also ranks surprisingly high in this first attempt at quantifying the risks of impact effects, such as tsunamis, on individual nations.
China and the US are the countries most vulnerable to damage from future asteroid impacts, according to preliminary new research. Sweden also ranks surprisingly high in this first attempt at quantifying the risks of impact effects, such as tsunamis, on individual nations.
added 2007 Sun Mar 25 4:42:40 by tomboy501
The Orangutan, one of man's closest and most enigmatic cousins, could be virtually extinct within five years after it was discovered that the animal's rainforest habitat is being destroyed even more rapidly than had been predicted.
The Orangutan, one of man's closest and most enigmatic cousins, could be virtually extinct within five years after it was discovered that the animal's rainforest habitat is being destroyed even more rapidly than had been predicted.
added 2007 Sun Mar 11 17:54:18 by Aidenag
The great white shark is being hunted to extinction in the Mediterranean, while angel sharks have disappeared altogether from the North Sea according to a report from the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation meeting in Rome.
The great white shark is being hunted to extinction in the Mediterranean, while angel sharks have disappeared altogether from the North Sea according to a report from the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation meeting in Rome.
added 2007 Tue Feb 20 10:29:14 by Aidenag
The simultaneous effect of habitat fragmentation, overexploitation, and climate warming could accelerate the decline of populations and substantially increase their risk of extinction, a study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B has warned.
The simultaneous effect of habitat fragmentation, overexploitation, and climate warming could accelerate the decline of populations and substantially increase their risk of extinction, a study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B has warned.
added 2007 Sat Feb 3 8:48:42 by Aidenag
There are now just a few thousand tigers left. Seven hundred mountain gorillas. A hundred Iberian lynx. Can we do anything to help them? Emine Saner looks at 10 animals we just have to save - and how you can get involved.
There are now just a few thousand tigers left. Seven hundred mountain gorillas. A hundred Iberian lynx. Can we do anything to help them? Emine Saner looks at 10 animals we just have to save - and how you can get involved.
