Category: #Conservation

Federal regulators shut off irrigation water to farmers from a critical reservoir and said they wouldn’t send extra water to dying salmon or to wildlife…

Lightning or poisoning cited as possible causes of deaths in protected area in Assam state Authorities are trying to establish how 18 wild Asiatic elephants…

A group of conservation scientists say it’s time for the return of an American classic: the jaguar. They argue that jaguars can and should be…

Nearly 59m hectares of forests have regrown since 2000, showing that regeneration in some places is paying off An area of forest the size of…

Around 40,000 sq m of coral reef has been restored in Indonesia with plans to extend the scheme further. Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/science-environment-56985594 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out…

Guardian investigation finds carbon credits generated by forest protection schemes are based on flawed system What is carbon offsetting and how does it work? The…

The Environmental Protection Agency Monday morning floated draft regulations to sharply phase down planet-warming gases used in air conditioning and refrigeration over the next 15…

Congressional Democrats have finally gotten over their reluctance to repeal one of former President Donald Trump’s regulations — using a legislative tool that Republicans wielded…

Study finds more relatively warm water is reaching Thwaites glacier than was previously understood An Antarctic glacier larger than the UK is at risk of…

The Awa, who have been called “the most threatened tribe on earth”, face fresh challenges in Brazil. Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-56847952 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story…

Glacier melt contributing more to sea-level rise than loss of Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, say experts The melting of the world’s glaciers has nearly…

Democrats and environmentalists called the methane rollback one of the Trump administration’s most egregious actions to deregulate U.S. businesses. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/democrats-move-reinstate-methane-rules-loosened-trump-n1265640 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out…

Fairbanks, Alaska, Los Angeles and California cities get F rating American Lung Association tracks particle and ozone pollution New research from the American Lung Association…

In a new documentary, the singer and actor proves an unlikely saviour of an elephant in need of a new home There seems to be…

Teenage Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg will testify before Congress at an Earth Day hearing on Thursday, the same day that President Joe Biden will…

New research suggests that living near hazardous waste is, unsurprisingly, harmful to health and longevity. The study found a clear link between lower life expectancy…

In the run-up to the White House’s virtual climate summit on April 22-23, environmental groups and now major corporations are presenting a united front in…

One of them was hit by a ship, and experts are trying to determine how the other three died. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/4-gray-whales-found-dead-san-francisco-bay-area-9-n1263710 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out…

Glaciers all over Antarctica are in trouble as ice there rapidly melts. There’s no Antarctic glacier whose fate is more consequential for our future than the…

Loggers say blockades threaten their livelihoods as activists build fortifications and vow to remain Hundreds of activists are digging in at logging road blockades across…

New study shows more than a fifth of global food output growth has been lost to climate change since the 1960s. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/4/2/this-is-how-badly-climate-change-has-hurt-food-production Droolin’ Dog…

Study finds destruction of pristine rainforest increased by 12 percent in 2020, despite global economic slowdown. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/31/global-rainforest-loss-increased-sharply-in-2020-report Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and…