Tropical wildlife in danger: related news

'Tropical wildlife in danger'

Washington - Polar bears may have it relatively easy. It's the tropical creatures that could really struggle if the climate warms even a few degrees in places that are already hot, scientists reported on Monday.

'Stop Risking the Lives of Wildlife' ; Nature Lovers Have Hit Out at the Environment Agency for Chopping Down Wildlife Habitat During the Breeding Season Along the Humber.

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Featured Wildlife

A live bald eagle will be the featured presentation at 11 a.m., noon and 1:30 p.m. Saturday, July 5, at the Maine Wildlife Park in Gray, off Route 26. Park visitors are encouraged to stop by, ask questions and participate in some activities. The Maine Wildlife Park has more than 25 species of native wildlife on display, plus wildlife gardens, nature trails and other interactive exhibits and displays. The park is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through Nov. 11; visitors must leave the premises by 6 p.m. For more information, call 657-5612.

Common wildlife is alien to many British kids

LONDON (Reuters) - Children's knowledge of wildlife comes a poor second to their ability to identify science fiction creatures such as Star Wars characters, according to a survey.

Common wildlife is alien to many British kids

LONDON (Reuters) - Children's knowledge of wildlife comes a poor second to their ability to identify science fiction creatures such as Star Wars characters, according to a survey.

Greenwatch: UK wetlands 'vital for wildlife'

Large areas of wetlands need to be created in the next half century to protect wildlife, reduce the risk of flooding and store carbon, conservationists say. The Wetland Vision Partnership warns that increasing pressure on land use and a changing climate means wetlands need to be protected, restored and extended in the coming decades.

New study shows children's perception of rainforest wildlife

This image from the study shows how the children's awareness of different wildlife (A) differs from the animal's effect of the rainforest (B). (Download full sized image) Image: Jake L. Snaddon, Edgar C. Turner and William A. Foster.

Wildlife Refuge Expands in Essex REFUGE READY FOR VISITORS DIVERSITY ABOUNDS: Wildlife Refuge on the Lower Rappahannock River Grows By Another 90 Acres

Wildlife Refuge Expands in Essex REFUGE READY FOR VISITORS DIVERSITY ABOUNDS: Wildlife Refuge on the Lower Rappahannock River Grows By Another 90 Acres

Western Governors Weigh Balancing Energy, Wildlife ; Members of the Western Governors' Association Discussed a Regional Collaboration for the Protection of Natural Wildlife Corridors

Western Governors Weigh Balancing Energy, Wildlife ; Members of the Western Governors' Association Discussed a Regional Collaboration for the Protection of Natural Wildlife Corridors

Weather

AP - A tropical depression scattered rains across Mexico's Pacific coast on Sunday and the U.S. National Hurricane Center said it was likely to reach tropical storm force.

Dorset Wildlife Art

All the featured artists are based in Dorset, with the exception of Kim Atkinson, winner of an award from Dorset Wildlife Trust in association with the Society of Wildlife Artists to enable her to record marine wildlife in art.

River Ray opens for pleasure and wildlife

The Water for Wildlife Project has built bends, banks, water meadows and riffles along the river to restore its natural course to help dragonflies, kingfishers and a whole range of wildlife return to an overgrown and forgotten bit of land. [images: Wildlife Trust/Darin Smith]

Report says nation's wildlife refuges underfunded

This undated photo released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife shows a drug camp in a National Wildlife Refuge in the state of Washington. Americas wildlife refuges are so under funded that many have no staff to greet visitors boardwalks are dilapidated ...

Hybrids will destroy our wildlife

WHILE most of us have been worrying ourselves sick about global warming, climate change and whales, someone in the federal bureaucracy blinked and we almost had an environmental disaster to match the import of cane toads in 1935. We may still have. It's early days. Allow me to fill in a few gaps.

I'Ll Turn the Highlands into Wildlife Capital of Europe ; REAL-LIFE MONARCH OF THE GLEN IS CREATING A SCOTTISH HAVEN FORANIMALS Millionaire's Dream Would See Wolves, Bears and Elk Roaming Free

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Trouble in paradise: Warming a greater danger to tropical species

This leaf beetle which lives in the cloud forest on the east slope of the Andes Mountains in Ecuador is from the family Chrysomelidae. Climate change could have a much bigger impact on such tropical species than scientists previously thought. Credit: ...

Fla. county moves against iguanas

PALM BEACH, Fla., July 8 (UPI) -- Palm Beach County, Fla., officials are asking state wildlife authorities to classify the iguanas that have infested many backyards as "reptiles of concern."

Smithsonian Coral Biodiversity Survey Of Panama's Pearl Islands

A comprehensive survey of coral biodiversity in Panama's Las Perlas Archipelago by researchers from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and their colleagues, has resulted in clear conservation recommendations for a new coastal management plan.

Smithsonian coral biodiversity survey of Panama's Pearl Islands

A comprehensive survey of coral biodiversity in Panama's Las Perlas Archipelago, published in the journal Environmental Conservation by researchers from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and their colleagues, has resulted in clear conservation recommendations for a new coastal management plan.

Artist Wyland Begins 'Green' Wall of China Project

WHAT: Renowned environmental artist Wyland, who began his mission to create 100 giant murals of marine life around the world more than 27 years ago, will complete the landmark project in the lead up to the Olympic Games in Beijing. With the help of thousands of children from around the globe, the artist will create a "Great Green Wall of China" spanning more than a mile with life-size canvas segments representing endangered or threatened marine wildlife from 205 nations. Joining Wyland in the effort will be renowned Chinese environmental artist Xikun Yuan. The project is a featured event of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Cultural Festival to promote the Green Olympics.

Wildlife Trailblazer Dennis McNamara Honored in Dracut

Jun. 13--DRACUT -- During his 23 years with the state Division of Fish and Wildlife, Dennis McNamara has helped to preserve more than 5,000 acres of important wildlife habitat and conservation land in Middlesex and Essex counties.

Wildlife Art Will Be Shown, Put Up for Sale

GRAY - More than a dozen artists from Maine and New England will be on hand at the Maine Wildlife Park from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, July 12, with a wide array of wildlife- and nature-themed art.

A Risk to Our Wildlife, Too

Jeremy Garside, Tees Valley Wildlife Trust chief executive, said: "Changes to wildlife can be an early warning signal that things are changing.

Group Fights for Money for 9 Wildlife Refuges

May 24--Oklahoma's nine national wildlife refuges will be underfunded by $22.9 million for fiscal year 2009, according to an activist group fighting for more money for America's wildlife refuges.

`Wildlife Processing Factory' Raided

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