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Are rats and bees the solution to Africa's bushmeat problem?

Are rats and bees the solution to Africa's bushmeat problem?

Posted Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:48:00 GMT by Ruth Hendry

With the bushmeat trade growing annually, experts recognise that innovative solutions are required to halt this illegal activity. Commercial trading in bushmeat - the meat and other parts of wild mammals, birds and reptiles - is a highly lucrative industry, particularly prevalent in central Africa. Bushmeat trading is on the rise within many central African countries

Are rats and bees the solution to Africa's bushmeat problem?

Area of sustainably managed forest increases

Area of sustainably managed forest increases

Posted Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:04:00 GMT by Ruth Hendry

There has been a 50% increase in the area of tropical forests under sustainable management since 2005. ITTO, a Japan-based intergovernmental body, promotes the sustainable management, use and trade of tropical forest resources.

Area of sustainably managed forest increases

Albatross deaths from longline fishing higher than thought

Albatross deaths from longline fishing higher than thought

Posted Wed, 08 Jun 2011 17:25:00 GMT by Martin Leggett

The numbers of albatross and other sea-birds drowning after being snared by longline fishing hooks is three times higher than thought - at 300,000 per year. The new number in a study published in Endangered Species Research, is all the more shocking because measures to make longline fishing safe have been proven to work.

Albatross deaths from longline fishing higher than thought

Toxin found in endangered seal could threaten numbers

Toxin found in endangered seal could threaten numbers

Posted Wed, 08 Jun 2011 13:46:27 GMT by Colin Ricketts

A dangerous toxin has been found in an endangered Hawaiian seal, further threatening its survival. Scientists from the American National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) discovered ciguatoxin in the Hawaiian monk seal and are concerned other marine mammals may have come into contact with the poison which is produced by marine algae.

Toxin found in endangered seal could threaten numbers

Kill ship speed not whales, say wildlife conservation groups

Kill ship speed not whales, say wildlife conservation groups

Posted Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:07:00 GMT by Martin Leggett

Whales swimming near the Californian coast have increasingly become victims of hit-and-sail accidents, as shipping crowds into the important marine sanctuaries there. Now conservation groups have filed a petition with the US Department of Commerce, asking for a speed limit to halt the sea-lane carnage.

Kill ship speed not whales, say wildlife conservation groups

One of the world's biggest birds is in grave danger

One of the world's biggest birds is in grave danger

Posted Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:05:00 GMT by Lucy Brake

This year's update to the Red List of Threatened Species says that some of the largest species of bird in the world are close to extinction. The update has also resulted in the threat level for the Great Indian Bustard being upgraded to Critically Endangered, the highest level of threat.

One of the world's biggest birds is in grave danger

Last ditch attempt to save the spoon-billed sandpiper

Last ditch attempt to save the spoon-billed sandpiper

Posted Tue, 07 Jun 2011 03:00:00 GMT by Ruth Hendry

Can a rescue team of conservationists save Critically Endangered sandpiper? Spoon-billed sandpipers are well-camouflaged amongst their tundra habitat, with a unique spoon-shaped bill. Breeding in Chukotka in north-eastern Russia, the spoon-billed sandpiper migrates an astonishing 8000 kilometres to over-winter in Southeast Asia.

Last ditch attempt to save the spoon-billed sandpiper

Airports play their part to protect wildlife

Airports play their part to protect wildlife

Posted Fri, 03 Jun 2011 21:50:00 GMT by John Dean

Several US airports are taking steps to ensure that they protect precious wildlife habitats at times when they are making increasing demands on land. The latest one to be recognised is the St. Lucie County International Airport, which was awarded the Regional Director's Conservation Award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region.

Airports play their part to protect wildlife

Delight at mountain gorilla twin surprise

Delight at mountain gorilla twin surprise

Posted Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:14:00 GMT by Colin Ricketts

They're only the sixth pair of twins recorded in Rwandan mountain gorilla history and have arrived, with perfect timing, to give a boost to the endangered species before the annual naming ceremony. The new twins come hot on the heels of the fifth recorded double birth, in the Hirwa Group of mountain gorillas.

Delight at mountain gorilla twin surprise

New technology to transform India's Project Tiger

New technology to transform India's Project Tiger

Posted Fri, 03 Jun 2011 09:02:00 GMT by Laura Brown

Tools helping to map the tiger's habitat and protect numbers. Project Tiger is run by Indian wildlife and forest management officials. Its aim to produce a 'tiger atlas' alongside a 'tiger habitat population evaluation system'.

New technology to transform India's Project Tiger

Are efficient stoves the way to halt deforestation?

Are efficient stoves the way to halt deforestation?

Posted Thu, 02 Jun 2011 09:07:00 GMT by Ruth Hendry

A new study shows that more effective methods of preventing deforestation are needed. A new study, published in Nature Climate Changehas found that REDD+ is a valuable tool in forest conservation.

Are efficient stoves the way to halt deforestation?

WWF demands action from leaders in Brazzaville

WWF demands action from leaders in Brazzaville

Posted Tue, 31 May 2011 21:14:44 GMT by Ruth Hendry

Forestry summit could be key to protecting these habitats. As reported on The Earth Times previously, Congo is currently hosting a 'Summit of the tropical forest basins of the world'. This summit aims to establish a formal agreement between the three tropical forest basins of the Congo, Amazon and Borneo-Mekong.

WWF demands action from leaders in Brazzaville

Warning over rush to soya growing

Warning over rush to soya growing

Posted Tue, 31 May 2011 15:06:00 GMT by John Dean

Soya may be among the most popular foodstuffs on the planet but its success is causing significant environmental pressures, according to a report published today by environmental organisation WWF. According to WWF, the rush to grow soya is having a serious effect on areas such as the Brazilian savannah, the Cerrado.

Warning over rush to soya growing

Whither biodiversity in climatic uncertainty?

Whither biodiversity in climatic uncertainty?

Posted Tue, 31 May 2011 10:43:00 GMT by Mario Balzan

A new study looks at predicted climatic changes in protected areas of California and attempts to identify the future of species and ecosystems with these variations in foresight. Geographically, the disappearing climates occur in the northern California coast and areas of the Mono Basin, Death Valley, and the south-eastern Great Basin.

Whither biodiversity in climatic uncertainty?

Tuna not endangered enough for species protection

Tuna not endangered enough for species protection

Posted Sun, 29 May 2011 08:50:00 GMT by Colin Ricketts

The US Government has decided that while Atlantic tuna stocks are under pressure they are not yet in danger of extinction, although the ongoing effects of the Deepwater Horizon spill may change that. Currently the western Atlantic, eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean populations of blufins are to be designated as 'species of concern.'

Tuna not endangered enough for species protection

Seafood fraud affecting conservation measures

Seafood fraud affecting conservation measures

Posted Fri, 27 May 2011 16:16:00 GMT by Kieran Ball

A new report says seafood fraud is as bad for conservation efforts as it is for the consumer. Seafood fraud, the practice by which a customer pays for a specific species of fish yet ends up with something different on their plate, is getting more media attention than ever before. DNA tests have shown that in more than 25% of all seafood purchases customers are not being served what they paid for.

Seafood fraud affecting conservation measures

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