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Animals News tagged with ecosystems

Hungry, Hungry Animals: 10 Unique Stories of Consumption
Animals  (tags: Animals, Habitats, Food, Health, Nature, Ecosystems )

Katie
- 16 days ago - webecoist.com
A recent study detailed that nearly 50 percent of dogs and almost 60 percent of cats are overweight or obese due to high-calorie diets and insufficient exercise, sparking questions in this author's mind about the eating habits of animals in the wild.
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Coral Reefs Inspire Rare Consensus -- Just Save Them
Animals  (tags: animals, environment, ecosystems, wildlife, humans, protection, animalwelfare )

Cal
- 19 days ago - eurekalert.org
One of the first set of studies to examine what tourists and recreation enthusiasts actually think about coral reef ecosystems suggests they are a rare exception to controversies over human use versus environmental conservation - their stunning beauty is
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Loss Of Top Predators Causing Surge In Smaller Predators, Ecosystem Collapse
Animals  (tags: animals, wolves, sharks, cougars, lions, predators, hunting, ranchers, livestock, sheep, science, investigation, research, humans, wildlife, wildanimals, extinction, environment, habitat, ecosystems, nature, coyotes, rodents, economy )

Tom
- 50 days ago - sciencedaily.com
The catastrophic decline around the world of "apex" predators such as wolves, cougars, lions or sharks has led to a huge increase in smaller "mesopredators" that are causing major economic and ecological disruptions, a new study concludes.
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Around the Mountains: Wolf's Journey Shows Value of Connectivity
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, ecosystems, wolves, connectivity, habitat, protection, wildanimals, wildlife )

Cher
- 86 days ago - summitdaily.com
A wolf with a global positioning system device attached to her neck has documented what wildlife biologists have long known: individual wolves often travel long distances when looking for a mate, new hunting prospects, or both.
4 comments
Cameroon: Mining Threatens Wildlife
Animals  (tags: animals, environment, ecosystems, habitatdestruction, protection, wildanimals, wildlife, humans )

Cal
- 103 days ago - africanews.com
The attribution of mining exploration licenses in sites found within national parks is causing concerns in Southeast Cameroon. Cameroon's Ministry of Mines, Water and Energy Resources has issued permits for mining exploration to be carried out in patches
3 comments
Sign Petition: U.S. Military Base in Okinawa Threatens Rare Dugongs
Animals  (tags: animals, dugong, manatee, okinawa, wildlife, wildanimals, endangered, extinction, sadness, environment, habitat, nature, habitatdestruction, ecosystems, destruction, protection, humans, oceans )

Tom
- 157 days ago - change.org
The U.S. and Japanese governments are planning to destroy the best remaining habitat of a unique and critically endangered marine mammal -- the Okinawa dugong. This dugong, a relative of the manatee, is a rare marine mammal that feeds in the seagrass beds.
16 comments
Sign Petition: Save The Polar Bears!
Animals  (tags: animals, polar, bears, ice, melting, endangered, extinction, suffering, wildlife, sadness, environment, habitat, ecosystems, globalwarming, climatechange, conservation, nature, pollution, politics, humans, CO2emissions, climate, business, money, oil )

Tom
- 157 days ago - change.org
Polar bears are dying. As global warming accelerates, the sea ice they depend on for survival is literally melting away. Bears are starving and drowning as they have to swim farther and farther to reach solid ice. Some are even turning to cannibalism.
17 comments
Will We Still Eat Meat, Drink Milk, and Fry Eggs in 2109?
Animals  (tags: animals, cruelty, suffering, endangered, species, extinction, protection, factory, farms, obama, future, peace, prosperity, environment, ecosystems, nature, climate, food, energy, health, safety, oil, water, trees, air, pollution, global, warming )

Tom
- 167 days ago - alternet.org
Back in 2009, people were used to just taking whatever they wanted of natural resources, not believing that there could ever be consequences. They thought there was no end to the oil in the ground, fresh air or water, trees, or even animals.
6 comments
Save Wild Salmon in British Columbia ! TAKE ACTION !
Animals  (tags: animals, wild salmon, B.C., ecosystems, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 180 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Open net-cage salmon farms continue to threaten the health of British Columbia's (B.C.) marine ecosystems and the survival of wild salmon. Regulations and enforcement can't fix a technology that is fundamentally flawed.
19 comments
Wildlife of Our Rivers
Animals  (tags: ecosystems, GoodNews, goodnews, animals, wildlife, wildanimals, habitat )

Cal
- 187 days ago - oxfordtimes.co.uk
During the 1970s, otters were on the brink of extinction in England, but thanks to cleaner rivers, the banning of harmful pesticides and the hard work of conservationists, they are making a welcome return to our waterways.
1 comment
US Environmental Protection Agency Bans Carbofuran
Animals  (tags: pesticides, animals, ecosystems, pollution, habitat )

Cal
- 196 days ago - wildlifeextra.com
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced its final decision to revoke all food tolerances for the highly toxic pesticide carbofuran, which is sold under the name "Furadan" by FMC Corporation.
2 comments
Study Reveals 'Sobering' Decline of Caribbean's Big Fish, Fisheries
Animals  (tags: animals, animalwelfare, wildlife, endangered, ecosystems )

Cal
- 202 days ago - enn.com
arks, barracuda and other large predatory fishes disappear on Caribbean coral reefs as human populations rise, endangering the region's marine food web and ultimately its reefs and fisheries, according to a sweeping study by researcher Chris Stallings of
3 comments
Save The Birds
Animals  (tags: animals, birds, endangered, species, ddt, pesticides, peregrine, falcon, hawaii, wildlife, environment, protection, conservation, habitat, ecosystems, humans, nature )

Tom
- 208 days ago - latimes.com
"People focus on the fact that indeed a large number of birds are declining, but what we have learned in the past 20 or 30 years is that, if we actually read the data and adjust our behavior and do some conservation, they can rebound."
12 comments
Alaskan Wilderness in Danger From Loophole in Airborne Hunting Act
Animals  (tags: animals, alaska, sarah palin, wollves, bears, caribou, moose, game, hunters, money, politics, wildlife, suffering, endangered, death, extinction, cruelty, environment, habitat, protection, ecosystems )

Tom
- 208 days ago - indiancountrytoday.com
Alaskan residents are angered because Sarah Palin is exploiting a loophole in the federal Airborne Hunting Act of 1972 to allow private citizens to participate in the aerial hunting of wolves under the guise of performing "wildlife management."
31 comments
Wolf Advocates Warn Delisting Will Lead to 'Blood Bath'
Animals  (tags: animals, alaska, sarah palin, wollves, bears, caribou, moose, game, hunters, money, politics, wildlife, suffering, endangered, death, extinction, cruelty, environment, habitat, protection, ecosystems )

Tom
- 208 days ago - gazette.com
After years of debate, court cases and bureaucratic wrangling, on May 4 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is due to remove gray wolves from the endangered and threatened species list in Idaho, Montana and parts of Utah, Oregon and Washington.
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