positive Wildlife news
Fewer fish discarded after individual transferable quotas offeredContradicting previous assumptions, new fisheries research shows that allocating catch among vessels reduces the amount of fish discarded at sea. |
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Rajasthan to create another national parkThe Rajasthan government, under fire for failing to maintain the wildlife sanctuaries of Ghana, Ranthambore and Sariska, plans to recognise Dara wildlife sanctuary as a national park. |
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Farming scheme aids threatened birdsA pioneering scheme set up by RSPB Scotland and farmers is helping the rehabilitation of the threatened corn bunting, a once-popular species that has suffered population decline over recent years. |
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‘Forgotten’ dolphin campaign launchedA new campaign to save Asia's river dolphins has been launched this week by international conservation group WWF. |
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Florida crocodiles robustly moving from endangered to threatenedOnce among the most imperiled animals in the United States, the American crocodile has rebounded so robustly that the federal government announced plans Thursday to cease classifying it as endangered. |
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FAO adopts guidelines for ecolabelling of fish caught at seaAfter a lengthy period of uncertainty about how to label 'ecological' fish, the FAO has adopted guidelines for how to label a product that has been produced in a sustainable and environmentally-friendly way. |
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Tigers reappear in Sahyadris after decades, claims expertEven as tigers go missing from the reserves in Sariska, Ranthambore and Panna, there's good news for the big cats in the Sahyadris. Tigers have been spotted in the Sahyadris after decades. |
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From little pines big pygmy possum colonies growScientists are recreating a bonsai-like forest on the summit of one of the nation's highest mountains in a bid to save a highly endangered possum. |
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China to put ID chips in its captive pandasChina will implant microchips in its captive panda population in a bid to improve protection and prevent inbreeding among the endangered species, state media said on Saturday. |
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Wild Pig Hunt Aims to Save California Island FoxesThe Channel Islands off the California coast are home to 145 species of plants and animals found nowhere else in the world. On Santa Cruz island, non-native feral pigs may be pushing the island's unique and endangered foxes to the brink of extinction. Now the island's managers are pushing back. |
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New York’s Hawks May Be ExpectingThe Fifth Avenue nest of New York's famous hawk couple may be getting crowded. |
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Maldives Coral Reef Left Unscathed by Tsunami -ReportThe coral reefs of the Maldives, backbone of the island nation's tourism-dependent economy, survived the Dec. 26 tsunami virtually unscathed, according to an Australian marine report released Wednesday. |
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Death Valley Alive With WildflowersA rare burst of color is softening the stark landscape of Death Valley, with clusters of purple, pink and wildflowers dotting the black basalt mountainsides with great swaths of golden blooms bordering the blinding white salt flats on the valley floor. |
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Poacher turns protector to save elephants in Africa"I was known as the killing machine," he declared after darkness fell in the Cameroon rainforest, the constant chirping of insects the only sound apart from his voice. |
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Environmental news headlines
- EU to ban pesticides in bee scare
- New law to protect Puerto Rico leatherback turtles
- China, world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gasses, will tax carbon
- New wind power cheaper than coal or gas in Australia
- Gorillas to Be Protected with New Congo National Park
- From the brink of extinction: elephant seals stage remarkable comeback
- Nations agree on legally binding mercury rules
- Six million turn out for global garbage clean-up
- Obama triples area of protected California coastline
- Swiss Parliament Passes Plastic Bag Ban
- This week, a shark sanctuary the size of Australia has been established
- French move boosts shark sanctuaries
- Canada introduces new rules to curb future vehicle emissions
- Brazil says Amazon deforestation at record low
- Australia outlaws illegally-logged wood from abroad
- Tokelau islands shift to 100% solar energy
- Another city in BC bans shark fins
- EU on track to exceed Kyoto emissions goal
- Victory for Forests: Disney Stands Up for Endangered Forests and Animals
- new mammal menagerie uncovered in remote Peruvian cloud forest
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