Articles by Alex Taylor - Page 28

Federal scientists estimate that the Arctic region contains up to 15 billion barrels of oil. Burning this, however, could release an additional 15.8 billion tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere – the equivalent to all US transportation emissions over a nine year period.

An international team of wildlife ecologists, led by Oregon State University, conducted a comprehensive analysis of data on the world’s largest herbivores

A new multinational study, the first global review of Arctic marine mammals, has assessed the status of all circumpolar species and subpopulations, and highlights the precarious state these animals are in.

An international team of biologists recently scoured reports and research going back 250 years to identify nine ways humans pose a threat to penguins.

The total area of the reserve covers 322,000 square miles (834,000 sq km) which is roughly three and a half times the area of Britain.

As recently as the 1960s the total population was in the thousands, so the species is now listed as critically endangered.

It is clear that Gulf’s wildlife is still feeling the effects of the disaster. A federal judge will soon decide the case against BP and other companies for violations of the Clean Water Act.

Although habitat loss is still the largest threat to amphibians worldwide, habitat protection is now no guarantee of survival, because the spread of a deadly fungus is reaching even the most secluded habitats.

The list of animals killed either for subsistence or to be eaten as a luxury is depressingly long. It includes elephant, chimpanzee, gorilla and other primates, forest antelope, porcupine, monitor lizard, bush pig, cane rat, pangolin, guinea fowl and many, many more.