Articles Tagged with “USA”

18 Articles found tagged with “USA”.

  • When Policy and Science Don’t Match

    A new study has shown that the policies regulating the hunting of grey wolves do not match basic scientific data, and potentially undermine conservation efforts.

    By Alex Taylor on 18th January 2016
  • Climate Change Could Dry Out Wetlands

    long summer droughts and other factors will likely lead to the rapid drying or even complete loss of many ecologically important wetlands.

    By Alex Taylor on 13th October 2015
  • The Eastern Cougar Extinction

    Widespread persecution by European settlers led to the downfall of this subspecies. The big cats were killed to protect the settlers and their livestock through hunting, trapping, poisoning and bounty programmes.

    By Alex Taylor on 2nd July 2015
  • Endangered Species Should Be Left to Breed in the Wild

    It has been the saviour of many critically endangered species. One in particular that was brought back from the brink is the Arabian Oryx, a species that was declared extinct in the wild in 1972 due to overhunting.

    By Alex Taylor on 16th June 2015
  • Drilling the Arctic

    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.

    By Alex Taylor on 27th May 2015
  • Deepwater Horizon: Five Years On

    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.

    By Alex Taylor on 27th May 2015
  • Sea Otter Return Helps Seagrass Recovery

    Once again, sea otters are helping to demonstrate that the conservation of one species can have significant benefits to many others.

    By Alex Taylor on 17th September 2013
  • Trouble for America’s Amphibians

    On average, the rate of loss of populations of all amphibians in the USA is 3.7% per year. The scientists believe that if this rate does not change, these species will disappear from half of the habitats that they currently occupy in around 20 years.

    By Alex Taylor on 29th July 2013
  • Marbled Murrelet Defended in Court

    Despite being listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 1992, conservation efforts haven’t come close to increasing their population, and haven’t even been able to halt their decline.

    By Alex Taylor on 8th May 2013