News tagged with conservation science


Using Lasers to Map Bird Habitat

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Lasers are providing scientists with new tools for mapping, protecting, and restoring bird habitat along rivers. In a paper published in the October issue of Ecological Applications, scientists from PRBO C ...


Wiping out the world's mass migrations

Wiping out the world's mass migrations

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Densely packed wildebeests flowing over the Serengeti, bison teeming across the Northern Plains—these iconic images extend from Hollywood epics to the popular imagination. But the fact is, all of the world's ...





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New study shows governments need more honest environmental accounting

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 02, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (11) | comments 12

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Queensland research is paving the way for better management of our precious natural environment.


Global priority regions for carnivore conservation

Biology / Ecology

created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Finding economical and practical solutions for conserving endangered carnivores is a continuous challenge for conservationists. In a study published by the peer reviewed open access journal, PLoS ONE, on August 27th, a team ...


The straight poop on counting tigers

The straight poop on counting tigers

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) announced today a major breakthrough in the science of saving tigers: high-tech DNA fecal sampling.


Coordination needed to support green-fingered youths

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The project, which was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), found that many young volunteers travelled long distances from cities to short-term projects in rural areas and felt they were being punished ...


Peer pressure plays major role in environmental behavior

Peer pressure plays major role in environmental behavior

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- People are more likely to enroll in conservation programs if their neighbors do -- a tendency that should be exploited when it comes to protecting the environment, according to results of ...


Fewer hikers means less support for conservation, study says

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Serious hikers and backpackers tend to become supporters of environmental and conservation groups while casual woodland tourists do not, a new study says -- and a recent fall-off in strenuous outdoor endeavors portends a ...


Want to Count Wild Tigers? Go to YouTube

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The Wildlife Conservation Society’s India Program (WCS - India) has released a unique training video on YouTube that showcases the latest scientific methods for estimating the numbers of wild tigers and their prey.


'Super reefs' fend off climate change, study says

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (5) | comments 3

The Wildlife Conservation Society announced today a study showing that some coral reefs off East Africa are unusually resilient to climate change due to improved fisheries management and a combination of geophysical factors. ...


Report shows dramatic decline in Siberian tigers

Report shows dramatic decline in Siberian tigers

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) announced today a report revealing that the last remaining population of Siberian tigers has likely declined significantly due to the rising tide of poaching and habitat ...


Modest fisheries reduction could protect vast coastal ecosystems

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 22, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A reduction of as little as five per cent in fisheries catch could result in as much as 30 per cent of the British Columbia coastal ecosystems being protected from overfishing, according to a new study from the UBC Fisheries ...



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