News tagged with habitat areas

Counting cats: The endangered snow leopards of the Himalayas

The elusive snow leopard (Panthera uncia) lives high in the mountains across Central Asia. Despite potentially living across 12 countries the actual numbers of this beautiful large cat are largely unknown. It is thought that t ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Limits for mountain trail use identified

A new study on human impact to wildlife in some of Canada's most popular national parks has identified limits at which trails can be used before ecological disturbance takes place. The study led by University of Calgary Masters ...

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Fears for koalas as study reveals 'marked decline'

Australia's much-loved koala is under increasing threat and should be considered a vulnerable species, an official report found Thursday, with habitat loss seeing their numbers plunge.

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Wind farm in North Sea has positive net impact on fauna

A North-Sea wind farm has hardly any negative effects on fauna. At most, a few bird species will avoid such a wind farm. It turns out that a wind farm also provides a new natural habitat for organisms living ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Aug 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Experts urge protected areas to save Canada caribou

Canada needs to create large protected areas of woodlands to help save caribou from the threat of extinction, scientists and environmentalists said Wednesday.

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

For birds, the suburbs may not be an ideal place to raise a family

There comes a time in life for every bird to spread its wings and leave the nest, but for gray catbirds, that might be the beginning of the end. Smithsonian scientists report fledgling catbirds in suburban habitats are at ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Studies show marine reserves can be an effective tool for managing fisheries

Studies conducted in California and elsewhere provide support for the use of marine reserves as a tool for managing fisheries and protecting marine habitats, according to biologists at the University of California, Santa ...

Biology / Ecology

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

First jaguar photo taken at Smithsonian Research Station in Panama

Barro Colorado Island in Panama, home of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute's premier tropical biology field station, has been described as the best-studied piece of tropical real estate in the western ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 04, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

California's drought-resistent gardens are hot

Even grinding recession has not undone growth in one corner of California's drought-parched landscaping sector, where Robert Cornell has spent more than two decades fine-tuning climate friendly gardens.

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 16, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New footage shows rare rhinos in Indonesia

New infra-red footage released Thursday captures hitherto unseen images of elusive Javan rhinos, the most endangered mammal in the world with less than 60 individuals believed to remain alive.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0