News tagged with park
An ecosystem being transformed: Yellowstone 15 years after the return of wolves
On the 15th anniversary of the return of wolves to Yellowstone National Park, a quiet but profound rebirth of life and ecosystem health is emerging, scientists conclude in a new report.
Dec 21, 2011 |
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Rapid rise in wildfires in large parts of Canada?
Large forest regions in Canada are apparently about to experience rapid change. Based on models, scientists can now show that there are threshold values for wildfires just like there are for epidemics. Large ...
Dec 16, 2011 |
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Angry Birds to get own theme parks: company
The Angry Birds are set fly from the virtual into the real world next year as the cartoonish birds from the popular smartphone game get their own theme parks, a playground company said Thursday.
Dec 15, 2011 |
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Life on Kosterhavet's seabed analyzed
Kosterhavet National Park was created to provide a haven for both protected species and nature lovers. Now researchers at the University of Gothenburg have analysed species living on the seabed (benthic species) ...
Dec 13, 2011 |
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Landsat satellites track Yellowstone's underground heat
(PhysOrg.com) -- Yellowstone National Park sits on top of a vast, ancient, and still active volcano. Heat pours off its underground magma chamber, and is the fuel for Yellowstone's famous features -- more ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 08, 2011 |
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Researchers find confidence is key to women's spatial skills
Boosting a woman's confidence makes her better at spatial tasks, University of Warwick scientists have found, suggesting skills such as parking and map-reading could come more easily if a woman is feeling good about herself.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 05, 2011 |
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Sierra Leone Gola Rainforest becomes national park
(AP) -- Sierra Leone's president is officially declaring the Gola Rainforest a national park.
Dec 04, 2011 |
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Study of wolves will help scientists predict climate effects on endangered animals
Scientists studying populations of gray wolves in the USA's Yellowstone National Park have developed a way to predict how changes in the environment will impact on the animals' number, body size and genetics, amongst other ...
Dec 01, 2011 |
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Rescued killer whale starts new life in Spain
A female killer whale captured in the North Sea began a new life in the Canary Islands on Wednesday after being flown over from The Netherlands, a Spanish zoo said.
Nov 30, 2011 |
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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 ...
Nov 28, 2011 |
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Climate change: South Africa has much to lose
(AP) -- Imagine the savannas of South Africa's flagship Kruger Park so choked with brush, viewing what game is left is nearly impossible. The Cape of Good Hope without penguins. The Karoo desert's seasonal ...
Nov 24, 2011 |
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South Africa gets $250mn loan for wind, solar power
South Africa signed a $250-million (183-million-euro) loan deal with the World Bank on Monday aimed at adding 200 Megawatts of solar and wind power to the coal-dependent country's grid.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Nov 14, 2011 |
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Tourists invited to see erupting Congo volcano
(AP) -- Virunga National Park is inviting tourists on an overnight trek to a spectacular eruption of Mount Nyamulagira in eastern Congo.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 14, 2011 |
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French zoo steps up rhino surveillance against poachers
A French zoo has placed its white rhinos under video surveillance fearing poachers could kill them for their horns which can fetch hundreds of thousands of euros on the black market.
Nov 08, 2011 |
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Wildfire threatens Reunion Island national park
French authorities sent reinforcements Monday to battle a wildfire raging through the national park of Reunion Island, a unique ecosystem designated a World Heritage Site.
Oct 31, 2011 |
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