Wildlife
Giant Invasive Snakes, Giant Problem for U.S. Ecosystems
GAINESVILLE, Florida, October 15, 2009 (ENS – Five giant exotic snake species already in the United States would pose high risks to the health of U.S. ecosystems if [...]
Wildlife
Wildlife
Genetics Reveal Breeding Secrets of Southern Hemisphere Humpbacks
NEW YORK, New York, October 14, 2009 (ENS) – Each year, a few reproductively active humpback whales swim between breeding grounds in the South Atlantic and Indian oceans, [...]
Wildlife
Biodiversity Loss Accelerating, UN Target Will Be Missed
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, October 13, 2009 (ENS) – The world will not achieve its agreed target to stem biodiversity loss by next year, the International Year of [...]
Wildlife
Alaska Sea Otters Granted Critical Habitat Protection
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, October 8, 2009 (ENS) – It took a court order to accomplish, but threatened sea otters in southwest Alaska now will have some respite from the [...]
Toxics
U.S. EPA Probes Herbicide Atrazine for Human Health Threats
WASHINGTON, DC, October 8, 2009 (ENS) – The commonly used weed killer atrazine will undergo a new comprehensive evaluation to determine its effects – first on humans and [...]
Wildlife
Guides Face Prison, Big Fine After Client Shot Protected Alligator
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, October 6, 2009 (ENS) – Two Louisiana hunting guides each faces a maximum sentence of one year in prison and a $100,000 fine for allowing [...]
Wildlife
Icelandic Whaling Condemned by 26 Countries
BRUSSELS, Belgium, October 5, 2009 (ENS) – Twenty-six countries Friday issued a joint statement putting diplomatic pressure on Iceland to abandon whaling. Icelandic whalers have killed more than [...]
Wildlife
Conservationists, Scientists Outraged by Japanese Dolphin Hunt
WASHINGTON, DC, September 21, 2006 (ENS) – Conservationists, scientists and zoo and aquarium professionals have renewed efforts to stop Japan’s annual dolphin hunt, which began this month and is expected [...]