Articles, tagged with "conservationists", page 3

Night Vision Security Camera Supplies Eyes In The Night

Since not all crime happens during the day and many times cameras are installed without considering what will happen after dark. Companies and homeowners may not be interested in installing additional outdoor lighting and some conservationists want to vid... Read >
Author: Larry Y. Hodge

Saving the Almond Tree, a Collaborative Effort

Costa Rica is world renowned for having a plethora of invertebrate biodiversity, lush tropical rainforest, a wide array of birds and captivating mammals. However, with the human influence spreading deeper and deeper into forested areas, conservationists ... Read >
Author: Jamie Gripich

Niagara Falls - A Reference for Conservationists

Around the time when Niagara Falls had already become a major tourist attraction in the Union and was on the verge of changing the electricity industry in profound ways, the Western United States was developing rapidly as part of the country's expansion (... Read >
Author: storynature

The Loves of Lonesome George

Following GCT's chief executive, Toni Darton, being interviewed by BBC Radio 4's Today programme about Lonesome George, we thought you might like to learn more about this "wrinkled octogenarian" and his attempts to produce offspring, as Henry Nicholls, ed... Read >
Author: Discovery Initiatives

New species of monkey discovered in the Amazon Basin

July 2009. A new species of tamarin monkey has been discovered in a remote region of the Amazon in Brazil according to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). Weighs just 210 grams, the monkey is mostly gray and dark brown in colour, with a distinctl... Read >
Author: Discovery Initiatives

Alaska is a World Leader in Sustainable Fishing

Alaska is known throughout the world for its bountiful and diverse marine resources which have supported the state's fisheries for decades. This is due in large part to Alaska's commitment to sustainability. Alaska's fisheries are managed under the auspic... Read >
Author: Allie Moxley

Bald Eagle Population Poised for Recovery

An impressive marauder, the bald eagle has a wing span of seven feet or more and deadly talons that can easily penetrate and grab large prey such as game fish, raccoons, or rabbits. Centuries ago, there were probably as many as a half a million bald eagle... Read >
Author: http://statues-eagle.totalwarehouse.com

Going Green Simply Adds Up For The Planet and Your Wallet

You hear a lot of talk in these economic times about "going green", which ordinarily means taking some action that conserves energy or saves more of our natural resources. There are a ton of different ways to "go green" but what does that actually mean? ... Read >
Author: Jon Arnold

Dooragan National Park

Dooragan National Park is one of the most popular attractions in Port Macquarie NSW for visitors and their families. Local folklore asserts that three brothers were killed, and each of them was buried in the area where the mountains are standing, one brot... Read >
Author: Gloria Dekker

Conservation of the Forests on Kilimanjaro

Mt Kilimanjaro's rapidly retreating glacier is probably disappearing as a result of deforestation of the surrounding slopes rather than global warming or climate change. This is apparent because the loss of ice is via sublimation rather than melting. The... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer

Spray Foam Insulation – Cut Cost and Go Green

The environment has been adversely affected in a severe manner due to the significant increase in global warming. Global warming is caused by a number of factors like increase in carbon dioxide emissions, air pollution due to other factor's etc. The ai... Read >
Author: Alien

Buffalo Zoo - A Historically Significant Landmark in New York

As its name suggests the Buffalo Zoo is located in Buffalo and comes in third place as America's oldest zoo. The fact that it is popular among tourists goes without saying; it attracts over 200,000 visitors and is the second most popular attraction in ... Read >
Author: Pushpitha Wijesinghe

Tips on dos and don’t of wildlife photography

Wildlife Photography has a universal appeal attracting human curiosity and today it is gaining ground very rapidly-may be it is due to our inbuilt wild connections with nature and its creations. Interestingly the pioneers in this field were the hunter... Read >
Author: tanny

Growing A Beautiful Garden

When it comes to plant your backyard the first thing you ought to focus on forecast your patch. Once you have a line on the stuff you want to place, where you want to lodge them, and what the needs of your individual plants will be it time genuinely to di... Read >
Author: James Sawyers

How You Can Plant a Summer Garden

When it comes to planting your garden the first thing you need to focus on is planning your garden. Once you have a line on the things you want to plant, where you want to plant them, and what the needs of your individual plants will be it is time to real... Read >
Author: Jon Simms

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