On the one hand it has been difficult to see so much death. But there is still so much life.
Category: Biodiversity
Farms that Create Habitat Key to Food Security and Biodiversity
We need to recognize the vital work many farmers are doing that supports biodiversity.
High temperatures boost biodiversity in Arctic and sub-Arctic seas
has confirmed that the high temperatures in the Arctic and sub-Arctic seas -especially affected by global warming- are promoting the settlement in these waters of species that previously lived in…
Kill Them to Save Them
“The puppies of a wolf that has mated with a domestic dog must be tracked down and shot, Bavarian authorities said.”
Claim: More than half of Antarctica’s plants, animals could disappear due to climate change
Lee said that more action is needed to save one of Earth’s vast, pristine biomes.
Real Threats to Biodiversity and Humanity
Polls reveal that most people worry most about energy and food prices, crime, living standards, Putin’s war on Ukraine, and increasing efforts to control their lives.
Caribou and Muskoxen Buffer Climate Impacts for Rare Plants
Large herbivores help rare species persist in a warming arctic
Claim: Coastal ecosystem being destabilized by climate change, Oregon State research shows
Peer-Reviewed Publication OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY CORVALLIS, Ore. – Ecological communities on the Oregon coast are being subtly destabilized by the pressures of climate change despite giving an appearance of stress…
Climate and soil determine the distribution of plant traits
“Our study clearly demonstrates that plant traits worldwide can be explained by joint effects of climate and soil,” Joswig said, adding, “This suggests that aspects of climate change and soil…
Unique macro-vertebrate at risk from blood sport and climate change
His final point was a word of caution with respect to the culture that surrounds Pokemon. “It’s specifically based around over-exploitation with the tagline ‘gotta catch them all.’ The rarer…
Media Amplification of Forister’s Feeble Butterfly Science and Climate Fearmongering
. Of course, in an age where chicken little catastrophes sell, only warming fall temperatures and butterfly extinctions could promote a profitable climate crisis. Worse, the public was misled to…
REAL threats to threatened species
Their biggest error by far, however, is their insistence that wildlife and their habitats would be saved by eliminating fossil fuel for electricity generation, transportation, heating and cooking. In reality,…
Virtue, Wherefore Art Thou Signal?
Harnessing the innovative spirit of California, Governor Gavin Newsom today advanced an executive order enlisting California’s vast network of natural and working lands – forests, rangelands, farms, wetlands, coast, deserts…
Insect apocalypse? Not so fast, at least in North America
In recent years, the notion of an insect apocalypse has become a hot topic in the conservation science community and has captured the public’s attention.
Hopefulness Despite 2.9 Billion Lost Birds
Guest Post by Jim Steele What’s Natural In 2019 bird researchers published Rosenberg et al “Decline of the North American Avifauna”, reporting a decline in 57% of the bird species.…
Global warming could have a negative impact on biodiversity generation processes
This is one of the conclusions of an international study focused on the causes of the evolutionary success of Carex, one of the genera of flowering plants with the highest…
Climate change affects the genetic diversity of a species
“When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.’ ’The question is,’…
Greenpeace Co-Founder Tells Congress To Ignore UN’s Latest Extinction Warning
From The Daily Caller 9:39 AM 05/22/2019 | Energy Michael Bastasch | Energy Editor Greenpeace co-founder Patrick Moore will testify before Congress on the U.N.’s alarming biodiversity report. Moore says…
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