"Return of the Once-Rare Beaver? Not in My Yard."
The town of Lexington, Mass., has a problem with beavers. A big problem.
Source: NYTimes, 06/09/2009
Biodiversity
Things related to the web of life; ecology; wildlife; endangered species
Studies Consider Coverage Of Biotech And Environmental Justice In The United States
By JAN KNIGHT
U.S. biotech coverage presents less risk than Canadian coverage, few popular views, preliminary study suggests
A recent study compares U.S. and Canadian public opinion of genetic technology and combines it with a preliminary study of the countries' biotech news coverage, finding that U.S. coverage focuses less on risks of genetic manipulation than Canadian coverage and fails to represent the wide range of public opinion on the topic.
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"Tiny Pest Threatens The Las Vegas Lights"
"Hoover Dam generates some of the power that lights Las Vegas all night long. But there's something that's making that job a bit more difficult."
Source: Environment Report, 06/04/2009
Beaver: "Voyage of the Dammed"
Beaver may redeem the West from false landscapes of fast-flowing streams with open banks. They may not only return the land to what it was, but conserve water.
Source: High Country News, 06/03/2009
"Court Battles Loom Over Gray Wolf In West"
"A pair of federal judges will decide which states in the Northern Rockies have enough gray wolves to allow public hunting, as the bitter debate over the region's wolves heads to courts in Wyoming and Montana."
Source: NPR, 06/03/2009
Heading Out On A BioBlitz
A BioBlitz is a kind of whirlwind count of all the species in a specific place. The Park Service has been co-sponsoring BioBlitzes with National Geographic.
Source: Environment Report, 05/28/2009
"The Sixth Extinction"
The earth's species may be facing a sixth major mass extinction that could take millions of years to recover from, Elizabeth Kolbert reports in The New Yorker.
Source: New Yorker, 05/28/2009
GAO Faults Endangered Species Oversight
"The Fish and Wildlife Service has no established way to track cumulative threats or injuries to most of the imperiled species the agency is attempting to protect, according to a new report from federal investigators."
Source: Greenwire, 05/27/2009
Zebra Mussels Invade Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Zebra mussels, which have caused an estimated $5 billion in damage to the Great Lakes, have been found in a Maryland tributary of Chesapeake Bay. If they spread, they could threaten the less-salty waters of the Bay.
Source: WashPost, 05/25/2009
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