Biodiversity

Things related to the web of life; ecology; wildlife; endangered species

Australia Protects Tasmanian Devils as "Endangered"

"Australia lifted protection levels on Friday for the world's largest surviving marsupial carnivore, the Tasmanian devil, listing the animal as endangered due to a deadly facial tumour outbreak."

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Source: Reuters, 05/22/2009

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"Pesticides Indicted in Bee Deaths"

"Agriculture officials have renewed their scrutiny of the world's best-selling pest-killer as they try to solve the mysterious collapse of the nation's hives."

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Source: Salon, 05/18/2009

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July 20, 2009 to July 24, 2009

3rd National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration

Highlighted large scale ecosystem restorations will include the Chesapeake Bay, Coastal Louisiana, Everglades, Great Lakes, Lower Colorado, Columbia, Snake, Mississippi and Missouri River Basins, Puget Sound, and San Francisco Bay and Delta.

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July 19, 2009 to July 22, 2009

World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology & Bioprocessing

This conference aims to bring together individuals with diverse experience to share knowledge that will speed the development and growth of a sector that is vital for value creation and sustainable industrial development.

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9 More Bird Species Red-Listed

"Nine more bird species have been added this year to the list of Critically Endangered birds that face an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild...."

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Source: ENS, 05/15/2009

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"Parasitic Flies Turn Fire Ants into Zombies"

Texas researchers say tiny flies that turn fire ants into zombies by eathing their brains may aid pest management.

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Source: McClatchy, 05/13/2009

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"Blue Whales Resume West Coast Migration Pattern"

Blue Whales seem to be resuming a historic migration pattern between the California coast and the Gulf of Alaska for the first time since commercial whaling ended in 1965.

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Source: ENS, 05/12/2009

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Fungus Potentially Threatens Millions of Bats

White-nose syndrome, an increasing cause of bat mortality, is spreading. Bats play an important role in controlling insect populations and pollinating plants.

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Volunteers Pitch in To Identify Invasive Plants and Animals

Covering volunteer ID efforts provides both a way to bring the issue to the attention of your audience, and to personalize how the general public can help address the problem.

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Commerce Seeks Wildlife Leakers

A Bush-appointed holdover inspector general has teamed up with an ultraconservative Senator in a "plumber" operation aimed at punishing agency employees who revealed attempts to gut the Endangered Species Act via "midnight regulations."

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