The Department of Interior gave the polar bear some relief yesterday by proposing to designate over 200,000 square miles of the polar bear’s melting ice habitat and other habitat as … Read more
wildlife and global warming
Updated Science: Climate Change Is Happening Faster Than Predicted
The United Nations Environment Program released an excellent report summarizing scientific evidence from over 400 sources that have emerged since the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment Report. … Read more
Arctic Geese Now Skipping Migration
A new study by the U.S. Geological Survey has found that 30% of Pacific Brant are now wintering over in Alaska. Julia Whitty at Mother Jones reports: Usually Brant stream … Read more
New Study: Climate Change Will Alter California Bird Communities
A new Stanford study predicts that global warming will disrupt many Golden State bird communities. Lisa Krieger at Mercury News.com reports: “Climate change could scatter California’s bird communities, forcing species … Read more
Study: Warmer Climate Is Sending Species Uphill
University of Connecticut ecologists studying plant and animal movement in Costa Rica are finding that species may move up mountain slopes as the climate warms but areas left behind will … Read more
Anticipating Rising Seas: Wildlife Trust in UK Plans For New Inland Refuge
The Norfolk Wildlife Trust has filed a plan to create an inland wetland to protect rare bitterns. This action recognizes that salt water may soon be degrading coastal freshwater reed beds … Read more
Safeguarding Fish In a Warming World – The Warming Arctic
On Thursday, the Obama Administration approved the Fishery Management Plan for the fish resources of the Arctic. The plan prevents the expansion of commercial fishing into large areas of the … Read more
