Biodiversity

Disastrous 'Eco Crunch' Threatens Planet

Greg Schnippel — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:16:05 -0700

We face an ecological credit crunch far greater than the global financial crisis, warn leading environmental groups.

In the latest Living Planet Report, WWF, the Zoological Society of London and the Global Footprint Network say the Earth's natural resources are being depleted so quickly that the equivalent of two planets would be required to sustain current lifestyles by the mid-2030s.

Driving Mr. Lynx -- Assisted Migration to help Species Survive Climate Change

Greg Schnippel — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:41:49 -0700

A growing number of ecologists worry that conservation-as-usual won't be able to keep up with the predicted pace of climate change. To some of them, assisted migration, or helping plant and animal species make the move to a more survivable climate, is a more proactive tool for preserving nature's richness, and possibly the only hope for saving certain species.

Scientists: 1 in 4 Mammals Faces Extinction

Greg Schnippel — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:21:34 -0700

Conservationists have taken the first detailed look at
the world's mammals in more than a decade, and the news isn't good. "Our
results paint a bleak picture of the global status of mammals worldwide,"
the team led by Jan Schipper of the International Union for the Conservation of
Nature in Gland, Switzerland, concluded.

Earth's orbit linked to extinctions

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:29:36 -0700

Wave of Marine Species Extinctions Feared

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:29:16 -0700

A Species in a Second: Promise of DNA 'Bar Codes'

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:29:01 -0700

From black box to blue box

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:28:38 -0700

Study Says Global Warming May Spark Mass Extinction

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:28:33 -0700

Extinction nears for whales and dolphins

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:28:11 -0700

Fast Tracking

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:28:09 -0700