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
Biodiversity
Things related to the web of life; ecology; wildlife; endangered species
"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
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."
Source: Reuters, 05/22/2009
"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."
Source: Salon, 05/18/2009
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...."
Source: ENS, 05/15/2009
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