Conservation

13+ hour, 13+ min ago   (115+ words) The Wetlands for Climate (W4C) Partnership released a new report examining the successes and challenges in wetland restoration across California, as well as the most promising opportunities to close the gap between policy commitments and on-the-ground delivery in our state. California…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (313+ words) Gharial hatchlings at the Fort Worth Zoo Fort Worth Zoo has a few more snouts to feed after a record-breaking summer for one of the world’s most endangered crocodilians. The Zoo announced Wednesday that eight critically endangered gharials hatched this…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (275+ words) As a mother to a beautiful little reptile, Minerva the Leopard Gecko, I'm quite fond of reptiles, amphibians, and other less traditional pets. If you have a thing for these types of critters, the shirt road trip to the Lone…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (141+ words) pisra.com.au Wastewater treatment plants contribute millions of tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions annually, due to the high nutrient concentrations in wastewater creating ideal conditions for the microbes that produce these gases. Practical solution to industry challenge Managing Director…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (202+ words) COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Texas A&M Forest Service has launched a program to help landowners remove invasive plants from their properties. The Texas Invasive Plant Solutions Cost-Share Program began accepting applications Sept. 1. The program has $140,000 available and will reimburse up…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (312+ words) After lying down and resting beside a torched cholla, my partner Aaron and I began digging. He had carried six Joshua tree pups and gallons of water on his back across a half mile of the inland ghost forest from…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (261+ words) So far with the help of many wonderful volunteers, interns, and the West Coast Wild Restoration Crew, SPAWN and the Tomales Bay Foundation have installed 4,400 locally native plants in the upland areas. We also now have a temporary irrigation system…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (427+ words) Krysta’s path on the Tour de Turtles spans 120 miles so far, according to satellite tracking by the Sea Turtle Conservancy. [ Image courtesy of Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring ] Krysta’s nest produced 89 hatchlings; 70 were found disoriented but alive…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (1278+ words) Once exiled, otters have returned to Texas rivers during the past 20 years. They are fun to watch in "Deep in the Heart 2: Texas Rivers,' a new movie. Bring on Ozzie the Otter! A natural complement to Austin filmmaker Ben Masters…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (241+ words) Sur: Volunteer teams, supervisors, and observers in the Environment Protectors programme successfully returned 6,146 baby turtles to the sea and dealt with 264 stranded adult sea turtles, either treating them or returning them to the sea, contributing to raising their chances of…...