May 19, 2012

Attractive Birds Are Poor Fliers

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Birds with the brightest feathers may look stunningly attractive and sexy but they go on to become poor fliers, according to a new study. Males with the brightest plumage are believed to be more sexually attractive to female birds. But a new study of American goldfinches by Professor Kristen Navara of the University of Georgia [...]

New Mexico: Bat Disease Spreads

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White-nose syndrome, a mysterious disease that has ravaged bat populations in the Northeast, is threatening to spread West, potentially causing a mass die-off of bats, which help control populations of insects , a conservation group said. The Center for Biological Diversity sent letters this week to state wildlife officials, urging them to consider closing state-owned [...]

New Study: Climate Change Threatening Glacier National Park Could Harm Montana’s Future Tourism and Economy

The last decade in Glacier National Park saw exactly double the temperature increase for the planet as a whole. The effects of this warming threaten Glacier National Park’s resources, from glaciers and snow-capped mountains to wildlife and forests, as well as the Montana jobs and tourism revenue the park generates, according to a new report [...]

Ban On Fishing For Bluefin Is Rejected

The trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna will continue unchecked after the rejection yesterday of a proposed fishing ban that had been described by conservationists as the only way to save the critically endangered species from extinction. Japan and Canada along with scores of developing nations succeeded yesterday in preventing any restrictions being imposed on the [...]