Ecologist taking on MoD to protect skylarks says he has faced threats and assault | Conservation
The song of the skylark has filled the minds of poets for centuries, from Shelley’s “merry spirit” to Wordsworth’s “ethereal minstrel,” but there is little poetry in the Colchester furor over the bird. Campaigners for the protection of the Middlewick Ranges, a former Ministry of Defence firing range in Essex, are furious that part of […]
Much cagou about something: New Caledonia’s favourite bird thriving after conservation push | New Caledonia
IIn the early hours of the morning, a powerful cry echoes through the Farino rainforest in southern New Caledonia. What sounds like a dog’s bark is actually the cry of a kagu. With its grey plumage and distinctive crown, this shy bird is difficult to spot among the trees. This striking bird is an important […]
Backstreet Boys respond to Denver Water viral parody promoting conservation efforts
In its latest effort to get people to follow local watering rules, the city’s water service provider introduced the Backstreet Boys, releasing a viral video that drew attention to the popular ’90s boy band. “Splash Street Boys” and its parody song “Water That Way” are an arrangement of the 1999 smash hit “I Want It […]
Georgia releases 34 rehabilitated sea turtles into ocean after conservation groups nursed them to health
April 3, 2024 was a glorious day for many as nearly 30 sea turtles were released into the ocean after months of rehabilitation. With the help of multiple marine conservation organizations and aquariums, 34 rehabilitated sea turtles were transported to Georgia’s Jekyll Island and released back into the ocean. According to a press release, sea […]
Key Colorado River conservation deadline arrives, with no consensus on the horizon
Monday marked a key deadline for Colorado River states to propose consensual plants for long-term water conservation in overtaxed systems. However, such an agreement was not on the table once the deadline set by the Home Office’s Bureau of Reclamation arrived. Instead, his two main branches of the river system, the upper and lower reaches, […]
Conservation groups sue to stop a transmission line from crossing a Mississippi River refuge
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A coalition of conservation groups has filed a last-minute federal lawsuit seeking to halt plans to build the high-voltage Cardinal Hickory Creek power line across a Mississippi River wildlife refuge. American Transmission Company, ITC Midwest, and Dairyland Power Cooperative Inc. want to build a 102-mile (164-kilometer), 345-kilovolt transmission line between Dubuque […]
20/20 vision for wildlife habitat conservation
A good forestry education teaches students the importance of the long game and the truth of the Greek proverb: “A society grows when it plants a tree on which the old man never sits in the shade.” A good engineering education teaches that science and mathematics are great tools in the toolbox, but that they […]
Gov. Evers secures funding for Wisconsin’s largest land conservation purchase
Gov. Tony Evers has secured federal funding for the largest land conservation purchase in Wisconsin history. The project includes the purchase of approximately 70,000 acres of land in northern Wisconsin known as the Pelican River Forest. Republicans on the House Budget Committee had previously blocked administrative funding for the project over concerns about the economic […]