Residents Try To Intervene As State Wants To Ban Big Cat Hunting. Millions Of Dollars And Critical Ecosystems At Stake
Colorado wildlife experts, hunters and residents are battling a proposed ballot initiative that could ban trophy hunting of big cats statewide in November. Wild America's agricultural and natural landscapes are always in a delicate state balanceWildlife management may sound like it goes against God's will, but it's an essential part of our existence and survival […]
Rubbish and disease could disrupt Antarctic ecosystems as ice buffers melt, study finds | Antarctica
Rising temperatures could melt the Antarctic’s sea ice buffer, devastating its ecosystem as animals, diseases and debris drift from Africa and Australia, a new study says. The study, published in the journal Global Change Biology, used simulations of ocean currents to track the paths of virtual objects released from different locations. Simulations showed that objects […]
Microsoft Partners with Ben Smith’s Semafor to Create AI-Powered ‘Healthy Information Ecosystems’
Microsoft is reportedly partnering with Ben Smith’s media startup Semafor to leverage AI toward the ominous goal of “building a healthy information ecosystem.” of financial times report Microsoft to fund creation of ‘Signal’, an AI-powered breaking news feed aimed at providing diverse global perspectives on major stories, as part of new partnership with Ben Smith’s […]
Feral pigs and donkeys may be more salvation than scourge for ecosystems, study finds
Unscientific bias against “wild” or “invasive” animals threatens to undermine one of the major stabilizing trends that make ecosystems healthier, a new paper argues. Introduced species such as feral pigs, horses, donkeys and camels are a powerful force for “rewilding” (the reintroduction of wild animals into ecosystems where humans have exterminated them), according to one […]