"Asian Carp Threaten TN Native Species"
An invasion of Asian carp is threatening to overwhelm native Tennessee fish species depended on by the state's $1.3 billion sports and commercial fishing industries.
Source: Nashville Tennessean, 03/22/2010
Biodiversity
Things related to the web of life; ecology; wildlife; endangered species
"Bees Face 'Unprecedented' Pesticide Exposures"
"A two-year study now provides evidence indicting one likely group of suspects [as a cause of beehive die-offs]: pesticides. It found 'unprecedented levels' of mite-killing chemicals and crop pesticides in hives across the United States and parts of Canada."
Source: Science News, 03/22/2010
Feds Launch New Tool For Locating Endangered Species
Find out if an endangered or threatened animal or plant species lives in counties of interest to your audience, and cover it in the context of current news developments or some other at-risk-species angle.
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Birds: New Listings, Cutting-Edge Research, and At-Risk Assessments
For the first time in 25 years, the US Fish and Wildlife Service has updated the list of federally-protected migratory birds. The net result is the addition of 175 species, bringing the total to 1,007.
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1 in 7 Wildlife Refuges Has Genetically Engineered Crops
Three organizations file a lawsuit against the USFWS, a new study finds three strains of GE maize likely damaged organs of rats that ate the foods for just three months, pesticide use associated with GE crops may actually be greater than for traditional crops, and GE seed prices skyrocket.
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"U.N. Meeting Asked To Regulate World Shark Trade"
"Exploding Asian demand for shark fin soup has slashed worldwide shark populations, and global regulation is the best way to save eight species now under pressure, ocean conservationists reported on Monday."
Source: Reuters, 03/17/2010
"Bees Are Busier Than Ever as Disease Besieges Colonies"
Three years after "colony collapse disorder," a still-mysterious syndrome that kills whole beehives, commercial beekeepers are struggling to provide pollination for the nation's crops.
Source: Wash Post, 03/16/2010
Santa Monica Sushi Restaurant Charged With Selling Whale Meat
"Federal prosecutors Wednesday filed criminal charges against a Santa Monica sushi restaurant and one of its chefs, alleging they had sold meat from an endangered whale."
Source: LA Times, 03/11/2010
"Endangered Listing Eyed For US Loggerhead Turtles"
"The federal government on Wednesday recommended an endangered-species listing for the loggerhead turtles in U.S. waters, a decision that could lead to tighter restrictions on fishing and other maritime trades."
Source: AP, 03/11/2010
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