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"Without Birds To Disperse Seeds, Guam's Forest Is Changing" [1]

"The brown tree snake invasion has wiped out birds on guam and left a forest to survive on its own."
Biodiversity [2]
Public [3]
Australia & Oceania [4]
Source: Scientific American [5], 08/10/2009

Diverse Range of Experts Team Up On Wind Turbine Issue [6]

Concerns continue to mount over the potential impact of wind-turbine blades on airborne wildlife. Hence, a consortium of experts has agreed on priorities for investigation, including turbine placement, design, and operation; aerodynamics of turbines, birds, and bats; and habitat, topography, and weather conditions.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [7]
Topics on the Beat: 
Economy & Business [8]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Biodiversity [2]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [10]
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Public [3]

"An Underwater Fight Is Waged for the Health of San Francisco Bay" [11]

Biologists have found in San Francisco Bay a kelp used in miso soup which is on the list of 100 worst invasive alien species.
Biodiversity [2]
Public [3]
California [12]
Source: NYTimes [13], 08/03/2009

"Scientists Untangle Multiple Causes of Bee Colony Disorder" [14]

"A microscopic pathogen and pesticides embedded in old honeycombs are two major contributors to the bee disease known as colony collapse disorder."
Biodiversity [2]
Public [3]
International [15]
Source: ENS [16], 07/30/2009

Do Humans Play a Role in Causing Deadly Wildlife Cancers? [17]

"The great outdoors is a dangerous place for animals, who often die from hunger, predator attacks, or infections. But cancer can also be a culprit, and human pollution may be making it worse."
Biodiversity [2]
Public [3]
International [15]
Source: Newsweek [18], 07/29/2009

"Caribou Populations Fall Sharply" [19]

Scientists are finding what seems to be a global decline in caribou populations.
Biodiversity [2]
Public [3]
International [15]
Source: Christian Science Monitor [20], 07/24/2009

"Florida To Begin Issuing Permits Friday for Python Hunt" [21]

Florida is holding a regulated hunt to eliminate Burmese pythons that have invaded the Everglades.
Biodiversity [2]
Public [3]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [22]
Source: Miami Herald [23], 07/17/2009

Survivors of Attacks Fight to Save Sharks [24]

Survivors of shark attacks are in Washington lobbying for new fishing restrictions to protect sharks.
Biodiversity [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Wash Post [25], 07/15/2009

"Birds' Survival Relies On World's Largest Crab Orgy" [26]

"The Delaware Bay is the site of the largest horseshoe crab orgy in the world. Mating season brings millions of crabs onto the beaches, and tens of thousands of migratory shorebirds, who gorge themselves on crab eggs on their way to the Arctic."
Biodiversity [2]
Public [3]
International [15]
Source: NPR [27], 07/14/2009

"Watching Whales Watching Us" [28]

Scientists are learning that whales are smarter, and more like humans, than they ever suspected.
Biodiversity [2]
Public [3]
International [15]
Source: NYTimes Mag [29], 07/13/2009

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