"Why the Arctic's Mosquito Problem Is Getting Bigger, Badder"
"The trend could spell disaster for caribou (and more nasty bites for humans)."
Source: National Geographic, 08/15/2017
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Climate Explodes Larch Beetle Numbers, Transforming Minnesota Forests
"Eastern larch beetles, tiny burrowing bugs native to Minnesota, are exploding in number across the state’s northern forest and have killed or damaged about a third of the state’s tamarack trees — one of the first clear signs of a rapidly changing climate."
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune, 08/15/2017
"EU Court Orders Poland To Stop Logging Primeval Forest Now"
"The European Union's top court ordered Poland on Friday to immediately halt large-scale logging in an ancient protected forest, one of many cases that has pitted the nationalist, eurosceptic government in Warsaw against the bloc."
Source: Reuters, 07/31/2017
"Yellowstone Grizzly Bear to Lose Endangered Species Protection"
"After 42 years on the Endangered Species list, the Yellowstone grizzly bear — whose numbers have grown to more than 700 from fewer than 150 — will lose its protected status, the Interior Department announced on Thursday."
Source: NY Times, 06/23/2017
"More U.S. Counties Are Finding Zika-Carrying Mosquitoes"
"With the summer mosquito season in full swing in many U.S. states, a new report shows a significant increase in counties across the South that have reported mosquitoes capable of spreading Zika and related viruses."
Source: Washington Post, 06/21/2017
"VIDEO: Get To Know The Bloodthirsty (But Cuddly) Vampire Bat"
"The overwhelming majority of bats are friends of humanity. They gobble up the insects that bite us and ruin our crops. They pollinate flowers and they replant forests by spreading seeds around. But as agriculture overtakes rain forests and jungles, humans have come into conflict with one bat species: the common vampire bat."
Source: NPR, 06/08/2017
Scientists Wonder If Climate Change Is Making Cicadas Emerge Early
"Cicadas overwhelm tree branches across Maryland once every 17 years, like clockwork. But something — some suspect climate change — could be sounding their alarm clocks four years early."
Source: Baltimore Sun, 05/19/2017
"Spread By Trade And Climate, Bugs Butcher America's Forests"
"PETERSHAM, Mass. -- In a towering forest of centuries-old eastern hemlocks, it's easy to miss one of the tree's nemeses. No larger than a speck of pepper, the Hemlock woolly adelgid spends its life on the underside of needles sucking sap, eventually killing the tree."
Source: AP, 12/07/2016
"Northeast United States Welcomes New National Wildlife Refuge"
"The Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge will span New York and five New England states. It will be the 18th refuge created under President Obama."
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 10/27/2016
"Invasive Insects Cause Tens Of Billions In Damage: Study"
"PARIS - Invasive insects cause at least $77 billion (69 billion euros) in damage every year, according to a study released Tuesday that says this figure is 'grossly underestimated' because it covers only a fraction of the globe."
Source: AFP, 10/06/2016
