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| − | [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8640207.stm 27 Apr. BBC News. Sausage 'solution' to Australia's cane toad invasion.] Saving quolls from cane toads.
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| − | [http://articles.courant.com/2010-04-20/news/hc-ct-bats0420.artapr20_1_white-nose-decline-of-north-american-hibernating-bats 21 Apr. Hartford Courant. Deadly Bat Fungus Appears To Be Spreading.] The latest on white-nose syndrome. More on what you can do to help [http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-bats-follow0421.artapr21,0,4482002.story here].
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| − | [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science_and_environment/10084764.stm 21 Apr. BBC News. DNA boost in battle against bleeding canker.] Article about a disease affecting a different chestnut from the one I spoke about in class.
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| − | [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8615398.stm 21 Apr. BBC News. Counting the cost of alien invasions.] An opinion piece about the economics of invasive species.
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| − | [http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/15/science/earth/15whale.html 15 Apr. New York Times. U.S. Leads New Bid to Phase Out Whale Hunting.]
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| − | [http://news.discovery.com/animals/ivory-billed-woodpecker-search-ends.html 15 Apr. Discovery News. Ivory-billed woodpecker search ends.]
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| − | [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8606011.stm 10 Apr. BBC News. Has CITES had its day?]
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| − | [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8609686.stm 9 Apr. BBC News. Hide and seek with invasive species.] Tracking rats with dogs.
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| − | [http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/04/07/science/AP-AS-Philippines-Giant-Lizard.html?_r=1&ref=science 7 Apr. New York Times. Giant Lizard Is Discovered in the Philippines.] A new species to science.
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| − | [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8604723.stm 6 Apr. BBC News. Turtles killed 'in millions' by fishing gear.] A graphic example of the effects of by-catch.
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| − | [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8586701.stm 25 Mar. BBC News. Forest loss slows, as China plants and Brazil preserves.] It's not all bad news ...
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| − | [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8586427.stm 25 Mar. BBC News. Gorillas in central Africa 'extinct in 20 years'.] ... then again, .... (video report).
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| − | [http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/25/opinion/25harder.html 25 Mar. New York Times. Too-Busy Bees.] Op-Ed piece on the loss of pollination services.
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| − | [http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/24/science/earth/24shark.html?hp 23 Mar. New York Times. U.N. Group Rejects Shark Protections.] No to tuna last week, no sharks this week ...
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| − | [http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/23/science/23aquarium.html?hpw 23 Mar. New York Times. Are Aquariums Getting Too Lifelike?] Effects of the pet trade.
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| − | [http://www.economist.com/opinion/displayStory.cfm?story_id=15719298&source=hptextfeature 21 Mar. The Economist. The clouds of unknowing.] Although not really about conservation biology, this article concisely summarizes key issues in the present climate change debate. The accompanying editorial - [http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=15720419&source=most_commented Spin, science and climate change] - also addresses the issue of uncertainty in science.
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| − | [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8579310.stm 21 Mar. BBC News. Internet threatens rare species, conservationists warn.] Shopping for newts ...
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| − | [http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/19/science/earth/19species.html?hpw 19 Mar. New York Times. U.N. Rejects Export Ban on Atlantic Bluefin Tuna.]
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| − | [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8568035.stm 15 Mar. BBC News. Tiger decline is 'sign of world's failure'.] Overkill and CITES.
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| − | [http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/14/nyregion/14critic.html?hpw 14 Mar. New York Times. The Skyline, Where Eagles Roam.] Eagles return to Manhattan - an example of an endangered species that has become relatively common again in the northeast.
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| − | [http://www.economist.com/world/united-states/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15612155&fsrc=rss 12 Mar. The Economist. Almond pollination in California: Vitamin Bee.] An example of an ecosystem service in action.
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| − | [http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/12/science/earth/12species.html?ref=science 12 Mar. New York Times. Talks to Address Trade in Tuna and Ivory.] Parties to CITES - which we'll discuss later in the class - get ready to meet. More [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8565480.stm here]
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| − | [http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/13/science/earth/13birds.html?ref=science 12 Mar. New York Times. Climate Change Threatens Migratory Birds, Report Says.]
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| − | [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8555378.stm 10 Mar. BBC News. Insect that fights Japanese knotweed to be released.] An example of planned biocontrol for an invasive plant.
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| − | [http://video.nytimes.com/video/2010/02/21/science/earth/1247467036149/military-bases-as-wildlife-havens.html 10 Mar. New York Times. Military Bases as Wildlife Havens.] Video on the conservation of red-cockaded woodpecker, among others.
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| − | [http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/weekinreview/07marsh.html?ref=science 7 Mar. New York Times. Fretting About the Last of the World’s Biggest Cats.] Less than 3000 left ....
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| − | [http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/06/science/earth/06grouse.html?hpw 6 Mar. New York Times. No Endangered Status for Plains Bird.] Warranted, but precluded ...
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| − | [http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/04/can-wild-bison-repopulate-the-plains/ 5 Mar. New York Times. Can Wild Bison Repopulate the Plains?]
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| − | [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8549303.stm 4 Mar. BBC News. 'Extinct' frog found in Australia.] All is not lost.
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| − | [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8534052.stm 24 Feb. BBC News. Plastic rubbish blights Atlantic Ocean.] Human impact at sea.
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| − | [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8523389.stm 24 Feb. BBC News. Census discovers 5,000 marine species.] New species are being found all the time.
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| − | [http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/22/whaling-compromise-proposed-and-panned/ 24 Feb. New York Times. Whaling Compromise Proposed, and Panned.] Following nicely from Monday's lecture, the latest debate on whaling.
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| − | [http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/23/us/23brfs-CONDORSDIEDO_BRF.html?ref=science 24 Feb. New York Times. Arizona: Condors Died of Lead Poisoning.]
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| − | [http://www.economist.com/world/international/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15488793 20 Feb. The Economist. Conflict conservation: Biodiversity down the barrel of a gun.] Unintended conservation in conflict zones.
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| − | [http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8518000/8518597.stm 17 Feb. BBC News. Rare northern right whales were not hunted to the brink.] More evidence that it can be hard to determine why things are rare.
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| − | [http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/16/science/16obbird.html?ref=science 17 Feb. New York Times. Small Protection Zones Help Predators, Too.] Helping fish, helps penguins.
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| − | [http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/16/science/16obfog.html?ref=science 17 Feb. New York Times. Around the Redwoods, the Fog Is Dissipating.] Trees need fog.
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| − | [http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1962108,00.html 15 Feb. Time. Asian Carp in the Great Lakes? This Means War!]. More on invasive carp in the Great Lakes. And [http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1958657_1958656,00.html here] is Time's top 10 invasive species.
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| − | [http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/13/world/asia/13tiger.html 13 Feb. BBC News. Tiger Farms in China Feed Thirst for Parts.]
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| − | [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8497973.stm 4 Feb. BBC News. US-born pandas Tai Shan and Mei Lan head for China.] OK, so I said no pandas, but I admit that they're cool.
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| − | [http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8494000/8494397.stm 4 Feb. BBC News. Climate change causes wolverine decline across Canada.]
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| − | [http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/02/science/earth/02toads.html?ref=science 1 Feb. New York Times. Saving Tiny Toads Without a Home.] Extinct in the wild, personified.
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| − | [http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8480000/8480288.stm 26 Jan. BBC News. Oceans 'under new threat'.] Ocean acidification - why carbon emissions are not just changing the atmosphere.
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| − | [http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/21/ban-sought-on-importing-moving-invasive-snakes/ 22 Jan. New York Times. Ban Sought on Trade in Pythons and Kin.] Keeping big snakes away.
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| − | [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8467746.stm 21 Jan. BBC News. Bee decline linked to falling biodiversity.] Diversification is not just good for your stock portfolio ...
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| − | [http://www.economist.com/world/international/displayStory.cfm?story_id=15321193 21 Jan. The Economist. Price fixing. Why it is important to put a price on nature.] The value of ecosystem services - to be covered towards the end of the course.
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| − | [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8423243.stm 21 Dec. BBC News. Czech zoo sends rare Northern White rhinos to Kenya.]
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| − | [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/19/opinion/19sat2.html?_r=1 19 Dec. New York Times. Hope for the Everglades.] Major progress for anyone who cares about wetland restoration.
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| − | [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/15/science/earth/15ranch.html?hp 14 Dec. New York Times. Onetime Nevada Brothel Could Become Conservationists’ Oasis.] When worlds collide.
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| − | [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8388606.stm 1 Dec. BBC News. 'Global surge' in rhino poaching.]
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| − | [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8387137.stm 1 Dec. BBC News. Major sea level rise likely as Antarctic ice melts.] Changes down south.
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| − | [http://www.economist.com/world/americas/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14917782 21 Nov. The Economist. Socked.] Bad news for Canada's salmon ...
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| − | [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8176292.stm 31 Jul. BBC News. Fresh hope for world's fisheries.]
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| − | [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8083706.stm 5 Jun. BBC News. Rainforest is worth more standing.] A study from Indonesia.
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| − | [http://www.newyorker.com/online/2009/04/20/090420on_audio_bilger/?xrail 19 Apr. New Yorker. Swamp things.] Podcast on pythons (and other exotics) in Florida. Written article (requires registration) is [http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/04/20/090420fa_fact_bilger here].
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| − | [http://www.economist.com/world/unitedstates/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13446692 11 Apr. The Economist. Prairie in the city.] Urban conservation of grasslands.
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| − | [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/08/sci_nat_enl_1238758523/html/1.stm 3 Apr. BBC News.] Evidence for inbreeding in wolves.
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| − | [http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/31/asian-dolphin-less-rare-than-thought/ 1 Apr. New York Times. Asian Dolphin Less Rare Than Thought.] Some good news.
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| − | [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/27/us/27bats.html?ref=science 27 Mar. New York Times. Advisory Against Visiting Caves.] White nose syndrome in bats continues to spread.
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| − | [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/24/science/earth/24obnuke.html?ref=science 24 Mar. New York Times. Chernobyl Taking a Toll on Invertebrates Too.]
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| − | [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/23/opinion/23mon1.html?hp 23 Mar. New York Times. Lessons of the Exxon Valdez. (Editorial)] Twenty years after the oil spill.
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| − | [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/04/science/earth/04species.html?_r=1&ref=science 5 Mar. New York Times. Bid to Undo Bush Memo on Threats to Species.] The latest on moves to alter implementation of the US Endangered Species Act.
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| − | [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/04/world/africa/04congo.html?ref=science 5 Mar. New York Times. In Congo, With Rebels Now at Bay, Calm Erupts.] War and gorilla conservation.
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| − | [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7925397.stm 5 Mar BBC News. 'No proof' of bee killer theory.] Controversy brewing over Colony Collapse Disorder.
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| − | [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/27/us/27elephant.html?ref=science 3 Mar. New York Times. U.S. Zookeepers Wary of Herpes Virus Attacking Asian Elephants.] Disease in captive populations relates to the topic of yesterday's (missed) lecture, and will come up again when we talk about captive breeding.
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| − | [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/03/science/03obreefs.html?ref=science 3 Mar. New York Times. Moderate Development Is Tied to Reef Damage.] More on reef conservation.
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| − | [http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16692-fish-numbers-outpace-human-population.html 3 Mar. New Scientist. Fish numbers outpace human population.] The pros and cons of farming fish.
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| − | [http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-binladen21-2009feb21,0,5138293.story 23 Feb. LA Times. UCLA class project: Find Bin Laden.] An unusual application of ecology theory and tools used to find rare species.
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| − | [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7905160.stm 23 Feb. BBC News. Lifeline for endangered albatross.] This article is directly relevant to today's lecture.
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| − | [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/22/magazine/22cranes-t.html?_r=1&ref=science 22 Feb. New York Times. Rescue Flight.] We'll talk about whooping crane conservation when we cover captive breeding, later in the course.
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| − | [http://video.nytimes.com/video/2009/02/19/science/1194837960943/vacuuming-the-reef.html?ref=science 22 Feb. New York Times. Vacuuming the reef.] Invasive species removal from coral reefs in Hawaii.
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| − | [http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/02/090218-extinct-bird-photo.html 20 Feb. National Geographic. "Extinct" Bird Seen, Eaten.] Good, and bad, news for Worcester's buttonquail.
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| − | [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7891908.stm 17 Feb. BBC News. Ivory trade hits Asia's elephants.]
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| − | [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/18/us/18elk.html?_r=1&ref=science 17 Feb. New York Times. Debate Rages Over Elk Feeding Program.] Sometimes it might be best not to get involved ....
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| − | [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/17/science/17isla.html?ref=science 17 Feb. New York Times. The Unintended Consequences of Changing Nature’s Balance.] Removing one invasive species, just allows another to take over.
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| − | [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7884581.stm 13 Feb. BBC News. Darwin's Galapagos.] Examining the trade-offs between conservation and ecotourism. More in [http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19225733.800-trouble-in-darwins-paradise.html New Scientist].
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| − | [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/13/nyregion/13falcon.html?ref=science 13 Feb. New York Times. Record Number of Peregrine Falcons in New York State.] Peregrines now breeding in several Connecticut cities too.
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| − | [http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2009/02/ocean-climate-change-a-really.html 13 Feb. New Scientist. Ocean climate change: a really inconvenient truth.] Effects of climate change on the world's fish.
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| − | [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/10/science/10humans.html?ref=science 10 Feb. New York Times. Seeing the Risks of Humanity’s Hand in Species Evolution.] Harvest advice from Deuteronomy.
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| − | [http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/05/protecting-fish-ahead-of-the-big-melt/ 10 Feb. New York Times. Protecting Fish Ahead of the ‘Big Melt’.] Preemptive action.
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| − | [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/31/science/earth/31ocean.html?_r=1&ref=science 30 Jan. New York Times. Rising Acidity Is Threatening Food Web of Oceans, Science Panel Says.] This article is directly relevant to Wednesday's lecture, and next week's reading.
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| − | [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7856144.stm 29 Jan. BBC News. Ocean climate fix remains afloat.] This study is more environmental science than conservation biology, but I've included it as it relates to next week's lecture ... and it identifies "ecological impacts" as one of the next things that requires study.
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| − | [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7852953.stm 27 Jan. BBC News. DR Congo gorilla numbers up 12.5%.]
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| − | [http://www.economist.com/science/displayStory.cfm?story_id=12926042&source=hptextfeature 23 Jan The Economist. Second Life.] Debate over extinction rates: will it be terrible, or just very, very bad? More detail at [http://news.mongabay.com/2009/0116-hance_symposium.html Mongabay.com].
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| − | [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7838850.stm 20 Jan. BBC News. Sex smell lures 'vampire' to doom.] Controlling invasive fish in the Great Lakes.
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| − | [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/17/us/17wind.html?ref=science 17 Jan. New York Times. Wind Farm Off Cape Cod Clears Hurdle.] this article doesn't really get into the issues relevant to conservation biology ... but you can read something about them [http://www.massaudubon.org/news/index.php?id=317&type=news here].
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| − | [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7825011.stm 16 Jan. BBC News. Genetic secrets from Tassie tiger.] New clues about why thylacines went extinct.
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| − | [http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12853926 15 Jan. The Economist. A sea of troubles.] An editorial to go with a special feature ([http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displayStory.cfm?story_id=12798458 Troubled Waters]) that touches on most of the major conservation/environmental issues that affect the oceans (climate, acidification, overfishing, pollution, and more).
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| − | [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7810933.stm 4 Jan. BBC News. Fence hope for Tasmanian Devils.] A new attempt to slow spread of a disease that threatens extinction.
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| − | [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/01/us/01owl.html?ref=science 2 Jan. New York Times. Move to Increase Logging on Oregon Land.] New problems for spotted owls?
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| − | [http://www.economist.com/world/unitedstates/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12795573 2 Jan. The Economist. Gem of the ocean.] Oysters as over-exploited ecosystems engineers.
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| | All of the news articles that were posted here during 2008 are listed [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/b/b9/Conservation_in_the_news_-_2008.pdf in this document.] | | All of the news articles that were posted here during 2008 are listed [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/b/b9/Conservation_in_the_news_-_2008.pdf in this document.] |
This page simply lists recent news articles relating to conservation biology. It is not exhaustive - simply those articles that I come across during my reading of the media. It started as a section of the web page for EEB 2208 (Introduction to Conservation Biology), but students seemed to find it useful enough for me to keep it going for the time being. If others in the EEBedia community want to add to the list, please feel free to do so. I only ask that you keep to the existing format, limit any commentary about articles to brief descriptive statements so as to not clog up space, that you focus on articles in the news media that relate to conservation science (broader environmental science issues should find their own home), and that you don't clog the page up with multiple articles on the same piece of news. If you have questions, please email me. Chris Elphick
For a great web site providing information on recent conservation-related research, check out the Conservation Maven web site.
