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For a great web site providing information on recent conservation-related research, check out the [http://www.conservationmaven.com/ Conservation Maven web site].
 
For a great web site providing information on recent conservation-related research, check out the [http://www.conservationmaven.com/ Conservation Maven web site].
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21277933 31 Jan. BBC News. EU says pesticides linked to bee decline should be restricted.]
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21257745 30 Jan. BBC News. Ivory haul from Africa seized in Singapore.]
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[http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/30/world/asia/malaysia-rare-pygmy-elephants-killed.html?ref=science&_r=0 30 Jan. New York Times. Malaysia: Rare Pygmy Elephants Killed.]
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[http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/30/science/that-cuddly-kitty-of-yours-is-a-killer.html?hp&_r=0 29 Jan. New York Times. That Cuddly Kitty Is Deadlier Than You Think.]  Another topic that we will talk about later in the semester.
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[http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21570746-fight-save-big-cat-sad-simba 29 Jan. The Economist. Kenya’s lions: Sad for Simba.]  Note, especially the part about economics at the end - we'll talk about this issue later in the semester.
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21241380 29 Jan. BBC News. Rare pygmy elephants 'poisoned' in Borneo.]
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[http://www.nytimes.com/video/2013/01/23/us/100000002013889/stalking-a-python.html 28 Jan. New York Times. Stalking a python.]  Pythons in pillow cases - an invasive species in Florida.
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/21086610 23 Jan. BBC News. Spoon-billed sandpipers threatened by trapping in China.]
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[http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/22/science/saving-tasmanian-devils-from-extinction.html?_r=0&adxnnl=1&ref=science&adxnnlx=1358904231-4jy7kaLGP5LsfkFlGdip6g 22 Jan. New York Times. Raising Devils in Seclusion.]
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21069750 18 Jan. BBC News. Attacks prompt Nepal to cap wildlife growth.]  Human-wildlife conflicts complicate conservation of endangered species.
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[http://www.economist.com/blogs/banyan/2013/01/rare-victory-bears 18 Jan. The Economist. A rare victory for bears: Bearing up.]  Farming bear bile in Vietnam.
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[http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21569687-hole 17 Jan. The Economist. The world's rarest fish: In a hole]  I'll talk about Devils hole pupfish later in the semester.
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[http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/12/24/121224fa_fact_kolbert 24 Dec. The New Yorker. Recall of the wild.]  Re-wilding in action.
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[http://www.economist.com/news/christmas/21568656-after-millennia-spent-exterminating-them-humanity-protecting-wolves-numbers-have-risen 19 Dec. The Economist. Call of the wild.]  The complicated world of wolf conservation.
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[http://www.newyorker.com/talk/2012/12/10/121210ta_talk_kolbert 10 Dec. The New Yorker.  Alien entrees.] Eating invasive species.
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/17616488 10 Apr. BBC News. World's rarest ducklings Madagascan pochards hatch.] Another captive breeding example.
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17642578 10 Apr. BBC News. Australian volunteers take part in cane toad cull.]
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[http://www.economist.com/node/21550292 2 Apr. The Economist. Born to be wild: Buffalo are coming back to the American prairie.] From a couple of weeks ago, but relevant to lectures on reserves and restoration.
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[http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2012/03/conservation-0 2 Apr. The Economist. Animals without borders.] Another example of large reserve creation, this time in Africa.
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[http://www.economist.com/node/21549931 2 Apr. The Economist. Banking against Doomsday.] A gene bank for agricultural biodiversity.
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[http://www.economist.com/node/21549969 2 Apr. The Economist. Black ivory.] An update on elephant poaching.
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17535769 30 Mar. BBC News. Pesticides hit queen bee numbers.]
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/17492146 27 Mar. BBC News. NZ dolphin survival boosted by Marine Protected Area.]  The benefits of marine protected areas.
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[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/27/science/noise-pollution-is-changing-forests.html?_r=1&ref=science 27 Mar.  New York Times. Noise Pollution Is Changing Forests.]
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17457561 27 Mar. BBC News. Mammoths' extinction not due to inbreeding, study finds.]
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17448581 21 Mar. BBC News. Illegal logging makes billions for gangs, report says.]
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[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/20/opinion/hi-im-a-nutria.html?_r=1&ref=science 14 Mar. New York Times. Hi I'm a Nutria.]  A video op-ed with a different view on introduced species.
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/17358934 14 Mar. BBC News. Niger creates Africa's largest protected reserve.]
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[http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/14/wisconsin-assembly-approves-wolf-hunting/?ref=science 14 Mar. New York Times. Wisconsin Assembly Approves Wolf Hunting.]
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[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/14/nyregion/new-leopard-frog-species-is-discovered-in-nyc.html?hp 14 Mar. New York Times. A New Species in New York Was Croaking in Plain Sight.] Check those frogs, now that they're waking up ...
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[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/13/science/tracking-antarctic-krill-as-more-is-harvested-for-omega-3-pills.html?ref=science 13 Mar. New York Times. Team Tracks a Food Supply at the End of the World.] One invertebrates that is not overharvested ... yet.
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17321086 11 Mar. BBC News. Advisers warned government on badger cull.]
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17302442 9 Mar. BBC News. World seabird numbers still falling, says a new review.]
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[http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/08/2-manmade-marshes-one-planted-one-left-to-nature/?ref=science 8 Mar. New York Times. 2 Manmade Marshes: One Planted, One Left to Nature.]  Restoration coming up after spring break ...
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[http://www.economist.com/node/21548994 2 Mar. The Economist. The big freeze. Tackling inbreeding in zoos.]
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[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/28/science/sea-otters-failure-to-thrive-confounds-researchers.html?_r=1&ref=science 28 Feb. New York Times. Pacific Sea Otters’ Failure to Thrive Confounds Wildlife Sleuths.]
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[http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ap-newsbreak-obama-administration-plan-would-kill-rival-bird-to-save-spotted-owl/2012/02/28/gIQAvxAUgR_story.html?tid=pm_pop 28 Feb. Washington Post. Obama administration plan would kill rival bird to save spotted owl.] 
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[http://www.economist.com/node/21548212 24 Feb. The Economist. Lost property: The world’s fisheries are in an even worse state than feared.]  More [http://www.economist.com/node/21548240 here].
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[http://www.economist.com/node/21547867 24 Feb. The Economist. A sea of riches: Coastal waters could feed many more Africans, but need better protection.]
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/17139837 24 Feb. BBC News. New moth species invades Italy's vineyards.] Bad news for wine lovers.
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17144762 23 Feb. BBC News. Arrests made in US rhino horn smuggling ring.]
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[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/23/science/earth/mutated-trout-raise-new-concerns-over-selenium.html?ref=science 22 Feb. New York Times. Mutated Trout Raise New Concerns Near Mine Sites.] Another pollution example.
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[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/22/us/volunteers-offer-salamanders-a-chance-to-mate.html?_r=1&ref=science 22 Feb. New York Times. Bucket Brigade Gives a Lift So Salamanders Can Live to Mate.] ... see lecture notes on roads.
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[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/22/nyregion/bill-in-albany-would-ban-sale-of-shark-fins.html?ref=science  22 Feb. New York Times. New York May Ban Shark Fin Sales, Following Other States.]
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[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/21/science/queensland-koalas-hit-by-chlamydia-infections.html?ref=science 20 Feb. New York Times. Squeezed Into Smaller Spaces, Koalas Now Face Deadly Disease.] Another disease in Australia.
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17070993 18 Feb. BBC News. 'Mobile marine reserves' needed.]
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17062091 17 Feb. BBC News. Tasmanian devils' killer disease genome mapped.]  Disease ... coming right up ...
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17051429 17 Feb. BBC News. Sea lion test to probe declines.]
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17041183 16 Feb. BBC News. Crime chiefs agree to get tough on illegal tiger trade.]  Following on from Wednesday's lecture ...
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/17028940 15 Feb. BBC News. Tiny lizards found in Madagascar.] More newly discovered species - small ranges, habitat loss ...
  
 
[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16979976 10 Feb. BBC News. Overfishing 'costs EU £2.7bn each year'.] The economic impact of over-harvest.
 
[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16979976 10 Feb. BBC News. Overfishing 'costs EU £2.7bn each year'.] The economic impact of over-harvest.

Revision as of 00:02, 1 February 2013

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.

31 Jan. BBC News. EU says pesticides linked to bee decline should be restricted.

30 Jan. BBC News. Ivory haul from Africa seized in Singapore.

30 Jan. New York Times. Malaysia: Rare Pygmy Elephants Killed.

29 Jan. New York Times. That Cuddly Kitty Is Deadlier Than You Think. Another topic that we will talk about later in the semester.

29 Jan. The Economist. Kenya’s lions: Sad for Simba. Note, especially the part about economics at the end - we'll talk about this issue later in the semester.

29 Jan. BBC News. Rare pygmy elephants 'poisoned' in Borneo.

28 Jan. New York Times. Stalking a python. Pythons in pillow cases - an invasive species in Florida.

23 Jan. BBC News. Spoon-billed sandpipers threatened by trapping in China.

22 Jan. New York Times. Raising Devils in Seclusion.

18 Jan. BBC News. Attacks prompt Nepal to cap wildlife growth. Human-wildlife conflicts complicate conservation of endangered species.

18 Jan. The Economist. A rare victory for bears: Bearing up. Farming bear bile in Vietnam.

17 Jan. The Economist. The world's rarest fish: In a hole I'll talk about Devils hole pupfish later in the semester.

24 Dec. The New Yorker. Recall of the wild. Re-wilding in action.

19 Dec. The Economist. Call of the wild. The complicated world of wolf conservation.

10 Dec. The New Yorker. Alien entrees. Eating invasive species.

10 Apr. BBC News. World's rarest ducklings Madagascan pochards hatch. Another captive breeding example.

10 Apr. BBC News. Australian volunteers take part in cane toad cull.

2 Apr. The Economist. Born to be wild: Buffalo are coming back to the American prairie. From a couple of weeks ago, but relevant to lectures on reserves and restoration.

2 Apr. The Economist. Animals without borders. Another example of large reserve creation, this time in Africa.

2 Apr. The Economist. Banking against Doomsday. A gene bank for agricultural biodiversity.

2 Apr. The Economist. Black ivory. An update on elephant poaching.

30 Mar. BBC News. Pesticides hit queen bee numbers.

27 Mar. BBC News. NZ dolphin survival boosted by Marine Protected Area. The benefits of marine protected areas.

27 Mar. New York Times. Noise Pollution Is Changing Forests.

27 Mar. BBC News. Mammoths' extinction not due to inbreeding, study finds.

21 Mar. BBC News. Illegal logging makes billions for gangs, report says.

14 Mar. New York Times. Hi I'm a Nutria. A video op-ed with a different view on introduced species.

14 Mar. BBC News. Niger creates Africa's largest protected reserve.

14 Mar. New York Times. Wisconsin Assembly Approves Wolf Hunting.

14 Mar. New York Times. A New Species in New York Was Croaking in Plain Sight. Check those frogs, now that they're waking up ...

13 Mar. New York Times. Team Tracks a Food Supply at the End of the World. One invertebrates that is not overharvested ... yet.

11 Mar. BBC News. Advisers warned government on badger cull.

9 Mar. BBC News. World seabird numbers still falling, says a new review.

8 Mar. New York Times. 2 Manmade Marshes: One Planted, One Left to Nature. Restoration coming up after spring break ...

2 Mar. The Economist. The big freeze. Tackling inbreeding in zoos.

28 Feb. New York Times. Pacific Sea Otters’ Failure to Thrive Confounds Wildlife Sleuths.

28 Feb. Washington Post. Obama administration plan would kill rival bird to save spotted owl.

24 Feb. The Economist. Lost property: The world’s fisheries are in an even worse state than feared. More here.

24 Feb. The Economist. A sea of riches: Coastal waters could feed many more Africans, but need better protection.

24 Feb. BBC News. New moth species invades Italy's vineyards. Bad news for wine lovers.

23 Feb. BBC News. Arrests made in US rhino horn smuggling ring.

22 Feb. New York Times. Mutated Trout Raise New Concerns Near Mine Sites. Another pollution example.

22 Feb. New York Times. Bucket Brigade Gives a Lift So Salamanders Can Live to Mate. ... see lecture notes on roads.

22 Feb. New York Times. New York May Ban Shark Fin Sales, Following Other States.

20 Feb. New York Times. Squeezed Into Smaller Spaces, Koalas Now Face Deadly Disease. Another disease in Australia.

18 Feb. BBC News. 'Mobile marine reserves' needed.

17 Feb. BBC News. Tasmanian devils' killer disease genome mapped. Disease ... coming right up ...

17 Feb. BBC News. Sea lion test to probe declines.

16 Feb. BBC News. Crime chiefs agree to get tough on illegal tiger trade. Following on from Wednesday's lecture ...

15 Feb. BBC News. Tiny lizards found in Madagascar. More newly discovered species - small ranges, habitat loss ...

10 Feb. BBC News. Overfishing 'costs EU £2.7bn each year'. The economic impact of over-harvest.

10 Feb. New York Times. Wild Salmon Are Not Holding Up, Study Finds. A downside of captive breeding.

7 Feb. BBC News. Whales 'stressed by ocean noise'. A less-than-obvious type of pollution.

7 Feb. Washington Post. Puerto Rico plans to kill iguanas, export meat to help eradicate species. A news piece from a student: turning a conservation problem into food.

6 Feb. New York Times. Crossed Fingers for a Threatened Butterfly. Restoration of a different butterfly to the one I talked about in class.

3 Feb. New York Times. Delaware: Some Sturgeon Declared to Be Endangered.

3 Feb. New York Times. A Whooping Crane Migration Will Finish By Truck. We'll talk about crane reintroduction later in the semester.

2 Feb. Aukland Now. 'Extinct' bird shows signs of breeding. A real rediscovery.

1 Feb. BBC News. Trumpets of outrage in the outback. "Re-wilding" Australia - an approach we'll discuss later in the class.

31 Jan. BBC News. Pythons linked to Florida Everglades mammal decline.

30 Jan. BBC News. Accumulating 'microplastic' threat to shores. Where does most plastic pollution come from?

24 Jan. CNN. New species discovered in South American jungle.

24 Jan. BBC News. 'Peak timber' concerns in tropics.

24 Jan. New York Times. Mercury’s Harmful Reach Has Grown, Study Suggests.

23 Jan. BBC News. Bees 'could deter vandals' at Greenfield heritage park. A novel ecosystem service ...

17 Jan. BBC News. White-nose syndrome ravages North America bat numbers.

16 Jan. New York Times. Preparing to Live With Wolves.

17 Dec. The Economist. Frog-hunters of the Western Ghats.

News articles posted in previous years are listed in the following documents: 2008 2009-10