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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. [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/birdlab/elphick.html Chris Elphick]
 
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. [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/birdlab/elphick.html Chris Elphick]
  
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8104955.stm 18 Jun. BBC News. Dingoes 'could help rare species'.]  When is an introduced species a good idea?
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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].
  
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8106323.stm 18 Jun. BBC News. Mekong dolphins 'almost extinct'.]
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22075274 9 Apr. BBC News. Rhino horn DNA database introduced.] Potentially a partial solution to illegal trade.
  
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8102739.stm 16 Jun. BBC News. Blue butterfly colonies thriving.]
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[http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/08/science/earth/scientists-question-impact-as-vineyards-turn-up-in-new-places.html?ref=science&_r=0 9 Apr. New York Times. Scientists Question Impact as Vineyards Turn Up in New Places.] The downside of a good bottle of red.
  
[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/16/science/16invasive.html?ref=science 16 Jun. New York Times. An Unsightly Algae Extends Its Grip to a Crucial New York Stream.]
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[http://articles.latimes.com/2013/mar/07/local/la-me-0308-rats-anacapa-20130308 5 Apr. LA Times. Anacapa Island thrives after rat eradication.] This article from last month talks about control of introduced species.
  
[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/09/science/earth/09beaver.html?ref=science 10 Jun. New York Times. Return of the Once-Rare Beaver? Not in My Yard.]
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21970408 29 Mar. BBC News. Termites 'engineer fairy circles'.] Another ecosystem engineer.
  
[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.nytimes.com/2013/03/27/science/lion-researchers-call-for-more-fences-to-save-the-big-cats.html?ref=science&_r=0 27 Mar. New York Times. To Save the King of the Jungle, a Call to Pen Him In.] The pragmatic side of conservation.
  
[http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/05/25/090525fa_fact_kolbert 4 Jun. New Yorker. The Sixth Extinction?] (Requires registration.)
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21958547 27 Mar. BBC News. Neonicotinoid pesticides 'damage brains of bees'.]
  
[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.nytimes.com/2013/03/23/nyregion/new-jersey-eradicates-asian-long-horned-beetles-after-11-year-fight.html?ref=science&_r=0 22 Mar. New York Times. New Jersey Wins Fight Against a Tiny Invader.] The demise of an invasive insect.
  
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8000909.stm 17 Apr. BBC News. Pet trade puts orangutans at risk.] Yes, some people keep them as pets ...
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/21877948 22 Mar. BBC News. Cold-tolerant wasp spiders spread to northern Europe.] Another species moving in response to climate change.
  
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8000199.stm 17 Apr. BBC News. African lark soon to be extinct.] Extinction in progress.
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[http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/19/science/earth/research-to-bring-back-extinct-frog-points-to-new-path-and-quandaries.html?ref=science 18 Mar. New York Times. So You’re Extinct? Scientists Have Gleam in Eye.]  Can extinct species be brought back?  Should they?
  
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7999568.stm 15 Apr. BBC News. Big brood of rotund rare parrots.]  A small population success that combines in-situ and ex-situ activities.
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-21813736 18 Mar. BBC News. Big fish catches mean smaller fish - Bangor scientists.]  The subtler effects of over-fishing.
  
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7995970.stm  15 Apr. BBC News. New rare orangutan find in Borneo.]
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[http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21573591-flying-scourge-widens-its-reach-making-hash-ash 16 Mar. The Economist. Making a hash of the ash.] An invasive insect reaches New England.]
  
[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/world/asia/15coral.html?_r=1&ref=science 15 Apr. New York Times. Coral Transplant Surgery Prescribed for Japan.] Restoring coral reef habitat.
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21741648 11 Mar. BBC News. 'Seismic' day for shark protection.]
  
[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://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/08/world/asia/proposal-to-ban-trade-in-polar-bear-parts-is-rejected.html?ref=science 9 Mar. New York Times. Proposal to Ban Trade in Polar Bear Parts Is Rejected.]
  
[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://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/06/science/surveys-quantify-loss-of-african-elephants-for-ivory-trade.html?ref=science 9 Mar. New York Times. Surveys Quantify Loss of Elephants in Africa.]
  
[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/02/us/02everglades.html?_r=1&hpw 1 Apr. New York Times. Everglades Restoration Plan Shrinks.]
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[http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/07/science/earth/long-delayed-rulings-on-endangered-species-are-coming.html?ref=science 9 Mar. New York Times. Endangered or Not, but at Least No Longer Waiting.]
  
[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.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21714270 8 Mar. BBC News. S Africa fears 2013 rhino slaughter will break records.]
  
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7967587.stm 1 Apr. BBC News. How do you catch a python?]  Invasive pythons in south Florida (this is not a joke).
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21717503 8 Mar. BBC News. Turtle 'victory' at wildlife meeting.]
  
[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.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21629176 2 Mar. BBC News. CITES meeting to deal with species 'extinction crisis'.] A good introduction to a topic we'll come to later in the course.
  
[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.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21629173 2 Mar. BBC News. Shark kills number 100 million annually, research says.]
  
[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.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21629737 1 Mar. BBC News. South Georgia rat cull begins again.] The hard way to eradicate invasive species (see last lecture).
  
[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/22/nyregion/connecticut/22birdsct.html?_r=1&ref=science 22 Mar. New York Times. In This Springtime Battle, the Parakeets Appear to Be Winning.] The challenges of invasive species in Connecticut.
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[http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/02/world/asia/an-illicit-trail-of-african-ivory-to-china.html?ref=science 2 Mar. From Elephants’ Mouths, an Illicit Trail to China.]
  
[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/22/opinion/22greenberg.html 22 Mar. New York Times. Cat Got Your Fish?] Unexpected consequences.
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[http://www.economist.com/news/americas/21572217-inuit-take-worlds-greens-and-animal-rightists-polar-bear-politics 28 Feb. The Economist. Polar-bear politics.]
  
[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/20/science/earth/20bird.html?hp 20 Mar. New York Times. One Third of U.S. Bird Species Endangered, Survey Finds.]  Full report [http://www.stateofthebirds.org/ here.]
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21615280 28 Feb. BBC News. Rhino horn - time to legalise the trade say researchers.]  A controversy that we'll talk about later in the semester.
  
[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/20/science/earth/20bears.html?ref=science 20 Mar. New York Times. Nations Near Arctic Declare Polar Bears Threatened by Climate Change.]
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[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/22/guam-brown-tree-snake_n_2740733.html?ir=Green 22 Feb. Huffington Post. Guam's Brown Tree Snake Problem To Be Solved With Toxic Mice, Officials Hope.] This topic coming up in lecture next week.
  
[http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/03/19/science/AP-AS-New-Zealand-Rare-Reptile.html?ref=science 20 Mar. New York Times. Rare Reptile Hatchling Found in New Zealand.] Remember tuataras?  They were mentioned, right back at the start of the class.
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21492500 19 Feb. BBC News. Whales benefit from action on ocean noise.]
  
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7948124.stm 17 Mar. BBC News. Fungus devastates 'chicken' frog.]  More on amphibian declines.
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/21458115 18 Feb. BBC News. World's reptiles at risk of extinction.]  Clearly the numbers I gave in class last week need updating!
  
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7942237.stm 17 Mar. BBC News. Forests 'facing a testing time'.] New info on forests from the UN.
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/21443913 14 Feb. BBC News. A new owl species from Indonesia is formally described.] Another new species found.
  
[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/17/science/17whal.html?ref=science 17 Mar. New York Times. The Fall and Rise of the Right Whale.]
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21453696 14 Feb. BBC News. Three charged in rhino horn smuggling ring.]
  
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7935661.stm 11 Mar BBC News. Poached skins matched to tigers.] Conservation forensics: fingerprints for tigers.
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[http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/15/science/traces-of-anxiety-drug-may-affect-fish-behavior-study-shows.html?_r=0&hp=&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1360874742-VtOGbaUAjLZFF85Up+2daQ 14 Feb. New York Times. Traces of Anxiety Drug May Affect Fish Behavior, Study Shows.]
  
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7936137.stm 11 Mar BBC News. Acidic seas fuel extinction fears.] What will happen as the seas get more and more acid due to carbon emissions?
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[http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21571386-global-warming-may-make-northernmost-ocean-less-productive-not-more 9 Feb. The Economist. The Arctic Tequila sunset.] What will climate change mean for Arctic ecosystems?
  
[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/10/science/10obshell.html 11 Mar. New York Times. Rise in Ocean Acidity May Lead to Thinner Plankton Shells.] More on the effects of acidification.
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/21261583 7 Feb. BBC News. Protection 'insufficient' for Yangtze finless porpoise.]
  
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7933662.stm 9 Mar BBC News. Maldives moves to protect its sharks.] Good news for big fish.
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21352722 7 Feb. BBC News. Poaching boom sees thousands of elephants killed in Gabon.]
  
[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/10/science/10wild.html?ref=science 9 Mar. New York Times. Tools That Leave Wildlife Unbothered Widen Research Horizons.] Not about conservation per se, but about tools regularly used for conservation studies.
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[http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/02/science/earth/us-proposes-protecting-the-wolverine.html?ref=science&_r=0 3 Feb. New York Times. U.S. Proposes to Protect Wolverines.]
  
[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/2013/01/31/us/officials-back-deep-cuts-in-atlantic-cod-harvest-to-save-industry.html?ref=science 3 Feb. New York Times. Officials Back Deep Cuts in Atlantic Cod Harvest to Save Industry.]
  
[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://www.nbcnews.com/id/50654638#.UQvidlEr9el 1 Feb. NBC News. Humans alone to blame for wiping out Tasmanian tiger.]  This link sent in by a student (thanks).  I'll show video of thylacines later in the semester.
  
[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.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21277933 31 Jan. BBC News. EU says pesticides linked to bee decline should be restricted.]
  
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7921936.stm 5 Mar BBC News. Climate 'hitting Europe's birds'.] New projections on expected population changes with climate change.
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21257745 30 Jan. BBC News. Ivory haul from Africa seized in Singapore.]
  
[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/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.]
  
[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.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.
  
[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.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.
  
[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://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21241380 29 Jan. BBC News. Rare pygmy elephants 'poisoned' in Borneo.]
  
[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/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.
  
[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://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/21086610 23 Jan. BBC News. Spoon-billed sandpipers threatened by trapping in China.]
  
[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://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.]
  
[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://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.
  
[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.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.
  
[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.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.
  
[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://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/12/24/121224fa_fact_kolbert 24 Dec. The New Yorker. Recall of the wild.]  Re-wilding in action.
  
[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.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.
  
[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.newyorker.com/talk/2012/12/10/121210ta_talk_kolbert 10 Dec. The New Yorker. Alien entrees.] Eating invasive species.
  
[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://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/17616488 10 Apr. BBC News. World's rarest ducklings Madagascan pochards hatch.] Another captive breeding example.
  
[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.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17642578 10 Apr. BBC News. Australian volunteers take part in cane toad cull.]
  
[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://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.
  
[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://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.
  
[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/node/21549931 2 Apr. The Economist. Banking against Doomsday.] A gene bank for agricultural biodiversity.
  
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7851276.stm 26 Jan. BBC News. Slimming odds for emperor penguin.]
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[http://www.economist.com/node/21549969 2 Apr. The Economist. Black ivory.] An update on elephant poaching.
  
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7845306.stm 23 Jan. BBC News. A billion frogs on world's plates.] Over-exploitation affects amphibians too.
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17535769 30 Mar. BBC News. Pesticides hit queen bee numbers.]
  
[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://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/17492146 27 Mar. BBC News. NZ dolphin survival boosted by Marine Protected Area.]  The benefits of marine protected areas.
  
[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/23/us/23trees.html?ref=science 23 Jan. New York Times. Environment Blamed in Western Tree Deaths.] Climate change and forest losses.
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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.]
  
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7840034.stm 22 Jan. BBC News. Nile run-off 'boosts fish stocks'.] A dilemma: are agricultural fertilizers always bad for marine ecosystems?
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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.]
  
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7843186.stm 22 Jan. BBC News. New evidence on Antarctic warming.]
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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.]
  
[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/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.
  
[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/20/science/earth/20reef.html?_r=1&ref=science 20 Jan. New York Times. Growing Taste for Reef Fish Sends Their Numbers Sinking.] Eating Nemo.
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/17358934 14 Mar. BBC News. Niger creates Africa's largest protected reserve.]
  
[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/17/science/earth/17sea.html?_r=1&ref=science 18 Jan. New York Times. Study Warns of Threat to Coasts From Rising Sea Levels.] Climate change and coastal wetlands.
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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.]
  
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7821298.stm 17 Jan. BBC News. Light pollution forms 'eco-traps'.] Adverse effects of polarized light.
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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 ...
  
[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://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.
  
[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.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17321086 11 Mar. BBC News. Advisers warned government on badger cull.]
  
[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/13/science/13fish.html?_r=1&ref=science 15 Jan. New York Times. Research Ties Human Acts to Harmful Rates of Species Evolution.] Conservation of evolution.
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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.]
  
[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://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 ...
  
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7812786.stm 6 Jan. BBC News. US vows 'huge' marine protection.] Marine reserve planned for tropical Pacific.
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[http://www.economist.com/node/21548994 2 Mar. The Economist. The big freeze. Tackling inbreeding in zoos.]
  
[http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126882.700-more-polar-bears-going-hungry.html 5 Jan. New Scientist. More polar bears going hungry.]
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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.]
  
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7789327.stm 4 Jan. BBC News. Brazil moves to curb wildlife trafficking.]  
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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.]
  
[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.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].
  
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7807943.stm 3 Jan. BBC News. Coral reef growth is slowest ever.] Concerns about ocean acidification.
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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.]
  
[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.bbc.co.uk/nature/17139837 24 Feb. BBC News. New moth species invades Italy's vineyards.] Bad news for wine lovers.
  
[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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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17144762 23 Feb. BBC News. Arrests made in US rhino horn smuggling ring.]
  
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.]
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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 ...
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[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.
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[http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/09/hatcheries-vs-wild-salmon/?ref=science 10 Feb. New York Times. Wild Salmon Are Not Holding Up, Study Finds.] A downside of captive breeding.
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16926005 7 Feb. BBC News. Whales 'stressed by ocean noise'.] A less-than-obvious type of pollution.
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[http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/americas/puerto-rico-plans-to-kill-iguanas-export-meat-to-help-eradicate-species/2012/02/03/gIQAduuFnQ_story.html 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.
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[http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/07/crossed-fingers-for-a-threatened-butterfly/?ref=science 6 Feb. New York Times. Crossed Fingers for a Threatened Butterfly.] Restoration of a different butterfly to the one I talked about in class.
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[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/02/science/earth/delaware-some-sturgeon-declared-to-be-endangered.html?_r=1&ref=science 3 Feb. New York Times. Delaware: Some Sturgeon Declared to Be Endangered.]
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[http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/02/a-whooping-crane-migration-will-finish-by-truck/?ref=science 3 Feb. New York Times. A Whooping Crane Migration Will Finish By Truck.]  We'll talk about crane reintroduction later in the semester.
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[http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/6361980/Extinct-bird-shows-signs-of-breeding?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter 2 Feb. Aukland Now. 'Extinct' bird shows signs of breeding.]  A real rediscovery.
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16843096 1 Feb. BBC News. Trumpets of outrage in the outback.] "Re-wilding" Australia - an approach we'll discuss later in the class.
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16791094 31 Jan. BBC News. Pythons linked to Florida Everglades mammal decline.]
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16709045 30 Jan. BBC News. Accumulating 'microplastic' threat to shores.] Where does most plastic pollution come from?
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[http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/24/world/americas/eco-new-species-suriname/index.html 24 Jan. CNN. New species discovered in South American jungle.]
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16682177 24 Jan. BBC News. 'Peak timber' concerns in tropics.]
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[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/24/science/study-finds-mercury-in-more-northeastern-bird-species.html?_r=1&ref=science 24 Jan. New York Times. Mercury’s Harmful Reach Has Grown, Study Suggests.]
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-16645223 23 Jan. BBC News. Bees 'could deter vandals' at Greenfield heritage park.]  A novel ecosystem service ...
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16605016 17 Jan. BBC News. White-nose syndrome ravages North America bat numbers.]
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[http://scientistatwork.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/16/preparing-to-live-with-wolves/?ref=science 16 Jan. New York Times. Preparing to Live With Wolves.]
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[http://www.economist.com/node/21541722 17 Dec. The Economist. Frog-hunters of the Western Ghats.]
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News articles posted in previous years are listed in the following documents: [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/b/b9/Conservation_in_the_news_-_2008.pdf 2008] [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/5/55/Conservation_in_the_news_-_2009_10.pdf 2009-10]

Latest revision as of 00:06, 10 April 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.

9 Apr. BBC News. Rhino horn DNA database introduced. Potentially a partial solution to illegal trade.

9 Apr. New York Times. Scientists Question Impact as Vineyards Turn Up in New Places. The downside of a good bottle of red.

5 Apr. LA Times. Anacapa Island thrives after rat eradication. This article from last month talks about control of introduced species.

29 Mar. BBC News. Termites 'engineer fairy circles'. Another ecosystem engineer.

27 Mar. New York Times. To Save the King of the Jungle, a Call to Pen Him In. The pragmatic side of conservation.

27 Mar. BBC News. Neonicotinoid pesticides 'damage brains of bees'.

22 Mar. New York Times. New Jersey Wins Fight Against a Tiny Invader. The demise of an invasive insect.

22 Mar. BBC News. Cold-tolerant wasp spiders spread to northern Europe. Another species moving in response to climate change.

18 Mar. New York Times. So You’re Extinct? Scientists Have Gleam in Eye. Can extinct species be brought back? Should they?

18 Mar. BBC News. Big fish catches mean smaller fish - Bangor scientists. The subtler effects of over-fishing.

16 Mar. The Economist. Making a hash of the ash. An invasive insect reaches New England.]

11 Mar. BBC News. 'Seismic' day for shark protection.

9 Mar. New York Times. Proposal to Ban Trade in Polar Bear Parts Is Rejected.

9 Mar. New York Times. Surveys Quantify Loss of Elephants in Africa.

9 Mar. New York Times. Endangered or Not, but at Least No Longer Waiting.

8 Mar. BBC News. S Africa fears 2013 rhino slaughter will break records.

8 Mar. BBC News. Turtle 'victory' at wildlife meeting.

2 Mar. BBC News. CITES meeting to deal with species 'extinction crisis'. A good introduction to a topic we'll come to later in the course.

2 Mar. BBC News. Shark kills number 100 million annually, research says.

1 Mar. BBC News. South Georgia rat cull begins again. The hard way to eradicate invasive species (see last lecture).

2 Mar. From Elephants’ Mouths, an Illicit Trail to China.

28 Feb. The Economist. Polar-bear politics.

28 Feb. BBC News. Rhino horn - time to legalise the trade say researchers. A controversy that we'll talk about later in the semester.

22 Feb. Huffington Post. Guam's Brown Tree Snake Problem To Be Solved With Toxic Mice, Officials Hope. This topic coming up in lecture next week.

19 Feb. BBC News. Whales benefit from action on ocean noise.

18 Feb. BBC News. World's reptiles at risk of extinction. Clearly the numbers I gave in class last week need updating!

14 Feb. BBC News. A new owl species from Indonesia is formally described. Another new species found.

14 Feb. BBC News. Three charged in rhino horn smuggling ring.

14 Feb. New York Times. Traces of Anxiety Drug May Affect Fish Behavior, Study Shows.

9 Feb. The Economist. The Arctic Tequila sunset. What will climate change mean for Arctic ecosystems?

7 Feb. BBC News. Protection 'insufficient' for Yangtze finless porpoise.

7 Feb. BBC News. Poaching boom sees thousands of elephants killed in Gabon.

3 Feb. New York Times. U.S. Proposes to Protect Wolverines.

3 Feb. New York Times. Officials Back Deep Cuts in Atlantic Cod Harvest to Save Industry.

1 Feb. NBC News. Humans alone to blame for wiping out Tasmanian tiger. This link sent in by a student (thanks). I'll show video of thylacines later in the semester.

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