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Posted on Friday, February 03, 2012 10:43 PM
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) joins the Association
of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA), and other partners at the 2012
SHOT-SHOW to announce the start of a yearlong celebration of the 75th
anniversary of the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program (WSFR), one of the most significant and successful partnership approaches to
fish and wildlife conservation in U.S. history.The “WSFR 75 – It’s Your Nature” celebration brings together
federal and state fish and wildlife agencies; the hunting, shooting,
angling, and boating industries; and conservation groups to mark a
milestone of partnership success that has led to 75 years of quality
hunting, fishing, shooting, boating and wildlife-related recreation. |
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Posted on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 2:50 PM
For many people, ignorance is bliss when it comes to vexing issues like climate change, according to a new study.
Published last month in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, the report shows that people who know very little about an issue -- say the economic downturn, changes in the climate or dwindling fossil fuel reserves -- tend to avoid learning more about it. This insulates them in their ignorance -- a pattern described by researchers as "motivated avoidance."
Faced with complicated or troubling situations, these people often defer to |
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Posted on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 1:42 PM
The 2011-2012 ultra-light led migration of whooping cranes in the eastern population is currently on hold in Alabama.
The
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s partner managing this portion of the
effort, Operation Migration, is cooperating with the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) to resolve regulatory issues about the flight. The
group has applied for a waiver to exempt them from the FAA regulation
that prohibits compensating pilots of this category of aircraft. This
waiver, if approved, would allow the flight to continue. |
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Posted on Friday, January 06, 2012 9:42 PM
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced $20.5 million in grants to support 24 projects in 13 states to conserve and restore coastal wetlands and their fish and wildlife habitat. The grants, awarded under the 2012 National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program, will be matched by nearly $21 million in partner contributions from state and local governments, private landowners and conservation groups.
“Coastal wetlands serve as some of nature’s most productive fish and wildlife habitat while providing storm protection, improved water quality, and abundant recreational opportunities for local communities,” Salazar said. |
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Laura Seydel: Posted on Wednesday, December 07, 2011 1:01 PM
This year as deck the walls with twinkle lights, wrap oodles of presents, and plan our festive holiday parties, it is important that we are conscious of impact on our community and our planet. Did you know that between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, Americans throw away on average an extra million tons of garbage each week? The City of Atlanta is doing their part to reduce the city’s overall waste, but they cannot do it alone. Get a head start on your New Year’s resolutions by pledging to do you part to keep our |
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Posted on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 9:24 PM
Greater
reproductive choice and measures to reduce resource consumption and
waste are critical to reducing humanity's environmental impactAs
the global population surpasses 7 billion people sometime around the
end of October, addressing the challenges associated with a
still-growing world population will require a two-pronged response,
according to experts with the Worldwatch Institute. The combined
measures of empowering women to make their own decisions about
childbearing and significantly reducing global consumption of energy and
natural resources would move humanity toward rather than further away
from environmentally sustainable societies that meet human needs. |
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Rachel from Blue Dophin Tours: Posted on Thursday, November 17, 2011 11:30 PM
Bottlenose dolphins are marine mammals that despite living in the Ocean are warm blooded, give birth to their young, and breathe oxygen using lungs. They have an average life expectancy of 25-30 years. They range in size, depending on age, gender and where they live. Dolphins in the Atlantic and Gulf waters typically reach 6-8 ft in length and weigh between 500 & 700 lbs. They generally give birth to one calf at a time and have a gestationperiod of 12 months. They eat fish, skates(rays), and love to snack on jellyfish.
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Posted on Monday, November 07, 2011 10:05 PM
Tickets on Sale Now! The Garden Goes High-Tech “Green” This Winter
The Atlanta Botanical Garden offers a new way to enjoy the winter withGarden Lights, Holiday Nights.
Not a typical light show, this enchanting intown experience is the
largest light show in the country to showcase not only the beauty of a
landscape but also nearly 1 million energy-efficient lights.
The
show, set for November 19-January 7, will feature almost exclusively
LED lights, or special light-emitting diodes. Continuing the Garden’s
commitment to environmental sustainability, the show was designed
collaboratively by Dallas-based studioOutside with support from CD+M
Lighting and Design Group of Atlanta. |
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Marc Gunther: Posted on Monday, October 31, 2011 1:26 PM
One of the cool things about being Bill Gates is that if you are curious about something, you can find smart people who will teach you whatever it is that you want to know. About five years ago Gates decided that he wanted to learn about climate change, so he arranged for two of the world's leading climate scientists, David Keith of the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada, and Ken Caldeira of the Carnegie Institution, to organize a series of seminars. Since then, Keith and Caldeira have recruited |
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Posted on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 11:14 AM
ICONIC COCA-COLA RED CANS TURN ARCTIC WHITE The Coca-Cola Company and World Wildlife Fund Partner to Protect the Polar Bear’s Home Americans Invited to Text a $1 Donation and Join the Cause Beginning next month, white will be the new red.
Coca-Cola and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) are joining forces in a bold new
campaign to help protect the polar bear’s Arctic home. For the first
time ever, Coca-Cola is turning its iconic red cans white in celebration
of the polar bear and committing up to $3 million to WWF’s polar bear
conservation efforts. |
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