Conservation
Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from Conservation, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 718 stories have been published about Conservation which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from Conservation, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 718 stories have been published about Conservation which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
Top Conservation News
US & Canada · San DiegoZoo officials on Monday announced the arrival of 41 tiny Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle hatchlings. Conservationists from the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance had for 20 years closely monitored three adult turtles for any indications of breeding. turtles can take close to 10 years to even reach sexual maturity.See the Story
San Diego Zoo welcomes 41 endangered turtle hatchlings
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Business · PortlandA congressman from Maine said Wednesday he will file a proposal to withhold federal money from a California aquarium and conservation group that has recommended seafood consumers avoid buying lobster. The move from Democratic Rep. Jared Golden came a week after a spat with Republican former Rep. Bruce Poliquin about support for Maine’s lobster industry. Golden, Poliquin and independent candidate Tiffany Bond are running to represent Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, which is home to many lobster fishermen.See the Story
Congressman wants to halt aquarium money after lobster spat
50% Left coverage: 8 sources
Europe · LondonButterfly sightings are "worryingly low" and continuing to decline, UK conservationists have warned. This year's Big Butterfly Count saw the lowest number of sightings recorded in the 13 years since the project began.See the Story
Butterfly numbers 'worryingly low' despite good weather
50% Center coverage: 6 sources
Latest News Stories
Conservation · Dawson CreekThe family of four turned and ran when the bear charged them Monday evening. The service says the bear chased them and attacked one woman, while another woman and a teenage boy were injured trying to help her. The Mounties say officers shot and killed the animal, making way for the victims to be airlifted to hospital.See the Story
Black bear attacks family of four in B.C., two seriously hurt, conservation service says
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US & Canada · DenverThe Nature Conservancy (TNC) with the help of the U.S. Department of the Interior announced a significant expansion of the Great Sand Dunes National Park. The land being transferred supports a rich diversity of wildlife including elk and wetlands used by many species of migratory birds. TNC will continue to own and manage the 20,000-acre property across Lane 6.See the Story
Great Sand Dunes National Park grows by 9,300 acres
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Conservation · VictoriaMyron Spree, known as "Buster" to his friends, died on Aug. 29. Once a commercial shrimper in Lavaca Bay, Spree later became an active member. Spree was a resource when members of the organization learned about plastic pellet pollution.See the Story
Conservationist's work to be continued by Lavaca Bay group
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Conservation · Kota KinabaluKOTA KINABALU: The critical role of indigenous people and local communities (IPLC) for the conservation of biodiversity and identifying challenges for sustainable conservation efforts in Malaysia will be among the topics heard in a coming conservation conference.See the Story
Sustainable conservation efforts, indigenous people’s roles among topics at WWF-Malaysia conference
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Conservation · EdinburghThe auction took place at the National Museum of Scotland on Chambers Street. The artworks for sale were previously available to see throughout the capital as part of The Giraffe About Town Project.35 stunning eight-foot-tall sculptures, one bejewelled four-foot sculpture and one mystery lot were sold to raise vital funds.See the Story
Edinburgh Zoo giraffe sculptures make almost £250,000 for conservation
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ConservationThis year's Big Butterfly Count saw the lowest number of sightings recorded in the 13 years since the project began. Wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation said it expected this year's warm summer to result in better figures. Almost 100,000 butterfly counts were submitted as part of one of the UK's biggest citizen-science projects.See the Story
Big Butterfly Count: Sightings worryingly low, say UK conservationists
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ConservationSouth African-born ecologist Dr Liza (Elizabeth) le Roux hopes to find answers to the big question. She is the recipient of the $150,000 Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer (JWO) Research Grant. Her three-year research programme will examine whether the movement of cattle and pastoral communities in Africa should be viewed as a possible solution.See the Story
WILDLIFE SPACES: Do domesticated cattle help or harm Africa’s conservation areas? SA ecologist wins R2.6m grant to find out
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ConservationPaleoanthropologist Professor Lee Berger is on the brink of publishing groundbreaking discoveries related to recent fossil finds at the Cradle of Humankind in Gauteng. He was speaking to more than 380 African and global scholars at the opening of the Oppenheimer Research Conference in Johannesburg on Wednesday. The three-day conference aims to stimulate new knowledge and an exchange of ideas.See the Story
ROVING REPORTERS: ‘Greatest age of exploration’ — fossil finder Lee Berger recalls personal journey as world awaits ground-breaking new find
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