Archive for the ‘Populations and ecosystems’ Category

  • Wild Places Survive

    Conservationists will likely weigh in on offshore drilling of the Alaskan Eden. Come visit the ends of the Earth!


    Friday, July 20th, 2001
  • Pray for Prey

    If predators devour prey, how do predators survive once the prey are dead? Ecology benefits when the locations of prey and predators are taken into account, a study shows.


    Thursday, November 30th, 2000
  • Species Reintroductions

    Wolf returns to Yellowstone National Park through species reintroduction effort. Why bother bringing back native species?


    Friday, July 14th, 2000
  • Fish Fauna: Biodiversity on the Decline

    Study finds that many fish are getting more common; blames state fish-stocking efforts for the homogenization.


    Thursday, May 4th, 2000
  • Population Soars Past 6,000,000,000

    World population has reached 6 billion. What does this mean for the environment, resources, humanity? Six billion people on Earth — is that a good thing?


    Friday, October 8th, 1999
  • City Critters

    How wildlife is changing our cities and suburbs: Cats kill birds. Deer destroy plants. Raccoons deal death.


    Thursday, May 6th, 1999
  • Oceans Under Siege: Sickening

    Diseases in the oceans are making people sick: Sewage, cholera, toxic algae, pollution on the reef. We’re afraid to say it’s enough to make a swimming pool sound good!


    Thursday, March 4th, 1999
  • Wilderness Training for Wild Animals

    Teaching animals to survive in the wild: Keiko the whole, the whooping crane, and the golden lion tamarin.


    Friday, October 2nd, 1998
  • Shortages Loom on Shrinking Planet

    Shrinking resources on Earth: Want to try living without fish or chocolate?


    Thursday, June 25th, 1998
  • Elephants: Ivory for Sale?

    For the first time since 1989, ivory will be on the market — legally. This will protect elephants?


    Thursday, July 10th, 1997


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