Biodiversity

Things related to the web of life; ecology; wildlife; endangered species

"NOAA Backs Off Turtle Death Data in the Gulf"

"BILOXI -- NOAA Fisheries has data that shows Gulf shrimpers are now using their turtle-protection devices. Partly because of this, the agency has decided not to impose emergency measures on the shrimping industry in order to stop the unusually high number of sea-turtle deaths in the northern Gulf since the BP oil spill in 2010."

Source: Biloxi Sun-Herald, 08/15/2011
August 19, 2011

DEADLINE: The Asian Carp Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources

Journalists chosen for the September 21-24, 2011, program fellowships will travel in vessels from the electronic barrier all the way to the mouth of the Chicago River to explore and examine the historical, scientific, economic, legal and political dimensions of the Asian carp issue. Apply by August 19th. 

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April 29, 2013 to April 30, 2013

Slow Money 4th National Gathering

This event features dozens of food entrepreneurs who are leading the way rebuilding local food systems around the country, along with many renowned thought leaders in agriculture, investing and philanthropy. Early bird rates available.

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"Fungus Pushes Frogs Towards Extinction"

"It's been called a crisis in amphibian biology: more than a third of amphibian species are at risk of extinction. Habitat loss and climate change are both causes, but so is an invasive disease that's been called the smallpox of the amphibian world. Researchers from D.C., Virginia, and Maryland recently traveled to Panama to try to help limit the effects of the disease."

Source: WAMU-FM (DC), 08/03/2011

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