Sep 15, 2009
The National Wildlife Refuge Association and almost 110 refuge Friends volunteer organizations across the country are urging the Senate to pass climate change legislation that would reduce greenhouse gasses and dedicate a portion of the future revenue collected to aid wildlife in adapting to climate change.
From the press release:
“Climate change represents the greatest threat to [...]
Posted in Climate Change, Congress, Friends, Wildlife Refuges by: RefugeWatch
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Aug 07, 2009
The National Parks Conservation Association has published a new report on the impact of climate change on wildlife. According to the NPCA report, we can safeguard wildlife from climate change if we take the following steps:
Stop contributing to climate change
Reduce and eliminate existing harms that make wildlife more vulnerable to climate change
Give wildlife freedom to [...]
Posted in Climate Change, Wildlife Refuges by: RefugeWatch
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Jul 06, 2009
In today’s featured video, the conservation staff at Ducks Unlimited discuss the impact of climate change on waterfowl protection. Also in the video, the DU staff discuss how they are working on methods of dealing with changing sea levels and how they’re reaching out to the agricultural community to find ways to compensate for habitat [...]
Posted in Climate Change, Video Monday by: RefugeWatch
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Jun 18, 2009
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) has just released their report “America’s Most Imperiled Refuges 2009: Ten of the Most Vulnerable National Wildlife Refuges.”
According to PEER’s press release:
National Wildlife Refuges are already feeling the effects of climate change as well as negative side-effects of attempts to counter that change from wind farms and other [...]
Posted in Climate Change, Wildlife Refuges by: RefugeWatch
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Jun 08, 2009
Recently the New York Times published an excellent article on how Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina is attempting to deal with sea-level rise and the eventual destruction of much of the refuge.
In the article, “Arranging a slow farewell to a coastal wildlife refuge,” the Times reports:
What made the peninsula the ideal place [...]
Posted in Climate Change, Southeast Region, Wildlife Refuges by: RefugeWatch
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May 31, 2009
The blog Xenogere — written by Jason M. Hogle — has published an excellent photo blog story about Aransas National Wildlife Refuge on the Gulf Coast of Texas. The story is in two parts and offers an up-close look at the impact of drought on the refuge:
I already discussed the ongoing drought’s impact on Aransas. [...]
Posted in Climate Change, Southwest Region, Wildlife Refuges by: RefugeWatch
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May 24, 2009
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has published a new Climate Change website that features information and resources regarding the impact of climate change on wildlife and wildlife refuges.
Currently the website features a video titled “Conserving the Nature of America in a Changing Climate” and also features a link to their new monthly electronic newsletter, [...]
Posted in Climate Change, Wildlife Refuges by: RefugeWatch
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Mar 27, 2009
On March 19, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar released the first ever comprehensive report on bird populations in the United States, showing that nearly a third of the nation’s 800 bird species are endangered, threatened or in significant decline due to habitat loss, invasive species, and other threats. The report was based on 40 [...]
Posted in Climate Change, Dept. of Interior, Endangered Species, Energy Development, Invasive Species, Photo Friday, Wildlife Refuges by: RefugeWatch
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Mar 05, 2009
On March 3, the News & Observer reported that Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in coastal North Carolina will receive a $1 million grant from Duke Energy — in cooperation with the Nature Conservancy — to help the refuge adapt to climate change.
According to the News & Observer:
The refuge sits on the 2,100-square-mile Albemarle Peninsula, [...]
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