Posts Tagged ‘extinction’
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SCB 2009 Conference: Wrap up
The 23rd annual meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology, the premier professional conservation science association, was widely agreed to be a remarkable success. The first-ever SCB meeting held in Asia survived both the global recession and fears about swine flu threatened – although rumors of quarantine for suspicion of H1N1 were rampant, the absence of a number of lead authors and presenters was likely due to the pressures of recession on non-profits and academic institutions rather than health detainments. Conservation International (CI)’s delegation included roughly twenty staff who presented work on a range of topics, examining conservation ... -
SCB 2009 Conference: Day 2
A symposium on crane conservation in Eastern Asia, moderated by the International Crane Foundation, explored the ways in which successful community engagement has been critical to the success of crane conservation efforts in the region. Through efforts such as micro-lending programs, educational efforts in schools and community enterprise programs, crane conservation efforts in the region have galvanized communities around conservation of these beautiful birds – efforts that serve as a gateway to build stronger alliances in communities and broaden conservation efforts. On a less positive note, the freshwater conservation section featured a presentation detailing the decline of the Yangtze River Dolphin, or ... -
Guest Post from Sharkpedia Author Nancy Ellwood
There’s good news and there’s bad news . . . that’s the way it tends to go for our beautiful shark friends. The good news? Lots of new studies are being done around the world, and the results are getting reported internationally – and quickly – about the plight of sharks. These studies, like the most recent one by the IUCN (reported today), are raising awareness more and more to the dangers that all sharks face in this world of overfishing, climate change, and ailing oceans. The bad news? Well, the bad news is that sharks aren’t faring all that well. ...
