Biodiversity news
On this page NLBIF presents a selection of national and international biodiversity news, originating from news-feeds from major news sites and scientific publishers. Messages are being filtered using keywords such as biodiversity, nature and species. Duplication of information does occurre occasionally.
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Ottawa lacks plan for biodiversity, environment watchdog warns
05 / 11 / 2013, CBC TechnologyCanada’s environmental watchdog says the federal government may talk a good game about biodiversity, and the protection and restoration of ecosystems, but creating and executing a plan to follow...
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Africa: Push to Enhance Management and Conservation in Tuna Fisheries
05 / 11 / 2013, Allafrica Environment[FAO]Global Environment Facility (GEF) CEO Naoko Ishii today approved a project coordinated by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to improve the health and sustainability of tuna...
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John Cloudsley-Thompson obituary
03 / 11 / 2013, The GuardianNaturalist whose studies of desert wildlife began during his wartime posting in North AfricaJohn Cloudsley-Thompson, who has died aged 92, was a naturalist, soldier, adventurer and a pioneer in...
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Texas group to kill a rhino in Africa in the name of conservation
02 / 11 / 2013, Africa News(eTN) - Killing and conservation normally are never found in the same paragraph when it comes to endangered species, let alone in the same sentence. But Texas-based Dallas Safari Club (DSC), an...
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Rural policy: farming today | Editorial
02 / 11 / 2013, The GuardianWell-designed environmental schemes can make the difference between survival and extinction for some speciesWe need to talk about farming. There's a lot to talk about. There's the brilliant green...
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Full Belly Fossil! 'Sea Monster' Had 3 Others in Its Gut
01 / 11 / 2013, Livescience.comA mosasaur, a toothy marine reptile of the Cretaceous period, was discovered with the fossilized remains of three other mosasaur species in its gut. The find reveals what was once a rich ecosystem...
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Evolution: Butterfly ball
31 / 10 / 2013, Economist Science and TechnologyPinning down the truth
BIOLOGISTS love Heliconius. In the 19th century, the mimicry by edible butterflies and moths of the brash warning colours sported by members of... -
Autumn ... the year's last, loveliest smile | @GrrlScientist
31 / 10 / 2013, The GuardianOne little video sent me on a week-long exploration and reading frenzy of the botanical literature, just so I could share with you a few facts about autumn leaves.Autumn...the year's last,...
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New concept needed for a better understanding of biodiversity in time, space
30 / 10 / 2013, Science DailyBy now, biodiversity is a well known term even in the broader public, as it is used in many media reports about species extinction, natural resources or climate change. Yet research in this field...
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Are Legless Lizards Snakes?
30 / 10 / 2013, Livescience.comNo. Snakes are just the most successful of the many reptile lineages that went limbless, radiating over time into roughly 3,000 species that have exploited nearly every available habitat, from the...