On Monday, the Bush administration proposed a policy that threatens to weaken the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to the point of extinction. This comes as no surprise. Like the war in Iraq, removing the fetters of environmental protection has been an administrational goal since 2001. Unlike the war in Iraq, this time Bush and his cronies could very well succeed.
Few places on Earth are as untouched as the "Crown of the Continent" — a 10-million-acre expanse of mountains, valleys and prairies in Montana and Canada. The area has sustained all the same species — including grizzlies, lynx, moose and bull trout — for at least 200 years.
Now — in one of the most significant conservation sales in history — The Nature Conservancy and The Trust for Public Land have preserved 320,000 acres of forestlands in western Montana
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I remember vividly the sight of my dad running for cover, making slow groaning sounds, thrashing wildly at the air like some madman from a B-movie.
I was a mere toddler, blanket in one hand, thumb in mouth (think Linus) - wondering what all the fuss was about.
It was dusk and the bats were out, darting this way and that, catching insects as the summer’s sun slid from view, leaving that beautiful blue light before darkness descends.
I shrugged in an awfully precocious manner, looked at mummy, then turned my eyes back to the bats.
And today, Defra (the UK’s Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs) have announced that bats are to be used to help measure the biodiversity of the UK.
Dear Readers,
We’ll be dedicating many of this week’s upcoming articles to wildlife around the world. From March 17-24, we’ll by exploring six continents firsthand for interesting animals that we can share with the community at EcoWorldly.
In addition to sharing some of our planet’s unique wildlife, we’ll also take a look at the issues that are important for protecting wildlife. These issues include:
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