Green Options » urbanization http://greenoptions.com/tag/urbanization Posts tagged 'urbanization' Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:23:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Tiger Rally in Delhi Concludes with Hope for the Big Cat http://ecoworldly.com/2009/08/09/tiger-rally-in-delhi-concludes-with-hope-for-the-big-cat/ http://ecoworldly.com/2009/08/09/tiger-rally-in-delhi-concludes-with-hope-for-the-big-cat/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:23:12 +0000 Govind Singh http://ecoworldly.com/2009/08/09/tiger-rally-in-delhi-concludes-with-hope-for-the-big-cat/ Kids for Tigers

‘Kids for Tigers’ Aerial Art with the President of India’s House in the vicinity

It was the famous cricketer Sachin Tendulkar who declared that he now bats for the tiger. It is the former Indian cricket captain Saurav Ganguly who is referred to as the Bengal Tiger. But it was another ace Indian cricketer and a favorite of many, Rahul Dravid, who took part in the 5th Bengal Tiger Consultation and Tiger Rally. And as someone who was there to learn and do something about the drastically reducing tiger numbers in the country.

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New research finds fresh evidence that urbanization in the United States threatens the populations of some species of migratory birds.

Most ecologists had assumed that common nest predators in urban areas – such as house cats and raccoons – were destroying eggs or killing young birds in greater numbers than in rural areas. In reality, it seems…they just don’t like urban areas.

Photo courtesy : Science Daily

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