Tag: elephants
The Green Buzz: Wednesday, May 15
Written by Megan Sheehan | May 15th, 2013
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Elephant poachers, take note.
- Elephants may be growing more aggressive to those who pose a threat. (Huffington Post)
- Cuts in volcano monitoring? Thanks, sequester. (MNN)
- The North and South Poles are shifting. Take a wild guess as to why… (Scientific American)
- Awww! A pod of whales has adopted a deformed bottlenose dolphin. (National Geographic)
- Struggling to be leaders in conservation with a circus-y past — what’s the future of zoos? (Conservation Magazine)
The Green Buzz: Wednesday, March 20
Written by Megan Sheehan | March 20th, 2013
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On our radar this morning: more bad news for elephants.
- 89 elephants have been slaughtered in Chad (and ivory passed $2000 a kilogram on Asia’s black market). (Aljazeera)
- John Kerry pushes for an Antarctic Ocean Reserve in what he calls a “living laboratory.” (National Geographic)
- Ethanol’s promise and production is fading in rural America. (The New York Times)
- Wildfires already? Colorado braces itself for an early start to the season. (Grist)
- Some like it hot — really hot. Especially this man who braved 2,000 degree lava flows to take some amazing photos. (Treehugger)
The Green Buzz: Wednesday, February 20
Written by Megan Sheehan | February 20th, 2013
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Plastic, pythons, and green news – Oh My!
- He’s one green mayor: Bloomberg pushes for more recycling, composting and a styrofoam ban in his State of the City address. (Bloomberg)
- Florida’s Burmese Python Challenge is over — have you heard how many were caught? (National Geographic)
- A new film is showcasing plastic‘s shocking — and sad — legacy in nature. (MNN)
- What’s the most eco-friendly gift, according to Umbra? Why, time, of course. (Grist)
- It seems elephants can’t catch a break these days. (Mongabay)
De-Tusking Mountain Bull
Written by Sanjayan | November 26th, 2012
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As long as demand for ivory persists, the future of tens of thousands of elephants in Africa is far from certain. We cannot afford to lose many more.
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, September 19
Written by Megan Sheehan | September 19th, 2012
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This morning we’re got fauna — endangered fauna — on the brain.
- Giraffes? Horses? 20 endangered species that will have you saying, “Whaaa…?” (Treehugger)
- Not you too, Nemo! (McClatchy)
- And this likely won’t help endangered species, let alone nature in general: Urban sprawl expected to triple by 2030. (MNN)
- Elephants are being slaughtered in Africa at the highest rates in a decade, and religion is fueling the poaching. (National Geographic)
- Some good news: A new monkey has been discovered in Africa. (BBC Nature)
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, May 15th
Written by Megan Sheehan | May 15th, 2012
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From endangered rivers to clean energy, we’ve got your green news.
- Bummer: The list of the top 10 endangered rivers in America is out, and #1 isn’t far from our headquarters. (Discovery News)
- It turns out that the unpopular and controversial catch limits on fish are working — 6 populations have rebounded. (Green)
- Yet another reason to love wildlife, especially elephants: They may hold vigil at your funeral. (Grist)
- A Greenpeace study has found that some American car manufacturers are linked to Amazon deforestation. (Mongabay)
- 76 percent of Americans want clean energy instead of coal, nuclear and natural gas. (Clean Technica)
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, January 24
Written by Madeline Breen | January 24th, 2012
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Wow, you can buy anything on the internet these days.
- Demand for pangolin meat in Asia shows up online. (Mongabay)
- Sumatran elephants could be extinct in less than 30 years. (WWF)
- Mercury pollution isn’t just for fish eaters in the Northeast anymore, a new study finds. (New York Times)
- What are the most threatening invasive species in the North America? (Huffington Post Green)
- Groundbreaking magnetic soap may help clean up oil spills. (BBC)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, July 13
Written by Nicole Levins | July 13th, 2011
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If it gets much hotter out, we’re changing this to Sizzling Green Morning.
- Fairly unexpected victim of the heat wave: poultry. (AP, via Huffington Post Green)
- Lizards, don’t let anyone tell you you’re not as smart as birds. (Mongabay)
- Tiny trash cans=less trash. (Green)
- Beehive fences keep Kenyan farmers happy, and elephants safely out of farmers’ crops. (Wired)
- Here’s how to go plastic-free and still clean up after your dog. (Grist)
Africa: A New Era for People and Wildlife
Written by Roger Milliken, Jr. | March 11th, 2011
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Chairman of the Board Roger Milliken, Jr. journeys to Africa and gets an up close look at bull elephants, Samburu warriors and the future of The Nature Conservancy.
Nature Photo of the Week: Elephants at Water Hole
Written by Margaret Southern | April 16th, 2010
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It’s dinner time at the watering hole hotspot! Flickr user buddy4344 snapped this group of elephants at Chobe National Park in Botswana and shared the photo through The Nature Conservancy’s Flickr Group. Check out all The Nature Conservancy’s featured daily nature images — submitted to the Conservancy’s Flickr group by people like you — at [...]
