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Exclusive Scottish Highland beach fly threatened
7 oktober 2013A FLY which has apparently never ventured beyond a tiny strip of an east Highland beach could be facing extinction,…Overige insecten
Major US retailers are selling “bee-friendly” garden plants laced with pesticides known to be toxic to bees
7 oktober 2013Researchers with Friends of the Earth US and the Pesticide Research Institute say that more than half of the nursery…Bijen
Lesser prairie chicken population numbers dropped by more than 50 percent over the past year, according to a study
4 oktober 2013The finding raises questions about the adequacy of voluntary conservation measures proposed today for the rare grouse in a final…Prairievogels
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service denies Endangered Species Act protection to the Kittlitz’s murrelet
4 oktober 2013Responding to a 2001 petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today denied Endangered…Kustvogels
How The Global Elite Rule The World
2 oktober 2013Karen Hudes is a graduate of Yale Law School and she worked in the legal department of the World Bank…
The iconic plain-pouched hornbill is pushed to the brink of extinction in Malaysia
2 oktober 2013The plain-pouched hornbill, or Aceros Subruficollis, is one of dozens of species in the hornbill family. Hornbills are typically found…BosvogelsThe manumea, Samoa’s national bird, is feared near extinction after a 10-day survey of the Savai’i uplands
2 oktober 2013The manumea bird (Didunculus strigirostris), which is endemic to Samoa and its national bird, is feared near extinction after a…Bosvogels
What Americans Grow and Eat
30 september 2013Since the first genetically modified crops in the U.S. were approved in the mid-’90s, millions of acres have been planted…Mensen
Suspended prison sentences for pulling up unlawfully planted GM potatoes
26 september 2013Today the Court of Dendermonde, Belgium, convicted 11 activists of organised crime in relation to their participation in a day…Planten
The 15 kms wipeout of invertebrates between Marlborough and Hungerford may have been caused by as little as a couple of spoonfuls of chlorpyrifos
25 september 2013Angling and fishery organisations have welcomed an announcement from the UK's Natural Environment Minister Richard Benyon that plans are being…Vissen
The Ontario Beekeepers Association is accusing the federal government of not going far enough in regard to a series of recently-announced measures aimed at curtailing a drastic rise in bee deaths
25 september 2013Tibor Szabo, the OBA’s 1st vice president, told OurWindsor.ca that despite the Pest Management Regulatory Agency’s announcement Friday focusing on…Bijen
Costa Rica’s iconic spectacled caiman is not safe from pesticides
23 september 2013Costa Rica’s iconic spectacled caiman, a cousin of the crocodile, is protected by thousands of acres of prime forest preserved…Reptielen
Women in Northern California farm towns gave birth to smaller babies if they lived within three miles of strawberry fields and other crops treated with the pesticide methyl bromide, according to researchers
23 september 2013“There’s been very little research on residential exposure to methyl bromide. Our study is the first to look at methyl…Mensen
The myths surrounding the effectiveness of the industrial food system
18 september 2013In this Communiqué, ETC Group identifies the major corporate players that control industrial farm inputs. Together with our companion poster,…Mensen
Homeowners’ insecticide use affects bumblebees
16 september 2013Although bee advocates have focused on farmers and their use of insecticides, homeowner use of chemicals also can affect bee…Hommels
A Canadian farmer concerned about declining bird populations has reason to be worrisome, officials say
14 september 2013Dave Jamieson says he's noticed fewer birds and bird species at his Bright's Grove dairy farm in recent years, and…Overige insectenThe badger has become one of the species demonised with little justification
13 september 2013Last week, the first badgers were killed. Allegedly on ‘best scientific advice’. Even though the Krebs Report, in response to…
The EPA is giving the green light to some pesticides without enough data to prove they are safe, a report for Congress warns
11 september 2013In a 52-page report released Monday, the Government Accountability Office raises concerns about EPA’s method of granting conditional approval for…
UK Government rejects recommendations to save bees from pesticides
10 september 2013In its response, published today, the Government misrepresents its own science in deciding not to implement recommendations to save pollinators…
Tree frogs do not appear to have a future in Australia
8 september 2013Litoria is a genus of Hylidae tree frogs native to Australia, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Solomon Islands, New Guinea, the…Amfibieën
Australia is home to some unique critters, but it also has one of the highest extinction rates in the world
8 september 2013Built on a fragile balance of predators and prey, Australia's various ecosystems are highly susceptible to change. When human intervention…Moerasvogels
A torchbearer for all species under threat
7 september 2013The orange-bellied parrot (Neophema chrysogaster) has a history as colourful as its feathers. The bird was first described by ornithologist…Moerasvogels
Invertebrates are the little creatures that run the world – without them, all life would mostly disappear … within a few months
7 september 2013Mammals, along with birds, reptiles and amphibians, are an extremely small percentage of all biodiversity (~0.4%). Invertebrates on the other…Overige insecten
Silent Springs and Summers
7 september 2013Rachel Carson described her fears about the use of systemic insecticides like neonicotinoids 50 years ago when she wrote Silent…Algemeen
