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British butterfly thrives with global warming

Bob Berwyn wrote 3 days ago: A brown argus butterfly in Lincolnshire, UK. Photo via Wikipedia and the GNU Free Documentation Lice … more →

Tags: Biodiversity, Climate and Weather, Environment, Global Warming, Britain, Brown Argus Butterfly, butterflies, climate change

Colorado: Citizen science research on pikas to be crowdfunded with a boost from Groupon Grassroots

Bob Berwyn wrote 3 days ago: Pikas in the mountains near Aspen.Colorado. PHOTO BY KIM FENSKE. Long-term monitoring could help est … more →

Tags: Environment, Global Warming, Biodiversity, Climate and Weather, Colorado, Endangered Species, pikas, Rocky Mountain Wild, groupon grassroots

El Niño not good for dwindling leatherback sea turtles

Bob Berwyn wrote 4 days ago: Leatherback sea turtle closeup. Photo by Scott R. Benson, NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center. S … more →

Tags: Biodiversity, Climate and Weather, Environment, Global Warming, climate change, El Nino, leatherback sea turtles, Playa Grande, Costa Rica

Polar bears: How far can they swim?

Bob Berwyn wrote 4 days ago: Scientists try to assess potential impact of shrinking sea ice Some Polar bears in the Arctic can sw … more →

Tags: Biodiversity, Climate and Weather, Environment, Global Warming, Arctic sea ice, Beaufort Sea, Endangered Species, polar bears, polar bears swimming

Biodiversity: Report touts Endangered Species Act wins

Bob Berwyn wrote 1 week ago: The whooping crane is one of many species that has been recovering under the protections of the Enda … more →

Tags: Biodiversity, Environment, Center for Biological Diversity, Endangered Species, Endangered Species Act, United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Colorado: Landscape-level preservation eyed in San Luis Valley to protect wetlands, riparian corridors & wildlife

Bob Berwyn wrote 1 week ago: Federal land managers are working with locals to develop a far-reaching conservation plan for the so … more →

Tags: Biodiversity, Colorado, Environment, water, Wetlands, Wildlife, conservation easement, San Luis Valley, Sangre de Cristo Mountains

Summit County: U.S. Forest Service hits pause button on several projects to assess the cumulative impacts to lynx 2 comments

Bob Berwyn wrote 1 week ago: Finding room to roam for Colorado’s iconic wild cats The Forest Service is trying to assess cu … more →

Tags: Biodiversity, Colorado, Environment, Summit County Colorado, Summit County news, Endangered Species, Lynx, lynx conservation, White River National Forest

Colorado: Lawsuit planned to protect threatened trout4 comments

Bob Berwyn wrote 2 weeks ago: Forest Service, Colorado Springs Utility ignore endangered species laws Greenback cutthroat trout. I … more →

Tags: Biodiversity, Environment, Summit County news, Colorado, COLORADO SPRINGS, Endangered Species, greenback cutthroa tp=========

Breckenridge: Peak 6 expansion decision due next month

Bob Berwyn wrote 2 weeks ago: Forest Service set to make final call on controversial ski area project Breckenridge Peak 6 expansio … more →

Tags: Breckenridge Peak 6 expansion, Breckenridge Ski Resort, Colorado, Environment, forests, Ski Resorts, Summit County Colorado, Summit County news, US Forest Service

Oceans: Hammerhead sharks may get more protection

Bob Berwyn wrote 2 weeks ago: Scalloped hammerhead shark via Wikipedia and a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. Cos … more →

Tags: Biodiversity, Environment, Marine biology, cites, Costa Rica, hammerhead sharks, Honduras, Marine Conservation, Scalloped Hammerhead

Colorado: Wolverine recovery plan on hold for now

Bob Berwyn wrote 2 weeks ago: Federal decision on endangered species listing for rare carnivore will help determine how the state … more →

Tags: Biodiversity, Colorado, Environment, Endangered Species List, Rocky Mountains, wolverines, wolverine M56

Drought means triage for endangered Colorado River fish

Bob Berwyn wrote 3 weeks ago: Low flows increase predation by non-native game fish; recovery effort could see temporary setback U. … more →

Tags: Environment, rivers, Climate and Weather, Colorado, water, Drought, U S Fish and Wildlife Service, Drought, Colorado River Basin

Summit Voice: Most-viewed and other tidbits

Bob Berwyn wrote 3 weeks ago: Reef shark populations are declining at a fast pace near inhabited U.S. islands. Oceans, drought, wi … more →

Tags: Environment, Biodiversity, Climate and Weather, Colorado, Drought, Climate, Colorado News

Wyoming plans to kill most wolves outside Yellowstone46 comments

Bob Berwyn wrote 3 weeks ago: Western gray wolf. PHOTO COURTESY USFWS. Feds nearly ready to accept state management plan By Summit … more →

Tags: Environment, public lands, Biodiversity, Endangered Species Act, Wyoming, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, western gray wolves

Environment: GOP tries to block Obama ocean policy1 comment

Bob Berwyn wrote 4 weeks ago: House members make vague claims about ‘negative impacts’ A pristine Florida beach near P … more →

Tags: Environment, Marine biology, Biodiversity, Coral Reefs, marine ecology, Barack Obama, United States House Committee on Natural Resources, national ocean policy

Biodiversity: Biologists solving the chytrid puzzle; new research offers 'glimmer of hope' for dwindling amphibians

Bob Berwyn wrote 4 weeks ago: Alarming global amphibian decline California's yellow-legged frogs have been nearly wiped out by the … more →

Tags: Environment, Biodiversity, amphibian decline, Chytrid fungus, chytridiomycota, San Francisco State University

Oceans: Some reef shark populations drop 90 percent2 comments

Bob Berwyn wrote 1 month ago: ‘People and sharks don’t mix’ Curious gray reef sharks (Carcharhinus amlyrhynchos) … more →

Tags: Environment, Marine biology, Biodiversity, Coral Reefs, Conservation, Oceans, Hawaiian Islands, reef sharks, shark finning

Biodiversity: Invasive barred owls displacing endangered native northern spotted owls in Pacific Northwest forests

Bob Berwyn wrote 1 month ago: Barred owl. PHOTO COURTESY USGS. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans experimental removal of barred … more →

Tags: Environment, wildlife, forests, Biodiversity, Endangered Species Act, Oregon State University, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, barred owl, northern spotted owl

Oceans: Feds start recovery plan for right & blue whales2 comments

Bob Berwyn wrote 1 month ago: Right whales surfacing. PHOTO COURTESY NOAA. Back from the brink? By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Th … more →

Tags: Environment, Marine biology, Biodiversity, Endangered Species, Oceans, Right Whales, blue whales


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