by Admin | Aug 29, 2016 | Conservation
Islands are often home to great biodiversity as species develop to fill very specific niches there and nowhere else. It was this fact that helped Darwin to develop his theory of evolution, after all. But that potential for diversity also makes those species...
by Admin | Aug 26, 2016 | Conservation, Sustainability
Scientists and green activists agree that climate change is a huge problem. But what might surprise you is that many large businesses, particularly private equity investors and pension funds, care deeply about climate change as well. They show it in their choices of...
by Admin | Aug 22, 2016 | Conservation, Information
The largest mass extinction in Earth’s history happened 540 million years ago, and is known as the end-Ediacaran extinction. New fossil evidence from Namibia has helped to shine some light on what caused that extinction: animals. Single-celled organisms dominated the...
by Admin | Aug 17, 2016 | Conservation
Poachers in Rwanda often make use of simple traps to catch antelopes and other animals. The traps generally consist of a noose tied to a bamboo branch, which is held down with a rock while the noose is hidden. Yes, just like in a cartoon. Although they aren’t meant to...
by Admin | Aug 15, 2016 | Articles, Conservation
The black-footed ferret has been endangered for quite some time. They were actually listed as extinct in 1979, but a population was rediscovered in 1981, and as of 2011 there were about 1,000 of them in the wild. Since then, that number has dropped to about 300....
by Admin | Jul 18, 2016 | Business, Conservation, Green Energy
It’s easy to think of big business as constantly being at odds with environmental preservation. But more and more businesses are actually finding it profitable to care for the land around them. Whether it’s a utility firm implementing carbon offsets, a...
