by Admin | Dec 8, 2017 | Climate Change, Conservation
It may seem obvious: Winter sports require snow. But with climate change destroying delicate ecosystems, it’s more important than ever for organizations like the US Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) to encourage sustainability so that snow sticks around. Whether...
by Admin | Nov 22, 2017 | Climate Change, Environmental hazards, Sustainability
Twenty-five years ago a group of 1,700 independent scientists, most of them Nobel laureates, joined the Union of Concerned Scientists in issuing a manifesto called the “World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity.” It was pretty much as dire as it sounds. Gathering together...
by Admin | Oct 11, 2017 | Conservation, Environmental hazards
The Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge is a 20-mile stretch of coastline running from Melbourne Beach to Wabasso Beach in southern Brevard County, Florida. It’s also one of the most important breeding sites for threatened loggerhead and green turtles. Unfortunately,...
by Admin | Sep 13, 2017 | Conservation
We’re all used to stories of dogs chasing cats, but now dogs are sniffing out cats. Big cats, that is. Scat-sniffing research dogs are helping scientists to get on the trail of endangered carnivores like jaguars, pumas, and bush dogs in the forests of northeastern...
by Admin | Aug 30, 2017 | Climate Change, Conservation
There’s no more iconic a predator-prey relationship than that of bears and salmon. Typically, brown bears on Kodiak Island in Alaska feed on sockeye salmon as they swim upstream to spawn. But things are different these days. Red elderberries, another integral part of...
