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Proof that no-fishing zones work / Meeting Kumi Naidoo

Posted on October 20, 2011 by

Too many powerful fishing boats We all know the oceans are in trouble. Since “large-scale fishing” began in 1952, the abundance of large oceanic fish has decreased globally by 90%. Too many boats with too much capacity are chasing too…

Posted in Animal welfare / animal rights, Ecosystems, Endangered species, Fish, Fish sanctuaries, Food, Greenpeace, Kumi Naidoo, N0-fishing zones, Overconsumption, Resources, Sustainable Living, Wildlife, Wildlife survival Tagged with: Fish, Fish sanctuaries, Greenpeace, Kumi Naidoo, Large-scale fishing, Long-line fishing, No-fishing zones, Overfishing, Overharvesting

Orangutans left-handed; chimps and gorillas are righties

Posted on April 15, 2011 by

Sally Kneidel

Photo showing an orangutan engaged in the TUBE task. Photo used with permission of the researcher William Hopkins. Mmm, love that peanut butter Apes are right-handed or left-handed, just like us. Not a big surprise, since they’re our closest evolutionary…

Posted in Animal behavior / animal intelligence, Primates, Wildlife behavior Tagged with: Animal behavior, Bird intelligence, Bonobos, Chimpanzees, Crows, Endangered species, Gorillas, Handedness, Orangutans, Primates, Wildlife behavior, Wildlife in captivity, William Hopkins

New study: Hope for polar bears

Posted on March 21, 2011 by

Sally Kneidel

Polar bear. Photo credit: wikimedia commons Two-thirds of the world’s polar bears could disappear within 50 years due to greenhouse-gas emissions, said a 2007 report by the U.S. Geological Survey. The bears need Arctic sea ice in order to hunt…

Posted in Climate change, Wildlife habitat, Wildlife survival Tagged with: Climate change, Endangered species, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat

Lions decline 90-95% in last 50 years

Posted on March 3, 2011 by

Sally Kneidel

South African lion taking a break from his kill, a Cape buffalo. Photo: Sally Kneidel Lions extinct in 10-15 years? That’s the prediction of National Geographic explorers-in-residence Dereck and Beverly Joubert. The couple have studied and filmed Africa’s big cats…

Posted in Africa, Animal welfare / animal rights, Livestock, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat, Wildlife survival Tagged with: Africa, Animal welfare / animal rights, Livestock, Wildlife habitat

We are family: new evidence of our close link to chimpanzees

Posted on February 16, 2011 by

Sally Kneidel

Photo: wikimedia commons People are good at detecting human personalities accurately, even from expressionless mug shots. A study last year showed that we can reliably tell who is extroverted, emotionally stable, agreeable or imaginative – just from their blank and…

Posted in Africa, Primates, Wildlife, Wildlife behavior Tagged with: Chimpanzees, Endangered species, Evolution, Primates, Wildlife behavior

Africa’s big mammal populations drop 59% in 40 years!

Posted on January 31, 2011 by

Sally Kneidel

African elephants in Kruger National Park. Photo: Sally Kneidel Just saw a distressing news item. In an interview published 1/27/11, scientist Ian Craigie says populations of big mammals in Africa have decreased 59% in 40 years. And those figures are…

Posted in Africa, Animal welfare / animal rights, Deforestation, Ecosystems, Endangered species, Overconsumption, Primates, Resources, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat, Wildlife survival Tagged with: Africa, Animal welfare, Ecosystems, Endangered species, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat

Banding hurts penguins, says new study in journal Nature

Posted on January 21, 2011 by

Sally Kneidel

Text and photo by Sally Kneidel, PhD Attaching bands to birds is a longstanding method of studying bird populations. The bands allow researchers to collect data on birds’ movements and longevity. But scientists have been debating for 30 years whether…

Posted in Animal welfare / animal rights, Birds, South Africa, Wildlife Tagged with: Animal welfare, Bird banding, Penguins, South Africa, Wildlife

Is males’ attraction to trucks and balls genetically based?

Posted on January 14, 2011 by

Sally Kneidel

Young chimps. Photo: Delphine Bruyere My husband and I raised one girl and one boy, close together in age. We tried hard to avoid gender-stereotyping our young kids in any way. They had the same toys, many of them gender…

Posted in Human behavior, Wildlife Tagged with: Gender differences, Heredity, Human behavior

Christmas trees: are fake or real more sustainable?

Posted on December 13, 2010 by

Sally Kneidel

Readers, a woman who works for the Nature Conservancy asked me to post this article debating fake vs. real Christmas trees, by the Conservancy’s Frank Lowenstein. It’s also posted on the Nature Conservancy website. The debate is worth thinking about…

Posted in Agriculture, Borneo, Climate change, Deforestation, Indonesia, Malaysia, Overconsumption, Southeast Asia, Sumatra, Sustainable choices for your home, Sustainable Living, Tree plantations, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat Tagged with: Animal welfare, Carbon footprint, Christmas trees, Ecosystems, Greenhouse gas emissions, Palm oil plantations, Southeast Asia, Sustainable choices for your home, Sustainable living, Tree plantations, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat

For orangutans, hunting may trump habitat loss as biggest threat

Posted on December 3, 2010 by

Sally Kneidel

Most people are surprised to learn that unlawful traffic in wildlife and wildlife parts is the third biggest criminal activity in the world, after drugs and arms. The illegal hunting of great apes is so pervasive that it may threaten…

Posted in Africa, Animal welfare / animal rights, Borneo, Bushmeat, Deforestation, Endangered species, Human behavior, Indonesia, Jakarta, Malaysia, Primates, Southeast Asia, Sumatra, Wildlife, Wildlife survival Tagged with: Africa, Bushmeat, Chimpanzees, Endangered species, Food, Gorillas, Great apes, habitat loss, Orangutans, Primates, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat, Wildlife in captivity

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Proof that no-fishing zones work / Meeting Kumi Naidoo

Orangutans left-handed; chimps and gorillas are righties

New study: Hope for polar bears

Lions decline 90-95% in last 50 years

We are family: new evidence of our close link to chimpanzees

Africa’s big mammal populations drop 59% in 40 years!

Banding hurts penguins, says new study in journal Nature

Is males’ attraction to trucks and balls genetically based?

Christmas trees: are fake or real more sustainable?

For orangutans, hunting may trump habitat loss as biggest threat

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