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Conservation is the concern for the preservation, restoration, or improvement of the natural environment, such as the conservation of natural resources, prevention of pollution, and certain land use actions. One mantra of conservationists is Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
The planned management of the environment and natural resources is a relatively modern concept intended to help insure the availability and replenishment of living resources and, to a certain extent, nonrenewable resources such as mineral and fossil fuels. Various modern efforts to conserve resources in the U.S. include the establishment of national parks intended to preserve land for wildlife.
In a world of ever in...
The planned management of the environment and natural resources is a relatively modern concept intended to help insure the availability and replenishment of living resources and, to a certain extent, nonrenewable resources such as mineral and fossil fuels. Various modern efforts to conserve resources in the U.S. include the establishment of national parks intended to preserve land for wildlife.
In a world of ever in...
Conservation is the concern for the preservation, restoration, or improvement of the natural environment, such as the conservation of natural resources, prevention of pollution, and certain land use actions. One mantra of conservationists is Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
The planned management of the environment and natural resources is a relatively modern concept intended to help insure the availability and replenishment of living resources and, to a certain extent, nonrenewable resources such as mineral and fossil fuels. Various modern efforts to conserve resources in the U.S. include the establishment of national parks intended to preserve land for wildlife.
In a world of ever increasing population, conservation efforts are challenged by the difficulty in striking a balance between the current use of natural resources and ensuring that resources are available to future generations.
The planned management of the environment and natural resources is a relatively modern concept intended to help insure the availability and replenishment of living resources and, to a certain extent, nonrenewable resources such as mineral and fossil fuels. Various modern efforts to conserve resources in the U.S. include the establishment of national parks intended to preserve land for wildlife.
In a world of ever increasing population, conservation efforts are challenged by the difficulty in striking a balance between the current use of natural resources and ensuring that resources are available to future generations.
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Decked Out In Nutria
WGNO NewsA team of designers are working furiously on their next big fashion show, Nutria-Palooza! The river rat is making it's way down the runway and one local lady is hoping to get national attention. Vanessa Bolano has more. Nutria fur is hot on the runway,...Tags: J. Mendel, Oscar de la Renta, Ecosystems
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Meet Kermit, the Glowing Green Cat at the Audubon Research Center!
New Orleans - At first glance, there's nothing unusual about "Kermit", a one year old domestic cat. That is, until the lights go out.
"All of his skin glows green," said Dr. Betsy Dresser at the Audubon Research Center of Endangered Species.
Kermit is...Tags: Science and Technology, Wildlife, Cat (animal), Endangered Species, Genes and Chromosomes
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Endangered Cranes To Be Reintroduced In Louisiana
ABC26 NewsTen whooping cranes, the most endangered species of crane in the world, will be reintroduced in a Louisiana conservation area more than 60 years after the birds' numbers dwindled to near zero, the U.S. Interior Department said on Tuesday. "The whooping...Tags: Wildlife, Texas, Florida, Idaho, Environmental Issues
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Governor Jindal Announces Whooping Cranes Return to Louisiana
WGNO NewsToday, Governor Bobby Jindal announced that the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will be re-introducing the whooping crane to Louisiana later this month. The Department of Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) cleared...Tags: Wildlife, Texas, Zoology, Environmental Issues, WGNO
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Glowing Green Cat Makes Strides in Research at Audubon
New Orleans - At first glance, there's nothing unusual about "Kermit", a one year old domestic cat. That is, until the lights go out.
"All of his skin glows green," said Dr. Betsy Dresser at the Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species....Tags: Science and Technology, Wildlife, Cat (animal), Genes and Chromosomes, Endangered Species
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Climate Change Center To Be In Lower 9th Ward
ABC26 NewsA $3.2 million center where people will learn about climate change and the threat of sea level rise is slated to be built in the Lower 9th Ward with federal and private dollars. The center will be constructed near a floodwall that broke during...Tags: Floods, Weather, Global Change, U.S. Department of Energy, Disasters
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Baby Sea Turtles Now Allowed to Hatch in Wild
ABC26 NewsBaby sea turtles will now be allowed to hatch freely from coastal beach nests to return to the Gulf rather than being trucked as eggs to a distant warehouse for incubation and release far from the oil spill offshore, wildlife officials said Thursday....Tags: Wildlife, Florida, Environmental Issues, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Emergency Incidents
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The Brees Dream Foundation And Pepsi Beverages Company Announce A Grant Partnership Benefiting The Audubon Nature Institute
ABC26 NewsThe Brees Dream Foundation is matching a $25,000 Pepsi contribution, to provide $50,000 in total support to Audubon Nature Institute and the Louisiana Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Rescue Program. Pepsi Beverages Company, the local Pepsi bottler for South...Tags: Wildlife, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, San Diego (San Diego, California), Facebook, Athletes
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In La., signs of regrowth seen in oiled marshes
ABC26 NewsShoots of marsh grass and bushes of mangrove trees already are starting to grow back in the bay where just months ago photographers shot startling images of dying pelicans coated in oil from the massive Gulf oil spill. More than a dozen scientists...Tags: Texas, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Fishing, BP Plc, Petroleum Industry
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Study Looks At La. Population Of Black Bears
ABC26 NewsThe first-ever scientific count shows Louisiana's largest black bear concentration, in a northeastern refuge, had about 300 animals in 2008. State biologist Mike Hooker, who recently completed analysis of data collected from 2006-08, said nearly 50 sows...Tags: Animals, Science and Technology, Wildlife, Human Interest, Endangered Species
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Feds To Study Oil Spill's Effect On Bluefin Tuna
ABC26 NewsThe National Marine Fisheries Service will study whether the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has hurt the bluefin tuna population to the point that the fish should be placed on the endangered species list. The agency says the Center for Biological Diversity's...Tags: Wildlife, BP Plc, Environmental Issues, San Francisco, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010)
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EPA Names Director For Oil Spill Restoration Panel
ABC26 NewsA Florida native and consultant on environmental and land issues has been given the job of executive director for a panel set up to handle ecosystem restoration from the BP oil spill. John Hankinson Jr. will handle the daily affairs of the Gulf Coast...Tags: Renovation, BP Plc, Environmental Issues, Florida, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010)
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