DHAKA (AFP) - Experts said Sunday they feared for the wildlife and ecology of the world's biggest mangrove forest after a deadly cyclone tore through the Sunderbans -- home to the endangered Royal Bengal tiger. Zunayed Kabir Chowdhury, a Dhaka-based mangrove expert, said he feared thousands of deer as well as many tigers and wild boar had been swept away by the massive tidal wave triggered by cyclone Sidr last Thursday. Although not inhabited, the jungle is a magnet for thousands of...

The last two days of the workshop were devoted to training forest guards in forensic techniques and other enforcement skills. Wildlife experts and government officials from India and the United States met at India's famed Ranthambore tiger reserve in early November to discuss ways to counter the factors driving one of the world's most iconic animals toward extinction. The United States has partnered with India on wildlife conservation issues for decades, most recently to establish forensic...

The rooting and wallowing activities of the creatures, which tear apart the earth to search for food, have also forced some farmers to repeatedly replant fields. While feral swine have plagued warmer states for years, they are a recent problem in Iowa, with wildlife officials working to eradicate them since 2004. Under a national wildlife disease management program, Keirn said researchers will collect and test wild pigs in up to 25 states to look for the presence of classical swine fever....

Star-Gazette.com - Jeff Murray Outdoors Test of navigation. On the other hand, supporters of a habitat stamp in New York state say making the $5 stamp -- which is currently voluntary -- mandatory for all sporting license purchasers could generate up to $6 million a year for habitat management and access improvement. On the other hand, supporters of a habitat stamp in New York state say making the $5 stamp -- which is currently voluntary -- mandatory for all sporting license purchasers...

Neighbors of the Pacific Stage Heights subdivision cite the presence of wildlife in the area as one of several reasons the project should be revised. The developer's representative contends the project is environmentally friendly and has support from others in town. The development's site on the outskirts of town, relatively distant from grocery stores and other services also worries Powell and other opponents of the project. Touzet said he heard backing for the project among neighbors and...

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Temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere over the second half of the 20th century were "very likely higher than during any other 50-year period in the last 500 years and likely the highest in at least the past 1,300 years," the report says. The panel predicts, with "high agreement and much evidence," that with the current environmental policies in place around the world, greenhouse-gas emissions would increase by 25 to 90 per cent by 2030 and would likely cause larger climate changes than...

The decision could set off another round of legal challenges by Florida, which argues, reducing the flow downstream will endanger the state's seafood industry. The latest decision will reduce water flow downstream into the Apalachicola River, slowly draining Apalachicola's billlion dollar gulf seafood industry. Saltwater has moved further upriver than it's ever moved before and that's affecting the blue crab habitat. Part of the upper bays are starting to die because of the lack of...

In support of the Second Amendment, the firearms industry, and the ammunition makers (some of whom think I took an unfair shot at them recently when I said ammo was the fuel of the gun industry - and we were seeing pretty high fuel prices) we're all being encouraged to go out and purchase 100 rounds of ammo. Link Here's a morning 'cast www.outdoorslive. In support of the Second Amendment, the firearms industry, and the ammunition makers (some of whom think I took an unfair shot at them...