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Rare Ice Data Collected By Early Citizen Scientists Confirms Warming
2016-04-27 03:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Eurasia Review: In 1442, 50 years before Columbus "sailed the ocean blue," Shinto priests in Japan began keeping records of the annual freeze dates of a nearby lake. Along a Finnish river, starting in 1693, local merchants recorded the date the ice broke up each spring. These observations are among the oldest inland water ice records in human history, and now they are contributing to modern understanding of climate change. According to a new study published in Nature Scientific Reports, the meticulous record...
Scientists Prove Rare Wolves Still Exist, But In Real Trouble
2016-04-27 03:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Scientists believe humans seriously threaten the existence of a rare type of wolf in Nepal. An international research team led by graduate student Madhu Chetri from Norway's Hedmark University College confirmed that four fecal samples found in Nepal's Trans-Himalayan region belonged to Himalayan wolves. Anecdotal evidence indicated that these wolves still roamed the mountains of Nepal, India and Tibet. The team, whose work was published last week in the journal ZooKeys, has proven the animals...
In rare bipartisan decision, Senate approves Yakima water projects
2016-04-23 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
High Country News: Farmers, fishermen, communities and conservationists in Washington state who have spent years forging a compromise to manage water supplies were rewarded this week when the long-awaited Senate energy bill passed with wide bipartisan approval. The Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project Phase III Act was one of a long list of conservation and water provisions that were attached to the energy bill in a unanimous vote during this weeks Senate debate. Also included were two wilderness areas...
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New Zealand conservationists celebrate rare parrot breeding success
2016-04-21 11:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The worlds heaviest parrot, a critically endangered bird that only lives in a remote part of New Zealand, has had its most successful breeding season since conservation efforts began more than two decades ago. Thirty-seven kakapo chicks are currently surviving, providing a much-needed boost to the population of 123 adult kakapo which live on predator-free islands. The charismatic parrots, which were once thought to be extinct until a population of males and female was found in the 1970s on...
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Rare Black Rhino Euthanized After Being Shot by Poachers
2016-04-12 16:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: A beloved black rhino living in Zimbabwe`s Matopo National Park was euthanized after suffering from "unimaginable pain" from multiple poaching wounds, Zimbabwean wildlife authorities said. The 8-year-old rhino was named Ntombi, which translates to "girl" in Zimbabwes Ndebele language. The well-known rhino, who was reportedly featured in the 2012 Animal Planet series Karina Wild on Safari, was also the mother of a 13-month-old calf which was not harmed by poachers. As mentioned in the video,...
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