Scott | May 18, 2009
Tweet The widespread use of thousands of pesticides, which broadly includes insecticides, herbicides and fungicides, that were once considered safe for wildlife have recently become the subject of many studies. Results from these studies conclude that there is strong evidence linking the application of pesticides and amphibian population declines. The most commonly used pesticide, atrazine, [...]
Category: amphibians, pollution |
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Tags: amphibians, atrazine, frogs, herbicide, pesticide, pollution, toxins, water
Scott | January 26, 2009
Tweet Five months before the passage of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act in 1918, an article was published in the NY Times proclaiming that our Nation’s gamebirds were under threat of extinction. Interestingly enough the article contained a quote by Dr. E.W. Nelson, Chief of the U.S. Bureau of Biological Survey, that has transcended North [...]
Category: Migratory Birds |
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Tags: birds, habitat loss, light pollution, Migratory Birds, pollution
Scott | November 25, 2008
TweetI guess I was not paying that much attention as it was only within the last two weeks that I discovered 2008 had been designated the Year of the Frog. Well, with a little more than a month to go I thought I would make a contribution to the plight of our amphibian cohabitants. In [...]
Category: Biodiversity |
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Tags: amphibians, Biodiversity, contamination, frogs, pollution, Year of the Frog