by faster | Dec 13, 2018 | Blog
SOURCE: Science Magazine DATE: December 13, 2018 SNIP: You can give your cat the flu. You can also pass pneumonia to a chimpanzee or tuberculosis to a bird. This kind of human-to-animal disease transmission, known as reverse zoonosis, has been seen on every continent...
by faster | Dec 12, 2018 | Blog
SOURCE: Center for Biological Diversity DATE: December 12, 2018 SNIP: A new state analysis has documented super-toxic rat poisons in more than 85 percent of tested mountain lions, bobcats and protected Pacific fishers, prompting state regulators to open a new...
by faster | Dec 12, 2018 | Blog
SOURCE: EcoWatch DATE: December 12, 2018 SNIP: On Tuesday the Trump administration offered more than 150,000 acres of public lands for fossil-fuel extraction near some of Utah’s most iconic landscapes, including Arches and Canyonlands national parks. Dozens of...
by faster | Dec 7, 2018 | Blog
SOURCE: BBC News DATE: December 7, 2018 SNIP: A study said there has been a 70% decline in seabird populations due to a combination of the fishing industry, pollution and habitat destruction. The University of Aberdeen team looked at 1970-1989 and 1990-2010...
by faster | Dec 6, 2018 | Blog
SOURCE: University of Maine DATE: December 6, 2018 SNIP: Children in Alaska whose diet includes a lot of fish from rivers fed by the Eastern Alaska Mountain Range may have a long-term elevated risk for cancer because of insecticides — including DDT — in the meltwater....
