News tagged with landowners
Preserved habitat near national parks helps species conservation
National parks often are established to help preserve species native to a particular region, but it appears that some species preservation is more successful if a significant portion of land adjacent to a ...
Jan 30, 2012 |
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Turning slash piles into soil benefit
Your next bite of an organically grown apple may hold within it a tiny bit of a Washington forest.
Oct 14, 2011 |
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Snake predator may benefit endangered bird, study finds
An endangered Florida bird may have some unexpected help in its struggle for survival, according to a new University of Florida study.
Jun 24, 2011 |
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Dispatches from the edge of doom
Something strange happened in 1973. Republican president Richard Nixon -- who the year before had stated, "this is not the land of quotas and restrictions" -- signed the Endangered Species Act into law.
May 09, 2011 |
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Map sheds light on English Civil War
A geographical map depicting landowners’ loyalties to the restored King Charles II after the English Civil War has shown that contrary to popular opinion, peace was not assured in the 1660s, long after ...
Mar 02, 2011 |
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Social housing in Northern Ireland does not comply with human rights standards
Social housing provision in Northern Ireland is not adequately funded to comply with international human rights standards. That's according to researchers at Queen's University Belfast, who publish their report, Budgeting ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 27, 2010 |
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WCS study on birds and streams included in federal guidelines to safeguard waterways
The results of a Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) study that rapidly measures stream habitat have been adopted by a government agency working with private landowners to restore waterways throughout the U.S.
Aug 18, 2009 |
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