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University of Montana scientists and colleagues investigate the ways in which climate change could affect the efforts to safeguard biodiversity within the network of protected regions worldwide.
2018年秋天，刘馨泽来到黄龙，一见倾心。在美丽的背后，他发现了很多游客没有注意到的伤痕。湛蓝彩池的边缘，零星分散一些干涸黑化的彩池，这是水循环结构发生一定程度自然改变的结果。 修复前 黄龙现有的景观点并未产生退化现象。在景观区外围的林区里因在数百年乃至数千年的自然演化里失去水源，产生了一些黑化彩池，部分表面被杂草、苔藓、树木覆盖。这些不是景观的部分，能够通过一定的自然恢复手段，变成有水的彩池景...
Ricciardi and Simberloff highlight the dangers of some species introductions (which are real) but do not address the concurrent (and also very real) dangers of inaction when it comes to ameliorating the impacts of climate change on biodiversity. We are not proposing what the guidance about assisted colonization should be or endorsing assisted colonization in all cases. We propose just the opposite—that a task force of experts develop guidance and best practice. Assisted colonization is going to be used and has been used ([ 1 ][1]). We agree that there are cases when it would not be appropria...
Just Like Humans, Zoo Animals Will Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19. Here’s How elisfkc2 / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0 BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — With three different COVID vaccines being administered in the U.S., some pharmaceutical companies are now working toward a vaccine for animals, and the Maryland Zoo is already putting together their distribution plan for it once available. The African lions are a must-see when visiting the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, but after the Bronx Zoo reported that their lions tested positive for COVID-19, officials began taking more precautions by requ...
“Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” George Santayana In 1949, a year after Sri Lanka gained independence, a Committee on the Preservation of Wildlife (Sessional paper XIX – 1949) recommended that when development takes place, elephants living in the proposed areas be driven into national reserves and sanctuaries and that temporary corridors be set between these protected areas for the purpose of these drives. Their well-meaning recommendations were based on the knowledge that they had at the time, primarily anecdotal evidence, with little or no comprehensive r...