HCTF Conservation Funding
April 21st, 2011 by Michelle Ly in General
The Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation (HCTF), a non profit charitable organization, recently announced that they are investing over $6 million dollars in conservation projects for fish and wildlife throughout British Columbia, Canada.
 The details were announced at the recent BC Wildlife Federation Convention i...
Tags: BC, Conservation, fish, Wetlands, Wildlife
April 15th, 2011 by Alison Wheatley in Friday File
April is Arizona’s Water Awareness Month, and the Arizona Department of Water Resources is celebrating with a whole month of water conservation ideas. Th...
Tags: Arizona, Conservation, water
April 11th, 2011 by Alison Wheatley in General
As part of their effort to address conservation threats to habitats in Asia and stop the illegal wildlife trade of species such as tiger, snow leopard, rh...
Tags: biodiversity, Conservation, forests, tigers, World Bank
April 7th, 2011 by Alison Wheatley in General
Turtles are the oldest reptiles left on Earth, with the earliest species found to be almost 300 million years old. Today, many species need conservation he...
Tags: Conservation, endangered, turtles
April 7th, 2011 by Racquel Foran in General
We all depend on forests. In addition to providing us with oxygen while absorbing carbon from the air, their dense vegetation and biodiversity also gi...
Ducks Unlimited Awards
March 23rd, 2011 by Alison Wheatley in General
Ducks Unlimited announced the winners of the 2011 Wetland Conservation Achievement Awards at the 76th annual North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference on Friday (March 18th) in Kansas City, Missouri. The Awards are given to individuals wh...
Tags: Conservation, Ducks Unlimited, waterfowl, Wetland, Wildlife
Conservation Cooperation
March 22nd, 2011 by Alison Wheatley and Susie Hill in General
Cooperation is key when it comes to conservation. That is why the Alaskan Department of Fish and Game has teamed up with the US Fish & Wildlife Service to protect the landscapes that are home to hundreds of species and habitats, reports The Arctic Sounder.Â...
Harrison Ford and Conservation International are launching a social game with an eco-friendly theme on Facebook.
Called Ecotopia, the game starts by placing players in a dirty city which is overwhelmed by urban decay. Players then use resources to deve...
Tags: Conservation, Ecotopia, game, sustainable
Backyard Wildlife Reserve
March 18th, 2011 by Alison Wheatley in Friday File
If you’d like to take a course in Wildlife Conservation 101, check out the National Wildlife Federation’s website section called Understanding Wildlife Conservation. It’s divided into sections with titles such as Biodiversity, the Endangered Species Act, Eco...
Global Action Team
March 15th, 2011 by Alison Wheatley in General
Through the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research, San Diego Zoo’s Global Action Team currently manages conservation programs in over 35 countries, reports Imperial Valley News.com. The Team’s first South American-based field station was recently set up to help conserve the Amazonian rainforest...
Tags: Conservation, rainforest, San Diego Zoo
Migratory Bird Conservation Act
March 10th, 2011 by Alison Wheatley in General
Conservation leaders from Audubon and other groups in Washington to rally support for the reauthorization of the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act, reports Audubon Magazine.
The Act was established to protect neotropical migrant birds which by mid-April will start ...
Tags: Audubon, bird, Conservation
Fun Water Games
March 4th, 2011 by Alison Wheatley in Friday File
Arizona’s Park & Co.’s website  is all about water conservation. They also have a webpage filled with games and fun information.
Tip Tank is a fun concentration game that lets you match photographs of water saving devices with each other. I...
Tags: Conservation, games, water
Mapping Population and Ecosystems
March 2nd, 2011 by Alison Wheatley in Conservation, Humanitarian
Rural populations in developing countries are rapidly increasing, threatening many of the planet’s highest biodiversity regions, reports a new study by WWF called Mapping Population onto Priority Conservation Areas.
The Priority Conservation Areas i...
Tags: Africa, biodiversity, Conservation, mapping, population, WWF
Prize Winning Conservation Projects
February 28th, 2011 by Alison Wheatley in Conservation
An AFISAP forest conservation initiative in Guatemala and a MDI-Nepal sustainable development project in Nepal have both won this year’s $200,000 Sasakawa Prize, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has announced.
Both projects fit in with UNEP’s theme “Forests for People, Forests for Green Gr...
Tags: Conservation, forest, Guatemala, Nepal, sustainable, UNEP
Fun Conservation Ideas
February 25th, 2011 by Alison Wheatley in Friday File
The Pennsylvania Resources Council, Inc., has an online list of fun conservation ideas that you can do with your friends or family.
From birdwatching and identifying as many species of birds as possible in your local park to conducting an animal photograp...
Tags: birdwatching, Conservation, online, photography
