Science, Not Politics

1,293 American scientists sent a letter last week to the U.S. Senate, urging the senators to reject any endangered species legislation that is based on politics rather than science, reports Scientific American.  The letter was written at this time due to recent political moves to remove the gray wolf from the endangered speci...

Protected Trees

There’s good news for Northern Ireland’s ancient trees. According to the Woodland Trust, new legislation triples the current fine for the destruction of a protected tree from £30,000 to £100,000. The ...

Invasive Species Laws

Some states are getting tough with their invasive species. Take Michigan and Hawaii, for example. Michigan is expected to ban wildlife rehabilitation workers f...

European Alien Invasion

Recently, invasive species experts have insisted Europe-wide legislation be established to protect indigenous species from the invaders, reports the BB...

BC Endangered Species

The Wilderness Committee is working with other leading environmental groups to establish some endangered species legislation in BC. Currently, BC and Al...

BC’s Endangered Species

British Columbia is the most biologically diverse province in Canada, with two dozen unique mammal species in an array of habitats, according to the Sierra Club.  While this is worthy of celebration, the fact that the province has hundreds of species...

Global Conservation Act 2010

An announcement about important Washington DC news is making the rounds.  On Friday, March 26th, members of the U.S. Congress from both parties introduced legislation called the Global Conservation Act of 2010.  This broad reaching legislation would help dire...