Researchers with the University of New Hampshire are taking to the skies to study the state s increasingly fragmented forests. Urban and agricultural growth, and roads are carving up large swaths of forestland into smaller patches, exposing new forest edges to invasive species and uprooting wildlife. Russ Congalton, professor of natural resources and the environment at the University of New Hampshire, said they re using drones to get a better look at how forests are responding. .
Minister Pippa Hackett concluded here St Patrick s Day official trip to Kenya with visit to project with Laois links. Minister Hackett with Graiguecullen women .
Researchers with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine spent two years studying the nation's supply of native seeds, and found significant shortfalls
As part of the Inflation Reduction Act, the Interior Department has announced it is investing $120 million to restore and rebuild key segments of America s wildlife management systems, especially in key areas of the Midwest. The money will be used to address species climate adaptation and invasive species threats, and provide additional data collection needed to support successful natural resource resilience. The money will be especially important in high-priority areas of the Midwest known as Prairie Potholes. .
A coalition of conservation groups are seeking federal protections for the pygmy rabbit, aptly named because as the smallest rabbit in the world, you can hold it in the palm of your hand.