Archive for category: Species Protection
“Nudging” versus “Coercion” – Balancing Environmental Protection with Liberty and Freedom
, , Conservative Conservationism, EPA, Free-Market Environmentalism, Species Protection, The Environment and Politics, Water Issues, Andy McCarthy, Big Data, Big Government, Cass Sunstein, conservative, environmental, F.A. Hayek, freedom, John Stuart Mills, Jonah Goldberg, liberty, Next Generation Compliance, NRO, Nudge Theory, Russell Kirk, 0 The recent controversy over the U.S. Government’s increased proclivity to secretly paw through the electronic communications and telephone records of Americans has...
Make America’s Wildlife Great Again – Support the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act
, , Species Protection, Congressman Fortenberry, endangered and threatened species, ESA, NWF, Recovering America's Wildlife Act, 0 In some corners, the topic of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) will evoke blood-curdling screams and political rancor the...
Pigheaded Hunter to EPA “Screw You and Your Lead Ammo Ban”
, , Species Protection, Ducks Unlimited, lead poisoning in wildlife, lead-ammo ban, national parks, Obama lead-ban, PETA, wildlife refuge, 0 Most Americans probably missed this one, given the dizzying pace of political developments these days. But no sooner had...
Persistence and Collaboration Pay Dividends in Connecticut – The Return of the Salmon
, , Species Protection, Chinook Salmon, Connecticut River, Farmington River, Scott Garland, US Fish and Wildlife Service, 0 Linking to a great news story that understates the decades of effort to bring back Atlantic salmon to Connecticut....
Market-based Solutions are Protecting U.S. Fisheries – Kudos to EDF and its partners
, , Species Protection, Uncategorized, aquaculture, catch shares, EDF, fisheries, incentives, ITQs, Marine Stewardship Council, Sam's Club, sustainable fisheries, Walmart, 0 Linking below to a great news story by Dan Upham of EDF that reinforces the value of market-based approaches...
Defeating the Invasive Hordes
, , Species Protection, Great Lakes Fishery Commission, invasive species, RRISC, sea lamprey, 0 Optimism is usually not a word associated with invasive species management. Too often, observers of invasive species challenges view...
Connecting Cows, Conservation and Commerce
, , Species Protection, American Prairie Reserve, environmental markets, Montana, National Geographic, Wild Sky steak, wildlife conservation, 0 Looking for a way to celebrate Earth Day—grill up a nice, juicy Wild Sky steak. When you buy Wild...
When is a Sportfish an Invasive Species?
, , Species Protection, Delta smelt, endangered species, ESA, game fish, invasive species, San Francisco Bay Delta, striped bass, 0 – When it eats an endangered species. The striped bass (Morone saxatilis) is a prized gamefish native to...
Happy NISAW
, , Species Protection, Cheatgrass, invasive species, national invasive species awareness week, zebra mussels, 0 This week is the annual observance of National Invasive Species Awareness Week (NISAW). Around the country it is being...
A Better Approach to Species Conservation – Incentives for Private Landowners
, , Species Protection, biological diversity, endangered species, ESA, Fish and Wildlife Service, habitat conservation, Michael Bean, PERC, Prelisting Conservation, Red Cockaded Woodpecker, 4 Last week I had the opportunity of participating in a small forum here in DC to discuss the looming...
Bipartisan Support for Endangered Species Conservation
, , Species Protection, endangered species, FWS, political bipartisanship and the environment, Republicans and Democrats, Save Vanishing Species Stamp, species conservation, T&E species, Tiger Stamp, 0 An encouraging display this week of bipartisan support for endangered species, itself an increasing rarity here in DC. The...
Feed a Child, Save the Planet
, , Species Protection, Grist, How many people can the Earth Support, Jay Hair, Joel Cohen, Nathanael Johnson, National Wildlife Federation, Paul Erlich, Population Bomb, 0 Back in 1990, I was fortunate to land a six month internship at the National Wildlife Federation in Washington...
The Weed That is Whipping the West
, , Species Protection, Cheatgrass, endangered, ESA, FWS, invasive species, Sage Grouse, Sage Grouse Listing, 0 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is poised to list a bird called the greater sage grouse under...
New Non-profit Focuses on Invasive Species Solutions
, , Species Protection, economy, Endangered Species Act, environment, invasive species, Reduce Risks from Invasive Species Coalition, Scott Cameron, 0 Spring is a time of new beginnings, and Washington’s unseasonably cold winter of 2014 notwithstanding, a new organization promoting non-regulatory...
Teddy Roosevelt’s Spirit Alive in Cambodia
, , Featured Article, Species Protection, Cambodia, coalitions, conservation, ecotourism, endangered species, poaching, rainforest, sustainable forestry, Suwanna Gauntlett, Teddy Roosevelt, Wildlife Alliance, 0 Theodore Roosevelt is appropriately credited as being the driving force at the start of the American conservation movement. Both...
Happy[?] 40th Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act
, , Species Protection, 40th Anniversary ESA, biodiversity, conservative, desert tortoise, endangered species, Endangered Species Act, ESA, Hank Fischer, Kent Carter, PERC, Richard Nixon, species conservation, Todd Gartner, USFWS, wolves, WRI, 6 Forty years ago today Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act into law. Overnight, the Act became one of...
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) Really Isn’t
, , Species Protection, Alabama cave shrimp, bioconservation, biodiversity, biomass, Columbia River Basin, Constitution, endangered and threatened species, ESA, funding, megafauna, plants, salmon, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, wildlife, 1 The ESA is without a doubt the most powerful federal environmental statute. I know from personal experience as a...
Invasive vs. Endangered Species: US Biodiversity and Economy at Risk
, , Species Protection, asian carp, Burmese pythons, David Pimentel, Dawson and Associates, Dirk Kempthorne, Economist, endangered and threatened species, Endangered Species Act, ESA, escaped invasives, Scott J. Cameron, T&E species, zebra mussels, 0 According to the Economist (September 14th, 2013 issue), invasive species, plants and animals of exotic origin that invade and...
Windmills, White Nose Syndrome, and CCD – Our Nation’s Pollinators Under Serious Assault
, , Climate Change, Species Protection, bat biology, bats, birds, Mark Hayes, mortality, renewable energy, USGS, White Nose Syndrome, windmills, 1 Despite my strong support of our ongoing efforts to produce more renewable energy, I have always held reservations about...
Illegal Wildlife Trade Threatens Many Species
, , Species Protection, aviaries, captive breeding, cockatoos, conservation, David Hayes, eclectus, elephant, endangered species, entrepreneurial conservation, Iain Murray, illegal wildlife trade, ivory, macaws, Michael 't Sas-Rolfes, Michael de Alessi, parrots, PERC, President Obama, RAXA Collective, rhino, World Wildlife Fund, 0 As a young lad, I had an effervescent fascination and love for wildlife, no matter how significant or insignificant,...
Halloween Special – Dracula Might Be Scary, But the Loss of His Smaller Cousins is Even Scarier
, , Species Protection, Brown Bat, conservation, conservation banks, endangered species, Halloween, species protection, The Nature Conservancy, White Nose Syndrome, 0 As the ghosts, goblins, and vampires come out of the shadows and descend upon us tonight, I thought it appropriate...
Below is a sobering story of a yachtsman who, in a recent voyage from Australia to Japan, observed some disturbing...
Very encouraging news for the Pacific Northwest salmon fishery. Due to recent conservation efforts to restore beleaguered chinook populations, this...
Human Carrying Capacity – Fanciful Fiction or Deadly Reality
, , Conservative Conservationism, Species Protection, carrying capacity, conservation, environment, environmentalism, Erle Ellis, human population, Isle Royale, Malthus, moose, overpopulation, predator-prey dynamics, Roger Scruton, sustainability, Tracy Mehan, University of Maryland, wolves, 0 One of the first courses I took in college toward my degree in wildlife management was a population dynamics class. ...
Adult Rednecks Meet Baby Leatherbacks
, , Animals, Species Protection, baby leatherback turtles, conservation, hatching, 0 A very cool video of baby leatherbacks hatching on a beach somewhere in Florida, complete with authentic and entertaining...
By Brent Fewell Fun video of a very curious and entertaining otter. (HT Tree Hugger)
Africa’s Black Rhino Driven to Extinction
, , Animals, Free-Market Environmentalism, Species Protection, 2 Very sad news to learn of the confirmed extinction of Africa’s western black rhino. The black market for rhino...
Yellowstone’s Wolves Prove Beneficial to Bear Population
, , Animals, Species Protection, berries, Bert Harting, ecology, Elk, grizzly bear, hibernation, Oregon State, wolves, Yellowstone, 1 Linking to a new study at Oregon State which tends to reinforce the ecological importance of wolves to the...
Death Panel Proposed for Pandas
, , Conservative Conservationism, Species Protection, Bloomberg, death panel, Panda, species conservation, Timonty Lavin, 0 By Brent Fewell Interesting and thought-provoking article this week by Tim Lavin over at Bloomberg titled “Why I Hate Pandas...
Nature – an abstraction to far too many
, , Conservative Conservationism, Species Protection, connection with nature, Daniel Botkin, ecology, environmental problems, nature, The Moon in the Nautilus Shell, 0 By Brent Fewell Author and ecologist, Daniel Botkin, in his new book, The Moon in the Nautilus Shell, offers an...
Enduring Wildlife Conservation is About Conserving Human Livelihood
, , Conservative Conservationism, Species Protection, Caribbean, endangered species, extinction, Paul Butler, RARE, St. Lucia Parrot, 0 By Brent Fewell So often, we hear stories of wildlife extinction or near extinction due to imbalances created by habitat encroachment or insatiable...
Conservation 2.0 – regulations alone won’t fix a broken earth
, , Conservative Conservationism, EPA, Free-Market Environmentalism, Species Protection, Water Issues, American Farmland Trust, Andrew McElwaine, Ben Grumbles, Brent Fults, Brooks Smith, Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Land Trust, Dave Paylor, Dave White, Ellen Gilinsky, EPRI, Freshwater Trust, Iowa Soybean Association, Jessica Fox, Joe Whiworth, Peter Hughes, Red Barn Trading, Roger Wolf, USDA, water, water quality trading, Willamette Partnership, 7 By Brent Fewell I spent some quality time this week in the wonderful city of Cincinnati, home of the...
China – A Growing Threat to the Earth
, , Climate Change, Conservative Conservationism, Energy and Resource Extraction, EPA, Free-Market Environmentalism, Species Protection, The Environment and Politics, Water Issues, China, conservation, conservative, Craig Simons, Diane Rehm, environmentalism, NPR, pollution, Russell Kirk, The Devouring Dragon, 1 Listened to a sobering interview yesterday on NPR’s Diane Rehm Show, with Craig Simons, author of the new book, The Devouring Dragon, which...
Funny Wildlife Footage
, , Conservative Conservationism, Species Protection, Caitrin Nicol, conservation, Do Elephants Have Souls, funny wildlife video, The New Atlantis, wildlife, 0 By Brent Fewell Saving the planet can be really heavy and heady stuff at times – so, occasionally it’s...
Oyster Fisheries and Families along Gulf Coast in Jeopardy
, , Energy and Resource Extraction, Species Protection, Water Issues, Alabama, Apalachicola River, Apalachicola Riverkeeper, conservation, Dan Tonsmeire, Florida, Georgia, Governor Rick Scott, Gulf of Mexico, Lizette Alvarez, oysters, Scott Fewell, Tri-State Water Wars, 0 By Brent Fewell Thanks to my older brother, Scott, who forwarded the following story, A Fight Over Water, and to Save...
Where the Heck Would we Put a Woolly Mammoth – or Saber Tooth Tiger for that Matter
, , Species Protection, Brian Swetik, Carolina parakeet, cloning, conservation biology, de-extinction, extinction, Mark Tercek, The Nature Conservancy, woolly mammoth, 0 By Brent Fewell The recent discovery in Russia of a 10,000 year old woolly mammoth carcass surprisingly in tact, with muscle...
The Island Fox Makes a Successful Recovery
, , Species Protection, endangered, ESA, Island Fox, recovery, wildlife, 0 By Brent Fewell Great success story on the recovery of California’s endangered Island Fox, also known as Santa Cruz’s dwarf...
EPA Announces Formation of Technical Working Group to Review Ocean Acidification
, , Climate Change, EPA, Species Protection, Water Issues, Amena Saiyid, carbon emissions, Center for Biological Integrity, global warming, John Reis, Nancy Stoner, ocean acidification, water quality criteria, Woods Hole, 0 By Brent Fewell As first reported by Amena Saiyid over at BNA, EPA announced this week that it plans to establish a...
Happy, Healthy Bugs Means Healthy Waters: continued strides to restore America’s waters
, , EPA, Species Protection, Water Issues, algal blooms, Duke University, Ken Reckhow, macroinvertebrates, nature, Nicholas School of the Environment, numeric criteria, nutrients, regulations, States, TMDL, water quality, water quality standards, 0 By Brent Fewell The following may be a wee bit granular for some of my readers, but hear me...
EDF Promotes Sustainable Fracking Practices – and draws ire of other environmental groups
, , Climate Change, Energy and Resource Extraction, Species Protection, Center for Sustainable Shale Development, Chevron, EDF, environment, fracking, Fred Krupp, Heinz Endowments, Lenny Bernstein, nature, Paul King, PEC, Shell, 0 By Brent Fewell Environmental Defense Fund is taking heat from other environmental groups for promoting sustainable energy practices, as...
Changing the Dialogue, Economics and Cultural Valuation of Species Protection
, , Conservative Conservationism, Free-Market Environmentalism, Species Protection, The Environment and Politics, critical habitat, free-market environmentalism, Laura Huggins, market-based conservation, PERC, Property and Environmental Research Center, T&E species, threatened and endangered species, Todd Gartner, wildlife, World Resources Institute, WRI, 0 Props to Todd Gartner, of the World Resources Institute, and Laura Huggins, of the Property and Environmental Research Center, for joining efforts...
Emerging Markets are Helping Accelerate Environmental Restoration
, , Conservative Conservationism, Free-Market Environmentalism, Species Protection, The Environment and Politics, Water Issues, 2 Spent several days this week in Racine, WI, at the Johnson Foundation’s Wingspread, which the H.J. Johnson Family (think SC Johnson...
Busy as a bee, unless you have CCD
, , Conservative Conservationism, Species Protection, The Environment and Politics, American Bird Conservancy, bees dying, birds, Colony Collapse Disorder, ConservAmerica, Dr. Pierre Mineau, EPA, Forbes, Henry Miller, immune system, IUCN, neonicotinoids, pesticides, 0 By Brent Fewell Linking to a report over at ConservAmerica regarding the recent collapse of bee colonies here in...
Student Conservation Association – helping promote environmental stewardship
, , Conservative Conservationism, Species Protection, The Environment and Politics, Bert Harting, conservation internships, environmental stewardship, Student Conservation Association, wildlife, Yellowstone National Park, 1 For those budding conservationists in high school or college in the U.S., or those with just a passing curiosity...
The Face of Conservation is Changing – Cheers to Today’s New Leaders
, , Conservative Conservationism, EPA, Free-Market Environmentalism, Species Protection, The Environment and Politics, Water Issues, Ben Grumbles, Freshwater Trust, Joanie Mahoney, Joe Whitworth, Kim Marotta, Matt Millea, MillerCoors, Onodaga County, Save the Rain, U.S. Water Alliance, William Reilly, 0 By Brent Fewell The pros and cons of living in Washington DC are receiving all sorts of invitations to political...
Night Watchman
, , Species Protection, Wildlife Art, Aldo Leopold, Blue Lion Blog, conservation, John Mead, owl, wildlife, 0 “Our ability to perceive quality in nature begins, as in art, with the pretty. It expands through successive stages...
Night Heron on the Prowl
, , Species Protection, Wildlife Art, Aldo Leopold, nature, Night Heron, photography, Richard Wear, wildlife, 0 “A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, the stability, and beauty of the biotic community....
Nature’s Simple Beauties
, , Species Protection, Wildlife Art, Aldo Leopold, Don Wagner, environment, nature, wildlife, wildlife photography, 0 “There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot.” ― Aldo Leopold Seek out and...
Whale Wars on Trial
, , Species Protection, conservation, Japanese Whaling, NRO, ocean, Paul Watson, Piracy, Sea Shepherd, tragedy of the commons, Wesley J. Smith, Whale Wars, wildlife, 1 By Brent Fewell Among my favorite reality shows is Animal Planet’s Whale Wars, starring the curmudgeonly captain, Paul Watson,...
Red Snapper and Dynamite Don’t Mix – Fish Policy 101
, , Conservative Conservationism, Species Protection, Coastal Conservation Association, Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation, conservation, DOI, fisheries, Gulf of Mexico, Idle Iron Policy, Jeff Crane, Patrick Murray, red snapper, wildlife, 0 By Brent Fewell The family and I were watching the national news the other night and saw this undercover video about major...
Save a Fish – Paint a Storm Drain
, , Species Protection, Water Issues, American Rivers, education, Katherine Baer, pollutants, pollution, storm drains, stormwater runoff, water, water quality, 1 By Brent Fewell Polluted stormwater runoff remains a pernicious and difficult-to-solve environmental challenge of our time. This is a storm...
“Greens Hooks and Bullets”
, , Energy and Resource Extraction, Species Protection, conservation, Department of Interior, Sally Jewel, 0 By Brent Fewell POTUS’ new cabinet pick for Department of Interior, Sally Jewel, strikes me as a fantastic choice! Some...
Tragedy of the Commons Strikes Again
, , Conservative Conservationism, Free-Market Environmentalism, Species Protection, Canada, cod fishery, conservation, environment, fisheries, ITQs, ocean, private markets, tragedy of the commons, wildlife, 2 By Brent Fewell We each have them, those childhood experiences that shape our life perspective and canvas our memories of youth. ...
Encouraging news out of Chernobyl 26 years after one of the worst nuclear power plant meltdowns. Wildlife have moved back...
Humans – are we but a mere earthly plague?
, , Species Protection, conservatism, environmental protection, environmentalism, Sir Dave Attenborough, Wesley J. Smith, 1 By Brent Fewell Sir David Attenborough has certainly stirred the pot with his recent name calling. Are humans but...
Nature, Worth Conserving
, , Species Protection, Wildlife Art, Elk, photography, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Scott McKinley, wildlife, Yellowstone, 2 By Brent Fewell A masterful and moving video by Scott McKinley Productions, produced for a great organization, Rocky Mountain...
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