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Congress is voting to drastically cut funding from a vital conservation program to save threatened tigers, elephants and countless other species. With many of these animals already teetering on the brink of extinction, the decimation of a core strategy for their protection could spell disaster.
We can't let this happen. Write your Representative today and ask them not to give up on a future with wild tigers, elephants and other endangered species.
In today's economic environment, it is clear that although wildlife investment may decline in the short term as the focus moves from a sustaining mode to a survival mode of operations for most conservation organizations, this re-evaluation and change is long awaited. Using technology has become a key factor in making this transformation successful.
The challenges of this decade have helped foster and stir the creative juices of many. Idea such as the recent announcement by researchers in the United Kingdom, that are proposing a solution to utilize green energy power plants as a means to protecting the environment and simultaneously supporting conservation of wildlife by providing the land as a wildlife haven, is just one example.
This update to a previously written article provides some predictions about the impact the current economic condition will have on wildlife. Over the past two years we have seen significant pull back on funding on wildlife programs, wildlife philanthropy and animal related concerns. Serious impacts down-the-line to wildlife will be felt as curtailment of philanthropic efforts becomes evident, especially around this past year end. The current focus for most individuals is paying their mortgages and day-to-day bills.
Thousands of sharks killed daily for soup! Unfathomable, the CNN article brings to light finally the plight of the endangered shark species. We must take a stand to stop this unbelievable barbaric crime against wildlife.
Support the efforts to end shark finning.
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New guidelines aim to help develop wildlife-compatible fencing in Arizona
Written by Pack Leader
Thursday, 25 August 2011 20:24
After years of research and development, the Arizona Game and Fish Department has finished its completely-revised fence guidelines aimed at helping landowners, project managers, land management agencies and others develop wildlife-compatible fencing across Arizona.
Fencing is an important part of the landscape, but while it is meeting its objectives of keeping something out, improperly designed or located fences can dramatically reduce the “connectivity” of habitat and potentially cause injury to wildlife. Impermeable fences can fragment habitat into small islands of resources, isolating animals and leading to starvation, genetic isolation and disease.
The guidelines focus on fence design rather than detailed fence construction specifications. The goal is to provide guidance in designing a fence that will achieve its objective with minimum impact to wildlife.
“As the department tasked with managing and conserving the public’s wildlife, Game and Fish wants to work with those responsible for land management decisions to consider these recommended fencing guidelines early in their project,” said Josh Avey, Arizona Game and Fish Department habitat branch chief.
The new guidelines address: impacts of fencing on wildlife; fence design and types of materials; wildlife-permeable fencing; and, species-specific recommendations, among other specifics.
Habitat loss and fragmentation are leading causes of species extinctions. Game and Fish is working with many partners to protect interconnected networks of large natural areas in Arizona that support viable populations of wildlife.
“Wildlife populations need large areas of interconnected habitat to survive. We encourage landowners, developers and planners to use these guidelines early in the planning process,” says Avey.
To view these and other development-related guidelines, visit www.azgfd.gov/wildlifeplanning.
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In today's economic environment, it is clear that although wildlife investment may decline in the short term as the focus moves from a sustaining mode to a survival mode of operations for most conservation organizations, this re-evaluation and change is long awaited. Using technology has become a key factor in making this transformation successful.
After years of research and development, the 
