ApocaDocuments (10) for the "Species Collapse" scenario from this week
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Sun, Sep 7, 2008
from TCPalm (Florida):
Dolphin die-off in northern Indian River Lagoon is raising red flags
"Indian River dolphins are excellent sentinels of ecosystem health and, beyond that, human health," said Dr. Gregory Bossart... "We need to address the problems they have not just for their sake but out of concern for the health of the ecosystem and even our own health."... Since May 1, 47 dolphins have died in a stretch of the Indian River Lagoon from the southern end of the Mosquito Lagoon near Titusville south to Palm Bay, ...
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That's one big canary.
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Sun, Sep 7, 2008
from Baltimore Sun:
Bighorn sheep may lose habitat
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working on the final details of a map that would cut by nearly half the habitat previously considered critical to the species' survival. The plan could be approved by the end of this month.
Scientists and environmental advocates say the downsized habitat could deal a permanent setback to a species that has had 10 years of federal protection. They accuse the Department of the Interior, which governs Fish and Wildlife, of mixing politics with science, caving in to mining and tribal interests. One mining operation already has applied to expand its operation into land once listed as critical to the sheep's recovery, documents show. ...
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They're ramming this through.
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Sat, Sep 6, 2008
from Kansas City Star:
An end run around expert advice
The proposed change would put the fox in charge of the chicken coop. Federal agencies that want to build dams or roads or pursue any other project could decide on their own whether they would harm a protected species.
The bureaucrats -- not the scientists -- would be in charge. Federal agencies would be far more likely to to protect their own projects than to protect threatened wildlife. Currently agencies must consult biologists and other scientific experts at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Marine Fisheries Service before they are allowed to proceed on proposed projects that could adversely affect species. ...
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Expertise is just a theory.
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Fri, Sep 5, 2008
from University of Michigan:
Recovery efforts not enough for critically endangered Asian vulture
Captive breeding colonies of a critically endangered vulture, whose numbers in the wild have dwindled from tens of millions to a few thousand, are too small to protect the species from extinction, a University of Michigan analysis shows. Adding wild birds to the captive colonies, located in Pakistan and India, is crucial, but political and logistical barriers are hampering efforts, says lead author Jeff A. Johnson. ...
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Genetic diversity is necessary?
But what about all those dinosaurs in Jurassic Park? They came from just one mosquito!
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Fri, Sep 5, 2008
from Reuters via PlanetArk:
Gull Sets Arctic Pollution Record for Birds
A small Arctic gull has set a record as the bird most contaminated by two banned industrial pollutants, scientists said on Thursday.
Eggs of the ivory gull, which has a population of about 14,000 from Siberia to Canada, were found to have the highest known concentrations of PCBs, long used in products such as paints or plastics, and the pesticide DDT. ...
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Add the worldwide demand for ivory and this bird is dead meat!
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Thu, Sep 4, 2008
from Detroit News:
Stung by mysterious die-offs, Michigan beekeepers worry about impact
As beekeepers harvest honey this month, they face an uncertain future that could bring higher food prices as bees mysteriously continue to vanish from hives... Experts calculate a quarter of the estimated 2.4 million colonies across the U.S. have been lost in the last two years to colony collapse disorder. The reason -- or reasons -- remains unknown. The use of pesticides, a fungus, parasitic mites and even stress and the bees' diet are all theories.
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Wasn't there a time when bees' overuse of cellphones was proposed as a cause?
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Wed, Sep 3, 2008
from NaturalNews.com:
Citrus Crops in U.S Under Siege From Unknown Bacterium
Citrus greening is blazing through the Florida citrus groves like wildfire. Scientists don't know how long it will take to find a treatment or cure for this contagious bacterial disease. One scenario projects that within nine to ten years, all the citrus trees currently in the ground will be dead.
Citrus greening, caused by a bacterium yet unnamed, is one of the most serious citrus diseases in the world, destroying the economic value of the fruit while compromising the tree. The disease has significantly reduced citrus output in Asia, Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and Brazil. Now trees grown in the U.S. are in jeopardy. ...
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Is this "bacterium yet unnamed" ... Lord Voldemort!?
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Wed, Sep 3, 2008
from London Daily Telegraph:
English honey harvest halved after catastrophic drop in bee numbers
The annual English honey harvest has dropped to half of its normal level this year, with the appalling summer weather compounding the effects of the sudden and unexplained collapse in the number of bees.
Keepers, farmers and industry have held their first crisis talks over fears that the British honey bee population could be facing near extinction within five years.
There are now fears that English honey could disappear altogether unless the dramatic decline in bee colonies is arrested. ...
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If it was money instead of honey that was so threatened, you better believe there'd be a solution!
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Wed, Sep 3, 2008
from Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Population decline causing inbreeding among spotted owls, study says
Declines in populations of the endangered northern spotted owl are leading to inbreeding and a resulting lack of genetic diversity needed for survival, making the birds more prone to disease and other problems, a report by an Oregon State University scientist concludes.
The problem, a "population bottleneck," likely will make recovery even harder, said Susan Haig, a wildlife ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey's Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center at OSU.
"Previous recovery plans were reporting the birds were doing OK. They're not," Haig said. She conducted the largest genetic study ever on endangered birds by taking blood samples from owls throughout the West. ...
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My mother is a fish.
-- Vardaman
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Mon, Sep 1, 2008
from CNN International:
Lights out? Experts fear fireflies are dwindling
Yet another much-loved species imperiled by humankind? The evidence is entirely anecdotal, but there are anecdotes galore.
From backyards in Tennessee to riverbanks in Southeast Asia, researchers said they have seen fireflies -- also called glowworms or lightning bugs -- dwindling in number.... "It is quite clear they are declining," said Stefan Ineichen, a researcher who studies fireflies in Switzerland and runs a Web site to gather information on firefly sightings. ...
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At least, in the coal mine, we'll have a wee bit of light to see the other canaries.
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