BIODIVERSITY IS LIFE –

THE REAL COST OF THE ANTHROPOCENE MUST BE MEASURED AGAINST THE DAMAGE DONE TO THE WEB OF ALL SPECIES

March 11, 2013 - Yale Environment 360

By analyzing mitochondrial DNA, scientists now can make more accurate estimates of the numbers of individual species that existed centuries ago. What does it tell us about our impact on the natural world and about our own future? ... http://e360.yale.edu/feature/counting_species_what_it_says_about_human_toll_on_wildlife/2626/

March 12, 2013 - New York Times
NO SPECIES IS SAFE FROM BURGEONING WILDLIFE TRADE http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/12/world/asia/no-species-is-safe-from-burgeoning-wildlife-trade.html?pagewanted=all

MORE ABOUT THE GLOBAL POACHING DISASTER

http://www.scoop.it/t/biodiversity-is-life?q=POACHING

Feb 7, 2013 Yale Environment 360:

Drastic measures are required to save the beleaguered animal from extinction, say scientists... http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/feb/07/polar-bears-fed-by-humans-survive

Feb 15, 2013 Living on Earth: STARVING POLAR BEARS
Polar Bears have long been the poster species for the problem of climate change. But a new paper in Conservation Letters argues that supplemental feeding may be necessary to prevent polar bear populations from going extinct. Polar bear expert Andrew Derocher from the University of Alberta joins Host Steve Curwood to discuss how we can save the largest bear on the planet.http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.html?programID=13-P13-00007&segmentID=2