Saturday, March 29, 2008

presentations from the Ass'n. of Fish and Wildlife Agencies conference - climate change & wildlife; more news

At the most recent (conference of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, a series of excellent presentations were given on climate change and its effects on fish and wildlife. See the PowerPoint presentations online at this link.

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The loss of CRP lands in North Dakota in 2007 was beyond expectations. The increase in acreage of land newly converted to crops was "astounding" - and this accompanies a prediction of more losses of CRP land, and consequently a negative effect for wildlife. See more at the Ducks Unlimited site, here.

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Recent news from BirdLife International is here.

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