fish

Population numbers for the majority of marine wildlife species have declined by half since 1970, with many species down as much as 75 percent.

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EarthTalk

Evolutionary Effect: Hunting Pressures Force Species to Evolve, Adapt

Lindsey Blomberg animal, bear, bears, behavior, behavioral, cubs, effect, evolution, fish, Sweden, wildlife

Modern-day hunting practices are affecting the behavior and evolution of various wildlife species.

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Lord God Bird Redux: Is the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker Really Back?

Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer Alps, avian, Banggai Crow, Bavarian, Bermuda, bill, bird, birds, Black, Columbia, Elvis in Feathers, endangered, Europe, extinct, fish, forest, Frog, Giant Lizard, hardwood, Indonesia, ivory, Ivory-Bill, Ivory-Billed, Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, Japan, Kokonee, La Palma, Laos, Lazarus, Lazarus taxa, Lord God Bird, Painted, Petrel, Pine Vole, Rock Rat, South, Southeast, sub-tropical, swamp, swampy, taxa, the Canary Islands, wildlife, wood pecker, Woodpecker

Birders are keeping hope alive that the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker will re-appear “on the wing” somewhere in the swamps of the Southeastern U.S…

Under Water

How Ocean Pollution Affects Humans

E The Environmental Magazine chemicals, dive.in, fish, infographic, ocean, pollution, run-off, sea, seafood, toxic

This new infographic from Dive.in shows how pollution and other environmental ills are making the ocean a dirty and dangerous place for humans to recreate in and eat from.

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Could Seafood Be The Solution to Hunger Woes?

Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss fish, fishing, food, hunger, marine protected area, Oceana, oceans, seafood

Dear EarthTalk: How is it that our more effectively managing ocean resources could help us better feed the world? — Missy Jenkins, Boone, IA Hunger is a growing problem around the world, in both developing and developed countries. As our population continues to rise, the amount of arable land per capita is declining and climate change […]

Wild & Wooly

Over, Under, Stocked

Lauren Owens Lambert fish, fishing, public lands, stocking, video, wilderness

This 10-minute production shows how stocking lakes with non-native species for recreational fishing in Washington State and elsewhere around the U.S. may be compromising the integrity of our most remote and pristine ecosystems.

fish

Wishing For More Fish In The Sea As Marine Wildlife Dwindles

Evolutionary Effect: Hunting Pressures Force Species to Evolve, Adapt

Lord God Bird Redux: Is the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker Really Back?

How Ocean Pollution Affects Humans

Could Seafood Be The Solution to Hunger Woes?

Over, Under, Stocked