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Climate Change Creating Many Challenges for Wildlife
Large wildfires in the Southwest U.S., combined with climate changes, are creating an ideal situation for ecosystem transitions, producing challenges for conserving species, according to a new report by the National Wildlif
Some Mammals May Have Trouble Keeping Pace With Climate Change
Across the Western Hemisphere, 9.2 percent of mammals on average will potentially be unable to keep pace with climate change, and in some areas this could be as high as 39 percent, according to a recent study published in PNAS.
Hunters, Fisherman Notice Climate Change Impacts
Taking a new view on the effects of climate change, the National Wildlife Federation describes the effects of climate change on wildlife from the perspective of hunters and fisherman, “America’s first conservationists.” The
128 CA Bird Species Vulnerable to Climate Change
Authors of a new study classified 128 species of birds in California out of 358 evaluated as vulnerable to climate change. Wetland species were found to be the most vulnerable to climate change relative to species that live in other habitats.
Two Minnow Species Now Endangered in the SW
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has changed the status of two rare Southwest fishes—the spikedace and loach minnows—from threatened to endangered under the Endangered Species Act. With this action, the agency designated 710 miles of streams as critical habitat, meaning FWS must approve any new projects there.
Patterns of Species Diversity Closely Related to Temperature
Scientists find that over the last 65 million years, waves of diversity in North American mammal species were profoundly influenced by changes in temperature.
Long-Distance Migrations in Danger in the Western U.S.
A new report from the Wildlife Conservation Society documents 41 long-distance migrations in the western U.S. that are in peril due to changes in climate and land-use.
Rattlesnakes Unlikely to Keep Up With Climate Change
Climate change over the next century is expected to change the range of suitable habitat for North American rattlesnakes 100 times faster than any time in the past 320,000 years, a new study published in PLoS ONE finds.
Several Nevada Springs in Poor Condition
Thirteen percent of springs in Nevada are currently in poor physical condition, and native riparian plants are in poor condition in 18% of the springs, according to the newly released Nevada Springs Conservation Plan.
Drought Forces Texas Ranches to Send Cattle to Greener Pastures
Extreme drought has forced some large Texas ranches to lease grazing land for their cattle in Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and Montana, according to the LA Times.