Tahrcountry Musings

A blog dedicated to wildlife conservation

Monday, December 29, 2008

Climate change plays havoc with wildlife in UK

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The National Trust of UK has come up with a study, which shows the impact of climate change on UK’s wildlife. According to the trust UK wild...
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Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Season's greetings

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Tahrcountry wishes all its readers a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year
Friday, December 19, 2008

Anamigo Pet Photo contest

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Are you keen about of pets and their welfare? Then have a look at Anamigo.com a new online community for pet lovers and their pets. You have...
Wednesday, December 17, 2008

WWF releases list of threatened species

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World Wildlife Fund has released its annual list of some of the most threatened species of the world. The list includes polar bears, tigers,...
Saturday, December 13, 2008

A new font that saves on ink

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The prints that we use regularly use paper and lots of ink. Sprang creative communications, (Utrecht, The Netherlands) has developed a new f...
Thursday, December 11, 2008

Sweden cleanest, S. Arabia dirtiest

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According to a report published on Wednesday by watchdogs at the UN climate change talks, the NGOs Germanwatch and Climate Action Network (C...
Tuesday, December 09, 2008

Are we overestimating wildlife habitat?

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Changwan Seo of the University of Seoul, South Korea, and his colleagues think that we are overestimating the wildlife habitat. They attribu...
Monday, December 01, 2008

Guide to low-carbon lifestyle

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WWF has come out with an excellent guide that will help you to reduce your carbon footprint, The WWF Pocket Guide to a One Planet Lifestyle ...
Thursday, November 27, 2008

Showing off your research through dance

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Dancing your PhD may sound a wee bit zany and bonkers. This happened recently in a contest sponsored by the magazine science . Science chall...
Monday, November 17, 2008

Mosques to the Support Sea Turtle Conservation in Malaysia

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Would you believe this? Mosques coming to the rescue of Turtle Conservation? Yes, it is happening. This week 482 mosques in the Malaysian st...
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Saturday, November 15, 2008

Renewable energy product that helps wildlife – Award for Cheetah conservationist

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Simple solutions can sometimes cascade in to big benefits. This is exactly what happened with a small innovative thinking from Dr. Laurie ...
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Friday, November 14, 2008

Environmental depredations of palm oil industry: The way out

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It is a known fact that palm oil plantations in Malaysia and Indonesia are destroying rainforests and threatening the very existence of enda...
Thursday, November 13, 2008

Songbirds and 'hymn sheet'

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The mysteries of nature are myriad. Some makes you wonder with its complexities and nuances. A bird song might seem ordinary at first glance...
Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Greenpeace indicts Indonesia as a big greenhouse gas emitter

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Indonesia stands as the world's third biggest greenhouse gas emitter behind the United States and China. How come this happens when Indo...
Saturday, November 08, 2008

The need to listen to local wisdom

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The innovative ways in which local populace comes up with ways to solve some of their problems never ceases to amaze me. Here is yet another...
Friday, November 07, 2008

Obama and nature conservation

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The election of Barack Obama as President of the United States has been hailed by environmentalists worldwide. He has always been concerned...
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Wednesday, November 05, 2008

International Agreement to protect migratory birds

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Migratory birds flying across nations are facing increasing threats worldwide. The war in Afghanistan is a grim reminder. Siberian Crane whi...
Tuesday, November 04, 2008

In praise of a “Green” Prince

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Prince Charles has always been a green man practicing what he preaches. He has been promoting environmental ideas for most of his adult life...
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Monday, November 03, 2008

African ivory sale – The imponderables bother conservationists

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The recent sale of 108 tonnes of African ivory is still bothering the conservationists worldwide even though the sale was done under proper ...
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Friday, October 31, 2008

Pesticides, fertilizers, the villain behind the frog Decline

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A field survey led by Jason Rohr of the University of South Florida has come up with the finding that chemical Atrazine in fertilizers is th...
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