March 2010

Numbers Don't Lie

Created by Greg Peters on March 24, 2010
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Great NY Times commentary on habitat fragmentation

Created by Bethanie Walder on March 17, 2010

NY Time commentator Olivia Judson posted a terrific piece today, Divide and Diminish, about habitat fragmentation and biodiversity.  While the information isn't necessarily new, her explanations about island biogeography and related processes puts things in good perspective.

Here's an excerpt:

Judge Gets it Wrong on Little Belts

Created by Adam Rissien on March 12, 2010
Today Judge Haddon ruled in favor of motorized groups that challenged the Little Belt Travel Plan on the Lewis & Clark National Forest. While this may seem like a successful challenge by the ORVers, Judge Haddon got the facts wrong and ignored briefs from the defendants making it likely that even conservative judges on the 9th Circuit would overturn the decision.

Grizzlies and Canada's motor access in the news again

Created by Thomas R Petersen on March 10, 2010

Canadian conservationists called for limiting off-road vehicle use in grizzly bear habitat, in an article referencing the province of Alberta's recently released report on grizzly bear numbers. The province's report called the the area south of Highway 16 (connecting Edmonton to Jasper) a "population sink," for grizzlies, which could support a sustainable population if human caused mortality — the report highlights motorized access — is reduced.