Bird-killing vet drug threatens Europes vultures Greetings A notorious veterinary drug called diclofenac has killed millions of vultures in India in the last two decades, almost causing the extinction of some formerly abundant species. As youll learn from my latest NatureUp blog post theguardian/environment/nature-up/2014/mar/11/bird-killing-vet-drug-alarms-european-conservationists - it now threatens birds across Europe. Conservationists are scrambling to prevent decades of work - and some spectacular scavengers - from going down the tubes. As always, please circulate the blog post link to your social networks and email groups, and feel free to add your comments below the piece. theguardian/environment/nature-up/2014/mar/11/bird-killing-vet-drug-alarms-european-conservationists Since my last NatureUp newsletter Ive written on burgeoning coal mining in South Africa, e360.yale.edu/feature/in_south_africa_renewables_vie_with_the_political_power_of_coal/2719/ the underreported elephant ivory trade in the US e360.yale.edu/feature/amid_elephant_slaughter_ivory_trade_in_us_continues_/2738/ and a new high-tech trap for humanely killing invasive mammals. ensia/articles/building-a-better-rat-trap/ - I straightened out some facts about the infamous Namibian rhino hunt auction and contributed to a National Public Radio piece on New Yorks controversial decision to eliminate invasive Mute Swans. dw.de/kill-a-rhino-to-save-its-species/a-17360069 npr.org/2014/03/11/288751372/a-plan-to-eliminate-wild-mute-swans-draws-vocal-opposition If you find these articles interesting, please circulate their links too. As before, youve received this email because you work in wildlife conservation or provide media support for a conservation organization. Im inviting you not just to read the NatureUp blog, hosted by The Guardian, but to contact me with story tips, insights and info on new initiatives that my readers might want to know about. theguardian/environment/nature-up You can follow @NatureUpBlog on Twitter for wildlife-related news, or drop me a line at natureupblog@gmail if theres something furry or feathery that you cant wait to tell me. https://twitter/natureUpBlog natureupblog@gmail From Brooklyn, New York Adam Welz
Posted on: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 20:36:07 +0000
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