Native species thrive in wetlands.(News)

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  January 1, 2005 ;     532 words ......Fabyan Parkway and McKee Street. Now, 58 native species flourish. It takes 50 to 100 years...invasive species and bring back the native species. So far, it seems to be working fairly...pollutants and provide a habitat to native species, City Engineer Noel Basquin said. The...

Superstud grass menaces San Francisco Bay.(Spartina alterniflora mates...

Science News;  November 14, 1998 ;     501 words ......colleagues. The intruders fertilize native species and produce aggressive hybrids. With...germinated at almost twice the rate of the native species'. Finally, in another test, the invader-native...about the genetic pollution of the native species' genome and predicts ...

SA: Survey aims to entice native species back to Adelaide

AAP General News (Australia);  January 9, 2003 ;     176 words ...00-00-0000 SA: Survey aims to entice native species back to Adelaide ADELAIDE, Jan 9 AAP - Ways to entice native species back to central Adelaide could...wonderful to entice back some of our native species - plants and animals - into the...

MONTANA FISH, WILDLIFE & PARKS'S NATIVE-SPECIES BIOLOGIST WINS GOVERNOR'S...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  October 19, 2006 ;     429 words ......Rauscher is Fish, Wildlife & Parks' native-species wildlife biologist based in Glasgow...11 years and has been the Region 6 native species biologist since 2003. Rauscher is responsible...involved in assessing potential impacts on native species from energy development. He also ...

NSW: New fish pest threat to native species: Macdonald

AAP General News (Australia);  April 28, 2008 ;     328 words ......04-28-2008 NSW: New fish pest threat to native species: Macdonald SYDNEY, April 28 AAP - A...cute" but it threatened to overwhelm native species by out-competing them for food and...hatched, giving them an advantage over native species which laid and left their eggs, he...

Lost Mound Unit makes progress, faces challenges; Much cleanup work...

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  August 27, 2003 ;     473 words ......Roughly one third of the planned 9,404-acre Lost Mound Unit of the Upper Mississippi National...fingers crossed," said Alan Anderson, the Lost Mound Unit's manager at a recent public meeting...getting very close," he said. Since the Lost Mound Unit was proposed about eight years ...

Savanna, Ill.; Lost Mound Unit to be dedicated

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  February 15, 2005 ;     210 words ...The Lost Mound Unit of the Upper Mississippi River National...Illinois 84. The public is invited. The Lost Mound Unit is one of 48 Important Bird Areas...important only for a few species, the Lost Mound Unit was identified specifically for...

NSW: Government urged to boost land for native species

AAP General News (Australia);  January 24, 2000 ;     313 words ......Government urged to boost land for native species SYDNEY, Jan 24 AAP - A new approach to providing habitats for native species protection must form part of...was to slow down the rate of native species extinction, opposition environment...

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK CHANGES FISHING REGULATIONS TO ENHANCE...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  April 19, 2006 ;     435 words ......are designed to enhance protection of native species while protecting the park's world-class...anglers must catch and release all native species, but can keep up to five non-native...be required to catch and release all native species. Within this area, brown and rainbow...

SA: Survey hoped to entice native species back to Adelaide

AAP General News (Australia);  January 9, 2003 ;     122 words ...00-00-0000 SA: Survey hoped to entice native species back to Adelaide South Australian Premier MIKE RANN says native species could be enticed back to central Adelaide with the help of information from a new survey of the city' s parklands. Mr...

Environment: Top naturalist accuses `wildlife fascists' Conservationists...

The Independent on Sunday;  July 6, 2003 ;     700+ words ......alien plants and animals that threaten native species. Richard Mabey, author of the plant...problems or local demand, killing off non- native species was justified. That could include cases...ducks. In some areas, there are no pure native species left. The Spanish are losing their...

Diversity disappears in Florida; our native species are being pushed out...

Newsweek;  March 13, 1995 ;     700+ words ......amphibians, reptiles and mammals in Florida are displacing native species--reducing the food supply for natural predators. Urban sprawl...combined, we have a prescription for mass extinction of our native species. As a biologist working in Florida for the past 13 years...

Muntjac deer cull planned in bid to save native species

The Scotsman;  March 23, 2000 ;     279 words ......control or eliminate all but the two native species of deer north of the Border. The muntjac...of red and roe deer, Scotland's two native species, should continue to allow them to enjoy...The question of the control of non-native species is fundamental. We're talking about...

Officials defend seizure of koi fish from restaurant ; Enforcement of the...

Portland Press Herald (Maine);  July 26, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Enforcement of the law against non-native species is necessary to protect Maine's fisheries...invasive species have hurt Maine's native species as far back as the 1800s when bass...populations of brook trout and other native species by competing for food or eating them...

Perilous state of native species

The Press;  January 4, 2003 ;     700+ words ......six-fold increase in the number of native species classified as threatened with extinction...These islands provide a safe haven for native species to thrive where they would otherwise...natural heritage, and we have taken many native species to our hearts as national symbols...