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ScienceDaily (July 12, 2012) - UC Santa Barbara scientists trying to control the invasive tamarisk plant have been getting a boost from evolution, in the form of a rapidly evolving beetle that has been changing its life cycle to more efficiently consume the noxious weed. Read more: Tamarisk Biocontrol Efforts Get Evolutionary Boost

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ScienceDaily (July 12, 2012) - For the first time, the den sites of two female snow leopards and their cubs have been located in Mongolia's Tost Mountains, with the first known videos taken of a mother and cubs, located and recorded by scientists from Panthera, a wild cat conservation organization, and the Snow Leopard Trust (SLT). View post:...

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NRA ALL IN! 2012 Continue reading here: NRA ALL IN! 2012

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Developing nations must invest heavily in agricultural innovation, particularly research and development (R&D), if rising food demands are to be met, according to a report. View post: Innovation and R&D 'key to meeting rising food demands'

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NEW DELHI: All tourist operations within 5km of all 600 plus tiger reserves, national parks, sanctuaries and wildlife corridors in the country will soon have to fork out a minimum of 10% of their turnover as " local conservation fee". Read more: INDIA : Tourism facilities near wildlife habitats to pay 10% of revenue soon

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The term "biodiversity informatics" may not set the average person's heart aflutter. Yet, this emerging field is revolutionizing conservation efforts, public health and agriculture in parts of the world. Now, a researcher at the University of Kansas is ready to bring comprehensive training in biodiversity informatics to students and scientists across Africa. Visit link: Researcher will push emerging...

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Recent blog posts on The Telegraph and the Register claiming that tropical rainforests like the Amazon are set to benefit from climate change are "uninformed" and "ridiculous" according to some of the world's most eminent tropical forest scientists. Read the original here: Scientists slam Telegraph blogger's claims that climate change will be good for the Amazon

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Once habitat is lost or degraded, a species doesn't just wink out of existence: it takes time, often several generations, before a species vanishes for good. Read the original here: Still time to save most species in the Brazilian Amazon

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ST. PAUL, Minn., July 12 (UPI) -- A chemical used in plastics is causing fish to court members of other species, resulting in interbreeding and loss of biodiversity, U.S. researchers say. See the original post here: Chemical confuses, threatens breeding fish

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Critically endangered spoon-billed sandpiper chicks have hatched in the UK for the first time. The rest is here: Rare spoon-billed sandpipers hatch in UK for first time