12 Ways to Live More Sustainably - Biological Diversity
WEB12 Ways to Live More Sustainably. Every day we make choices in our lives that affect the environment, the climate and other species. From what we eat to how many children we decide to have, there’s a lot we can do to “choose wild” and reduce our environmental footprint to leave more room for wild animals and plants.
Map: U.S. Threatened and Endangered Species by County
WEBFor every county in the United States, the map below shows information on all the animals and plants protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act as threatened or endangered. To see the number of federally protected species in a given county, zoom in on the map until the county boundaries appear ...
Center for Biological Diversity
WEBThe Center for Biological Diversity works through science, law and creative media to secure a future for all species, great or small, hovering on the brink of extinction.
Mojave Desert - Biological Diversity
WEBMojave DESERT. Famous for its aridity, harsh conditions, and haunting landscapes, the Mojave Desert has lent an otherworldly backdrop to fiction from Star Trek to Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. In fact, it encompasses Death Valley, the hottest place in …
America's Gray Wolves: A Long Road to Recovery - Biological …
WEBFew animals evoke the wild like wolves. Majestic, intelligent and highly social, they’re crucial in driving evolution and balancing ecosystems. Some 2 million wolves once roamed freely throughout North America. But a federal extermination program slashed their numbers to the breaking point. By the ...
Ocean Plastics Pollution - Biological Diversity
WEBIt's time to get at the root of this ocean crisis.The Center has petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to begin regulating plastics as a pollutant and is working to stop plastic pollution at the source, before it ever has a chance to reach the ocean.. THE PLASTIC PROBLEM. We're surrounded by plastic. It’s in the single-use packaging we discard, the consumer goods that fill our ...
Phosphate Mining - Biological Diversity
WEBSynthetic phosphate fertilizer poses a serious threat to our environment. Phosphate rock mining, along with the inorganic fertilizers and animal feed supplements and pesticides for which phosphate is mined, pollute our air, contaminate our water and destroy invaluable wildlife habitat. Especially in ...
Newsroom: Center for Biological Diversity
WEBMedia Contacts: Media director: Patrick Sullivan, [email protected], (510) 844-7116 Climate: Nyshie Perkinson, Media Specialist – [email protected], (718) 928-5148 Endangered species, carnivore conservation: Aaron Kunkler, Media Specialist – [email protected], (206) 949-5353 Energy justice: Mary K. Reinhart, Deputy Media Director ...
Vaquita - Biological Diversity
WEBSAVING THE VAQUITA . Lea este página en español. Mexico's Gulf of California — one of the most biodiverse places on the planet — teems with 891 species of fish and a third of the world's cetacean species, including the smallest and most endangered porpoise on …
10 Facts About Single-use Plastic Bags - Biological Diversity
WEBThe U.S. is the third-most populated country in the world, yet we’re responsible for a disproportionate amount of greenhouse gas emissions, pollution, consumption and waste. If everyone in the world lived the way Americans do today, it …