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Please enjoy our news and event board where you can learn about previous Saint Mary's BioBlitz and what's new for this year's event. Also check out biodiversity related stories and links as well as information about other bioblitz held across Canada and around the world. If you have an article, video, or link you would like posted in the archive please email us at bioblitz@smu.ca.
Biodiversity in the News
June 2, 2010 - Salt May Be Stressing Out Roadside Trees
May 28, 2010 - Ruptured Oil Well Threatens Bluefin Tuna
May 27, 2010 - New Brunswick and Nature Conservancy of Canada Conserve Ecologically Significant Lands
May 25, 2010 - Science Makes the Case
May 25, 2010 - Nova Scotia Dry Spring Equals Low Lakes
May 25, 2010 - LaHave Salmon Returns in 2009 Lowest on Record
May 22, 2010 - Valuing Biodiversity in Our Own Backyard
May 21, 2010 - Return of Giant Hogweed
May 19, 2010 - Push on to Protect Chignecto Game Sanctuary
May 18, 2010 - Sable Island to Become National Park
May 15, 2010 - Scientists Say Songbird Decline in NB Will Hurt Biodiversity
May 10, 2010 - Algae Blooms Controversy
May 04, 2010 - Nova Scotia Banning Lawn Pesticides
May 03, 2010 - Species at Risk in Canada Increase in 2010 - International Year of Biodiversity
April 30, 2010 - Covering The Butterfly Effect
April 28, 2010 - Downtown Goes Green With Tree Planting Project
May 30, 2000 - Trouble at Point Pleasant (Video)
June 1, 2010 - Fewer and Fewer
May 29, 2010 - New Species of Bee Found at B.C. Preserve
May 28, 2010 - Canada Increases Funding for Global Effort to Fight Climate Change
May 26, 2010 - Park Finishes Cormorant Cull
May 25, 2010 - Environment Week Coming Up
May 25, 2010 - Historic Conservation Pact a Decade in the Making
May 22, 2010 - Government of Canada Invests in Environmental Projects in Metro Vancouver and Whistler
May 22, 2010 - Robert Bateman and Parks Canada Hold BioBlitz
May 22, 2010 - Environment Canada Celebrates International Day for Biological Diversity
May 21, 2010 - Ottawa Ponies Up For Plants
May 21, 2010 - Grade 6 and 7 Students Tackle Biodiversity
May 20, 2010 - Government of Canada and Nature Conservancy of Canada Conserve Habitat in Manitoba's Aspen Parkland
May 18, 2010 - Emerald Ash Borer Found in Bedford County; Quarantine Expanded
May 17, 2010 - Youth Pulling... Weeds... Together
May 15, 2010 - The Unbearable Plight of Beeness
May 11, 2010 - Ecological Diversity Still Weak
May 11, 2010 - Canada Goose Thrives While Earth's Species Dwindle
May 10, 2010 - Asian Carp Threaten Our Great Lakes
May 07, 2010 - Park Perscription: Biologists Warn of Ecological Threats to Vancouver Park
May 07, 2010 - No Crocs at Cootes, but American Eel and Longnose Gar Mark Two Firsts
May 07, 2010 - Broom Bash A Success: Eliminating Invasive Scotch Broom From Local Park Area
May 06, 2010 - Back in Recovery Mode: Rebound in Lake St.Francis Fishery
May 04, 2010 - Climate May Keep Beautiful Killer Plant In Check
April 30, 2010 - Invasive Species a Concern in West Vancouver Parks
April 27, 2010 - Diversity A Benefit to All Species
April 26, 2010 - Jasper Exlpores Possibile Herbicide Use
Febr 05, 2009 - Canada's Border's Vulnerable to Pests, Diseases, AG Warns
June 2, 2010 - States Question Funding In National Plan to Protect Species Habitats in Australia
June 2, 2010 - Secretive Gecko Actually 4 Seperate Species
June 2, 2010 - Citizen Scientists Urged To Help Protect Bird Species
June 2, 2010 - Be on the Lookout For Invasive Species
May 28, 2010 - Climate Change Seriously Affects Arctic Diversity: Report
May 28, 2010 - Smile For the New Species
May 28, 2010 - Oil Threatens Marine Biodiversity in Ghana
May 27, 2010 - Arctic Biodiversity Survey Another Wake Up Call For Action
May 27, 2010 - Namibia Biodiversity Loss Increasing
May 27, 2010 - Companies Ignoring Biodiversity Risk, Finds PWC
May 27, 2010 - Indonesia Puts Moratorium on New Forest Clearing
May 26, 2010 - Stripe Rust Threat Worse Than Expected
May 25, 2010 - Faced With Biodiversity Crisis, A New Vision is Urgently Required
May 25, 2010 - Mexico City Launches Biodiversity Program To Conserve and Protect Native Corn
May 21, 2010 - Hunting For Creepy Crawlies in 'BioBlitz'
May 21, 2010 - Planet Science Technologies May Help Preserve Biodiversity While Increasing Food Production
May 20, 2010 - Plant, Animal Diversity on Display for BioBlitz
May 17, 2010 - Report Urges Action to Protect Mexico, Canada & USA Birds
May 14, 2010 - Groups Ask Congress to Fund Response to Deadly Bat Disease
May 14, 2010 - WNS Fungus: Mystery Syndrome is Wiping Out Americas Bats
May 13, 2010 - Invasive Tunicate Appears in Oregon's Coastal Waters
May 12, 2010 - Group Warns of Mysterious Bat Plague Sweeping Country
May 11, 2010 - More than Half the Worlds Plants and Animals 'Facing Extinction'
May 10, 2010 - Nations Ignoring Biodiversity Treaty, U.N. Says
May 10, 2010 - New Insights Into How Deadly Amphibian Disease Spreads and Kills
May 10, 2010 - U.N. Warns of Economic Impact of Biodiversity Loss
Nova Scotia Panel of Expertise Report on Biodiversity, Feb. 2010
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United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity
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Download 2010 Biodiversity Report: Global Biodiversity Outlook 3
View Video about state of global biodiversity:
Canadian Biodiversity Information Network
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Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources: Biodiversity Program Overview
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Government of Canada:
Canadian Biodiversity Strategy Visit website
Download Canada's 4th National Resport to the United National Convention on Biological Diversity
Canadian Invasive Species Portal
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Invasive Species Alliance of Nova Scotia
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International Union for the Conservation of Nature
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Centre for Marine Biodiversity (Canada)
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Encyclopedia of Life
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Conservation of Artic Flora and Fauna
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View Arctic Biodiversity Trends 2010 Report
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Hosts and Websites
Canada
Saint Mary's University BioBlitz
June 5, 2010 | Nova Scotia | Visit website
Nature Chelsea BioBlitz
June 5, 2010 | Quebec | Visit website
Parks Canada
May 22, 2010 | Canada | Visit website
Biological Survey of Canada
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Abroad
National Geographic
USA | Visit website
Bristol Natural History Consortium
United Kingdom | Visit website
Auckland BioBlitz
New Zealand | Visit website
