dramatic decline

Numbers of puffins in decline

Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago

Numbers of puffins in decline BIRD WATCH A dramatic decline in puffins in the North sea has been confirmed by a new National Trust survey. Breeding pairs have fallen by a third in the past five years in the Farne islands, home to England's largest colony. The drop from 55,674 pairs to 36,500 pairs on the islands, off the Northumberland coast, has left scientists baffled. Huge numbers...

• Mystery of tumbling puffin population - The Independent
• Surprise fall in puffin numbers - Daily Star
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Plant species on the decline due to Global warming: Says Study

Rashid's Blog (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

I have found the post on Environment on Earth. The Hindu also published the story. Global warming could trigger a dramatic decline in diversity of plant species on the rangelands in the Qinghai-Tibet plateau in southwest China, American and Chinese scientists warned, as research showed a 26 to 36 per cent drop in plant species from [...]

Major probe as sea trout numbers fall by half

Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago

A MAJOR research project has been launched to solve the dramatic decline of sea trout stocks in the rivers that flow into the Moray Firth.

Daily Mail group hit by classified ads slowdown

The Independent (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

DMGT's regional newspapers group Northcliffe Media was hit particularly hard, with advertising sales down 11 per cent over the three months to the end of June compared with the same period last year. Northcliffe's sales are heavily dependent on classified sectors, where there has been a dramatic decline in spending by advertisers. Revenues from property ads were down 25 per cent on last...

Hunger drives Russian bears to kill two men

The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

... Recently, however, the bears have faced unprecedented ecological pressures. Poaching has led to a dramatic decline in the bear's main food source - the Pacific salmon. Kamchatka is home to one-quarter of the world's salmon. But the fish is now disappearing. Poachers have cleaned out entire species by netting rivers. Last year hunters also shot dead at least 300 bears - picking off...

One number to cheer UPA: data shows poverty has dipped 3.5%

Indian Express (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008

PRIYADARSHI SIDDHANTA & P VAIDYANATHAN IYERNEW DELHI, JULY 20: The UPA may be troubled by the number of MPs it has managed on its side for the trust vote, but it certainly has reasons to be content with a new estimate showing a dramatic decline in poverty in 2005-06 as compared to the previous year. NEW DELHI, JULY 20: The UPA may be troubled by the number of MPs it has managed on its...

HIV Rate Down in Jamaica

Hip Hop Caucus Blog (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008

... Epidemiology and AIDS Dr Peter Figueroa, the Minister reported that there was also a 35 per cent decline in deaths due to AIDS between 2004 and 2006. He accredited this to an overall improved access to treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS."The mother-to-child transmission rate has also witnessed a dramatic decline from 25 per cent in 2004 to less than 10 per cent in 2007,"...

Restore the Delta Challenges Public Policy Institute's Report Supporting Peripheral Canal

California Progress Report (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008

... Governor for fish and the environment in California history, are pushing for, will only make the dramatic declines of Central Valley chinook salmon, steelhead, delta smelt, longfin smelt, striped bass and other fish species even worse. There are no examples in U.S. history that I know of where the construction of a canal resulted in increased flows for fish and wildlife. Make no mistake...