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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:05:50 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>Conservation Maven: News Feed</title><subtitle>Front Page</subtitle><id>http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/atom.xml"/><updated>2010-07-28T09:00:05Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>Wolves and money: Does paying for predation losses aid species recovery?</title><category term="Mammals"/><category term="Research Briefs"/><id>http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/wolves-and-money-does-paying-for-predation-losses-aid-specie.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/wolves-and-money-does-paying-for-predation-losses-aid-specie.html"/><author><name>Rob Goldstein</name></author><published>2010-07-28T09:00:05Z</published><updated>2010-07-28T09:00:05Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/wolves-and-money-does-paying-for-predation-losses-aid-specie.html"><img src="http://www.conservationmaven.com/storage/post-images/wolf7-27-10.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1280298185393" alt="" /></a></span></span>]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Mitigating climate change with protected areas in the Brazilian Amazon</title><category term="Climate"/><category term="Protected Areas"/><category term="Research Briefs"/><id>http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/mitigating-climate-change-with-protected-areas-in-the-brazil.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/mitigating-climate-change-with-protected-areas-in-the-brazil.html"/><author><name>Rob Goldstein</name></author><published>2010-07-27T09:00:58Z</published><updated>2010-07-27T09:00:58Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[A recent study examines the effect that 595 protected areas in the Brazilian Amazon have exerted on local deforestation rates. By projecting the effect of these protected areas into the future, the study finds a big impact on carbon emissions...]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Making winter sports less intrusive on wildlife</title><category term="Birds"/><category term="Recreation"/><category term="Research Briefs"/><id>http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/making-winter-sports-less-intrusive-on-wildlife.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/making-winter-sports-less-intrusive-on-wildlife.html"/><author><name>Rob Goldstein</name></author><published>2010-07-09T10:00:02Z</published><updated>2010-07-09T10:00:02Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/making-winter-sports-less-intrusive-on-wildlife.html"><img src="http://www.conservationmaven.com/storage/post-images/skier7-8-19.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1278627970759" alt="" /></a></span></span>]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Studies confirm presence, severity of pollution in national parks</title><category term="Protected Areas"/><category term="Research Briefs"/><id>http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/studies-confirm-presence-severity-of-pollution-in-national-p.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/studies-confirm-presence-severity-of-pollution-in-national-p.html"/><author><name>Rob Goldstein</name></author><published>2010-06-28T09:00:14Z</published><updated>2010-06-28T09:00:14Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/studies-confirm-presence-severity-of-pollution-in-national-p.html"><img src="http://www.conservationmaven.com/storage/post-images/glacier-np.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1277699212693" alt="" /></a></span></span>]]></summary></entry><entry><title>The vulnerability of species to roadkill</title><category term="Mammals"/><category term="Research Briefs"/><id>http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/the-vulnerability-of-species-to-roadkill.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/the-vulnerability-of-species-to-roadkill.html"/><author><name>Rob Goldstein</name></author><published>2010-06-23T09:00:41Z</published><updated>2010-06-23T09:00:41Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/the-vulnerability-of-species-to-roadkill.html"><img src="http://www.conservationmaven.com/storage/post-images/Australia-animal-warning-sign.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1277271584054" alt="" /></a></span></span>]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Gender-bending fish problem in Colorado Creek mitigated by treatment plant upgrade</title><category term="Fish"/><category term="Freshwater"/><category term="Research Briefs"/><id>http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/gender-bending-fish-problem-in-colorado-creek-mitigated-by-t.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/gender-bending-fish-problem-in-colorado-creek-mitigated-by-t.html"/><author><name>Rob Goldstein</name></author><published>2010-06-23T08:57:39Z</published><updated>2010-06-23T08:57:39Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Male fish are taking longer to be "feminized" by chemical contaminants that act as hormone disrupters in Colorado's Boulder Creek following the upgrade of a wastewater treatment plant in Boulder in 2008, according to a new study led by the University of Colorado at Boulder...]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Mississippi River hydrology could protect wetlands from oil</title><category term="Energy"/><category term="Field News"/><category term="Freshwater"/><category term="Wetland"/><id>http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/mississippi-river-hydrology-could-protect-wetlands-from-oil.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/mississippi-river-hydrology-could-protect-wetlands-from-oil.html"/><author><name>Rob Goldstein</name></author><published>2010-06-18T09:00:10Z</published><updated>2010-06-18T09:00:10Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/mississippi-river-hydrology-could-protect-wetlands-from-oil.html"><img src="http://www.conservationmaven.com/storage/post-images/mississippi-river-hydrology.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1276824406020" alt="" /></a></span></span>]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Hiking quietly benefits birds... and birders</title><category term="Birds"/><category term="Recreation"/><category term="Research Briefs"/><id>http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/hiking-quietly-benefits-birds-and-birders.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/hiking-quietly-benefits-birds-and-birders.html"/><author><name>Rob Goldstein</name></author><published>2010-06-17T12:00:00Z</published><updated>2010-06-17T12:00:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/hiking-quietly-benefits-birds-and-birders.html"><img src="http://www.conservationmaven.com/storage/post-images/walking-in-nature.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1276755145777" alt="" /></a></span></span>]]></summary></entry><entry><title>The impact of vessel traffic on riverine fish</title><category term="Fish"/><category term="Freshwater"/><category term="Research Briefs"/><id>http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/the-impact-of-vessel-traffic-on-riverine-fish.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/the-impact-of-vessel-traffic-on-riverine-fish.html"/><author><name>Rob Goldstein</name></author><published>2010-06-16T12:01:02Z</published><updated>2010-06-16T12:01:02Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/the-impact-of-vessel-traffic-on-riverine-fish.html"><img src="http://www.conservationmaven.com/storage/post-images/river-boat6-15-10.JPG?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1276650708842" alt="" /></a></span></span>]]></summary></entry><entry><title>First detailed national map of U.S. land-cover vegetation released</title><category term="Field News"/><category term="Plants"/><category term="Technology-GIS"/><id>http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/first-detailed-national-map-of-us-land-cover-vegetation-rele.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/first-detailed-national-map-of-us-land-cover-vegetation-rele.html"/><author><name>Rob Goldstein</name></author><published>2010-06-16T11:00:46Z</published><updated>2010-06-16T11:00:46Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="ssNonEditable full-image-block"><span><a href="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/first-detailed-national-map-of-us-land-cover-vegetation-rele.html"><img src="http://www.conservationmaven.com/storage/post-images/GAPnational-map.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1276659548678" alt="" /></a></span></span></p>]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Do protected areas increase development of adjacent lands?</title><category term="Development"/><category term="Protected Areas"/><category term="Research Briefs"/><id>http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/do-protected-areas-increase-development-of-adjacent-lands.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/do-protected-areas-increase-development-of-adjacent-lands.html"/><author><name>Rob Goldstein</name></author><published>2010-06-15T12:00:53Z</published><updated>2010-06-15T12:00:53Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/do-protected-areas-increase-development-of-adjacent-lands.html"><img src="http://www.conservationmaven.com/storage/post-images/cottages6-14-10.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1276572837703" alt="" /></a></span></span>]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Protected areas change fish behavior, study suggests</title><category term="Fish"/><category term="Marine"/><category term="Protected Areas"/><category term="Research Briefs"/><id>http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/protected-areas-change-fish-behavior-study-suggests.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/protected-areas-change-fish-behavior-study-suggests.html"/><author><name>Rob Goldstein</name></author><published>2010-06-14T12:00:18Z</published><updated>2010-06-14T12:00:18Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/protected-areas-change-fish-behavior-study-suggests.html"><img src="http://www.conservationmaven.com/storage/post-images/snapper6-13-10.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1276491375753" alt="" /></a></span></span><span style="font-size: 80%;">Credit, Fir0002/Flagstaffotos. Image released under the <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:GNU_Free_Documentation_License,_version_1.2" target="_blank">GFDL License</a>.</span>]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Why do urbanized watersheds lead to amphibian declines?</title><category term="Development"/><category term="Freshwater"/><category term="Herps"/><category term="Research Briefs"/><id>http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/why-do-urbanized-watersheds-lead-to-amphibian-declines.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/why-do-urbanized-watersheds-lead-to-amphibian-declines.html"/><author><name>Rob Goldstein</name></author><published>2010-06-10T12:00:23Z</published><updated>2010-06-10T12:00:23Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/why-do-urbanized-watersheds-lead-to-amphibian-declines.html"><img src="http://www.conservationmaven.com/storage/post-images/Eurycea-cirrigera.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1276144935305" alt="" /></a></span></span>]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Using lasers to predict birds' preferred habitat</title><category term="Birds"/><category term="Research Briefs"/><category term="Technology-GIS"/><id>http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/using-lasers-to-predict-birds-preferred-habitat.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/using-lasers-to-predict-birds-preferred-habitat.html"/><author><name>Rob Goldstein</name></author><published>2010-06-10T09:00:40Z</published><updated>2010-06-10T09:00:40Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Every spring, migratory birds like the Black-throated Blue Warbler journey from tropical Caribbean or South American refuges to North American forests. But which forest patch will they call home this year? And, how can researchers predict where they choose to nest?]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Why do butterflies have marginal eyespots?</title><category term="Evolutionary Bio"/><category term="Invertebrates"/><category term="Research Briefs"/><id>http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/why-do-butterflies-have-marginal-eyespots.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/why-do-butterflies-have-marginal-eyespots.html"/><author><name>Rob Goldstein</name></author><published>2010-06-09T12:00:49Z</published><updated>2010-06-09T12:00:49Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/why-do-butterflies-have-marginal-eyespots.html"><img src="http://www.conservationmaven.com/storage/post-images/Speckled-Wood-butterfly-male.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1276066747278" alt="" /></a></span></span>]]></summary></entry></feed>