BETHESDA, Md., April 10, 2024 – WHC (Flora and fauna Habitat Council) provides a brand new white paper to be had for obtain lately, Bettering Habitats for Reptiles and Amphibians | Company Conservation Efforts to Give protection to Herptiles. The white paper is subsidized via Ontario Energy Technology (OPG) and is to be had free of charge on our web site.
Reptiles and amphibians have a wealthy world variety. From painted turtles to inexperienced tree frogs, alligators to fireplace salamanders, those teams of species — jointly known as herptiles — showcase many colours, styles and sizes and exist on all continents with the exception of Antarctica. Sadly, herptiles also are some of the international’s maximum endangered species.
Given reptiles’ and amphibians’ ubiquity, their necessary ecological roles and their sensitivity to environmental disturbances, conservation efforts to enhance those species are important. This white paper highlights examples of reptile and amphibian conservation tasks at company websites around the globe. Those case research proportion how, at various scales, companies can meet the wishes of reptiles and amphibians. Featured case research from WHC-Qualified websites come with:
- Ashland: 009 Landfill, Georgia, USA
- BP: Heat Springs Ponds, Montana, USA
- Boston Homes: Carnegie Middle, New Jersey, USA
- Canadian Nuclear: Chalk River Laboratories, Ontario, Canada
- Covia: Nepheline Syenite Operations, Ontario, Canada
- CRH: Dufferin Aggregates Acton Quarry, Ontario, Canada
- Georgia-Pacific: Monticello, Mississippi, USA
- Stellantis: Opel Car GmbH Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany
- Toyota: Toyota Motor Production Texas, Texas, USA
- WM: Sainte-Sophie Landfill, Quebec, Canada
Subsidized via OPG, this white paper includes a foreword pointing out, “Reptiles and amphibians play important roles in keeping up ecosystem stability via controlling populations of different species and contributing to nutrient biking. OPG understands that reptiles and amphibians perform their lifestyles cycles in quite a lot of habitats, each and every species having explicit necessities for survival; working out those habitat wishes is key for conservation efforts at OPG.”
About WHC:
WHC (Flora and fauna Habitat Council) has been running on the nexus of commercial and biodiversity for 35 years and is the one global NGO centered completely on enabling personal sector motion for nature. WHC builds methods and frameworks for firms to combine nature with local weather, fairness and engagement to enhance sustainable ecosystems and wholesome communities. WHC’s company contributors constitute one of the vital main nationwide and multinational companies. WHC-certified systems may also be present in 19 international locations and 48 U.S. states. Be informed extra at www.wildlifehc.org.