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• in Green
  Mother Nature Provides Design for New Products and Technologies
  Scientists are examining all forms of life closely because each form of life offers remarkable features just waiting to be studied by those in nanotechnology and bioengineering.
  by yihyeewong / on May 26, 2010
• in Videos
  WWF Uses Video Camera Traps to "Catch" Rare Tiger and Cubs
  These beautiful babies are depending on the good will of humans for their survival.
  by DistortedAngel / on Jan 8, 2010

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “endangered species”

 

• Endangered frog makes a remarkable leap toward recovery - video

  
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  Southern California’s mountain yellow-legged frog has made a remarkable leap toward recovery for an endangered species, rebounding in just two years from near-extinction brought on by development, fires, fungal infections and predatory trout, federal biologists said on Monday. In 2010, only 200 remained in isolated ...
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• Study looks for clues to lesser prairie chicken survival

  
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  The size and color of Easter peeps with a few chocolate smudges for camo, the eight fuzzball chicks spent their first post-egg night clustered beneath a hen for warmth and security. Their hours-old life of simplicity turned to chaos last Sundays dawn when the hen flushed and gave an alarm call that scattered the brood ...
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• Fighting the poachers on Africa’s thin green line

  
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  Underpaid, ill-equipped and outnumbered, park rangers fight a one-sided war against vicious gangs of poachers. Hundreds have been murdered in the defence of endangered wildlife, and their deaths leave their own families in jeopardy. David Smith reports from Zambia . . . → Read More: Fighting the poachers on ...
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• New Light Shed On The Physiology Of Diving Mammals — Research Exposes Secrets Of Whales, Dolphins, Otters, Seals, Etc

  
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  Marine mammals possess truly remarkable underwater endurance — some of them, such as the sperm whale, can remain submerged during their dives for as long as an hour and a half. That’s an hour and a half of physical exertion on a single breath. What physiological adaptions allow such impressive abilities? The ...
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• USGS Releases New Sage Grouse Conservation Report

  
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  A  Baseline Environmental Report (BER)  newly released by the U.S. Geological Survey will provide a consistent set of information about the Greater Sage-Grouse. The report is one of a suite of documents that will help guide the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) in their joint ...
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• Loggerhead Turtles Use Sight To Hunt Jellyfish — Not Sound Or Smell, Research Finds

  
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  Loggerhead turtles rely on their vision while hunting for jellyfish in the open ocean — not their hearing or sense of smell, new research has found. The new research — from the University of Tokyo — was done by tracking the turtles’ underwater movements with with 3D loggers and National Geographic Crittercams. ...
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• Endangered species: White deaths outnumber births

  
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  DatzHott.com - "Where Everything Cool is Hott!" More white people died in the U.S. last year than were born, a surprising slump coming more than a decade before the Census Bureau says that the ranks of white Americans will likely drop with every passing year. Population estimates for 2012 released Thursday show ...
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• Captive Chimpanzees May Soon Be Protected—but What About Lolita?

  
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  After hearing from PETA supporters  and other concerned citizens, the U.S. Fish andWildlife Service (FWS) announced this week that it is proposing to close aloophole that, until now, has denied captive chimpanzees protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). If theproposed rule is adopted and properly ...
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• Why endangered species need conservation champions

  
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  Without heroic conservationists many of todays most beloved species would be extinct: think of pandas, tigers, and elephants. By single-mindly focused on saving a particular species, these conservation champions bring much-needed research, publicity, and, most importantly, targeted actions to keep an imperiled animal ...
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• Meet Ming, the panda pioneer who left China to boost Britains wartime morale

  
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  Ming – the first panda to set paw on British soil – led a picaresque and, for some people, profitable life As the nation eagerly waits Edinburgh Zoos announcement of the outcome of the artificial insemination of its female panda Tian Tian , it seems like an apt moment to look back on the life of Ming. Not ...
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• White lion breeding at UK wildlife parks linked to ‘canned hunting’

  
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  Two parks have been accused of unethical breeding practices, as white lions are inbred and suffer from severe health issues . . . → Read More: White lion breeding at UK wildlife parks linked to ‘canned hunting’
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• No Longer ‘Endangered,’ Wolves Are Faced With A New Threat: Hunters

  
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  (Photo/USFWS Endangered Species via Flickr) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this week announced plans to open wolf hunting season throughout the nation, raising concern among biodiversity advocates and the Native American community, which considers the wolf key to their religion. “The Fond du Lac Band is glad ...
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• Exploring the mangrove forests near Krabi, Thailand

  
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  The majority of travelers who end up in Krabi, Thailand are on their way to Phuket and other islands of the Andaman Sea. Because the port of Krabi acts as a springboard to these popular destinations, this small city and surroundings are typically (and wrongly) overlooked as being sites of interest. Although folks ...
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• Magnificent Manta Rays – Marvels of the Sea

  
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  Magnificent Manta Rays are among the most fascinating creatures in the sea. These ancient beings are among the largest marine species, reaching up to 25 feet in length and weighing as much as 3,000 pounds. Only the shark and whale are larger. These gentle giants are not harmful to humans. They are often confused ...
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• 12 Fish You Should Probably Never Eat

  
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  A few years ago, I was at a sustainable seafood conference held in New York. The place was buzzing with equal parts excitement (surrounding innovations in aquaculture and sustainable fish stocks) and dread (surrounding the dwindling supply of healthy wild fish). One thing the experts largely agreed upon was that the ...
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• Tigers, orangutans, rhinos: Sumatras big mammals on the edge of extinction

  
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  Karman Lubiss body was found near where he had been working on a Sumatran rubber plantation. His head was found several days later a mile away and they still havent found his right hand. He had been mauled by a Sumatran tiger that has been living in Batang Gadis National Park and he was one of five people killed there ...
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• The Beautiful Clouded Leopard In Islands Of Taiwan Has Become Extinct (Photo Gallery)

  
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    The Magnificient Clouded Leopard After years of research, the researchers have categorical concluded that the famous clouded leopard in islands of Taiwan has become extinct.  An alarming indication for the people who love this fine animal.  It took 13 years for this team of international researchers to ...
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• Bird extravaganza: scientists discover 15 new species of birds in the Amazon

  
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  From 2000-2009, scientists described on average seven new bird species worldwide every year. Discovering a new bird is one of the least common of any species group, given that birds are highly visible, mobile, and have been scrutinized for centuries by passionate ornithologists and birders. But descriptions this year ...
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• Don’t Forsake the Gray Wolf

  
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  It has been celebrated as one of the great victories of the Endangered Species Act of 1973. After several decades of federal protection, gray wolves — once nearly wiped out in the continental United States — have reached a population of roughly 6,100 across three Great Lakes states and seven Western states. ...
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• De-extinction critics at Scientific American have missed the point

  
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  Resurrection biology could bring back extinct birds and even mammoths. Naysayers say it would take cash away from conserving existing species, but dont backup their claim . . . → Read More: De-extinction critics at Scientific American have missed the point
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