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• Scientists unlock mystery of daisy spots on petals

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  London, Dec 19 (IANS) Some flowers have their own way of attracting pollinating insects, with dark spots on their petals that mimic the pollinator, according to research.“The spots on the flowers mimic the plant’s pollinator, a small fly, which is attracted to the plant because of the spots. The plant is dependent ...
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• Czech zoo plans to send rare northern white rhinoceroses to the wild in Africa

  
  L.A. Unleashed — Authority: 627
  PRAGUE, Czech Republic — Four rare northern white rhinos will be moved from a Czech zoo to Africa to live in the wild in an attempt to save the species from being wiped out, officials said Wednesday. Two male rhinos called Sudan and Suni and two female rhinos called Najin and Fatu will be taken from the Dvur ...
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• When studying organisms, why is it important to study more than one member of a species?

  
  Prepare For College — Authority: 154
  Question from a visitor: A. Natural variation exists between individual members of a species. B. Studying more than one member is important only with animals; single plants can be studied. C. Studying more than one organism is the only way to ensure that you are actually studying a species.
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• Desert Rock Power Plant to Be Reassessed in Light of Threat to Fish

  
  Animal Blawg — Authority: 472
  David Cassuto From the Things that Never Would Have Happened Under W Desk: The Bureau of Indian Affairs has withdrawn its Biological Assessment and the  EPA has also withdrawn the air quality permit they respectively issued last summer for the Desert Rock coal-fired power plant sited for the Navajo ...
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• Huge, toothless, endangered: Can change in dam operations save the Kootenai River white sturgeon?

  
  L.A. Unleashed — Authority: 627
  As efforts falter to save North Americas largest freshwater fish -- a toothless beast left over from the days of dinosaurs -- officials hope to stave off extinction by sending more water hurtling down a river so the fish can spawn in the wild. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Thursday declared that attempts over ...
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• Sea Turtle Flies to Miami

  
  REALscience — Authority: 121
  An injured hawksbill sea turtle flew First Class from the Caribbean island of Curacao to Miami on Tuesday. Little Anita rode in her own seat, next to marine biologist Alina Szmant . The endangered turtle is now settling into her new home at the Hidden Harbor Marine Environmental Project’s “Turtle Hospital” ...
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• 4 of the Last 8 White Rhinos on Planet Flown Home to Kenya

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 631
  Image via: Google Earth Community Even the organizing agency, Fauna & Flora International , admits is a "last-ditch effort" to save the northern White Rhino - the project itself has been oddly enough titled the "Last Chance to Survive" Project. Yet, four of the last remaining eight northern White Rhinos on ...
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• Olive-sided flycatcher threatened in N.L.

  
  CKA Canadian News — Authority: 165
  The olive-sided flycatcher, a medium-sized migratory songbird, was listed Friday as a threatened species under Newfoundland and Labradors Endangered Species Act.
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• A Brief Word about Hoodia C.I.T.E.S. Certifications

  
  Hoodia Diet Pills Reviews — Authority: 109
  A C.I.T.E.S. certificate is one that is issued by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, thus the acronym you see. This is an organization that helps regulate the export of this very precious hoodia gordonii crop. This hoodia gordonii supply usually is taken from various sections of South ...
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• Top 10 Animal Stories of 2009

  
  Animal News: Animal Planet — Authority: 124
  Gray wolves went from endangered to hunted in 2009/Credit US Fish & Wildlife Service In any given year, thousands of stories come and go, but these ten animal-related made waves in one way or another. I chose some of these because of their importance conservation-wise, such as the emerging disease known as ...
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• Is another mass extinction of mammals on the way?

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Washington, Dec 18 (IANS) Thanks to global warming and ecological degradation, the sixth mass extinction is already on the way, equal to the “big five” that occurred over the past 450 million years, the last of which killed off dinosaurs, warn scientists.Yet, estimates of how dire the current loss of species is ...
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• Classic movie posters portray human cruelty toward helpless wild creatures

  
  Green Diary — Authority: 488
  Role reversal was never a law of nature, but humans have forced this to happen. It was so much noticeable in a recently concluded competition organized by Convention On Migratory Species , wherein artists were asked to tailor classic movie posters to highlight the plight of endangered species. Where the ...
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• Sexual deception in orchids explained

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Washington, Dec 18 (ANI): Orchids use sexual trickery to lure insect pollinators, a new study has found. According to the study, sexual deception in orchids leads to a more efficient pollinating system.Most flowering plants reward pollinators with tasty nectar, but many orchid species turn to trickery. Some use ...
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• Nibbles: Japan, OECD, Novel, Palaeo diet

  
  Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog — Authority: 502
  Rocket — and much else — hits Japan . OECD says agriculture and biodiversity interdependent ! Seven years ago! Weird stuff that turns up when you have an alert for “genebank”. Nice take on that 100,000 year-old sorghum story. Will it change what the Palaeo diet people recommend?
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• Mammals may be nearly half way towards mass extinction

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Washington, December 18 (ANI): A new analysis by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, and Pennsylvania State University, has shown that North American mammals are one-fifth to one-half the way towards mass extinction.Many scientists warn that the perfect storm of global warming and environmental ...
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• Fertilizers don’t always help in revegetation efforts

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Washington, December 18 (ANI): A new research has determined that fertilizer does not always help in revegetation efforts. The research was carried out by Stephane Boudreau, a Professor of Ecology at Universite Laval, and two colleagues, who spent a summer growing three types of native plants in the northern village ...
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• Watch MotoGP: Evolution of a Species Movie Trailer Online

  
  Watch-Free.TV :: Stream Movies and TV for Free! — Authority: 165
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• Teeth of some apes are formed primarily to survive toughest times

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Washington, December 18 (ANI): A new research has determined that the teeth of some apes are formed primarily to handle the most stressful times when food is scarce.The research, performed by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), imply that if humanity is serious about protecting its ...
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• Discovery of “Ardi” named breakthrough of the year

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Washington, December 18 (ANI): The discovery of Ardipithecus ramidus, or “Ardi,” has received the top honor as the Breakthrough of the Year 2009 by the magazine ‘Science’ and its publisher, AAAS, the world’s largest science society. The fossil of “Ardi,” a hominid species that lived 4.4 million years ...
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• Actions speak louder than Words

  
  The Best Shark Dive in the World! — Authority: 123
  Fisher and the hook - and still proud of it!The San Diego Reader has just published this story.Its a great and well researched piece about the Shark fishing tagging disaster in the Farallones and the outrage it sparked among scientists, divers and the public alike. Kudos to all of them for having spoken up and said it ...
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