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Endangered Monkey Species Thriving in Cambodia
A new census in Cambodia reveals remarkably large populations of two monkey species that are threatened with extinction.
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20 of the World’s Weirdest Endangered Species
http://www.impactlab.com/ 2008/ 08/ 29/ 20-of-the-world%e2%80%99s-weirdest-endan…Purple Power! A purple frog with a pig nose, a seal with an inflatable face, and penguin with yellow eyes! They sound like tall tales, but they are just some of the unusual endangered species described at WebEcoist. (more…)
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Observatory: A Blow to the Oxygen Theory of Extinction
http://www.nytimes.com/ 2008/ 09/ 02/ science/ 02obsoxy.html?partner=rssnyt&…New research deals a blow to the hypothesis that a decrease in atmospheric oxygen contributed to a mass extinction 250 million years ago.
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Compulsion to kill
http://www.bestcyrano.org/ THOMASPAINE/ ?p=902Compulsion to kill Published by cyrano2 under Animal Cruelty, Animal Liberation, Animal Rights, Animal Suffering, Cultural Inanity, Empathy Deficient, Murdering Animals, Sociopaths, Soul Murder, Species Extinction, Speciesism The cruelty of craven speciesist hunters who slaughter ridiculously
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ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS PICKS
http://conservationreport.com/ 2008/ 08/ 29/ environmental-news-picks-16/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY: $800 Million Prize for Alternative Energy to Power Africa’s Villages ANIMAL WELFARE: Wheeled Tortoise Gets Around ANTARCTIC MELTING: “New” Killer Whale Types at Risk From Antarctic Warming ARCTIC MELTING: Shellfish May Invade North Atlantic As Ice Melts, Hungry Musk-Oxen,
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Palin on Polar Bears: "Grossly Misinformed or Intentionally Misleading"
http://thegreenmiles.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 08/ palin-on-polar-bears-grossly.htmlJohn McCain has been distancing himself from his previous championing of climate action as he tries to appeal to conservatives. Well, he's certainly keeping that theme with his vice presidential pick. Alaska Gov.
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Alaska and Energy: Associations Sue Interior over ESA
http://www.shopfloor.org/ 2008/ 08/ 29/ alaska-and-energy-associations-sue-inter…From the AP, “Industry groups file lawsuit over polar bear rule“: WASHINGTON (AP) — Five industry groups have sued the Interior Department over a rule to protect the polar bear that they say unfairly singles out business operations in Alaska for their contribution to global warming.
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Will Bush Cut Americans Out of Species Input?
http://commenturl.com/ 2008/ 08/ 29/ will-bush-cut-americans-out-of-species-inpu…online.nwf.org First, they tried to release changes to the Endangered Species Act while nobody was looking. Now they’re trying to cut the public out of the decision with a suspiciously short comment period and no public hearings.
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Eurasian Lynx
http://www.articlesexcellent.net/ pets/ 1739/ eurasian-lynx/Eurasian Lynx The largest of lynx cats, the Eurasian Lynx is a beautiful and elusive feline. Over the part century, its habitat has shrunk from a major part of Eurasia to a select few territories today. The largest of all lynx species, the Eurasian Lynx is a secretive and beautiful cat.
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Trends in marine and freshwater populations
http://maps.grida.no/ go/ graphic/ trends_in_marine_and_freshwater_populationsThe Marine Species Population Index provides an assessment of the average change over time in the populations of 217 species of marine mammals, birds, reptiles, and fish. The index represents the average value of six regional ocean indices.
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Panda Baby
http://skinnymoose.com/ thinkingoutside/ ?p=1057Cool video of a baby panda being born at the zoo in Kobe, Japan.
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