Tag: endangered species
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June 18, 2008 08:18 PM EDT --
As a result of DDT use in pesticides, Peregrine Falcon populations were decimated during the 1950s and they ended up on the endangered species list. A survey in 1964 found no adult peregrines east of . . .
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November 15, 2009 02:36 PM EST --
Since this one throwaway comment in another thread sparked so much discussion, I decided to give it its own topic.
Feel free to throw in your own thoughts.
Spotted owls, we were told a decade ago, . . .
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November 18, 2008 09:49 AM EST --
The following is an ariticle I wrote over the summer while I was a contributing writer for an online website. The polar bear's situation is indeed a grave one, and sadly I don't . . .
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January 07, 2008 01:08 AM EST --
Elephants are considered to be a keystone species in their environment, greatly affecting biodiversity in the regions they inhabit. Elephants clear areas of forest to create healthy habitats for . . .
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May 09, 2009 11:15 PM EDT --
The Interior Dept. has been under pressure recently to make a ruling on the fate of the polar bear as regards the threat to that species habitat posed by global warming. Interior Secretary . . .
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July 29, 2008 10:34 PM EDT --
A rare eagle was killed and cooked into a stew by a local farmer thinking it was just and ordinary BIG bird.
This is a very sad news....
You can read more about this post on my blog:
Rare . . .
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December 02, 2007 04:55 PM EST --
It is example #467 of Bush Administration officials interfering with the established procedures of science research in the arena of environmental regulation. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife service reversed . . .
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May 15, 2008 03:46 AM EDT --
The US government has listed polar bears as a threatened species, as Arctic sea ice shows dramatic reductions. On Wednesday, US Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne referred to the Endangered Species Act . . .
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February 18, 2007 06:10 PM EST --
It’s been awhile since I dealt with any environmental issues in my writing. Guess, it’s about time that I jumped back into it. This week, the issue at hand is whaling. It’s as much an . . .
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June 06, 2007 07:08 AM EDT --
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
A life saving bill, H.R. 2337, is being discussed to day by a Congressional Committee. Your support is urgently needed. The American Wind . . .
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July 28, 2007 06:24 PM EDT --
When you think of a rhinoceros, most people imagine a massive, armor plated giant, second in size only to the African Elephant. Most people have never heard of an even more amazing . . .
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October 08, 2007 03:44 AM EDT --
I am a lover of nature. The freedom of animals to live as they were created to do is my hearts desire.
The world is getting crowded, we humans seem to think that when God created the Earth, . . .
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February 13, 2007 11:25 PM EST --
It isn't good to cut and paste but this news is too good to pass up. This article about the increase in the Bald Eagle population appeared in the Birmingham News with an AP byline.
I . . .
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March 21, 2007 01:49 PM EDT --
One Right Whale Entangled, Another Struck By Boat
Right now, there are two critically endangered North Atlantic right whales in trouble off of Massachusetts. One is entangled, . . .
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October 24, 2007 12:09 PM EDT --
There is an excellent article by David K on one aspect of the CNN Special "Planet in Peril".
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977156486
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March 10, 2007 09:45 PM EST --
Pygmy Hippopotamus (Hexaprotodon / Choeropiss liberiensis )
This smaller version of the River Hippopotamus is native to Africa’s tropical forests. As rain forest native, this creature is . . .
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November 20, 2007 09:49 AM EST --
TRUE OR FALSE
Here is a quiz to test your knowledge about the environment. You can post your answers to some or all of the questions in comments, or just comment. I will give the . . .
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April 30, 2008 08:01 AM EDT --
For several years now, scientists have tried to explain that the temperature rise in the Arctic region is putting the long term survival of the polar bear at considerable risk. There are still several . . .
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September 15, 2008 01:49 PM EDT --
important laws that protects our imperiled wildlife.
Last month, the Administration proposed sweeping changes to the Endangered Species Act that would eliminate some of the most important . . .
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March 29, 2009 10:26 PM EDT --
ScienceDaily -— A new report based on 40 years of data analysed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey, state government wildlife agencies, and non-governmental organizations . . .
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