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Could animals be transformed into medical devices?
I thought this was such a fascinating project. Not totally sure it is a good idea! But so thought provoking, as good design projects are, and I love the imagery that accompanies the project. " Revital Cohen's final project at the Design Interactions department looked at...
Wildlife extinction rates 'seriously underestimated'
Scientists have discovered that endangered species may become extinct 100 times faster than previously thought - which is a bleak re-assessment of the threat to global biodiversity."Writing in the journal Nature,... Paying respect ... Gophers at the Canmore cemetery
Photo by Ursula Tillmann. Who says gophers are a nuisance? They showed respect and grace, when I watched them at the Canmore cemetery - sitting in front of a grave, as if they knew the person...Animal Mass Breakout
It appears the gang leader was a giraffe with a high kick"Amsterdam police say 15 camels, two zebras and an undetermined number of llamas and potbellied pigs briefly escaped from a travelling Dutch circus after a... Giraffe leads dash for freedom in Amsterdam
That is why I always loved giraffes. " Dutch police suspect that a giraffe was responsible for a herd of animals escaping from a travelling circus in Amsterdam today. Fifteen camels, two zebras, several... Hemopet/Pet Life-Line to Hold its Third Annual “Walk-A-Pet For Life” Dog ...
Hemopet/Pet Life-Line will hold its Third Annual “Walk-A-Pet For Life” dog walk to raise funds for its Restore Health Center, the nation’s first nonprofit alternative medicine rehabilitation center for... Bizarre animal killings may be victims of dog park debate
This is an update to the story I posted yesterday about a rash of sick dogs linked to a Toronto park. Two of the dogs have since had to be euthanized, and several raccoons have also died from similar poisonings....The Importance of Being Frightened
All that wrinkling of noses and shocked expressions are lifesavers - a fascinating report from University of Toronto. "Why do we wrinkle our noses in disgust or widen our eyes with fear? A new study shows that doing so might help keep us alive. The idea that facial... He's black, and he's back! Private enterprise saves southern Africa's rhino f...
Great news for the Black Rhino. Sometimes private enterprise can work hand in hand with conservation as this scheme shows."A pioneering scheme which allows private landlords to own and breed wild rhinoceroses has... A heartbreaking speech of a 12 year old child for the United Nations !
This speech is about you..........and your family.........and your work...........and your world !
Just listen six minutes to this girl of only 12 years and what she tells about the world, hunger, the future. About... A HAVEN FOR FARM ANIMALS
A HAVEN FOR FARM ANIMALSAt Farm Sanctuary, a shelter for abused farm animals in Watkins Glen, New York, unique bonds form between humans and farm animals. This 175 acre farm, nestled in the rolling hills near the...25 Top Children’s Charities
"According to the National Center for Charitable Statistics, the United States had 902,270 public charities in 2006. You can choose to give you money to help build houses for the poor, find cures for diseases, protect endangered animals, or help children learn to read. "If...Mystery of dolphin mass stranding
People are still struggling to find out why a crew of dolphins was washed ashore and killed in Cornwall, UK. They were trapped in a river creek and died, but the cause is unknown."Initial post-mortem examinations of some of the 26 dolphins found dead in Cornwall have so far...
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