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Species Extinction Threat Underestimated Due To Math Glitch
It appears that models used to calculate future species extinction rates have not included pertinent data which, when factored in alters results by two orders of magnitude."Extinction risks for natural populations of... 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,... Tigers Vanish in Nepal
"Officials are alarmed by a plunging tiger population in the Suklaphanta Wildlife Reserve in Nepal, a refuge that once boasted among the highest densities of this endangered species in the Eastern Himalayas. There... Wildfires Rage in California
"Firefighters from neighboring states arrived to help Monday after an "unprecedented" lightning storm sparked more than 800 wildfires, from Big Sur to wine country to Humboldt County. Along the coast in the Los...Zoo performs first reverse vasectomy on horse
" WASHINGTON - Scientists at the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoo have revealed they reversed a vasectomy on an endangered horse to allow it to reproduce naturally — the first-known... Endangered horse gets manhood back
Somehow birth control was given to the species that needs it least." WASHINGTON - Scientists at the National Zoo say they have reversed a vasectomy on an endangered horse — the first known... Celebrities join World Bank in Saving Tigers
"By Lesley WroughtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hollywood celebrities Harrison Ford, Bo Derek and Robert Duvall on Monday threw their support behind a new global initiative by the World Bank to save tigers from... 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... Sharks swim closer to extinction
More than half of the world's ocean-going sharks are in danger of extinction, threatened largely by fishing, according to conservationists. "Specialists with IUCN (formerly the World Conservation Union) found that 11... Calif. parks, NYC neighborhood top list of 11 endangered sites
In an interesting twist, New York's Lower East Side has been listed as one of America's 11 most endangered places. The selections on this year's list are all quite interesting."The entire California State Parks...Endangered parrots born in captivity reproduce in wild
Endangered scarlet macaws born in captivity are reproducing in the wild for the first time on Costa Rica's southern Pacific coast.The ZooAve Center for the Rescue of Endangered Species has released 100 of the birds... U.S. lists polar bears as 'threatened' species
The United States has decided to list polar bears as a threatened species under its Endangered Species Act.I think this is really good news, but is has some Canadians wondering about the hunting of polar bears and... Gray wolves need to be put back on endangered species list
A judge in Montana has refused to delay the federal government request that environmental and animal rights groups want to put gray wolves back on the endangered species list. "A federal judge in Montana has rejected... To Save Endangered Species, Create Demand by Eating Them
According to conservation scientist Gary Paul Nabhan, the best way to save more than 1,000 plants and animals on the edge of extinction is by creating a market demand for them. In other words..."Slice them up... U.S. Group Calls on Canada to Declare Polar Bears Endangered
Last week NowPublic reported that a Canadian advisory panel considered polar bears to be of "special concern" but not endangered.Today, a U.S.-based environmental group has called on Canada to reconsider its decision...
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