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Lakes across Canada to be used as toxic dump sites
Mining companies may soon have 16 Canadian lakes at their disposal, despite a Fisheries Act that makes it illegal to pollute fish-bearing waters. A very disturbing trend."CBC News has learned that 16 Canadian lakes... 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... Panda habitat destroyed by China quake
When the quake first hit, some of the only good news to come out of China were a handful of stories about saved pandas, but now officials have some dire news to add. Many of the bears may be safe, but much of their... Rare male sea dragon pregnant
" After setting the mood with lighting and finessing, the Georgia Aquarium's attempts to coax rare sea dragons to mate have finally worked -- just in time for Father's Day. The pregnant male weedy sea dragon is now... Global warming puts Madagascar's reptiles and amphibians in danger of extinction
After surveying Madagascar's animals for over ten years, researcher Christorpher Raxworthy Of the American Museum of Natural History predicts that at least three species of amphibians and reptiles could be extinct by... Alaska Will Sue to Block U.S. Listing of Polar Bears as 'Threatened'
Alaska's government says polar bears aren't a "threatened species," and will sue to block that designation. Gov. Sarah Palin and other officials say that listing would block prime oil and gas development in some... Huge Blaze in Florida Everglades
Massive wildfires are burning more than 33,000 acres of Florida's Everglades, and remain mostly uncontained." The smoke cast a haze over parts of South Florida, including Miami, prompting a dense smoke advisory from... Subway Cars To Take Marine Life Passengers
"Forty-four retired New York subwaycars have been sunken 19 miles southeast of Ocean Cityin an effort to create an artificial reef. Maryland’s coast, a place once rich inanimal life thanks to its natural reefs, has... B.C. funds education programs to help save bears
The British Columbia government is setting aside funds for two organizations with the aim of providing education for people on how to treat the bears that share their environment properly, so that many are not killed... Girl Scouts boycott cookies to save apes
Some plucky Girl Scouts have decided to take a stand on the cookies that group is famous for. They've learned the production of palm oil, an ingredient in the cookies, is bad for the habitat of endangered Indonesian...Scientists Trying to Save Northern White Rhino
The Northern White Rhinoceros is one of the most endangered animals on the planet. There are only 13 left in the wild, 9 left in captivity, and only a few capable of actually breeding. Scottish scientists... China's interests in Tibet
State of Tibet's environment: For those who are just beginning to explore the situation in Tibet, this report from the Government of Tibet in Exile, is a 'must read'. I also wish to recommend a beautiful and informative film, following "the story of a Mongolian family of... Leakey backs elephant cull in South Africa
One of the most prominent conservationists in the world, who spent most of the 1980s campaigning for the suspension of elephant culling, is now calling it "a necessary part of population management." South Africa has... Audubon Society Sets Standards For Habitat Destruction!?
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More on the ongoing saga of the Cable Bay Chronicles. A large, fragile forest is the subject of controversial development by out of province land speculators. The... Crab invasion threatens Antarctic
"An army of shell-crushing crabs is poised to invade parts of the Antarctic Ocean that were off limits to the crustaceans for millions of years because of the intensely cold water.
Scientists believe that, as global...
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