Endangered Species
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Endangered Species Population Numbers
We have said elsewhere on this site that there are well over 5,000 species of officially Endangered or Threatened animals and birds on our planet. With this post, we will…
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Polar Bear Critical Habitat Proposed
Polar bears need relief from the loss of habitat they have experienced as the result of global climate change. In response, the federal government is proposing to protect more than…
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Saving The Endangered Tiger
At the start of an international conference on saving the world’s dwindling wild tigers come reports of a fatal attack by a tiger on a little girl in Nepal, the…
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Hunters Claim To Scare 30 Wolves
Not only did 30 wolves not attack two hunters who got between them and their prey, but they let themselves be driven off by a barrage of snowballs. Yet the…
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Ecotourism May Stress Animals
Some wild animals flee when they see people. Others remain where they are and appear unconcerned. But according to researchers who have monitored the heart rates of a few of…
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Siberian Fires Threaten Amur Leopard and Tiger
Forest fires burning out of control in Russia’s Far East in 2008 and 2009 have further endangered two animals on our Top 10 Endangered Species List: The Siberian tiger, of…
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Endangered Grizzy Bears
The 600 or so grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone National Park are back under US Endangered Species Act protection thanks to yesterday’s judicial decision in a suit filed by…
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