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Saturday, November 21, 2009 1:16 AM

Wildlife

First Reported 20 hours ago - Updated 20 mins ago - 5 Documents (in Environment)
World Wide Fund For Nature - Click to view image in its original context
World Wide Fund For Nature
Dogs Sniff Dung to Find Really Rare Rhinos
A dog named Pepper was trained to detect dung of the rare Javan rhino in the forests of Vietnam as part of a WWF project aimed at estimating the remaining population. Credit: © WWF Greater Mekong.The Javan rhino has dusky gray skin and a head topped with ... [LiveScience.com - 20 mins ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 5 Documents (in Environment)
People to People Ambassador Programs Teams Up with Habitat for Humanity to Build Nine Homes for...
SPOKANE, Wash. 'We are thrilled to partner with Habitat Spokane on this local build project, and help give back to our own community,' said Peg Thomas, president of People to People Ambassador Programs. 'Community service is a key component of our Student ... [Forbes.com - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 3 Documents (in Environment)
Extinction of giant mammals altered landscape
The last breaths of mammoths and mastodons some 13,000 years ago have garnered plenty of research and just as much debate. What killed these large beasts in a relative instant of geologic time?A question asked less often: What happened when they disa ... [MSNBC - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 9 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Environment)
WWF say France and Spain blocked discard measures
THE conservation organisation WWF has blamed Spanish and French delegations at today’s Council of European Fisheries Ministers for blocking changes to technical regulations that would have reduced discards by European fishing vessels.The Ministers are ... [fishnewseu.com - 6 hours ago]
First Reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Environment)
Biodiversity loss is Earth's 'immense and hidden' tragedy, Darwin's 'natural heir' warns
Problem of biodiversity loss has been 'eased off centre stage' by focus on climate change, according to Prof Edward Wilson, the ecologist described as 'Darwin's natural heir' The diversity of life on Earth is undergoing an 'immense and hidden' tragedy ... [Guardian.co.uk - 8 hours ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 3 Documents (in Environment)
Toyota Motor Corporation - Click to view image in its original context
Toyota Motor Corporation
Forty Conservationists Receive 2009 Together Green Fellowships
andEstablishing a town's one and only recycling center in Fairbanks, Alaska.The 2009 class was selected from a competitive pool of highly qualified individuals by an advisory board of conservation and education leaders. Fellows must have at least six ... [Earthtimes.org - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 14 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Environment)
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Forum for the Future
WWF And Forum For The Future top UK green NGO sector (Thu 19/11)
WWF guides the likes of Marks & Spencer with sustainability issues To help CSR Directors select suitable partners to support their climate change, sustainability and environmental goals a new report from independent research firm Verdantix compares 12 ... [Click Green - 14 hours ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 16 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Environment)
Activists urge government to tackle endangered species trade: Lebanon one of only two arab countries without animal-trade laws
Animal-rights activists have urged the government to address the illegal trading of endangered species ahead of next year's global animal welfare conference in Doha. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) ... [Individual.com - 16 hours ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Environment)
Grigory Pasko: Disturbance Factor
They were shooting...Yesterday. In the forest. In Vladimir Oblast. A shot thundered practically right over my head. Luckily for me and for the duck flushed from the mirror-like marsh, the hunter missed. Если Вы хотите прочитать оригинал данной ... [Robert Amsterdam - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Environment)
Funding on pace for new elephant area at zoo: Habitat center attracts $5 million in donations
Tucson is getting closer to becoming a breeding center for some of the world's largest land animals.Construction of an elephant habitat could begin in 2010 at Reid Park Zoo, now that the Tucson Zoological Society has raised more than $5 million and is ... [Individual.com - 16 hours ago]
Entities: Habitat, Donations, Tucson
First Reported 11 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Environment)
BIODIVERSITY: Plants Finally Get DNA Barcodes
By Stephen Leahy*MÉRIDA, Mexico, Nov 20 (Tierramérica) - Advances made in genetic profiling could be used to fight illegal timber trading, provide authentication of herbal medicines and map entire food chains, according to experts at a conference of the ... [Inter Press Service - 11 hours ago]
First Reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Environment)
Hot news that old extinction story is back
Look, Im sorry to be the most frightful bore, but thousands of species are rushing pell-mell towards extinction. I feel bad about bringing this to your attention. Perhaps its better if you dont know. Perhaps its easier all round if I keep quiet about ... [Times Online - 4 hours ago]

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...the rarest large mammal on Earth," said Sarah Brook of WWF (formerly known as the World Wildlife Fund) and leader of the rhino project in Vietnam. "This field survey aims to reveal the secrets of Vietnam's little known Javan rhino population in an effort to save it from extinction."
Dogs Sniff Dung to Find Really Rare Rhinos [LiveScience.com - 20 mins ago]
...by showing kindness and compassion to others as they help build homes,' said Michone Preston, executive director for Habitat for Humanity-Spokane. "Future Habitat families will be positively affected by working with and getting to know these volunteers. They will be equals working to build a better community."
People to People Ambassador Programs and Habitat for Humanity Partner for Nine Home Project [AZoBuild - 5 hours ago]
...said that because of the focus on climate change - which he agrees is vital - the problem of biodiversity loss had been 'eased off centre stage'. "We don't hear as much public concern, protestation and plans by political leaders to save the living environment. It doesn't get anything like the attention the physical environment has" he said. This century, 183 species known to have become extinct, including the Tasmanian tiger, the Caribbean monk seal and the toolache wallaby...
Biodiversity loss is Earth's 'immense and hidden' tragedy, Darwin's 'natural heir' warns [Guardian.co.uk - 8 hours ago]

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Dogs Sniff Dung to Find Really Rare Rhinos [LiveScience.com - 20 mins ago]
Hot news that old extinction story is back [Times Online - 4 hours ago]
Relocation of elephants from zoos evokes strong... [The Hindu - 4 hours ago]
Arrested [The Hindu - 4 hours ago]
People to People Ambassador Programs and Habita... [AZoBuild - 5 hours ago]
WWF say France and Spain blocked discard measures [fishnewseu.com - 6 hours ago]
WWF highlights [Renewable Energy Magazine - 6 hours ago]
Welsh fishermen focus on MSC certification of k... [fishnewseu.com - 6 hours ago]
E-taxonomy: an affordable tool to fill the biod... [Bioscience Technology Online - 8 hours ago]
The integration of biodiversity conservation wi... [Bioscience Technology Online - 8 hours ago]
Marine biodiversity at the community level: zoo... [Bioscience Technology Online - 8 hours ago]
WWF tracks rare rhinos in Vietnam [Thanhnien - 8 hours ago]
Biodiversity loss is Earth's 'immense and hidde... [Guardian.co.uk - 8 hours ago]
Impact of forest fragmentation on biodiversity [Bangladesh Daily Star - 8 hours ago]
Biodiversity disturbed by climate change [Bangladesh Daily Star - 8 hours ago]
Day 4: Diary of a traveller [New Zimbabwe.com - 9 hours ago]
France and Spain block measures to reduce fish ... [Fishupdate.com - 9 hours ago]
Around the Web – Nike, Google, Nissan, Bush’s G... [Environmental Leader - 9 hours ago]
Gambia: Biodiversity Training Opens at Abuko Na... [AllAfrica.com - 10 hours ago]
Poachers Arrested In Godstone [Surrey Police - 10 hours ago]
Butterfly habitat withstands typhoon [Taiwan News Online - 10 hours ago]
BIODIVERSITY: Plants Finally Get DNA Barcodes [Inter Press Service - 11 hours ago]
CAMBODIA: Once Extinct Crocodile Claws Its Way ... [Inter Press Service - 11 hours ago]
Poaching clients - blood in the water [Factorscan BCR - 12 hours ago]
The week in wildlife [Guardian.co.uk - 12 hours ago]
Javan rhinos 'exist' [IOL - 12 hours ago]
Evidence of one-horn rhino in Vietnam [VietNamNet Bridge - 12 hours ago]
A race to save native plants [San Jose Mercury News - 13 hours ago]
WWF And Forum For The Future top UK green NGO s... [Click Green - 14 hours ago]
Urban farm [My Sinchew - 16 hours ago]
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Rhinos: 11 Incredible Facts, Plus Photo Gallery [EcoWorldly - 23 hours ago]
Thanks to rampant poaching and habitat destruction, rhinos have the unfortunate distinction of being one of the most endangered animals on earth. Over the last ...
Grigory Pasko: Disturbance Factor [Robert Amsterdam - 11/19/2009]
They were shooting...Yesterday. In the forest. In Vladimir Oblast. A shot thundered practically right over my head. Luckily for me and for the duck flushed from ...
How Ironic! Extremely Rare Crocs Found at Wildl... [EcoWorldly - 11/19/2009]
Talk about ironic! While searching for the world’s most endangered crocodile species, conservationists discovered nearly 70 extremely rare crocodiles lounging ...
The best Wildlife in the World [South Africa Rocks - 11/18/2009]
Ed’s note: This post is a guest post from Rich Laburn who has worked extensively in the South African bush and currently at Londolozi Private Game Reserve. This ...
"100 Heartbeats:" Endangered Species ... [Treehugger - 11/18/2009]
100 Heartbeats book by Jeff Corwin. Image courtesy of Rodale BooksEvery year, we lose 20,000 unique animals, insects or plants. That breaks down to every 20 minutes. ...
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Audio/Video

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Much of the current deficit debate is for the b... [Slate Magazine - 11/05/2009]
Are invasive species really that bad for the en... [Slate Magazine - 11/04/2009]
Audit finds increase in endangered species [News On ABC - YouTube - 11/03/2009]
Senator Merkley Speaks on World Habitat Day [Senator Jeff Merkley - YouTube Channel - 10/14/2009]
Beartrek, epic wildlife nature conservation doc... [Mefeedia Video Tag : biolo - 10/06/2009]
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