Environmental and indigenous groups stepped up their attacks against Canadian oil sands development as two U.S. representatives met with Canadian officials in Ottawa to discuss energy policy. Continue Reading →
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Brazilian biologist wants to save the world, one critter at a time
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Animals seized from Brazilian jungles by wildlife traffickers, then confiscated by well-meaning officials and animal rights activists, frequently face even more problems than they had before, says a biologist from the University of São Paulo. Continue Reading →
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Official: ‘We have failed the wild tiger’
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The head of an international wildlife organization says it has "failed miserably" to halt the precipitous population decline of tigers in the wild. "How have we let this happen?" Continue Reading →
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A damming effect on giant catfish
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The Giant Southeast Asian catfish is in danger of extinction, a recent report concluded. Continue Reading →
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Big whales appear in great numbers in Northern California
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An influx of huge krill swarms has drawn an unprecedented number of blue whales to the Monterey, Calif. coast, delighting boatloads of whale watchers. Continue Reading →
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Giant tortoises making a comeback on the Galapagos Islands
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Captive breeding efforts by scientists and conservationists have led to stunning success in returning the animals to the wild. Continue Reading →
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Tanzania proposes highway in the Serengeti
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Conservationist groups say the proposed highway will decimate migrating wildebeest herds. Continue Reading →
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Costa Rica ecotourism in trouble on Pacific Coast
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Hotel construction projects and a boom of vacation homes along Costa Rica's Pacific coast is threatening the country's famed bio-diversity and its ecotourism model, a newly published research project says. Continue Reading →
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Save the African forests; be a butterfly farmer
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People in the Kakamega Forest in western Kenya have found a way to save their shrinking woodlands and make a living at the same time, all on the wings of a butterfly. Literally. Continue Reading →
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Issues resolved, a spectacular new National Park for Canada
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The Canadian government and the region's northern aboriginal people, Lutsel K'e, hammered out a framework agreement for a new National Park in the Northwest Territories, nearly completing a contentious process that began 41 years ago. Continue Reading →