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Bird Directive Has Helped 23 Threatened Species Recover
London, England, UK - In the first scientific analysis of its kind anywhere in the world, the RSPB has shown that one example of protecting birds at a continental scale has improved the fortunes of the most threatened and vulnerable European species -- signaling that conservation works, if it is enshrined in law.
Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:53:09 GMT - (Great News Network)

More species face threat from urban expansion
Expanding cities, pollution, logging and predatory house cats are being blamed as the federal government considers adding close to 40 more species to the list of endangered, threatened or otherwise at-risk animals and plants in Canada.
Mon, 13 Aug 2007 12:26:43 GMT - (Canada.com)

Fisk kill claims multiple species, Riverkeeper reports 2-mile area of creek
A fish kill involving multiple species near the Cotton Patch Landing area of Blounts Creek likely may have been caused, at least in part, by low levels of dissolved oxygen in the water, according to an official with the Pamlico-Tar River Foundation.
Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:21:36 GMT - (Washington Daily News)

36 species are set to join federal protected list
Expanding cities, pollution, logging and predatory house cats are being blamed as the federal government prepares to add 36 species to the list of endangered, threatened or otherwise at-risk animals and plants in Canada.
Mon, 13 Aug 2007 08:30:35 GMT - (Montreal Gazette)

Endangered Species Act working, but broken, experts say
Three species have been removed from protections under the Endangered Species Act in the last year -- the American bald eagle, the Yellowstone grizzly bear and the Great Lakes gray wolves.
Sun, 12 Aug 2007 16:10:54 GMT - (KIFI)

Endangered Species Act working, but broken, experts say
Associated Press - August 12, 2007 11:55 AM ET Three species have been removed from protections under the Endangered Species Act in the last year -- the American bald eagle, the Yellowstone...
Sun, 12 Aug 2007 16:13:32 GMT - (KTVQ Billings)

More species face threat from urban expansion
Sand dunes that form the kangaroo rat's natural habitat have become increasingly covered in vegetation, perhaps because of nearby agricultural activity, meaning less habitat.
Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:41:51 GMT - (Vancouver Province)

Citywide: On Playing Fields, Grass Is an Endangered Species
There is increasing pressure to install synthetic turf on athletic fields in New York City rather than grass so that the fields can be used year-round.
Mon, 13 Aug 2007 03:23:56 GMT - (New York Times)

Lost forest reveals new species
An expedition to a remote forest in the Democratic Republic of Congo uncovers six new animal species. Conservationists discovered one new bat species, a new rat and two new species each of shrews and frogs.
Sun, 12 Aug 2007 00:23:09 GMT - (Great News Network)

Scientist's Arrest Stirs Concern over Amazon Research
World famous researcher convicted for Internet auction to name monkey species.
Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:29:18 GMT - (ABC News)

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Pink Salmon Run Collapse is a Catastrophe Posted by Barb under BC Info , Bear Information , Call to Action , Grizzly Bear Info , International Info , ... , and historically the most abundant of the five pacific salmon species, could be described ... of flora that inhabit our coastal watersheds.Salmon are a keystone species, the blood vein on which
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An injured manatee discovered in a Massachusetts harbor may get an air trip back to Florida if would-be rescuers can trap it. The manatee in Sesuit Harbor in Dennis on Cape Cod has set a record for northward travel by the species, which generally lives in warm shallow waters around Florida, The Boston Globe reports
Posted on 2008-10-11 03:25:36 GMT

blog: Trip World NewsAh, that Texas scenery!
This Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos), is right at home on this Cactus apple (Opuntia engelmannii). If I had not looked this cactus up at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center database, I would have said it was a '�prickly pear.'� This also would be correct - all species in the Opuntia genus
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blog: Birder’s Lounge Single Biological Species Discovered 2.8 Kilometers Beneath Earth's Surface
he first ecosystem ever found having only a single biological species has been discovered 2.8 kilometers (1.74 miles) beneath the surface of the earth in the Mponeng gold mine near Johannesburg
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We may now turn our attention to some examples of the remarkable alternation of winged and wingless generations in the yearly life-cycle of the same ... species, mentioned at the end of the last chapter. Cockroaches and grasshoppers belong to an order of Bed Bugs, the Orthoptera 5 , characterised by firm forewings and biting jaws; in all of them
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Posted on 2008-10-11 03:01:00 GMT

blog: SANSEVIERIA PLANTPoaching puts African fauna and flora at risk of extinction - Plenty Magazine
Poaching puts African fauna and flora at risk of extinction - Plenty Magazine Poaching puts African fauna and flora at risk of extinction Plenty Magazine, NY - 12 hours ago It's also plants like aloe vera and other species which are being overharvested for the "global cosmetic, food and beverage industries. '� Continue
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