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 Celebs Earn 
 Stripes Helping
 Save Tigers 

Harrison Ford, Bo Derek on board with World Bank effort to preserve habitats

Jun 10, 08 11:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Actors Bo Derek, Harrison Ford, and Robert Duvall helped the World Bank kick off a tiger-preservation campaign yesterday in Washington, CNN reports, with efforts to save the endangered species' habitats atop the list. Derek, who works with the US State Department to fight trafficking, says the tiger initiative should stem... More »

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endangered species • environment • Hollywood • World Bank • Robert Zoellick • Harrison Ford • tiger • Robert Duvall • National Zoo • Bo Derek

 Polar Bear Shot
 After 200-Mile Swim 

It was the first to arrive in Iceland for 15 years

Jun 6, 08 8:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Police in Iceland shot dead a polar bear that swam more than 200 miles to reach the island nation, the Guardian reports. The bear, thought to be the first to reach Iceland since 1993, probably came from Greenland or a floating chunk of Arctic ice. Authorities said they had to... More »

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endangered species • Arctic • Greenland • polar bear • Iceland

 Quake-Rattled Pandas
 Get Hugs, Bamboo 

Bears recovering with help from keepers

Jun 3, 08 6:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Zookeepers are helping pandas traumatized by the Sichuan earthquake get back to normal with hugs and games, the Guardian reports. Eight young pandas have been sent to Beijing Zoo and 47 more remain at the Wolong reserve, where the deputy chief said the animals' appetites are back to normal, but... More »

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endangered species • panda • zookeeper • pandas • Sichuan province • Wolong Giant Panda Reserve Center • China earthquake • giant pandas

 Sure, Pat That Nose—
 It's Only a Great White 

The feared predator is sociable, curious, and will let you ride its fin

Jun 1, 08 8:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Want to pat a great white shark's nose? Or ride its fin for 100 yards? Experts say the much-feared predators are so sociable and curious, you can swim with them or even tread water by their open jaws. "Unlike most fish, white sharks are intelligent, highly inquisitive creatures,"... More »

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endangered species • fish • shark attack • great white shark • animal intelligence

 Tasmania Moving Its Devils 

As cancer decimates critters, Aussies quarantine them on old prison peninsula

May 28, 08 1:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Australian government is stepping in to prevent the Tasmanian Devil from extinction, the Wall Street Journal reports, as the ill-tempered beasties have been dying off thanks to the world’s first contagious cancer, which they transfer by biting each other in the face. So zoologists are now working... More »

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endangered species • conservation • Australia • Tasmanian Devil • Tasmania

Wolves, Back From Brink, Are Targets Again

Environmental groups sue after feds remove species' protected tag

May 27, 08 11:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - A success story is at risk of turning into a bloodbath as gray wolves, newly removed from the US endangered-species list, are no longer protected from being hunted outside national parks. A coalition of environmental groups is suing the Bush administration, claiming that the wolves still need protection in the... More »

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endangered species • hunting • wolves

 Six Pandas Moved 
 From Rattled Reserve 

Damaged shelters and little food prompt transfer

May 23, 08 11:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Six hungry pandas have been transferred to a new reserve in southwest China in the wake of the region's massive earthquake, AFP reports. Their shelters damaged and food scarce, the giant pandas were moved from the renowned Wolong breeding center; eight others will be sent to Beijing tomorrow ahead of... More »

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China • endangered species • earthquake • Wolong Giant Panda Reserve Center • giant pandas

 Ocean Sharks Face Extinction 

Study finds severe effects of intentional, unintentional fishing

May 22, 08 1:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ocean sharks are threatened with extinction, with 11 species designated “high-risk” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and five more also in danger. Sharks are dwindling from intentional fishing, which targets them for their meat and fins, and “bycatch” fishing that lands them in nets meant... More »

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endangered species • shark • ocean • fishing • extinction • threatened species • fishing ban

Everglades
Wildfire Claims 33,000 Acres

Blaze threatens endangered
sparrow, homes

May 19, 08 2:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nearly 33,000 acres of Florida's Everglades National Park were burning yesterday with only 20% of the blaze contained, CNN reports. A dense smoke warning was in effect in parts of southern Florida as flames threatened an endangered sparrow species and private property. The fire is the latest in a... More »

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Florida • endangered species • firefighters • wildfires • Everglades • smoke

 Wildlife Populations Plunging 

One of 'great extinction episodes in history' unfolding: report

May 16, 08 8:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Humanity is rapidly wiping out the planet's species, sending wildlife populations plunging, the BBC reports. Pollution, habitat loss, and overfishing have cut wildlife numbers as much as a third since 1970 and wipe out 1% of species each year. One of the "great extinction episodes" in Earth's history also... More »

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endangered species • environment • wildlife • extinction • biodiversity • threatened species • World Wildlife Fund • animal

 US Classifies
 Polar Bears as
 'Threatened' 

First species to be listed as endangered by global warming

May 14, 08 2:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - After 15 months of deliberation, the Interior Department will declare polar bears “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act, officials told the AP today. The decision will reportedly cite internal scientific studies which project that melting Arctic ice could nearly wipe out the animals by 2050. More »

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climate change • endangered species • pollution • global warming • Endangered Species Act • polar bear • carbon emissions

 Endangered
 Frogs Find
 Their Noah 

Amphibian Ark project aims to save 500 imperiled species

May 12, 08 3:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Half of all frog species are in danger of extinction, and conservationists are taking a page from the Bible in working to preserve them. A program called Amphibian Ark has named 2008 the Year of the Frog, and is working with zoos to harbor endangered species, including some that have... More »

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endangered species • zoo • extinction • frogs • amphibians • habitat

Save a Food From Extinction: Eat It for Dinner

'Food coalitions' aim to keep ingredients, recipes key to US heritage in circulation

May 1, 08 7:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Vanishing culinary breeds are getting a new lease on life, thanks to the efforts of an ethnobotanist with an interest in America's foodie past, the New York Times reports. While Makah ozette potato sounds like a "Final Jeopardy" answer, the once-endangered vegetable is one of the many culinary artifacts... More »

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food • endangered species • agriculture • gourmet dining • crops • anthropology • Makah tribe • chickens • potato • American cusine



 Canada Declares
 Polar Bears
 'At Risk' 

Bears not quite endangered but still require protection

Apr 26, 08 1:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Canada has classified polar bears as a species of “special concern” requiring legislative protection, the BBC reports. While the panel of experts stopped short of declaring the bears endangered, it said that melting ice and hunting problems had put the bears in jeopardy. Canada is home to 15,000... More »

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climate change • endangered species • environment • Canada • Arctic • polar bear • animal

 Cloning Could Save Rare Rhino 

Geneticists make last-gasp effort to pull white rhino back from the brink

Apr 18, 08 3:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Faced with a wild population of northern white rhinos that can be counted on the fingers of one hand, scientists are turning to cloning in a last-ditch effort to save the species, the Independent reports. In a technique that could be used to pull other species back from the brink... More »

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endangered species • DNA • cloning • animal cloning • rhinoceros

 'Mythical' Giant 
 Turtle Found 
 in Vietnam 

Animal, thought to be extinct, is the stuff of legend

Apr 17, 08 10:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - A giant turtle thought to be extinct has been found in northern Vietnam, the AP reports. Scientists from the Cleveland Zoo discovered the Swinhoe's soft-shelled turtle when they followed up reports from villagers of a mythical creature living in a lake. Vietnamese legend tells of a huge turtle that helped... More »

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endangered species • Vietnam • zoo • amphibians • turtle

Greenhouse Gases Destroying Koalas' Food

Extinction threat as eucalyptus becomes inedible

Apr 6, 08 5:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - The koala and its marsupial cousins are in serious danger of extinction because greenhouse gases are rendering the eucalyptus leaves they rely on nutritionally worthless, reports the Australian. "What we're seeing is that the staple diet of these animals is being turned to leather," a professor said.... More »

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climate change • endangered species • Australia • greenhouse gases • extinction • animal • koala • eucalyptus

Heart Disease Is Killing Caged Gorillas

Experts try to treat mystery ailment
in US zoos

Apr 5, 08 7:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gorillas in US zoos are dying from heart disease, and no one knows why, the AP reports. Zookeepers and scientists started a nationwide “Gorilla Health Project” 2 years ago to probe the causes of fibrosing cardiomyopathy, a condition that turns heart muscle into useless fibers and has left scores... More »

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endangered species • Africa • heart disease • zoo • gorilla • Western Lowland Gorilla • fibrosing cardiomyopathy

 Hunters Take Aim at Gray Wolf 

Animal no longer under federal protection in northern Rockies

Mar 29, 08 9:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hunters in the northern Rockies will soon take aim at a rare target—the gray wolf. The animal lost its protected species status in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming yesterday, and wildlife agencies in the region are looking to reduce the population by granting hunting licenses for the first time since... More »

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endangered species • Montana • Idaho • Endangered Species Act • wildlife • Wyoming • Rocky Mountains • hunting • gray wolf • Earthjustice

 Deadly Disease Ravaging Bats  

Puzzling 'white nose syndrome' may be deadliest ever

Mar 25, 08 5:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - A mysterious syndrome is wiping out colonies of hibernating bats and baffling biologists, the New York Times reports. Experts don't know what causes the "white nose syndrome" or how it spreads, but they warn that bat populations in the Northeast are being devastated. Field researchers report bats flying out... More »

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endangered species • wildlife • bats • biologists • hibernation • caves

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