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  • July 2008

    • Midwest Fights Weeds With Bugs

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jul 2, 08 2:20 PM CDT

      Midwest Fights Weeds With Bugs

      (Newser) - Officials in the Midwest are returning to a tried-and-true technique to fight invasive plants, the Chicago Tribune reports. Biological control uses natural enemies to rein in pests, and importing a tiny brown beetle in the 1990s brought under control a fast-spreading European weed, known as loosestrife, that was terrorizing agriculture. There are other enemies now—but scientists worry the approach could create other problems. More »

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      agriculture  • species  • insects  • plants  • farms  • predators

  • February 2008

    • Species Site Overwhelmed by Traffic on Opening Day

      Associated Press  |  Feb 27, 08 3:15 PM CST

      Species Site Overwhelmed by Traffic on Opening Day

      (Newser) - A much-anticipated web encyclopedia of all Earth’s life forms crashed hours after its launch yesterday, inundated by traffic. The Encyclopedia of Life had 11.5 million hits in its first 5½ hours—including 2 hours down—leading the site’s founders to ask their opposites at Wikipedia for bandwidth tips. EOL plans to have a page for each of the 1.8 million species, the AP reports. More »

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      Internet  • Wikipedia  • species  • web traffic  • mushrooms

  • November 2007

    • 75% of Bear Species at Risk

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Nov 12, 07 7:15 PM CST

      75% of Bear Species at Risk

      (Newser) - Southeast Asia's sun bear is now the sixth of eight bear species facing extinction worldwide, the Telegraph reports. Experts admit they know little about the bear, but blame deforestation, hunting, and fearful villagers for menacing the species. "We estimate that sun bears have declined by at least 30 per cent over the past 30 years (three bear generations)," said one specialist. More »

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      endangered species  • polar bear  • panda  • species  • extinction  • deforestation  • endangered species list  • grizzly bear

    • Iran, US Team to Save Cheetah

      Der Spiegel  |  Nov 1, 07 8:29 PM CDT

      Iran, US Team to Save Cheetah

      (Newser) - In an unlikely collaboration, the US and Iran will undertake efforts this month to save the endangered Asiatic cheetah, whose numbers could be as low as 60, Der Spiegel reports. The New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society will send a team to the Kavir Desert in central Iran for a cheetah-tracking project—but none of the WCS scientists can be Americans. More »

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      Iran  • United States  • animal  • endangered species  • species

  • October 2007

    • Half of All Species Risk Extinction as Earth Warms

      Guardian (UK)  |  Oct 24, 07 4:15 AM CDT

      Half of All Species Risk Extinction as Earth Warms

      (Newser) - Global warming could trigger the extinction of half the world's plant and animal species—although humans will probably survive, according to a new British study of the likely effects of climate change. Researchers studied links between mass extinctions and climate changes over 520 million years. In one event, 95% of animal and plant species were eliminated, reports the Guardian . More »

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      climate change  • global warming  • extinction  • species  • biodiversity

    • Huge New Dinosaur Species Found in Argentina

      Reuters  |  Oct 15, 07 4:45 PM CDT

      Huge New Dinosaur Species Found in Argentina

      (Newser) - The recently discovered fossil of a giant dinosaur that roamed South America 80 million years ago is not only remarkably complete but also represents a new species, Brazilian and Argentine paleontologists announced today. Futalognkosaurus dukei, a four-legged, long-necked herbivore, measured about 110 feet from head to tail and was four stories tall at the shoulder. More »

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      Brazil  • Argentina  • fossil  • species  • Patagonia  • Dinosaurs

  • September 2007
  • August 2007

    • Stranded by War, Forest Yields Treasures

      Reuters  |  Aug 8, 07 6:53 PM CDT

      Stranded by War, Forest Yields Treasures

      (Newser) - Scientists have discovered six animal species in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, an area closed to scientists for nearly 50 years. The region is rich in biodiversity, Reuters reports, and beyond the bat, rodents, frogs, and shrews found on a brief trip this past winter, the Wildlife Conservation Society may also have discovered new plant species. More »

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      animal  • wildlife  • species  • Democratic Republic of Congo  • ecology  • frogs  • bats

    • River Dolphin Declared Extinct

      BBC  |  Aug 8, 07 5:54 AM CDT

      River Dolphin Declared Extinct

      (Newser) - Calling it a "shocking tragedy," a team of marine scientists have declared the Yangtze river dolphin "likely extinct" after their failure to find a single animal in a recent research expedition. The scientists blamed massive over fishing along the Yangtze as the primary cause of the species' disappearance, the BBC reports. More »

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      China  • animal  • species  • dolphin

  • July 2007

    • Giant Chimps Found in Congo

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 14, 07 1:30 PM CDT

      Giant Chimps Found in Congo

      (Newser) - Scientists from the University of Amsterdam have discovered a population of giant, near ape-size chimpanzees in the Congo. Long rumored to exist, they are referred to by local hunters as lion-eating chimps. And while the scientists could not confirm the lion-eating, they did see a band of the chimps eating a leopard. More »

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      animal  • species  • Democratic Republic of Congo  • chimpanzees

  • June 2007
  • May 2007

    • West Nile Turns Down Volume on Songbirds

      Washington Post  |  May 17, 07 1:44 PM CDT

      West Nile Turns Down Volume on Songbirds

      (Newser) - The West Nile virus is responsible for a major decline in North American bird populations, and the sudden quiet speaks volumes to environmental scientists. Beyond a lack of birdsong, a new National Zoo study reports, the decimation signals far-reaching ecological problems that have emerged since the mosquito-borne virus appeared on the continent in 1999. More »

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      health  • environment  • animal  • disease  • infection  • birds  • species  • mosquito  • West Nile virus

  • April 2007
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