Endangered Species

                   

Seventh graders help endangered species

thehour.com
Dec 2, 2008
        

The Scofield Magnet School seventh graders are putting a new twist on their yearly community service program by helping save an endangered species. Jim Forde's seventh grade science class from Scofield Magnet School in Stamford...

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African agriculture journalists awarded

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Dec 2, 2008 1 related
        

Two African Journalists have been awarded with the continent's presitgious agriculture awards at a ceremony held in the Mozambique. Patricia Oyella of WBS TV in Uganda and Wandera Ojanji of the East African Standard in Kenya...

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UN officials launch "Year of the Gorilla"

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Dec 1, 2008 17 related
        

A mountain gorilla holding her baby is seen in the Virunga National Park, near the Uganda border in eastern Congo, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008. The director of Congo's Virunga Park says rangers who fled fighting between rebels and...

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UN launches 'Year of the Gorilla 2009' (AAP)

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Dec 1, 2008 12 related
        

Endangered gorilla species will be placed "on a higher pedestal" next year in efforts to raise awareness about their plight and threats to their habitat, a UN expert says. "The Year of the Gorilla 2009 will place gorillas on a...

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Bush Quietly Passes Dozens of New Rules

mathaba.net
Dec 2, 2008 3 related
        

Nearly a million hectares of public wildlands in Wyoming and Utah are being opened up to oil shale extraction, the Endangered Species Act is being gutted, as are regulations regarding factory farm operations, the Clean Air Act,...

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Orchid Collection at US Botanic Garden

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Dec 1, 2008
        

View Endangered Orchid Plants at the Conservatory in Washington DC The United States Botanic Garden includes specific plant collections in the conservatory. The orchid collection has approximately 5,000 plants. The orchid...

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Jambiya craftsmen encouraged to substitute rhinoceros horn with garnet - (Health)

yementimes.com
Dec 1, 2008
        

Jambiya craftsmen, concerned authorities and academics this month attended an awareness-raising workshop on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), during which experts urged...

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Congo's war-baby gorillas bring hope for endangered species (AFP)

yahoo.com
Nov 30, 2008 24 related
        

AFP - High above the war-battered plain, a giant silverback gorilla ruminatively strips a plant of its leaves with green tombstone teeth. Five females nearby suckle their babies. The world can celebrate a small miracle in...

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Endangered fish released into refuge dam (AAP)

yahoo.com
Dec 1, 2008 1 related
        

About 50 Yarra pygmy perch fish have been released into a refuge dam in South Australia to help ensure the long-term survival of the threatened species. Department of Environment and Heritage westland officer Russell Seaman...

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Quick action possible on federal wolf protections

physorg.com
Nov 30, 2008 2 related
        

By Rocky Barker, Space & Earth science / Environment Federal wildlife managers hope to remove wolves from the endangered species list in Idaho and Montana before President-elect Barack Obama takes office. Ed Bangs, wolf...

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