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Nature can be bountiful, if you take only as much as you need! However, modern commercial fishing techniques result in extensive wastefulness. A study in British waters indicates that almost two thirds of the fish caught are thrown back over the...
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What a sight it is when a hummingbird hovers close to some pretty summer flowers or an eagle soars above the canyons. Birdwatching is interesting hobby for those who...
made popular Sep 10 2008
Two men in the US state of Georgia say they have found the body of a Bigfoot, the legendary ape-like creature that has been subject of decades of hoaxes.
made popular Aug 16 2008
The environmental icon of Florida — Florida manatee - is imperiled. It has suffered its most dismal year on record in 2006. The manatee had a population of about...
made popular Apr 10 2007
Portions of Hurricane Katrina-ravaged coastline can be mend in an eco-friendly way ‘ making use of the old Christmas trees and boards from piers destroyed by the...
made popular Mar 27 2007
It was in 1975, the American crocodile was listed as a federally endangered species, as was on the brink of disappearing from South Florida - the only U.S. habitat of...
made popular Mar 20 2007
Bear biologist Mark Ternent is busy these days with his daredevil act of entering the dens to assess the health and size of Pennsylvania’s bruin population....
made popular Mar 16 2007
Great news for the bird watchers! 237 whooping cranes have already made their yearly migration, returning to Texas’ Aransas National Wildlife refugee. These...
made popular Dec 27 2006
The sea otters need to be designated as critical habitat immediately in a bid to save the species from extinction! In southwest Alaska, it is found to have already...
made popular Dec 22 2006
Once they were known for their elaborate courtship displays for the Hawaiian Islanders. Yeah, I am talking about those Hawaiian flies. But, now they have diminished to...
made popular May 11 2006
There are several endangered species that go unprotected, and eventually disappear. On these lines, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will review the status of 70...
made popular Apr 13 2006
It is of great concern that global warming is melting away the icy habitats where polar bears live! Amid these concerns, the federal government is reviewing whether...
made popular Feb 10 2006
To get the Florida black bear added to the federal list of endangered or threatened species, conservation groups and an animal welfare group are suing. About 3,000 live...
made popular Feb 8 2006
Once catapulted to Endangered Species List, the Gray wolves in the northern Rockies are increasing dramatically now. And... what next? The U.S. Fish and Wildlife...
made popular Feb 3 2006
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Recently, the Red Data book of the Bird Life International (BLI), has listed about 189 endangered species. BLI will be launching the world’s most ambitious bird...
made popular Aug 14 2007
One of the most threatened of the arctic species due to global warming are the polar bears. A diminishing ice pack directly affects polar bears, as sea ice is the...
made popular Jul 13 2007
The environmental icon of Florida — Florida manatee - is imperiled. It has suffered its most dismal year on record in 2006. The manatee had a population of about...
made popular Apr 10 2007
It was in 1975, the American crocodile was listed as a federally endangered species, as was on the brink of disappearing from South Florida - the only U.S. habitat of...
made popular Mar 20 2007
The animal ‘manatee’ is rebounding its population. Claiming this, the state wildlife commission has voted to take it off the endangered species list of...
made popular Jun 10 2006
A plant or an animal species receive protection under the Endangered Species Act. And, before it receives the protection, the species must first be placed on the...
made popular Jun 5 2006
The world’s biodiversity agency has listed polar bear and hippopotamus as species threatened for the first time. The Red List of Threatened Species includes the...
made popular May 2 2006
It is of great concern that global warming is melting away the icy habitats where polar bears live! Amid these concerns, the federal government is reviewing whether...
made popular Feb 10 2006
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