positive Wildlife news
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Russia and China vow to protect Siberian tigersChina and Russia have agreed to set up the first cross-border protection zone for rare Siberian tigers. |
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Smallest frog in Asia discovered in BorneoResearchers on an expedition in Borneo have found a new and very tiny species of frog. |
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New Zealand retracts plans to open up rare frog habitat to miningIt was hoped for, but not certain until Tuesday when the government of New Zealand announced it was cancelling a controversial proposal to open up parts of conservation areas to mining. |
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Whale ‘sense of smell’ revealedBowhead whales have a previously undiscovered ability to smell the air. The finding could change our understanding of how baleen whales locate prey, as scientists suspect the bowhead whales sniff out krill swarms. |
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10,000km walk along the Amazon River nears the endEd Stafford, 34, from Leicestershire, central England, has been walking the length Amazon River since April 2, 2008, to raise awareness of the region. |
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Myanmar creates world’s largest tiger reserveMyanmar has announced that Hukaung Valley Tiger Reserve will be nearly tripled in size, making the protected area the largest tiger reserve in the world. Spanning 17,477 square kilometers (6,748 square miles), the newly expanded park is approximately the size of Kuwait and larger than the US state of Connecticut. |
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Cheetah will run again in IndiaThe cheetah, eradicated in India by hunting nearly a century ago, will run again in the country, as three sites are earmarked for its reintroduction. |
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US scientist says much surface Gulf oil dispersedOil from BP's damaged Gulf of Mexico well is clearing from the sea surface faster than expected, scientists say, 100 days after the disaster began. |
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European Parliament bans illegal timberThe European Parliament has voted to ban imports of illegal timber. |
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Sperm whale faeces ‘offset CO2 emissions’Sperm whale faeces may help oceans absorb carbon dioxide from the air, scientists say. |
evironmental news headlines
- Norwegian government boycotts Malaysian timber giant
- 100MW solar power plant to be built in the UAE
- New road concrete developed that actually cleans the air
- Russia and China vow to protect Siberian tigers
- Cannabis electric car to be made in Canada
- Fortune 500 Companies Flex Market Muscle, Reject Tar Sands
- New Study Shows Americans Used Less Energy and More Renewables in 2009
- Smallest frog in Asia discovered in Borneo
- Scientists hope to collect electricity from the air
- White House crackdown on dirty trucks gathers pace
- Spray-on film turns glass into solar panels
- Mexico City bans free plastic bags
- No deepwater drilling without environmental studies: U.S.
- A splinter of hope in the fight against illegal logging
- Solar power plant plans move ahead in California
- Cleanup of Superfund Site Completed in Morris County, New Jersey
- New Zealand retracts plans to open up rare frog habitat to mining
- Penalties promised for illegal wood sales
- EPA Rejects Claims of Flawed Climate Science
- Amazon deforestation in dramatic decline, official figures show
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