positive Wildlife news
Florida group rebuilds vital coral reefs
via CNN |
Sun March 04, 2012 |
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International Bird Area in Kenya saved from conversion into biofuel cropA campaign by NGO Nature Kenya has saved the Dakatcha Woodland Important Bird Area (IBA) from destruction for planting biofuel crops, reports BirdLife International. |
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New sanctuaries declared for Asia’s freshwater dolphins
via MongaBay |
Fri February 24, 2012 |
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New York eyes shark fin trade banA group of New York legislators on Tuesday unveiled a draft law banning trade in shark fins, saying the practice, which serves the market for Chinese shark fin soup, was decimating the ocean predators. |
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Judge orders Florida water pollution limitsA Southwest Florida conservation official is calling a federal judge’s ruling on clean water limits a total victory for the environment. |
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Nations get tough on tiger tradeCrime chiefs from countries with populations of wild tigers have agreed to work together in order to combat the illegal trade in the big cats. |
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Safeway Announces Sustainable Tuna-Sourcing PolicySafeway recently announced that the Safeway brand Skipjack (chunk-light) canned tuna will be responsibly caught using free-school purse-seine methods. This method of using purse-seiners spots tuna schools by using radar and sonar. The company will transition to this method by the end of the year. |
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‘Pyramids’ planted to revive Philippine coralsThousands of small 'pyramids' are being planted off the Philippines' famous Boracay resort island in an effort to bring its nearly destroyed coral reefs back to life, an environment group said Thursday. |
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Satellite study reveals critical habitat and corridors for world’s rarest gorillaConservationists working in Central Africa to save the world's rarest gorilla have good news: the Cross River gorilla has more suitable habitat than previously thought, including vital corridors that, if protected, can help the great apes move between sites in search of mates, according to the North Carolina Zoo, the Wildlife Conservation Society, and other groups. |
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Fungi Discovered In The Amazon Will Eat Your PlasticThe Amazon is home to more species than almost anywhere else on earth. One of them, carried home recently by a group from Yale University, appears to be quite happy eating plastic in airless landfills. |
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Leatherback sea turtles granted massive protected area along U.S. west coast
via MongaBay |
Tue January 24, 2012 |
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No rhinos poached in Nepal last year
via MongaBay |
Tue January 10, 2012 |
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Singapore supermarket to stop selling shark finSINGAPORE — Singapore's largest supermarket chain will stop selling shark fin products from April after an inflammatory comment by one of its suppliers triggered calls for a boycott from activists and the public. |
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The biggest new species discoveries in 2011
via MongBay |
Sat December 31, 2011 |
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Environmental news headlines
- Small Canadian Town Bans Shark Fins
- 60 percent reduction in acidity of Delaware rain
- Microsoft Commits to Carbon Neutrality
- South Korea adopts greenhouse gas regulations
- California public to vote on GMO Label Act after 1 million signatures
- From concrete jungle to urban oasis
- Honolulu City Council backs bill to ban plastic bags at store, restaurant checkouts
- Peru is latest developing nation to adopt climate change initiative
- Momentum builds: Burger King Switches to Cage Free Pork and Eggs
- State of Himalayan Glaciers Less Alarming Than Feared
- Ford Cuts Global Waste by 100 Million Pounds and Counting
- Mexico becomes 2nd country in the world to pass national climate-change law
- Mad frog bonanza: up to 36 new frogs discovered in tiny Madagascar forest
- How High Gasoline Prices are Creating Jobs and Growing The Economy
- Russia creates massive park for rare cats
- Toronto Becomes First City To Mandate Green Roofs
- Study: Wildlife survive nuclear accidents
- Saving Right Whales? There’s an app for that.
- US sets new carbon standard for power plants
- World’s largest preserve forming in Africa
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