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Nearly thirty percent of all the amphibians in the world are facing extinction While it may sound surprising, the greatest threat to any animal on the planet is mankind. Humans are perched solidly at the top of the food chain, and our nation's youth must understand the incredible responsibility that comes with that power. No comment yet.
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An expert panel investigating the state of Canadian marine biodiversity has accused the government of failing to protect the country's oceans, leaving marine life threatened and the nation's ocean species at risk. Delete the scoop?
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Biodiversity influences how well a dryland ecosystem functions, and therefore how it will respond to climate change, say scientists. These crucial services include carbon storage and the build-up of nutrient pools, all of which are crucial to prevent negative impacts of climate change and desertification. Delete the scoop?
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A research team has discovered four new tiny chameleons that are the smallest chameleons - and some of the smallest reptiles - in existence. Delete the scoop?
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There's no doubt a few veterans enjoyed great opportunities hunting bears near Tyonek between 2008 and 2010. But in some cases it appears celebrity guests and businesses did better. Delete the scoop?
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More than 500 distinguished scientists signed a letter urging the Obama administration to use science to guide decision making on oil and gas activities in the remote and fragile U.S. Arctic Ocean. Delete the scoop?
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The quietest places on earth, including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Moremi Game Reserve, Selous Tanzania, and Grasslands National Park. VIA ... Via Ana Cristina Pratas Delete the scoop?
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Video message from MISIA screened at the global launch of United Nations Decade on Biodiversity in Kanazawa (2011). Delete the scoop?
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"Natural capital needs to be integrated into the national accounts," said Gerbrandy. "It is profitable to cut down a forest. We need to make it economically worthwhile to preserve it too." Delete the scoop?
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Already on the decline worldwide, big trees face a dire future due to habitat fragmentation, selective harvesting by loggers, exotic invaders, and the effects of climate change, warns an article published this week in New Scientist magazine. Delete the scoop?
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The hallmark of the flora and fauna of Madagascar and the Indian Ocean islands is not necessarily their diversity (though this is high in some groups of organisms, particularly given the islands' size), but their remarkable endemism. The high level of species unique to Madagascar and its surrounding islands resulted from tens of millions of years of isolation from the African mainland and from people, who didn't arrive until 2,000 years ago Delete the scoop?
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Scientists record Amazon's structure and biodiversity by bouncing laser beams off forest 400,000 times per second... Delete the scoop?
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Brussels – The Commission is concerned that Italy has incorrectly implemented EU legislation on environmental liability, leading to insufficient protection... Via pdjmoo Delete the scoop?
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The Pantanal, a stunning biodiversity sanctuary in central-western Brazil, is threatened by intensive farming and deforestation, a leading environmental group warned as the world marked World Wetlands Day Delete the scoop?
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This VIDEO mentions something really important. We still have wolf culls like that in Nolo, ID “to protect the elk herd.” The idea is to cull the local wolves down to 20 or 30 individuals, so as to build up the local elk herd. It's called the ecology of fear hypothesis. And that fear has real ecological ramifications.
Yellowstone says hunt changes protect park wolves http://www.scoop.it/t/biodiversity-is-life/p/933229392/yellowstone-says-hunt-changes-protect-park-wolves
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We have now entered the international decade on #biodiversity http://t.co/eUNCCvZE... Delete the scoop?
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Back from near-extinction, the gray wolf will soon be removed from the endangered species list. Now, Wyoming has struck a deal with the federal government to allow trophy hunting of the predator in certain parts of the state. Delete the scoop?
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In the 21's century our food has become mass produced and shipped worl wide. Our companies are doing whatever they can jsut to produce the food, these companies dont care what they put in it as long as the customers are buying. They are putting to many chemicals in the food which make it unhealthy for humans. Via Seth Dixon, Jack Smalley Delete the scoop?
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RT @heidicullen Taking the heat: a weathercaster’s view Guest Column | Dan Satterfield, broadcast meteorologist February 6, 2012 • The past twelve months have seen some of the most extreme weather of modern times, especially in North America. NOAA announced in Januarythat more of the United States was either extremely wet or extremely dry in 2011 than in any other year on record. Delete the scoop?
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Biodiversity loss is probably a challenge that is often ignored as climate change looms. Currently the world is losing species at a rate that is 100 to 1000 times faster than the natural extinction rate, further, it is currently seeing the sixth mass extinction. Delete the scoop?
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With Europe facing a “silent crisis” of biodiversity loss, MEPs are considering ways to strengthen protections for habitats and species but are divided over how to compel EU national governments to live up to their commitments. Delete the scoop?
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Years of lax oversight, corruption, and political rivalry have allowed industrial fishing fleets from Asia, Europe, and Latin America to decimate fish stocks across the southern Pacific, a “free-for-all” that has pushed one critical species to the brink, according to a new report by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). Delete the scoop?
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Even after 100 years have passed a restored wetland may not reach the state of its former glory. Delete the scoop?
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The disappearance of 300,000 farmed Scottish salmon from their cages in a storm has left many wondering whether they will breed with wild ones and upset the gene pool. Via pdjmoo Delete the scoop?
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