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Hrou Abouchrif Growing up in southeastern Morocco, Hrou Abouchrif learned about the characteristics of pasture plants and their use by village healers while herding sheep and goats with his father along the mountain paths. This innovative project brings farmers and tourist lodge owners together in a campaign whose purpose is to increase the use of local medicinal and aromatic plant species. 
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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 Swarms Of These Adorable Robots Can Build Massive Houses Without A Blueprint http://ow.ly/tJ8k7 #Robots Workforce http://sco.lt/7sjVKr
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VIDEO In Yellowstone, elk browse on aspen, willows, and cottonwood less when they have to worry about wolves. The aspen forests have started to regenerate, which is great news for riparian areas. These improved riparian areas are good for a wide range of wildlife. Beavers return to eat the willows. They make ponds, which are good for lots of other wildlife, and the trees are great for songbirds. http://retrieverman.net/2012/02/03/how-wolves-increased-biodiversity-in-yellowstone/ WATCH SAVING THE WOLVES OF YELLOWSTONE Top Predators Crucial For Ecosystem Health FAREWELL TO A ROCK STAR - GUNNING DOWN WOLVES FOR FUN
ENDING THE WAR ON USA WILDLIFE ▶ A DISASTER: LOSS OF TWO THIRDS OF TOP PREDATORS CAUSING GLOBAL ECOSYSTEM TO COLLAPSE http://sco.lt/7XHisr
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We have now entered the international decade on #biodiversity http://t.co/eUNCCvZE...
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NPR INTERVIEW February 10, 2012 AS GRAY WOLVES RETURN, SO DOES DEBATE OVER MAN'S "MANAGEMENT" HUNTING http://www.npr.org/2012/02/10/146690053/return-of-gray-wolves-renews-debate-over-hunting Yahoo News, February 11, 2015 KRWG, December 29, 2014 http://krwg.org/post/endangered-gray-wolf-shot-and-killed-utah SAVING THE WOLVES OF YELLOWSTONE TOP PREDATORS CRUCIAL FOR ECOSYSTEM HEALTH February 2014 ▶ RETURN OF GRAY WOLVES TO SOUTHWEST SLOW GOING DUE TO MAN'S MISMANAGEMENT http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/3efa8f3f4c6a4a189e18d8a02bc19a74/NM--Endangered-Wolves June 28, 2013 The Wildlife News http://canislupus101.blogspot.com/
Canis lupus 101, December 20, 2014 http://canislupus101.blogspot.com/2014/12/recreational-hunting-of-great-lakes.htmlhttp://ow.ly/GfHT1 NBC, March 06, 2013
Guardian Environment, February 06, 2013 ▶ THE RETURN OF GREY WOLVES 'NOT ENOUGH TO RESTORE YELLOWSTONE'S ECOSYSTEM' http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/feb/06/return-grey-wolves-yellowstone-ecosystem Care2, July 15, 2013 ▶ WHO KILLED THE LONE MEXICAN GRAY WOLF? http://www.care2.com/causes/endangered-mexican-gray-wolf-shooting-threatens-species-recovery-efforts.html April 10, 2014 For about two years now, a wolf genocide has been occurring in North America. The population of Gray wolves in the Northern Rockies have plummeted; a slaughter of 2700 wolves in six states has occurred as of February 2014. While there has been a war on wolves for centuries, the bloodshed began to resurface when President Obama removed federal protection from gray wolves in Montana, Idaho, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Wyoming and Michigan in April of 2011. Montana and Idaho won the rights to hunt and kill wolves in the most gruesome of ways, as a result of anti-wolf interests... http://positiveactivism.org/2014/04/10/op-ed-a-massacre-of-wolves-is-taking-place/ 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. TreeHugger, November 4, 2013 ▶ WYOMING: WOLVES ARE NOT VERMIN OR PESTS YET STATE OF WYOMING WANTS TO KILL THEM ALL http://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/wolves-are-not-vermin-or-pests-yet-state-wyoming-wants-kill-them- Wisconsin Wildlife Ethic-Vote Our Wildlife, November 22, 2013 Wisconsin Wildlife Ethic-Vote Our Wildlife, November 28, 2013 ▶ IS TROPHY HUNTING A FORM OF SERIAL KILLING? http://wiwildlifeethic.org/2013/11/28/madravenspeak-is-trophy-hunting-a-form-of-serial-killing/ ▶ MICHIGAN GOP LAWMAKERS CONSIDERING LEGISLATION TO MAKE GRAY WOLVES A "GAME SPECIES" http://www.michiganradio.org/post/tribes-opposed-possibility-michigan-wolf-hunting-seasonhttp://www.michiganradio.org/post/tribes-opposed-possibility-michigan-wolf-hunting-season TakePart, April 26, 2014 ▶ INSIDE IDAHO'S IRRATIONAL WAR ON WOLVES - KILL ALL WOLVES, EXCEPT 150 -- ANNIHILATING POPULATION -- FOR FUN https://www.takepart.com/article/2014/04/21/inside-idahos-irrational-war-wolves Jackson Hole News & Guide, August 20, 2014 No state in the Lower 48 hates on gray wolves more rabidly than Idaho. If you think vigilantes in Wyoming and Montana have done reprehensible things — actions ranging from running down exhausted lobos on snowmobiles to openly promoting the poisoning of wolves and threatening pro-wolf conservationists with violence — they don’t come close to matching the odium that’s condoned by law enforcement and elected officials in the Gem State. Reuters, January 17, 2014 June 7, 2013 Take Part
VIDEO THE TRUTH ABOUT WOLF HUNTING: A video of short clips showing different methods of cruel wolf hunting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN69cfHiB-I ▶ THE WEDGE PACK, A WASHINGTON STATE WOLF PACK, EXTERMINATED BECAUSE OF ONE ARROGANT RANCHER http://focusingonwildlife.com/news/the-wedge-pack-a-washington-state-wolf-pack-exterminated-because-of-one-arrogant-rancher/
April 23, 2013 Examiner.com
--- WATCH --- THE LAST WILD WOLVES - Part 1 -▶ WHY WE NEED WOLVES: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/29/opinion/the-world-needs-wolves.html?_r=1&src=me&ref=general Dodo, July 18, 2014 ▶ LITTER OF MEXICAN GRAY WOLF PUPS BORN IN THE WILD FOR FIRST TIME IN 30 YEARS: A HUNTERS DREAM https://www.thedodo.com/litter-of-mexican-gray-wolf-pu-633648208.html
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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 Jack Smalley
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This article explains in an emotive fashion that humans as a species aren't as diverse as first thought. The author, Rachel Laudan, explains that even as technology and food production has changed, much remains the same. There are on average 20,000 plants that are edible to humans, yet there are 11 plants that provide a steady diet for 93% of the worlds' population. These plants have been part of our diet for thousands of years and since the birth of farming itself. The article is produced from a food historians' point of view on the matter of change that we as a species have made. The information shows that even as technology, agriculture and farming has expanded, we have just found ways to do the same thing but slightly better than we previously had done.
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Beer-Sheva, Israel (SPX) Feb 01, 2012 -
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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Even after 100 years have passed a restored wetland may not reach the state of its former glory.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Video message from MISIA screened at the global launch of United Nations Decade on Biodiversity in Kanazawa (2011).
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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."
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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.
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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
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