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Endangered Species Defined
Animals, birds, fish, plants, or other living organisms threatened with extinction by anthropogenic (man-caused) or other natural changes in their environment. Requirements for declaring a species endangered are contained in the Endangered Species Act.
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Recovery Efforts Not Enough For Critically Endangered Asian Vulture
Published September 5, 2008, 1:30 pm, Science Daily
Captive breeding colonies of a critically endangered vulture, whose numbers in the wild have dwindled from tens of millions to a few thousand, are too small to protect the species from extinction, a new analysis shows.
Russian delegates to stay in Stevens Point
Published September 5, 2008, 1:27 pm, Stevens Point Journal
Five Russian leaders participating in the Open World Program will spend October 3-11 in Stevens Point examining the theme of our common environment. The Rostov Veliky Stevens Point Sister City Project will host the delegation. While in Stevens Point, the delegates will meet with environmental specialists in local government, at the university, and in the public schools. The visit provides the ...
Creek teacher joins seabird research expedition in Alaska
Published September 5, 2008, 1:18 pm, The Bay Area Citizen
A biology and anatomy teacher from Clear Creek High School spent part of her summer on a research trip to Alaska.
Up Next
Published September 5, 2008, 11:30 am, CBS News
What's coming up next on 60 Minutes .
Oldest Known Gorilla, Jenny, Dies At Dallas Zoo
Published September 5, 2008, 10:22 am, CBS 11 Dallas - Fort Worth
Jenny, a western lowland gorilla at the Dallas Zoo, has died. At 55 years old, she was the oldest gorilla in captivity.
Recovery Efforts Not Enough for Critically Endangered Asian Vulture
Published September 5, 2008, 9:20 am, Newswise
Captive breeding colonies of a critically endangered vulture, whose numbers in the wild have dwindled from tens of millions to a few thousand, are too small to protect the species from extinction, a University of Michigan analysis shows.
Turn White House green? Consider the Palin factor 5 Sep 2008, 1022 hrs IST,REUTERS
Published September 5, 2008, 2:30 am, The Times of India
WASHINGTON: Who's best equipped to turn the White House green -- John McCain or Barack Obama? Both have made energy security and environmental stewardship part of their presidential campaigns.
Scout helps endangered species, wins Eagle award
Published September 5, 2008, 12:06 am, West County Journal
Helping some foxes led to an eagle for Parkway West High School sophomore Aditya Subbarao.
Local poet recognized
Published September 4, 2008, 11:32 pm, The Norman Transcript
The Oklahoma Humanities Council has nominated Jennifer Kidney, Norman, for state poet laureate, an honorary position appointed by the governor for a two-year term.Kidney is director of Literature Programs for the Oklahoma Humanities Council and has served as the director of the Let's Talk About It, Oklahoma! reading and discussion program for 20 years.
Series of talks at UT to address obesity; Concordia students moving into new dorms.
Published September 4, 2008, 5:32 pm, Austin American-Statesman
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- http://www.wor ldwildlife.org /
- WWF - Species - Protecting endangered species
- Kids' Planet ESPECIES Animal Fact Sheets
- One step closer to protecting right whales: Right whales have been in the news in the past week . What does this all mean? Well, for many years (nearly a decade), the New England Aquarium, members of the shipping industry, maritime law experts, conservation groups, and the federal government (NMFS) have been working to formulate a strategy to reduce the level of vessel strikes of right whales, the leading known cause of mortality for this small population. That rule is now reaching it's final stages. Get the full story on this post!
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- Playing God with "Endangered" Species By Alan Caruba: In mid-August Barack Obama had this to say about a White House decision regarding the Endangered Species Act: ?After over 30 years of successfully protecting our nation?s most endangered wildlife like the bald eagle, we should be looking for ways to improve it, not weaken it.?
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- Save the forest around our Angel Oak Tree: info@savethean geloak.com
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- The Alternative Consumer:Stop Alaskan Aerial Wolf Hunting: http://www.akw ildlife.com/Vi deos.html http://www.mys pace.com/tanya isa
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