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Wealthy Texan to Save Wild Horses

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Posted by Esther Colwell   
Friday, 21 November 2008

mare-and-foal.jpgA last minute rescue is being planned by Madeline Pickens to save 33,000 wild horses facing death by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, which may euthanize some of the 33,000 wild horses roaming free on the open range in 10 Western states. The wife of Texas oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens wants to create a refuge for the horses. (Story at MSNBC)

 

Farmland Turned Reserve Restores Endangered Wild Animals (Video)

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Posted by geri   
Thursday, 20 November 2008
cheetah-family.jpgAt Phinda Game Reserve in Africa, wild animals that thrived long ago have been re-introduced onto recently-farmed lands. As fences have come down and nature allowed to return, endangered animals like cheetahs and black rhinos roam free and breed on an extended oasis of private land reserve.

 

Scientists Find New Penguin, Extinct for 500 Years

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Posted by jseiler1   
Thursday, 20 November 2008

yellow-eyed-penguin.jpgResearchers studying a rare and endangered species of penguin have uncovered a previously unknown species that disappeared about 500 years ago.

(Associated Press story via Yahoo News)

 

Obama Vows to Engage World on Climate Change

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Posted by geri   
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
earth-from-Apollo_17.jpgUS president-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday vowed he would "engage vigorously" in global climate change talks and that denial was no longer an acceptable response to global warming. Obama said in a surprise video message to an international conference hosted by Gov. Schwarzenegger and four other state governors, that he would show new leadership on the issue as soon as he takes office in January.
Read more... [Obama Vows to Engage World on Climate Change]
 

Giant Clams Make Comeback in Philippines Thanks to Science

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Posted by geri   
Tuesday, 18 November 2008
giant-clam-fluted.jpgOnce a common sight in waters around the Philippine islands, the giant clam had virtually disappeared until marine biologist Edgardo Gomez decided to do something about it. "Giant clams are essential to coral reefs and so it was a race against time to build stock up." Now reefs and bays in many parts of the Philippines are being restocked with mature giant clams as part of his project. Educating local fisherman is also key.
Read more... [Giant Clams Make Comeback in Philippines Thanks to Science]
 
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