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Friendly Invasion End species discrimination -- newly introduced species may be able to get along with their native brethren better than previously believed. |
Geotimes
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Serengeti in the Great Plains A new mammal conservation proposal could one day have wild lions, elephants, cheetahs, camels and horses roaming the American Great Plains. |
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DNA Holds Clues to Extinction A new DNA study is showing that mammoths were in decline before humans hunted them en masse. |
IDB America
May/Jun 2000 |
Ecological ground zero Seven of the world's most biodiverse---and threatened---areas are in Latin America and the Caribbean. What can be done to protect them? |
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Salon.com
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When Extinct Isn't Questioning the term after the ivory-billed woodpecker's return. |
Geotimes
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Science News
July 7, 2007 |
Science Safari: Sawfish Central A site to view the Sawfish, a member of the shark family, and link to research aimed at rescuing populations of its seven beleaguered species worldwide. |
Science News
December 5, 2008
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Protect Biodiversity Hot Spots And The Rest Will Follow The tragedy unfolding in our ignorance, in our preoccupation with strictly physical environments, is that human action is destroying countless species and even ecosystems before we even know they existed. |
Scientific American
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Popular Mechanics
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5 Eco Crimes Unmasked by DNA Sleuths' High-Tech Spy Game New DNA databases have begun to help environmentalists and regulators uncover the truth behind everything from the origin of ivory from poached elephants to cheating in fishing contests. |
Salon.com
January 14, 2002
John Glassie |
E.O. Wilson The great scientist and conservationist explains the terrorism we insist on overlooking. And space colonies won't help, either... |
Reason
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Save the Frankenfish! Is the snakehead endangered? Environmental groups are using the Endangered Species Act to lock up land from development rather than save threatened species, and they want some reform from Washington. |
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Bio-Invaders Are we under attack by "non-native" species? Should we care? |
Smithsonian
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Back From The Brink Not every endangered species is doomed. Thanks to tough U.S. environmental laws, dedicated researchers, and plenty of money and effort, success stories abound. |
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Invasive Threats to the American Homeland Before 11 September 2001, when American leaders prepared for war they envisioned enemies using bombs, tanks, guns, military force, and other traditional armaments. The attacks on that fateful day forever changed the way the United States and the world would view the nature of war. |
IDB America
April 2005
Roger Hamilton |
The Message of a Little Monkey In Rio de Janeiro and across the globe, natural ecosystems are being altered and simplified to serve burgeoning human demands. If the golden lion tamarin escapes extinction, the world will be a little more habitable for the rest of us. |
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