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World

Only 83 Orcas Left?

Only 83 Orcas Left?

Killer whales – or orcas – have been declared an endangered species since 2005, although they were...
» read full story October 26th, 2008 - 13:54
Ivory Products Will No Longer Be Available On Auction Site eBay

Ivory Products Will No Longer Be Available On Auction Site eBay

In an effort to help protect the endangered African and Asian elephants, eBay announced that it...
» read full story October 22nd, 2008 - 10:30
One Quarter Of Wild Mammals Threatened By Extinction

One Quarter Of Wild Mammals Threatened By Extinction

An evaluation made by 1300 scientists from around the world that took 5 years to complete was made...
» read full story October 07th, 2008 - 21:11
Bush Administration Wants To Ease Rules On Endangered Species

Bush Administration Wants To Ease Rules On Endangered Species

According to a new measure which the Bush administration wants to implement, the Endangered Species...
» read full story August 12th, 2008 - 16:40
Australia Kangaroo Cull Couldn’t Be Stopped

Australia Kangaroo Cull Couldn’t Be Stopped

The killing of the kangaroos started on Monday, at a military base in Canberra and continued...
» read full story May 20th, 2008 - 15:59
Polar Bears Are Now Protected

Polar Bears Are Now Protected

Polar bears were announced to be added to the list of animals protected by the Endangered Species...
» read full story May 17th, 2008 - 21:28
Polar Bear “Makes It” to the Endangered Species List

Polar Bear “Makes It” to the Endangered Species List

Who would have thought ten years ago that the polar bear would become an endangered species?Well,...
» read full story May 14th, 2008 - 23:47
Decision On Polar Bears Expected Today

Decision On Polar Bears Expected Today

The US Interior Department will announce today if the polar bear is to be listed as threatened and...
» read full story May 14th, 2008 - 20:24
Man Wants to Change His Name into “In God We Trust”

Man Wants to Change His Name into “In God We Trust”

Steve Kreuscher, a Chicago citizen, filed a petition to legally change his name. Nothing surprising...
» read full story May 04th, 2008 - 20:02
Study Supporting Californian Delta Pumping Rejected

Study Supporting Californian Delta Pumping Rejected

A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a study backing increased water exports from Northern...
» read full story April 17th, 2008 - 15:29
Bush Agrees to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Bush Agrees to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Pressed by the Congress and the courts, President Bush finally announced this week that he would...
» read full story April 16th, 2008 - 16:42
Justice Department: Pilot’s Lacunose Maneuvers Caused Oil Spill

Justice Department: Pilot’s Lacunose Maneuvers Caused Oil Spill

The pilot of the container ship Cosco Busan that struck a Bay Bridge tower and caused a...
» read full story March 18th, 2008 - 15:12
Leanne the Tiger Gives Birth to Triplets

Leanne the Tiger Gives Birth to Triplets

Leanne, the endangered Sumatran tiger that gave birth last week at the San Francisco Zoo, was...
» read full story March 14th, 2008 - 16:00
Paul McCartney Uses His Fame to Protest Against Kangaroo Cull

Paul McCartney Uses His Fame to Protest Against Kangaroo Cull

Sir Paul McCartney has decided to endorse a campaign initiated by the Bristol-based group Viva!,...
» read full story March 12th, 2008 - 17:05
California Says No To Toll Road

California Says No To Toll Road

The California Coastal Commission voted against a project to extend a toll road from Orange ...
» read full story February 07th, 2008 - 16:35
Polar Bears Can Wait

Polar Bears Can Wait

If “Heaven can wait,” why wouldn’t polar bears do the same? Unfortunately, the global...
» read full story January 09th, 2008 - 11:22
CITES Imposes 9-Year Ban On Ivory, Allows One Last Sale

CITES Imposes 9-Year Ban On Ivory, Allows One Last Sale

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) announced its decision on...
» read full story June 14th, 2007 - 17:10
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Technology

eBay Contributes To Elephants’ Cause, Issues Ban On Ivory Products

eBay Contributes To Elephants’ Cause, Issues Ban On Ivory Products

eBay took an important step toward contributing to the effort of animal welfare organizations of...
» read full story October 22nd, 2008 - 07:22
eBay Bans Ivory Trade

eBay Bans Ivory Trade

eBay it will ban international trade of elephant ivory on all of its sites around the globe, after...
» read full story June 06th, 2007 - 19:24
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Business

No More Ivory On eBay

No More Ivory On eBay

More and more companies are getting involved in environmentally-friendly actions, even if said...
» read full story October 22nd, 2008 - 22:23
Ivory Products Will No Longer Be Available On eBay

Ivory Products Will No Longer Be Available On eBay

In an effort to help protect the endangered African and Asian elephants, eBay announced that it...
» read full story October 21st, 2008 - 16:58
USGS Report Says Arctic Region Holds Vast Supplies of Oil and Gas

USGS Report Says Arctic Region Holds Vast Supplies of Oil and Gas

According to a U.S. Geological Survey forecast, the Arctic Circle holds about 90 billion barrels of...
» read full story July 24th, 2008 - 13:44
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U.S.

Palin Opposes the Listing of Beluga Whales as Endangered

Palin Opposes the Listing of Beluga Whales as Endangered

Given that the beluga whale population in Alaska’s largest city Anchorage decreased by...
» read full story October 19th, 2008 - 14:49
United States Declares Beluga Whale Endangered

United States Declares Beluga Whale Endangered

On Friday, the United States federal government declared the population of beluga whales in...
» read full story October 19th, 2008 - 11:14
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Science

Marine Mammals At Risk: Supreme Court Overturns Sonar Limitations

Marine Mammals At Risk: Supreme Court Overturns Sonar Limitations

The latest court ruling over the use of mid-frequency navy sonar off the coast of California...
» read full story November 13th, 2008 - 14:11
Frozen Mice Cloned by Japanese Scientists

Frozen Mice Cloned by Japanese Scientists

This week, mouse cloning expert Teruhiko Wakayama, along fellow colleagues at the Center...
» read full story November 04th, 2008 - 17:01
Frozen Mice Clones Could Hold Key To Resurrecting Extinct Species

Frozen Mice Clones Could Hold Key To Resurrecting Extinct Species

Japanese scientists have recently reported a major breakthrough in cloning, opening new...
» read full story November 04th, 2008 - 16:07
Another Attempt For Delisting Gray Wolves

Another Attempt For Delisting Gray Wolves

The Bush administration will once again try to take the gray wolf of the northern Rockies off the...
» read full story October 26th, 2008 - 21:12
Palin Loses Again: Cook Inlet Beluga Whales Listed As Endangered

Palin Loses Again: Cook Inlet Beluga Whales Listed As Endangered

This week, the Cook Inlet beluga whale population near Anchorage has made it onto the list of...
» read full story October 18th, 2008 - 14:45
IUCN Red List: 1/4 Of World’s Mammal Species on the Verge of Extinction

IUCN Red List: 1/4 Of World’s Mammal Species on the Verge of Extinction

The world’s population of mammals is in constant decline, and at least one fourth of them are on...
» read full story October 07th, 2008 - 14:30
Update 2: Mammals Everywhere Need Protection!

Update 2: Mammals Everywhere Need Protection!

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recently released an extremely...
» read full story October 06th, 2008 - 15:48
California Academy of Sciences Encourages People to Take Care of the Earth

California Academy of Sciences Encourages People to Take Care of the Earth

The new California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park opened its doors on Saturday to hundreds...
» read full story September 28th, 2008 - 13:38
Unusual Polar Bear Spotting Highlights Disasters of Global Warming

Unusual Polar Bear Spotting Highlights Disasters of Global Warming

Ten polar bears were seen swimming in open water off the northern coast of Alaska, an unusual...
» read full story August 25th, 2008 - 18:47
Ten Polar Bears Spotted Swimming 60 Miles From Alaska Shore

Ten Polar Bears Spotted Swimming 60 Miles From Alaska Shore

An usually large number of polar bears has been spotted swimming in open waters, off the northwest...
» read full story August 23rd, 2008 - 13:30
Group: Wolves Repopulating Washington Again

Group: Wolves Repopulating Washington Again

Wolves are again repopulating Washington, according to Conservation Northwest, an environmentalist...
» read full story July 24th, 2008 - 21:32
Judge Acknowledges Threat To California's Salmon And Steelhead

Judge Acknowledges Threat To California's Salmon And Steelhead

U.S. District Judge Oliver W. Wanger of Fresno issued an opinion acknowledging the damage to fish...
» read full story July 20th, 2008 - 19:14
Half Of US’s Coral Reefs Heading Towards Extinction Because Of Us

Half Of US’s Coral Reefs Heading Towards Extinction Because Of Us

For anyone who’s ever been near coral reefs, the necessity to protect them is not a new story:...
» read full story July 08th, 2008 - 14:07

New CU-Boulder Study Reveals Species Extinction Threat Underestimated

A new study led by Assistant Professor Brett Melbourne of CU-Boulder's ecology and evolutionary...
» read full story July 04th, 2008 - 21:08
The Environment To Lose California To Global Warming

The Environment To Lose California To Global Warming

A recent study on some of the effects of global warming presents some rather alarming results...
» read full story June 25th, 2008 - 11:32
The Judean Date Palm Is Making A Comeback

The Judean Date Palm Is Making A Comeback

The carbon dating tests used on the Methuselah-named seed, found at the ancient fortress Masada,...
» read full story June 13th, 2008 - 17:09
Alaska Gov. To Challenge Polar Bear Decision In Court

Alaska Gov. To Challenge Polar Bear Decision In Court

The polar bear controversy is far from being over. As environmental groups are happy with forcing...
» read full story May 22nd, 2008 - 15:41
Polar Bear Gets Protection On Paper, But Reality Remains Harsh

Polar Bear Gets Protection On Paper, But Reality Remains Harsh

Years of controversy, endless discussions and lawsuits paid off for the polar bears, at least on...
» read full story May 18th, 2008 - 09:06
Agency Finally Meets Deadline, Declares Polar Bear Threatened

Agency Finally Meets Deadline, Declares Polar Bear Threatened

Three years after the Fish and Wildlife Services was asked to review the situation of the polar...
» read full story May 15th, 2008 - 14:54
Agency Forced To Meet Deadline on Polar Bear Decision

Agency Forced To Meet Deadline on Polar Bear Decision

The Interior Department can no longer postpone the decision on whether to list the polar bear as...
» read full story April 30th, 2008 - 13:07
Government Forced to Decide the Fate of Polar Bears

Government Forced to Decide the Fate of Polar Bears

A federal judge has ordered the Bush administration to decide by May 15 whether polar bears should...
» read full story April 29th, 2008 - 20:51
Environmentalists Take Gray Wolf Matter To Court

Environmentalists Take Gray Wolf Matter To Court

The infamous Federal Endangered Species Act is not that protective it seems, and environmentalists...
» read full story April 29th, 2008 - 13:39
Earth Day, A Reminder That Our Planet Needs Us

Earth Day, A Reminder That Our Planet Needs Us

For almost four decades now, on every April 22nd, we celebrate Earth Day as a reminder that the...
» read full story April 22nd, 2008 - 11:29
Gray Wolves To Be Hunted after Delisting

Gray Wolves To Be Hunted after Delisting

A major environment-related decision was taken for the northern Rocky Mountains region, as the...
» read full story March 29th, 2008 - 18:15
Federal Agency Sued Over Delaying Polar Bear Decision

Federal Agency Sued Over Delaying Polar Bear Decision

Fed up with the Fish and Wildlife Service’s constant failure to meet deadlines and make a decision...
» read full story March 11th, 2008 - 10:27
The ‘Encyclopedia Of Life’ – An Ambitious Project Taking Shape

The ‘Encyclopedia Of Life’ – An Ambitious Project Taking Shape

How do you catalogue 1.8 million species in one single volume of an encyclopedia? The answer is:...
» read full story February 28th, 2008 - 13:13
Conservationists To Fight In Court For Gray Wolves

Conservationists To Fight In Court For Gray Wolves

Environmental conservationists groups plan to fight in court against the US Department of the...
» read full story February 25th, 2008 - 00:02
The Wolf No Longer Endangered in the Northern Rockies

The Wolf No Longer Endangered in the Northern Rockies

Canis lupus, better known as the gray wolf, will no longer be protected under the Endangered...
» read full story February 21st, 2008 - 20:53
Bush Administration Pressured to Protect Polar Bears

Bush Administration Pressured to Protect Polar Bears

The polar bear or Ursus maritimus could be soon officially recognized as the first animal...
» read full story February 04th, 2008 - 20:52
Conservationists Oppose Alaska Oil Exploration Decision

Conservationists Oppose Alaska Oil Exploration Decision

Extraction or extinction? That is the question both environmental groups and oil-and-gas plan...
» read full story February 04th, 2008 - 13:19
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Health

Stranded Manatee Rescued in Mass., Heading Home to Fla.

A wayward manatee was rescued from the frigid waters off Cape Cod Saturday morning and is currently...
» read full story October 12th, 2008 - 14:15

Rochester Zoo’s Popular Polar Bear Dies, His Female Partner May be Pregnant

Rochester’s Seneca Park Zoo staff and visitors who loved the popular bear named Yukon mourn the...
» read full story September 02nd, 2008 - 14:30
Environmental Protection Agency Warns Of Climate Change Toll On Health

Environmental Protection Agency Warns Of Climate Change Toll On Health

The United States Environmental Protection Agency warned of the effects of climate change on our...
» read full story July 18th, 2008 - 14:48
SF Zoo’s 3 Newborn Sumatra Cubs Given First Examination

SF Zoo’s 3 Newborn Sumatra Cubs Given First Examination

After a thorough examination, the three Sumatran tiger cubs born at the San Francisco Zoo...
» read full story March 18th, 2008 - 16:31
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Specials

Senate Aide Charged With Children Porn Possession

Senate Aide Charged With Children Porn Possession

Jeff Rosato, 32, a senior staffer for Sen. Barbara Boxer has been fired after he was charged by...
» read full story November 13th, 2008 - 21:09
Bat Die-Offs Linked to Recently Identified Fungus

Bat Die-Offs Linked to Recently Identified Fungus

Thursday, David Blehert of the United States Geological Survey’s National Wildlife Health...
» read full story October 30th, 2008 - 22:17
EBay Bans The Selling Of Ivory And Ivory Products

EBay Bans The Selling Of Ivory And Ivory Products

EBay, one of the largest online stores, has announced that starting from January they will enforce...
» read full story October 21st, 2008 - 21:09
eBay Contributes To Elephants’ Cause By Issuing Ban On Ivory Products

eBay Contributes To Elephants’ Cause By Issuing Ban On Ivory Products

eBay took an important step toward contributing to the effort of animal welfare organizations of...
» read full story October 21st, 2008 - 15:27
Beluga Whales Officially Endangered

Beluga Whales Officially Endangered

The beluga whales that live in Cook Inlet, Alaska, have been officially placed on the endangered...
» read full story October 19th, 2008 - 17:12
United States Government Declares Beluga Whale Endangered

United States Government Declares Beluga Whale Endangered

On Friday, the United States federal government declared the population of beluga whales in...
» read full story October 18th, 2008 - 15:26
Naughty Manatee Returns Home

Naughty Manatee Returns Home

After having been rescued yesterday morning, a disobedient manatee is currently being transported...
» read full story October 12th, 2008 - 14:56

Bangladeshi Waters Rich Haven for Dolphins, Whales

Dhaka - Researchers have identified waters along Bangladesh's coast and deep in the Bay of Bengal...
» read full story October 09th, 2008 - 14:29
1,150 Mammals On The 2008 Extinction “Red List”

1,150 Mammals On The 2008 Extinction “Red List”

Thousands of animal species face extinction and many more are currently endangered. Scientists warn...
» read full story October 06th, 2008 - 19:37

New Bush Administration Proposal Poses Threats to Endangered Species

The Bush administration has issued a proposal that paves the way for federal agencies not to...
» read full story August 17th, 2008 - 17:41

The Bush Administration Might Make It Hard for Endangered Species

The Bush Administration slows down the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with another...
» read full story August 13th, 2008 - 20:08
Bush Administration Proposes The Extinction Of Endangered Species Rules

Bush Administration Proposes The Extinction Of Endangered Species Rules

The Endangered Species Act, which became a financial “nightmare” that hinders development and, to...
» read full story August 12th, 2008 - 16:18
New Gorilla Population Found In Congo

New Gorilla Population Found In Congo

Today researchers happily announced they found 25,000 western lowland gorillas in the Republic of...
» read full story August 05th, 2008 - 20:11
World’s Smallest Snake Can Curl Up on a Quarter

World’s Smallest Snake Can Curl Up on a Quarter

Have you ever imagined a snake about 4 inches (10cm)? Guess not…Apparently, such a species was...
» read full story August 03rd, 2008 - 20:25

Gray Wolves Reintroduced on the Endangered Species List

Gray wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains were reintroduced on the list of endangered species on...
» read full story July 19th, 2008 - 13:34
Concerning Results of Coral Reef Study

Concerning Results of Coral Reef Study

Science Express published a recent study conducted by Dr. Kent Carpenter of Old Dominion...
» read full story July 13th, 2008 - 13:47
The Arctic Region Turning Into A Gigantic Pool

The Arctic Region Turning Into A Gigantic Pool

The North Pole is rapidly changing from an icy region to a gigantic pool, due to the rapid effects...
» read full story June 28th, 2008 - 12:00
Sonar versus Whales

Sonar versus Whales

The U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday to hear the Navy's demand to revert limitations on its...
» read full story June 24th, 2008 - 13:36
Polar Bears Have Been Declared Threatened

Polar Bears Have Been Declared Threatened

The worring effects of global warming have led to the decision of announcing the polar bear as a...
» read full story May 15th, 2008 - 00:13
Trapped Sea Lion Dies at Tacoma Zoo during Health Exam

Trapped Sea Lion Dies at Tacoma Zoo during Health Exam

A 1,454-pound sea lion died Tuesday during a health examination at the Point Defiance Zoo &...
» read full story April 30th, 2008 - 14:41
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Sports

Seeds Send a Message with Wins into Second Round at Bali

Bali, Indonesia - Flavia Pennetta needed to get through a marathon opening set before leading two...
» read full story September 09th, 2008 - 16:33
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People

Bollywood Star Salman Khan Faces Jail for Poaching

Bollywood Star Salman Khan Faces Jail for Poaching

Salman Khan, the popular Indian actor lost the appeal against his conviction for killing a gazelle...
» read full story August 24th, 2007 - 17:33
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