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POPSRoss Perot Jr Haggling to Finish Off the Rhino He Shot That Got Away "White rhino (Ceratotherum simum) are considered a conservation-dependent species and are classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Intense efforts have increased the population from fewer than 100 in 1895 to approximately 17,500 today. Supporters of trophy hunting claim it is a viable method for “managing” the white rhino population. The practice also brings in tourism dollars and helps fund conservation efforts. Many others oppose the notion of trophy hunting, pointing out that killing an animal to get a thrill - and acquire a stuffed head for one’s wall - is not an acceptable “sport”." Apparently his son Hill Perot got his trophy, "white rhino head".
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POPSThe First Video Footage of the World's Most Elusive Cat "Andrew Hearn and Joanna Ross, researchers from the United Kingdom’s Global Canopy Programme’s Bornean Wild Cat & Clouded Leopard Project, have been surveying five species of wild cats of Borneo for several years. Their work has uncovered some remarkable findings. Besides capturing the world’s first ever video of the rare cat, the two are also credited for snapping the first photograph of a live bay cat. Based in the Tabin Wildlife Reserve in Sabah, camera trapping and radio-tracking methods are utilized in their research. The program also provides educational materials, community surveys and training courses as well. " (from the article)
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POPSPangolins - On the Red List of Endangered Species "According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, all eight pangolin species are experiencing decreasing populations. Due to an unfortunate superstition throughout China that pangolin meat, scales, fetus, and body parts have medicinal properties, the Chinese Pangolin and the Sunda Pangolin are now classified as endangered."
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POPS2 species of salt water fish, genus Groupers critically endangered (CR) Pacific goliath grouper or quinquefasciatus (Epinephelus quinquefasciatus )* Atlantic goliath grouper or itajara (Epinephelus itajara )** Both salt water fishes are two different species.*** The range of both is Latin America also. Both are listed as critically endangered (CR) by the IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature.****| |*Pacific goliath grouper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This page was last modified on 27 May 2009 at 19:29. **Atlantic goliath grouper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This page was last modified on 19 June 2009 at 19:49. ***The clipped source **** *and** above
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POPSGorgeted Puffleg, bird, new discovered in Colombia, CR Gorgeted Puffleg, Eriocnemis isabellae : Colombia, cloud forest habitat. Critically endangered due to coca production.* Lear’s Macaw, Anodorhynchus leari: Brazil, resembling the Hyazinth Macaw , but is none. Lives in stands of Licuri palm, also requires a sandstone cliff in which to nest.**| |*The clipped website **Lear's Macaw - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lear%27s_Macaw#Habitat This page was last modified on 6 August 2009 at 10:21.
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POPSEndangered: The Male Golden Lion Tamarin is an Affectionate Father The male individuals belong to the most affectionate fathers in animality. They help while childbirth, cut the umbilical cord and shepherd their childs faithfully, when growing up.* Endangered means: in the near future is a very high risk of extinction and the species will be strongly threatened.** _____________________________________________________________________ *p. 128b in: WWF Artenschutz: Die bedrohten Tiere der Erde, Übersetzt von Annica Viterale, White-Star-Verl., 2008, ISBN 3867260893, 9783867260893; Länge 302 Seiten WWF Artenschutz: Die bedrohten Tiere … - Google Bücher **p. 15m in: same title above
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POPSWe Must Save The Living Environment E. O. Wilson says we must do more than save the plants and animals. 99% of earth's organisms are tiny but extremely important in the functioning of all the larger organisms. If we don't save the minute, we lose it all.
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POPSPew Brings Survivors to Congress to Advocate Protections for Sharks
This wasteful practice is banned in the U.S., but loopholes in the law hamper its effectiveness, and many other countries still allow finning. "You are more likely to be killed by lightning than a shark. Up to 73 million sharks are killed around the world annually. In contrast, only a handful of people die every year from the 50-70 shark attacks worldwide." A recent report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classified 35 out of 64 known pelagic (open ocean) shark and related ray species around the world as Threatened or Near Threatened with extinction. According to the report, overfishing is the primary reason for the threatened status of a number of shark species in U.S. waters, including great whites, three species of thresher sharks, makos, porbeagles, oceanic whitetips, and three species of hammerheads. In advocating for the Shark Conservation Act, introduced by Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) in April and passed by the House of Representatives
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POPSReport Shows Greater Peril for World's Threatened Animals and Plants The newest report also includes assessments of 845 species of corals. Already more than a quarter are considered threatened, with climate change added to the list of threats they face. Still, IUCN cautions that the health of marine life could be worse than expected, as relatively little is known about biodiversity in the oceans. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIJHaQ8EGn0
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POPSWorld's Largest Leatherback Turtle Population Found Turtle Stats Leatherbacks are the largest sea turtles (up to 2m long & 540kg in weight). Doesn't have a hard shell, rather a mosiac of bones covered in rubbery skin. Most widely spread sea turtles (Pacific, Indian, Atlantic oceans). Deepest diving sea turtle (1.2km & counting). Warmer weather hatches more females. Swim for thousands of miles for jellyfish they prey on.
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POPSFifth of the world's coral dead: report The estimates of impact of Greenhouse gas, and environmental degradation are conservative. Generally things such as food chains are breaking down more rapidly than expected. Coral is at the bottom of a significant number of marine and in turn land based food chains i.e The breakdown is accelerating
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POPSOcean Energy Take: There are some undesirable environmental impacts of "ocean energy"
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