Four smugglers have put their freedom at risk while trying to obtain more than a decent profit by selling 100 kilograms of elephant ivory on the black market.
They decided to carry the goods using a truck that was transporting cocoa. Their ingenious plan failed; since Cameroon authorities managed to seize the lar... |
17 December 2011
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Almost 100 beluga beluga whales from the Bering Sea are at great risk, according to Russian agencies. Experts warn that these endangered creatures are currently trapped among large floating banks of ice.
Representatives from Russia's nature protection organization state that if rescuers don't act fast, th... |
16 December 2011
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Nobody said anything about humans being the only creatures able to use canvases and eco-friendly dye to create masterpieces.
As soon as they get their paws and claws on some non-toxic paint, the competition begins.Every animal has a story to tell and their efforts are highly appreciated by Heidi Hellmuth, curator o... |
13 December 2011
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The end of a bad romance marks the beginning of another. This appears to be the case of one of the separated “gay” penguins sheltered by the Toronto zoo. The two cute creatures shared an uncommon affection that made them famous worldwide, the Telegraph informs. Although Facebook fans struggled to conv... |
13 December 2011
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Raising the people 's level of awareness regarding environmental challenges is often a difficult task. Experts try to tackle a wide series of issues using unconventional methods. Two of the most ingenious ways of celebrating wildlife seem to be scientific tattoos and a new kind of game that proves some characte... |
12 December 2011
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China is keen on making wildlife smugglers go out of business. The nation plans to scale efforts to protect its endangered creatures, by discouraging poaching activities and illegal animal trade. It seems that the fight such kind of operation disrupting the balance of ecosystems will receive a much-needed financial s... |
10 December 2011
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Vulnerable creatures strongly depend on farming practices applied in developing countries. Even if human intervention has been seen as a threat factor for the balance of animal species, a new study issued by the University of East Anglia (UEA) gives a whole new perspective on this theory.
Experts from UEA agree upo... |
5 December 2011
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Experts have recently found two frogs of a species believed to be extinct in the Hula Valley, Israel. They decided to place the rare, vulnerable creatures in a protective facility. This action has a significant conservation value, since biologists only managed to identify five frogs of this kind throughout time, all ... |
1 December 2011
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Coca Cola proves once again it is on the right path to an eco-conscious conduct, through countless efforts visible in several charitable campaigns.This time, the major enterprise might decide to dismiss Santa from their commercial in order to make room for the cute, lovable yet endangered polar bears. The beverage c... |
21 November 2011
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Conservationists agree upon the fact that authorities must scale up their efforts to protect the long-distance migratory birds in Europe, since the populations are rapidly declining because of illegal killings and land use changes.
The most threatened species are the nightingale, cuckoo, wood warbler and the turtle... |
21 November 2011
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Since the red shrimp is an endangered species because of the continuous loss of its unique habitat, scientists would better start finding out all there is to know about it before it becomes extinct. With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), molecular biologist Scott Santos and his team at Auburn Unive... |
20 December 2010
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A new species of monkey has been discovered by an international team of primatologists, in Northern Myanmar (formerly Burma).The new species called Rhinopithecus strykeri, is a type of snub-nosed monkey, with prominent lips and wide upturned nostrils, which cause it to sneeze when it rains.Thomas Geissmann, the leade... |
27 October 2010
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The Apple Specialist Marketing Co-op, in short the ASMC, has confirmed Apple Specialist Snow Leopard launch sales events at multiple, independent Apple specialist resellers across the US and Canada. In-store specials are to be had, as well as Mac OS X 10.6 demonstrations. The ASMC has also announced an initiative to... |
27 August 2009
10:17 GMT |
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This is the most mysterious bunny worldwide! An unusual rabbit species inhabits only the Barisan Mountains in western Sumatra, one of the large islands of Indonesia.It is the only rabbit in the region, also called Sumatran Striped Rabbit or the Sumatra Short-eared Rabbit. Indeed, it is stripped and short eared and it... |
10 April 2007
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