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In the past seven years, a population of mountain gorillas has experienced a marked improvement in numbers thanks to conservation efforts. But their situation is still tragic, as only a few hundreds of these animals exist.
This year, experts conducted a new census on the world's largest population of such go... |
7 December 2010
09:07 GMT |
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Experts at the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) showed that it is possible to use renewable energy to curb conflicts that occur between endangered wildlife and people living in the areas close to national parks and other protect areas. This is notoriously difficult for humans, especially in areas of the world where poverty ... |
15 October 2010
09:53 GMT |
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According to a new investigation by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), a one-million-acre area around the Grand Canyon contains important reserves of the elusive chemical uranium. The US Department of Interior is currently looking at whether it is worth to segregate this entire area for uranium exploitation,... |
19 February 2010
03:57 GMT |
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Currently, the Amboseli National Park, in Kenya, is the scene of some fairly unusual scientific studies. Researchers are trying to investigate some very specific traits that elephants may have, that could change the way we understand their intelligence forever. According to experts, the brain power these animals exhi... |
18 February 2010
03:57 GMT |
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As the number of black bears in the US grows, largely due to protection measures taken over the past century, the chances of these animals interacting with humans increase as well. Wildlife authorities managing national parks, where this threat is most severe, turned to science to help them devise the best possible m... |
1 February 2010
04:35 GMT |
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Hundreds of minor tremors over the past few weeks, which were covered in the national US press, prompted, at the time, concerns of a massive eruption at the Yellowstone national park, although recently scientists announced that there was no reason to be worried about. But, as the phenomena continue, more and more peo... |
13 January 2009
07:20 GMT |
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Over the course of his term, President George W. Bush seemed to be spearheading a crusade to destroy the American environment, despite serious efforts on behalf of several organizations to stop him. He went on and removed regulations, changed decisions, and eliminated the necessity of scientific opinions from various... |
7 January 2009
07:58 GMT |
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A series of minor tremors registered in the Yellowstone National Park has scientists worried and pondering on the possibility of a large-scale earthquake. It's not uncommon for small-intensity tremors to come in the prelude of a large shake, and seismic experts are all the more worried – thus far, the mach... |
30 December 2008
07:00 GMT |
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced this week that it would withdraw a further 100,000 acres of land from public auction, making it the second time in a row when it proved that the first studies it had conducted, when deciding which parcels to put on auction in the first place, were wrong and hastened by po... |
5 December 2008
08:27 GMT |
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In a surprising PR stunt, the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced it was offering another 359,000 acres of oil and gas fields to the highest-bidding company in Utah alone, without taking into account the fact that the parcels are located next to three of the most beautiful sights in America, Delicate Arch, D... |
27 November 2008
15:01 GMT |
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The Environment Protection Agency is recently acting out again, seeking to modify the existing legislation, which currently prevents companies from building coal-powered plants, oil refineries, and other such heavy-polluting facilities near national parks. The EPA doesn't act like its name, but, rather, tries to... |
19 November 2008
05:13 GMT |
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