- Endangered Species
Poachers Killing a Rhino
In spite of a sometimes-lethal crackdown on rhinoceros poachers, South Africa seems to be on track to lose as many rhinos to poaching in 2011 as is did in 2010,…
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Leonardo Dicaprio Endangered Tigers
How many Leonardo DiCaprios would it take to save the world’s remaining endangered tigers? In November, DiCaprio, the Hollywood star, arrived in St. Petersburg, Russia, to attend an international conference…
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Rhino and Other Endangered Species Poaching Goes High Tech
The illegal hunting of endangered rhinoceroses, elephants, and other endangered wild animals has taken a worrisome turn over the past year, as organized, well-funded and well-armed criminals quickly replace the…
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Why Cloning Won’t Save Endangered Animals
There is no denying that an international scientific team’s recently announced plans to clone a woolly mammoth inspire a justifiable amount of excitement. After all, no one’s ever seen a…
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Biologist Enters the Fashion Field In A Bid to Save Wild Leopards
Veteran field biologist Tristan Dickerson is most at home tracking leopards through the rugged bush spanning the remote northern Zululand Area of KwaZulu Natal, in his native South Africa. But…
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Bald Eagle Numbers on the Rise
The bald eagle probably represents the most successful recovery of an endangered species in North America, if not the entire world. Down to just 417 breeding pairs in the Lower…
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Atlantic Sturgeon a New Endangered Species?
Certainly there is beauty in the Atlantic sturgeon—but it takes a true connoisseur of natural objects to recognize it. The fish is a huge, snouted, bumpy, bottom-feeding leftover from the…
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