What does an extinct species looks like?
Look no further: the Pere David’s Deer is officially extinct in the wild.
Additionally, the World Conservation Union (IUCN) announced at their annual meeting in Spain today that 1 in 4 mammals in the world is at-risk of extinction.
In CNN’s coverage of the conference, they quoted the IUCN’s director general, [...]

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Treehugger has posted a quirky but very informative animated video from a group called Watershed Watch on the dangers of sea lice in the farmed-salmon industry. If you’ve got any interest in eating fish, or in fish conservation, it’s a must-watch…plus, I think it’s pretty funny too.
The long and short of it is that, since [...]

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[I] would not serve chimpanzee and tiger meat, because it is illegal, but while bluefin remained legal there was a “ludicrous situation” where some said it was unethical to serve it but Japanese fishmongers said it was a well regulated trade.
Seriously - they announced they’re serving an endangered species of fish.
You may remember the scandal [...]

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A federal judge ruled Monday that plans to allow 540 snowmobiles a day into Yellowstone National Park this winter was excessive, and would “cause major adverse impacts to the natural soundscape in Yellowstone.”
Wyoming’s Senators are already furious, and Montana’s won’t be far behind - there aren’t many ways to make money in that area [...]

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Last night on David Letterman, Barack Obama had one of his best interviews in recent weeks, and made a point that’s been resonating in my mind all day: that 9/11 was a missed opportunity for America to change its ways.
In the wave of fear and goodwill that followed President Kennedy’s assassination in 1963, Lyndon B. Johnson was [...]

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