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Hollywood Donates Big to Rescue an Icon, Stars Flaunt Green Fashion at the Oscars, and More
Photo via Sörn @ flickr
On Thursday, the Trust for Public Land released a roster of Hollywood A-listers and companies--including Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, the Walt Disney Company, the LucasFilm Foundation, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Steven Spielberg, Warner Bros., Fox, Sony, NBC Universal, and Time Warne
Scientists Protest Proposed Ivory Auction
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Tanzania and Zambia, conservationists fear, may receive special permission from the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) to auction off a combined total of 112 tonnes of stockpiled ivory.
Chinese Zoo Accused of Letting 11 Rare Siberian Tigers Starve to Death
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The Food Was Too Expensive...
Sad story of the day: 11 rare and endangered Siberian Tigers starved to death while confined to "cold, cramped metal cages" at the Shenyang Forest Wild Animal Zoo in China's North-East.
Bad Year for Sea Lions, Starving Pups Washing Up Along California Beaches
Photo via Michael R Perry
Sea lions are having a hard time finding food this spring, and pups are feeling the squeeze. Marine mammal experts report that dozens of sick and hungry sea lion pups have washed up on California shores this winter, many not making it even with the help they get at rescue centers.
Scientists Aim to Learn More About Tiny Anteaters
Photos: Projeto Tamanduá
Very little is know about Silky anteaters, which make their home in the Amazon rainforest, other than the fact that they're tiny, nocturnal, ant-loving, and of course, incredibly cute.
Study Finds Large Animals in India are Facing Extinction Even in Protected Areas
The Satkosia Gorge Sanctuary in India. Image credit: Raveesh Vyas
India has had a system of wildlife sanctuaries since 1928.
80 Rare Butterflies Released to Spend their Short Lives in the Wild
Image credit: Wikimedia Commons
Until the 20th century, the Palos Verdes peninsula—a small spit of land south of Los Angeles—was the only home of the blue butterfly Glaucopsyche lygdamus palosverdesensis.
Life on the Endangered Species Waiting List
The greater sage-grouse was deemed to be "warranted but precluded" by the U.S. Department of the Interior. Image credit: Wikimedia Commons
Though it "warrants" protection under the Endangered Species Act, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar said, the greater sage-grouse will not be added to the list at this time.
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