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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.
The Port of NY/NJ Will Replace Dirty Old Diesel Trucks to Slash Air Pollution
Photo: Public domain
Other Truck Fleets, Pay Attention
Did you know that replacing a pre-1994 diesel truck (or at least the engine) with a 2004-2006 model could cut soot pollution by about 2/3, and reduce smog-forming nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions by more than
Hard Rocker Joins Fight for His Homeland's Forests
Cyclists assemble in Yerevan, Armenia, for a bike tour to Teghut Forest.
All-Black Penguin Discovered, Seems Underdressed
Photo via Andrew Evans of the National Geographic
King Penguins are notorious for their prim, tuxedoed appearance--but a recently discovered all-black penguin seems unafraid to defy conve
Gary Lauder on the Social and Environmental Impact of Stop Signs and Roundabouts (Video)
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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.
Pre-Dinosaur Era Plant Specimens Brazenly Stolen
This photo, via The Telegraph, shows just how difficult it is to move one of the large, primitive cycads.
Important specimens from one of the world´s oldest and rarest species of plant were stolen last weekend, covert ops styl
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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