9 More Bird Species Red-Listed
"Nine more bird species have been added this year to the list of Critically Endangered birds that face an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild...."
Source: ENS, 05/15/2009
Biodiversity
Things related to the web of life; ecology; wildlife; endangered species
"Parasitic Flies Turn Fire Ants into Zombies"
Texas researchers say tiny flies that turn fire ants into zombies by eathing their brains may aid pest management.
Source: McClatchy, 05/13/2009
"Blue Whales Resume West Coast Migration Pattern"
Blue Whales seem to be resuming a historic migration pattern between the California coast and the Gulf of Alaska for the first time since commercial whaling ended in 1965.
Source: ENS, 05/12/2009
Fungus Potentially Threatens Millions of Bats
White-nose syndrome, an increasing cause of bat mortality, is spreading. Bats play an important role in controlling insect populations and pollinating plants.
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Volunteers Pitch in To Identify Invasive Plants and Animals
Covering volunteer ID efforts provides both a way to bring the issue to the attention of your audience, and to personalize how the general public can help address the problem.
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Commerce Seeks Wildlife Leakers
A Bush-appointed holdover inspector general has teamed up with an ultraconservative Senator in a "plumber" operation aimed at punishing agency employees who revealed attempts to gut the Endangered Species Act via "midnight regulations."
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262 Groups Urge Congress To Protect Whistleblowers
A coalition of 262 citizen groups from many walks of life urge the new Congress to pass legislation ending the widespread practice of government retaliation against federal employees who reveal government waste, fraud, and abuse.
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"No Way Home: The Decline of the World's Great Animal Migrations"
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Top 10 Endangered Southern Areas
The Southern Environmental Law Center's top 10 places in America's South that face "immediate, potentially irreparable threats in 2009" represent a cross-section of the major environmental issues facing these states.
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