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PBS special on ocean life- Soul of the Ocean There is a neat PBS TV show on how different ocean species cooperate to help each other- dolphins, remoras, whales, reefs, sea urchins, fish, octopus, crabs. rays, cleaner fish, - some...
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Share photos of plants and animals You take photos and share them. Others may help you identify species. The information collected is stored and shared. It helps scientists find out more about plants and animals- where are they living, what other species...
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The Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw: One Woman's Fight to Save the World's Most Beautiful Bird. by Bruce Barcott
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rights of nature article in new yorker
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link Marchs, boycotts, protests outside embassies, fiction, recordings of whalesongs along with general distrust of lying institutions and politicians during the Vietnam War- all led to the Endangered Species Act, the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the Pelley amendment. Friends and...
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Ten endangered US species : Florida panther, loggerhead turtle, manatee, kit fox, red wolf, leopard frog, caribou, blue fin tuna,ferret, condor. The article lists the threats to them.
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Wolves: Good News- On 2-10-22, most wolves in the US were put back under the federal protection of the Endangered Species Act! This reverses the earlier delisting on the west coast and in the Midwest. Bad News- However, the...
Under a White Sky:the Nature of the Future interview Elizabeth Kolbert in her new book visits cases where humans have "shot themselves in the foot" and examines whether attempts, such as geoengineering to block the sun and cool the planet,...
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NYT article Only 450 remain. Solutions: weaker ropes for lobster traps, more regulations to prevent ships from hitting them , and reducing climate change.
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"We must curb the high risk trade and consumption of wildlife, halt deforestation and land conversion, as well as manage food production sustainably." https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/06/17/top-global-experts-say-humanity-must-heal-our-broken-relationship-nature-prevent "If we do not do things differently, we are finished," she said. "We can't go...
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https://grist.org/climate/a-landmark-lawsuit-against-big-oil-is-back-from-the-dead
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"destructive human pressures such as climate change, habitat destruction, pollution, population growth, and wildlife trade, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions" "approximately 173 species went extinct between 2001 and 2014, which "is 25 times more extinct species than you would...
This is due to habitat loss and hunting for food. This report from back in October is reinforced by the new reports that over 1 million species are at risk. Our ability to eat and survive is threatened. https:///www.ecowatch.com/earths-wildlife-wiped-out-since-1970-2616534688.html?fbclid=IwAR0N5EiSd0bRAXOkUb9a5LaeU95EZ-L7rKDD1Z3wk-b35GVshooRtHxM4vw
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Over 57 Whales have been killed by plastics and/or pollution near the Phillipines. NPR
They want to stop protecting threatened species and stop protecting habitat. They want oil, mining, and logging companies to be in charge of wildlife. They want to stop listing more species. They want politics and industry to trump science. Great...
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The Republicans have stuck some anti wildlife riders (amendments) in some bills that Congress must pass ( military and appropriations). These bills make economic impacts have priority over the lives of endangered species. They also devalue science. https://act.biologicaldiversity.org/onlineactions/kI6tpzUoukShooLX4Dpeqw2?sourceID=1004352&utm_source=ad&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=currentalerts www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2018/07/19/endangered-species-act-stripped-of-key-provisions-in-trump-administration-proposal/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.812c9e372e40
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A sea turtle island nesting site in Australia now has 99% of its young green turtles turning female. The sex is determined by the heat of the nesting beach, so hotter seas, air, and sand lead to dramatic changes in...
1-You can go to this website link and find out events near you. 2-Also, join the campaign against single use plastic this week. You can carry reusable utensils and some sturdy plastic bags. You can ask restaurants to not offer...
