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Why the Trade in Ivory Must Be Banned

Chantal Lyons | Posted 04.02.2013 | World
Read More: Market, Cites, Green, Poaching, Conservation, Legal, Endangered, Elephant, Illegal, Ivory, Trade, Tusks, Extinction, Africa, Environment, Black, Asia, China, World News
Chantal Lyons

Since the economic ascent of China does not look likely to falter anytime soon, there is only one way to save elephants from extinction by poaching: a complete and permanent global ban on the trade of ivory.

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2012: A Farewell to Creatures Great (and Small)

Robert Walker | Posted 02.27.2013 | Green
Read More: Cod Fishing, Rhinos, Biodiversity, Biohabitats, Animal Extinction, Bluefin Tuna, Mass Extinction, Trees, Endangered Tigers, Lions Endangered, Elephants Endangered, Elephants Extinction, Impact of Extinction, Endangered, Green News
Robert Walker

The disruption of entire eco-systems is harmful to the people who depend upon them for their economic survival. Poaching in developing countries may temporarily enrich the poachers, but posterity is inevitably impoverished.

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10 Books To Add To Your Holiday Reading List!

Posted 12.21.2012 | Teen
Read More: Young Adult Literature, The Raven Boys, Ya Literature, Beautiful Creatures, The Fault in Our Stars, John Green, YA Books 2012, Gobin's Secrets, Never Fall Down, Best Books 2012, Endangered, Teen News

Finals are over. Winter break is finally here. The family (bless them) is already driving you crazy. Here's what you need to do, ASAP: put on a comfy ...

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Sustainable Bluefin Tuna?

Daniel Klein | Posted 01.26.2013 | Home
Read More: Daniel Klein, Mirra Fine, Wild, Perennial Plate, Kindai, Kinki University, Bluefin Tuna, Intrepid Travel, Endangered, Farmed, Sustainable, Home News
Daniel Klein

When we decided to make a video about farmed Bluefin tuna, it was with trepidation.

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Five Natural Sites Where Humans Threaten Biodiversity (PHOTOS)

Laura DiMugno | Posted 04.29.2012 | Green
Read More: Barrier Reef, World Heritage Sites, Poaching, Conservation, Habitat, Pollution, Animals, Everglades, Endangered, Ecology, Nature, Biodiversity, Ecosystem, Madagascar, Deforestation, Wildlife, Slidepollajax, Green News
Laura DiMugno

Sadly, 35 of 200+ sites designated as natural World Heritage properties are considered in danger and face threats such as pollution, human armed conflict, poaching, uncontrolled urbanization, and unchecked tourism and development.

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Trying Elephant Polo In Thailand

Wendy Diamond | Posted 12.06.2011 | Travel
Read More: Southeast Asia, Anantara Hotels, Thailand, Elephants, Polo, Celebrities, Culture, Endangered, Thailand Travel, Elephant Polo, International Destinations, Animals, Travel Blogs, Destinations, Slideadbigshot, Asia Travel, Travel News
Wendy Diamond

Still widely revered in Thailand, elephants are honored by celebrities, royalty and many enthusiastic spectators during the King's Cup, an annual elephant polo competition.

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Endangered Tigers Are Shrinking From Stress

Discovery News | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Endangered Animals, Endangered Species, Bengal Tiger, Animals, Endangered, Tiger Stress, Bengal Tigers Shrinking, Bengal Tigers Growing Smaller, Green News

India's endangered Bengal tiger is dwindling not only in numbers, but also in stature, according to a recent survey that suggests the famed big cats a...

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Quick! Do Something! 9 Disappearing Habitats From Around The World

Huffington Post | Alden Wicker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Bengal Tiger, Rainforest, Threatened, Tallgrass, Maldives, Mangroves, Coral Reefs, Endangered, Bison, Underwater Conference, Bleaching, Glacier, Climate Change, Extinction, Nature, Red-Cockaded Woodpecker, Wetlands, Ocean Acidification, Longleaf Pine, Arctic Tundra, Praire, Global Warming, Slidepollajax, Smarter Ideas, Green News

Sometimes it's development. Sometimes it's ignorance about how nature works. Sometimes it's just plain greed. And of course, throwing climate change i...

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Madagascar's Lemurs Endangered Once Again

The Guardian | David Smith in Berenty, Madagascar | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Rare Animals, Lemur, Animals, Deforestation, Biodiversity, Madagascar, Endangered, Green News

The lemur, a furry primate that symbolizes Madagascar's unique biodiversity, is under renewed threat from a "timber mafia" pillaging the island's fore...

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Sharks Face Risk Of Extinction

Mail Online | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Endangered Animals, Sea, Extinction, Fish, Green, Endangered Species, Animals, Ocean, Sharks, Endangered, Green News

Almost a third of the world's ocean shark species are facing extinction, conservationists warned yesterday....

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15 Rare Elephants Shot In Indonesia For Ivory

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Endangered Animals, Cyanide-Laced Fruit, Ivory, Indonesia, Sumatra, Elephants, Poachers, Environment, Green, Sumatran Elephants, Conservationist, Endangered, Animals, Green News

AP: JAKARTA, Indonesia -- At least 15 endangered Sumatran elephants have been shot or poisoned to death with cyanide-laced fruit this year, marking a...

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10 Endangered Vacations: Going, Going, Gone

thedailygreen.com | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Green Travel, Climate Change, Environment, Vacation, Trips, Travel, Global Warming, Endangered, Green News

These are top U.S. destinations you might want to see before they die. "They" being the destinations themselves. Each of these vacation ideas is locat...

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