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Threatened Species

Koalas Could Go Extinct

BBC NEWS | Posted 11.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Endangered Animals, Threatened-Species, Koalas, Australia, Extinction, Climate Change, Development, Deforestation, Global Warming, Green News

Australia's koalas could be wiped out within 30 years unless urgent action is taken to halt a decline in population, according to researchers....

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Polar Bears Vs. Development In Alaska

nytimes.com | Stefan Milkowski | Posted 10.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Governor Parnell, Threatened Species, Climate Change, Polar Bears, Endangered Species, Alaska, Animals, Development, Global Warming, Green News

Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell vowed last week to keep fighting the 2008 listing of the polar bear under the Endangered Species Act, even as federal manager...

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Almost 10% Of World's Animals Are At-Risk Of Extinction

BBC NEWS | Posted 09.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Threatened-Species, Australia, Extinction, Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, Endangered Species, Animals, Mammals, Green News

It said that 20% of mammals were endangered, as were 12% percent of birds and 29% of amphibians. Almost 5% of reptiles were considered threatened, alo...

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Bluefin Tuna Ban: EU Will Continue To Fish The Threatened Species

AP | RAF CASERT | Posted 11.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Food Politics, Threatened-Species, Endangered Species, Bluefin, EU Bluefin Ban, Bluefin Tuna, Green News

BRUSSELS — A sharply divided European Union failed Tuesday to protect the threatened bluefin tuna, as the bloc's Mediterranean nations refused t...

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US Lists Polar Bears As Threatened Species, Joining GOP

236.com | 23/6: News You Can Misuse | Posted 05.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: 23/6: News You Can Misuse, Threatened Species, Polar Bears, Gop, Endangered Species, 236.Com, Republicans, Politics News

The U.S. government announced that it will label the polar bear as a threatened species in order to protect it. Coincidentally, this comes right on th...

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