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Fish Thought to Be Extinct for 70 Years Rediscovered

Photo credit: skyseeker / Creative Commons In 1940, a hydroelectric dam was constructed in northern Akita Prefecture, Japan. The project, it was known at the time, would destroy the only native habitat of the black kokanee salmon by making the waters too acidic for the fish to survive. Still, developers went ahead with their plans. A concession was made to protect the species: 100,000 eggs were transported to nearby Lake Saiko. Unfortunately, the transplanted eggs did not hatch and the

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A Picture Is Worth: Snow Removal In Copenhagen

Image Credit Mikael Colville-Andersen We have not had much snow here in much of North America yet, but in Europe they have been socked with it; Copenhagen has had 18 inches so far. But where we don’t get our bike lanes ploughed first (that would be considered a war on the car), if at all. But Mikael Colville-Andersen writes in The Ultimate Bike Lane Snow Clearance Blogpost! :” During snowstorms I’ve seen these bike lane sweepers roll back and forth past my f… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Should Societal Values Be Considered When Placing Animals on the Endangered Species List?

photo: Steve Jurvetson / Creative Commons Though the US Fish & Wildlife Service is tasked with placing animals on the Endangered Species List based on “the best scientific and commercial data available” when it comes to the gray wolf in the northern Rockies, important social science data on how human activity and values wasn’t consulted, and it… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Spider Smuggler Snared in Sting Operation

Around the world, tarantulas are kept as pets but many popular species are endangered in the wild. Photo credit: christopher.woo / Creative Commons ” Operation Spiderman “—which had nothing to do with the fictional crime-fighting web-slinger—came to an end this weekend with the arrest of Sven Koppler, a German man thought to be responsible for the smuggling of thousands of endangered spiders. Authorities began tracking Koppler after intercepting a package concealing 3… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Loss of Biodiversity Makes Humans Sick

Losing species, like the critically endangered tiger, can actually increase our chances of getting sick. Photo credit: cliff1066 / Creative Commons The sixth great extinction is underway , many conservationists warn, meaning that as many as 50 percent of animal species on earth may vanish by the end of the century. The numbers are staggering—and undeniably tragic—but what do they mean for the planet’… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Incredible Videos of Rare Big Cats Show Jaguar Fishing, Lion Cubs Swimming, and More (Slideshow)

Photo: MacJewell / Creative Commons It’s hard enough to catch a glimpse of the world’s most elusive big cats — snow leopards, clouded leopards, jaguars, tigers — but when you consider that many of them are on the edge of extinction, your chances become slimmer every day. The 10 videos on these pages — shot both in captivity and the wild — offer an incredible look into the lives of these big cats, revealing strong personalities and more than a little curiosity towards cameras.

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Polar Bear Mothers Spotted Swimming With Their Cubs on Their Backs

Photo credit: Polar Cruises / Creative Commons In the Arctic, polar bears have recently been observed swimming in icy water while carrying young cubs on their backs . It’s the result, researchers explained, of having to swim greater distances to find solid sea ice—and is an innovation that may be crucial for the survival of the species…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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120 Million Acres of Alaska Coast Declared Critical Polar Bear Habitat

Photo: flickrfavorites , Flickr, CC In Alaska, over 187,000 square miles, or 120 million acres, have been designated ‘critical polar bear habitat’ under the Endangered Species Act. The designation resulted as part of a settlement in the ongoing lawsuit brought against the US Department of the Interior by some of the most powerful conservation groups in the country. The lawsuit aims to protect the polar bear by having it listed as ‘endangered’ as opposed to ‘threatened’. Here’s what the news means for polar bears:… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Caroline Fraser on Rewilding the World (Podcast)

“Lose the animals, lose the ecosystems. Lose the ecosystems, game over.” Caroline Fraser touched down in more than a dozen countries to understand what rewilding really means. Rewilding the World: Dispatches from the Conservation Revolution looks at how this radical approach is being put to work, pulling endangered species back from the brink, relinking critical habitats, and keeping the biological mechanisms of the … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Unruly Endangered Species Make Portrait Time Difficult (Video)

With the holiday season upon us once again, it may be time to start thinking about taking this year’s family portrait — which, if you have small children, can be quite a challenge. But, if you thought screaming babies or rowdy toddlers made snapping just one decent photo a herculean task, just wait until you see what unruly models some endangered species can be in front of the camera…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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