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Today on Planet 100: Top 5 Endangered Sharks (Video)

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Islands of Garbage Filling China’s Three Gorges Dam

Image via China Daily Torrential rain in China has caused extreme flooding , affecting at least 134 million people in 28 provinces. But many more could be impacted due to another major issue caused by the rain. Massive islands of trash are threatening the Three Gorges Dam area, with some patches so thick people can actually walk on it. Nearly 3,000 tons of garbage is being collected daily from the dam, but it might prove to be too much for limited equipment and workers. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Five Penguin Species Added to Endangered List

The Humboldt penguin, native to Peru and Chile, was one of the species to acquire Endangered Species Act protection. Image credit: Wikimedia Commons After years of review and consideration , five penguin species—one native to South America and four others native to New Zealand—will receive U.S. Endangered Species Act protections. Though the new designations will aid conservationists struggling to protect the penguins, the decision fell short of the petitioners’ ultimate goal…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Oceana Launches New Campaign for Endangered Bluefin Tuna with Adrian Grenier (Video)

Image via YouTube video Unless you’re paying zero attention to sustainable seafood, you’re aware of the plight of bluefin tuna. These apex predators are being fished to the brink of extinction. Ocean has teamed up with Entourage and Alter Eco star Adrian Grenier to get the word out to more seafood lovers that bluefin needs to come off the menu. With a beautifully shot video, Grenier sends a message about the overfishing and pollution threatening these important creatures. Check it out after the jump. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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WTF? Is BP Burning Endangered Sea Turtles Alive? (Videos)

A lucky Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle that didn’t get burned. Photo: Wikipedia, public domain . Destroying the Evidence? Kemp’s Ridley is a critically endangered species of sea turtle that can be found in the Gulf of Mexico. According to Mike Ellis (see the video interview below), BP has been keeping rescue teams from getting to the turtles and has even been burning them alive, along with other animals. Because Kemp’s Ridleys are listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act, killing or ha… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Puerto Rico’s Plan to Turn Endangered Turtle Habitat Into a Golf Course

A beach in Puerto Rico’s Northeast Corridor. Photo by Jose Menendez. Critically endangered Leatherback sea turtles must feel like humans have it out for them. As they cope with the massive BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, the least we could do is keep one of their most important nesting areas safe. Yet if Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño has his way, that nesting area could soon be covered with luxury housing, hotels and golf courses…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Can Audubon’s "Frozen Zoo" Save Endangered Species?

Audubon retrieves oil-coated turtle from NOAA. Photo: Audubon Nature Institute With the recent declaration of the rusty grebe extinction , due to a non-native carnivorous snakehead murrel being introduced to its habitat, Lake Alaotra in Madagascar, as well as drowning in nylon fishing nets, there’s no chance of resurrecting it. Unlike Cuba’s Zapata rail, which is critically endangered by the mongoose and catfish – not as long as the Audubon Species … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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