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Green Turtles Return to Malaysia But Face An Uncertain Future

Photo by syntheticaperture Green turtles have been battling habitat loss, the dangers of fishermen , and pollution in a loosing battle for decades, and in Malaysia they’ve faced a take-over of their beaches by tourists and egg-plunderers. Still, there’s been a shift in their luck, albeit a precarious one. Green turtles are returning to Malaysia in the hundreds, but experts say that if the destruction of their habitat isn’t stopped im… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Little Brown Bat Will Be Pushed to Extinction by Spreading White Nose Syndrome: New Study

photo: US Fish & Wildlife Service via flickr White nose syndrome , a disease caused by exposure to a particular fungus, first discovered in 2006, has been afflicting bats in the eastern United States and appears to be spreading . Considering that it’s already killed more than a million bats, that’s worrisome enough, but new r… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Weekday Vegetarian: An Artful Eggplant and Red Pepper Stack for a Hot Day

Photo: Emma Alter The eggplant that I have been growing in my garden has been extremely successful this year. The flowers are beautiful, which is always nice, and each plant is providing a large number of vegetables. I’m girding my loins for the onslaught of eggplant ready for harvesting. I have at least six coming in the next day or two, maybe closer to ten. Some vegetables you can keep around the kitchen for a while, but eggplant tends to get bitter, so you should cook it as soon as you can…. 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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Poachers Kill Last Female White Rhino in South African Reserve

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Amphibian Bacteria Could Be Key to Saving Frogs from Extinction

The redback salamander is a natural host for Janthinobacterium lividum , a bacterium that could save frogs from a deadly epidemic. Image credit: WallTea /Flickr Around the world, frogs are in trouble . Habitat loss is a major threat—as it is for many species—while pesticides and other chemicals … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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8,000 Tons of Dead Endangered Anteater Seized from Poachers

Photo via the Guardian 2,090 frozen pangolins headed for trade on the black market were just intercepted by the Chinese authorities, in what may be evidence of a burgeoning effort to scale back such activity. The pangolin is an endangered species of anteater that’s considered a delicacy in China, and its scales are believed in Chinese folklore to aid breastfeeding mothers. In all, 8,000 tons of dead pangolin were seized from poachers, the gruesome event reflecting both the severity of the illegal animal trade and the authorities increa… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Connecting the Dots: Population Growth, Consumerism & Biodiversity Loss Tangled Together

“Let us also live” — in Tamil. Photo: Ashok Prabhakaran via flickr. A number of news items in the past two days worth connecting: A new report on the financial cost of biodiversity loss, tiger populations declining 97% in the past 20 years, and Fred Pearce arguing that growing consumer consumption of natural resources is a bigger issue than population growth alone. Here’s the emerging, if tangled, picture:… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Scientists Discover New Fish, Unfortunately it’s Covered By the Gulf Spill

The newly-described Halieutichthys intermedius batfish. Image credit: Ho, Chakrabarty & Sparks Though the Gulf of Mexico is one of the most intensely studied marine environments on the planet, there is still room for discovery. Scientists have managed to discover and describe three new species of fish—all of which live in areas partially or completely covered by the Gulf oil spill …. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Thousands of Undiscovered Plants Face Extinction

Image credit: Hans Dekker /Flickr Scientists have estimated that between 5 million and 50 million flowering plant species may be threatened with extinction. The shocking thing about this number is that fewer than 2 million have been discovered. That means millions—and possibly tens-of-millions—of species may vanish from the planet before they are known to science. And these numbers, a new study shows, may be conservative…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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