Image credit: Mister-E /Flickr As the value of endangered animal parts on the black market has increased, poachers have been able to upgrade and expand their operations. Now, gangs, armed with helicopters and weapons—and financed by foreign cartels —perform stealth raids that
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The Problem With ‘Shoot to Kill’ Conservation
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Photo via News.com.au It’s time to get out of the water. Not all the fish in the sea are as cute and lovable as Nemo and Dory: Some of them are downright monstrous. From two-foot-long isopods and eyeless crustaceans to the skeletal anglerfish and human-sized jellyfish, the deep waters of the world contain countless species that we know very little about. Here are 10 of the scariest — and sometimes gentlest — sea monsters in the oceans today.
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10 Real Life Sea Monsters (Slideshow)
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Photo via prilfish Australian researchers have made a breakthrough in understanding how corals keep their immune systems strong — a breakthrough that could help scientists understand how corals can last through, or adapt to, global climate change. Warmer ocean temperatures, pollution, a loss of symbiotic species through overfishing and other stress factors weaken corals’ immune systems and make it difficult for them to recover from bleaching. However, the scientists have found that melanin, an important part of the immune system in invertebrates, may help… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Melanin May Keep Corals Alive Through Climate Change
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photo: Paul Cross via flickr A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science shows that many Americans really miss the big picture when it comes to saving energy, thinking that small behavioral changes have a far greater impact than they do…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Americans Don’t Know How To Save Energy & The Green Movement is Partially to Blame
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Image credit: Tomi Tapio /Flickr With their habitats shrinking, and new competitors moving in , polar bears across the Arctic are desperate to find a place to feed, rest, and raise their cubs. In Canada, this has led to an increase in polar bear-human interactions . On the island of Svalbard, north of Europe, it has placed another species—barnacle geese—in danger… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Stranded Polar Bears Threaten Migratory Birds
Photo via =Manu= They’re rigid. They’re quiet. They don’t travel much. But that hasn’t stopped some of the world’s most famous trees from achieving celebrity status . These trees have led some long and fascinating lives — intermingling with notable figures throughout history and inspiring people for ages. Whether it be for visiting the moon or getting a sho… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Meet 10 of The World’s Most Famous Trees (Slideshow)
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Photo: Insider Hobart This post is part of series written by TreeHugger contributors about trading in your car for a bike for trips that are two miles or less in distance. The series is sponsored by the Clif 2-Mile Challenge . I was late, I was late, for a most important date. A first date, and we were catching up to see a movie by Sydney Harbour. But when I made it to the bus stop, my bus had already left. I could see it blocks away, citybound, without me. I raced up the hill back home and quickly grabbed my bi… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Romancing The Ride. Cycling is Good for the Heart.
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Photos via Wildlife Conservation Society Indonesia is home to stunning coral reefs, but the only thing stunning about them right now is that they’re dying off at alarming rates after a sea surface temperature rise. The Wildlife Conservation Society just released a report detailing the wide-spread extent of the destruction that occurred in May at the northern tip of Sumatra, as their “Rapid Response Unit” of marine biologists investigated and discovered that over 60% of the corals were bleached…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Mass Coral Killing Caused By Climbing Ocean Temperatures
Photo via The Telegraph If being adorable was a crime, these liger cubs would clearly be in a great deal of trouble — but that’s not why they were seized recently by authorities in Taiwan. In Taipa’s “World Snake King Education Farm” a lion and a tiger were apparently allowed to produce offspring without first getting governmental approval to permit the breeding — grounds for having the animals relocated and the zoo fined. Officials fr… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Birth of Adorable Liger Cubs Lands Zoo in Hot Water
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Image: chrn, Flickr TreeHugger joined our friends at Wild Wonders of Europe in putting out the call for signatures on a FaceBook petition to Save Lake Skadar . Thanks to all of you who signed, the strategy is bearing fruits. WWF has announced that the Montenegrin government has decided to call off the original plans to build 4 dams on the Morača River in Montenegro! It is reassuring to know that the voice of the people can still influence the inexorably grinding gears of … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Facebook Petition to Save Lake Skadar Made a Dam Difference
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