Image credit: suneko /Flickr Conservationists knew that Columbia’s cotton-top tamarin—with its distinctive “punk rock” inspired hairdo —was threatened by habitat loss. A new survey, however, has indicated that the situation may be far more dire then anyone had imagined…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Crazy-Haired Tamarin One of the 25 Most Endangered Primates
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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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Amphibian Bacteria Could Be Key to Saving Frogs from Extinction
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Mangroves in Kiribati, photo: UNEP The United Nations Environment Programme and the Nature Conservancy have released the first global assessment in a decade of the state of the world’s mangrove forests and the prognosis isn’t particularly good: The report found that, despite conservation efforts and slowing rates of clearance, mangroves are being cleared at three to four times the rate of other forests…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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World’s Mangroves Being Destroyed Four Times Faster Than Other Forests
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This photo is actually from the 2008 oil spill in San Francisco — but still gets the point across. Photo via cccpublishing.com The Gulf Coast — which stretches across the beaches and marshlands of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas — has some of the country’s most beautiful landscapes, thriving waters, and unique plants. But the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill has put a damper on the region’s claim as a summer vacation destination by inspiring health officials to discourage swimm… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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7 Popular Gulf Coast Beaches Devastated by the BP Oil Spill
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Photo via Snap While it doesn’t rank on par with killing an endangered animal like a tiger or bluefin tuna in the name of art, killing 200,000 ants to create a piece of art is still falls on the odd, and cruel side. Chris Trueman from California bought batches of ants at a cost of $500 per 40,000. After killing them with cotton balls soaked in nail polish remover, he used them to create a picture. What might be more jaw-dropping is that the 48-inch-by-42-inch work was priced at $35,000 when he completed it. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Man Kills 200,000 Ants To Make Artistic Statement
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As if the dramatic decline in some big cat populations over the last two decades wasn’t bad enough, it turns out that they’re not the only mammals struggling to survive on the African plains. Many animals considered staples of the savannah, like zebras, elephants, giraffes, and rhinos, too, are dwindling in numbers — with African national parks seeing nearly a 60 percent drop in the population of many big mammals. At this rate, soon folks on
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Big Mammals Disappearing in Africa’s National Parks
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“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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Connecting the Dots: Population Growth, Consumerism & Biodiversity Loss Tangled Together
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Image credit: treyevan /Flickr In Western folklore, the dragonfly has been classified—if not vilified—as a sinister, mysterious, creature, a good friend of serpents and the devil, and even a thief. Today, however, entomological research shows that dragonflies are, in fact, beneficial insects that play vital roles in the ecosystem. Indeed, after surviving on the planet for an estimated 325 million years, these incredible insects are now facing a real devil: The threat… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Beautiful Dragonflies Hover Near Extinction (Slideshow)
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Image credit: Wikimedia Commons Farmed Atlantic salmon make up a popular portion of the more than 110 million ton-farmed fish industry—but a deadly and, until now, mysterious affliction threatens the commercial future of the fish. New research, however, may help researchers save Atlantic salmon on farms and in the wild…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Salmon Saved From Epidemic Thanks to Virus Discovery
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Photo via Abundance Secrets House cats love to climb — onto banisters, scrambling up curtains, across your shoulders — but they’re not the only felines with a passion for heights: Nature’s biggest cats, the forests’ most dangerous predators, also appreciate the high vantage point, safety, and comfort of trees. These lions, tigers, jaguars, cheetahs in trees remind you of the importance of looking up on your next safari or trip into a big cat’s habitat.
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Lions, Tigers, and Cheetahs, Oh My: Big Cats in Trees (Slideshow)
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