“Unlike their cute and fluffy cousins in the animal kingdom, the plight of these rancid animals is relatively unknown. The Ugly Animal Preservation Society was set up to champion the cause of endangered creatures with no friends.” read article: We can’t all be pandas! buy book: The Ugly Animals: We Can’t All Be Pandas
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Academic and news articles regarding endangered species and habitats.
ONCE COMMON
— “scientists behind the petition say the butterfly’s decline is linked to a rise in genetically engineered crops in the midwest” read article: monarch butterflies considered for endangered species status
BREAKING RECORDS
— “this has been a fantastic start to our whale-watching season. we are setting records. this is just the beginning,” salas said, as he steered his boat full of paid passengers back to long beach” read article: whales spotted off los angeles coast breaking records
HAPPY 2015 AND LOVEJOY
— “at the dawn of 2015, c/2014 q2 lovejoy is already glowing at magnitude +5 and lies in the constellation of lepus the hare, but conditions are set to improve rapidly as it heads north at a rate of about 2° per day” read article: get ready for comet lovejoy
EVOLUTION OF CONCEPTION
—”female control is subtle and cryptic compared to the boisterous displays of power and control put on by males” read article: the twisted world of sexual organs
REMAINING SPECIMENS
— “if you’re going to do anything with the northern white rhino.. you are probably looking at a high-tech solution” read article: experts on last ditch effort to save endangered rhino
CONGRESSIONAL GROUSE MANEUVERING
— “oil and gas companies and some ranchers say listing the birds would hamper drilling and grazing across 11 western states” read article: decision for sage grouse delayed by congressional maneuvering image: mishka henner
NEW CANDIDATES
— “the service is now soliciting additional information on these species and others that may warrant esa protection” read article: list of candidates for protection released read more: candidate notice of review
CHERNOBYL BEARS
— “camera traps, used by a project assessing radioactive exposure impacts on wildlife, recorded the images” read article: brown bears return to chernobyl after a century away
PARTS FOR SALE
— “researchers found 33,006 live wild animals and parts available on 280 sites in 16 different countries over a 42-day period” read article: online trade in endangered animals parts read more: countries join forces
CRITTERCAM
— “in some metropolitan areas populations are so high that no vacancies are left in the suburbs for these territorial animals, which means youngsters are being forced to strike out into the only remaining habitat: downtown” read article: downtown coyotes: inside the secret lives of chicago’s predator read more: coyotes in the city
RANCHERS SIGN PACT
— “protection from restrictions and regulations that might be slapped on rangeland if sage grouse is listed as threatened or endangered next year” read article: baker county ranchers sign sage grouse pact
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