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BBC News, 2009-07-03
Climate change is causing a breed of wild sheep in Scotland to shrink, according to research in the journal Science.
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Telegraph (UK), 2009-07-03
Japanese scientists will have bred a new "supertuna" within a decade that will be stronger more resistant to disease and taste better than the bluefin presently in the oceans.
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Presse Canadienne, 2009-07-03
Le Canada occupe maintenant la dernière place dans le plus récent bulletin de notes en matière...
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Latin America Press, 2009-07-03
The news that the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) will soon be introducing certain transgenic species and plants on a commercial scale in Cuba has met with optimism by some and concern from others.
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BBC News, 2009-07-03
The world's largest cat is down to an effective wild population of fewer than 35 individuals, new research has found.
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Mongabay (India), 2009-07-03
This is by no means a new battle: in fact, Tasmanian industrial foresters and environmentalists have been fighting over the issue of clearcutting the island’s forests for decades. The battle—some would probably prefer 'war'—is over nothing less than the future of Tasmania.
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Mongabay (India), 2009-07-03
Seed-eating birds play a critical role in maintaining forests in the Serengeti by keeping seed-killing beetles in check, report researchers writing in the journal Science. The finding is another example of ecological interdependency between species.
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Mongabay (India), 2009-07-03
The World Bank's Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) has approved REDD readiness plans (R-Plans) for Panama and Guyana, and rejected a plan for Indonesia, reports the U.N. and the Bank Information Center, an advocacy group.
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The Hindu, 2009-07-03
Panaji (PTI): The Chorla Ghats area of the Mhadei Bio region has acquiesced to additional number of "Wolf snake", species found in the region with the documentation of an uncommon species by name of "Barred Wolf Snake" (Lycodon striatus).
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Examiner.com, 2009-07-03
Temperature and climate variations have already started to impact the globe’s wildlife and natural ecosystems. But not all life is being adversely affected. Insects, like mosquitoes and tree-ravaging beetles, have been multiplying in alarming numbers.
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BBC News, 2009-07-03
The early hours of the morning in the Pantanal can be an almost deafening experience, as this beautiful wetland area wakes up to a symphony of natural sounds.
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El Mundo, 2009-07-03
Encuentran 1.700 hectáreas nuevas de cultivo bajo plástico, un peligro para la biodiversidad del acuífero Almonte-Marismas. Leer . Escuchar
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Intellectual Property Watch, 2009-07-03
Indigenous people and governments like the United States' may be able to help each other, especially when it comes to protecting traditional knowledge while also using it combat global crises like climate change, says Terry Williams of the Tulalip Tribes. But additional protection for traditional knowledge is needed.
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Inter Press Service News Agency, 2009-07-03
MEXICO CITY, Jul 2 (Tierramérica) - Mexico’s Pacific coast, one of the world's richest seaboards in terms of biodiversity, has been the focus of very few scientific studies. A new observatory aims to fill that void.
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Globe and Mail (Canada), 2009-07-03
Endangered humpback and fin whales swam hundreds of kilometres north of their usual habitat this summer in what environmentalists say is another sign of the effects of global warming and the shifting Arctic ecosystem.
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Reuters, 2009-07-03
MIAMI (Reuters) - The world's seagrass meadows, a critical habitat for marine life and profit-maker for the fishing industry, are in decline due to coastal development and the losses are accelerating, according to a new study.
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Epoch Times, 2009-07-03
Decades-long concerns over energy and mining development proposals near a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the Canada-U.S. border have prompted the agency to launch a fact-finding mission to investigate potential threats to the region.
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Christian Science Monitor, 2009-07-03
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic At the far eastern end of Hispaniola – an area famed for resorts and world-class golf courses that attract a globe-trotting international elite – a dirt road leads to a craggy, limestone shore.
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El Mundo, 2009-07-02
Científicos del Instituto de Oceanografía consiguen por primera vez en cautividad millones de huevos viables. Leer . Escuchar
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Le Monde, 2009-07-02
Plusieurs Etats, dont la France, s'opposent à la culture de cette semence.
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Inter Press News Service, 2009-07-02
Geneva — Red tunas, sharks, rays and cods may soon disappear from our tables. Negotiations are ongoing at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to reduce the subsidies that contribute to this catastrophe.
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ABC News (Australia), 2009-07-02
The Federal Government has pledged $1.5 million to try and salvage Christmas Island's ecosystem, which is suffering from "pervasive, chronic and increasing" conservation issues.
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Science Centric, 2009-07-02
Major new book shows rare and endemic flora of Brazil have been grossly underestimated.
Much of the stunning array rare plant life found only in Brazil is at a risk of being lost forever, a major new scientific book - published today - has concluded.
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El Mundo, 2009-07-02
La Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza (UICN) ha publicado la Lista Roja de Especies Amenazadas. Leer . Escuchar
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BBC News, 2009-07-02
A plant that has been extinct in Britain for nearly 30 years has been successfully re-introduced in Sussex.
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Reuters, 2009-07-02
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 800 animal and plant species have gone extinct in the past five centuries with nearly 17,000 now threatened with extinction, the International Union for Conservation of Nature reported on Thursday.
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Guardian (UK), 2009-07-02
Conservationists have urged ministers and the police to intensify their efforts to protect peregrine falcons, after new figures suggested very high levels of peregrine persecution this year.
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American Scientist, 2009-07-02
The three-foot long, giant Palouse earthworm has only been seen a few times in the last century, for which many people are probably grateful.
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BBC News, 2009-07-02
Scientists hope hi-tech tags will help reveal why the puffin population at one of the UK's key colonies fell by a third last year.
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Actualitiés News Environnement, 2009-07-02
Plus de 800 espèces de plantes et d’animaux se sont éteintes au cours des cinq derniers siècles avec près de 17 000 qui sont désormais menacées d’extinction, d’après ce qu’a déclaré l’Union Internationale pour la Conservation de la Nature (UICN) jeudi.
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