Extinction Imminent

Friday, April 30, 2010 1:50:00 PM
In 2002 the Convention on Biological Diversity made a promise to slow the rate of biodiversity loss around the globe by 2010. But the United Nations body has now admitted in the leading journal Sc ...
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Endangered Species

Thursday, April 22, 2010 10:21:00 AM
The total number of endangered species in 2008 was 32,974. The total number of endangered species in 2009 was 33,039. This means that in 2009 the number of species regarded as endangered rose by 65. ...
Tags: endangered species, species, endangered, mammals, reptiles, fish, molluscs, plants, birds, amphibians, invertebrates, IUCN, Red List, threatened species, WWF, panda, tiger, rhino, shark, penguin, polar bear
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Birds Change Flight Plans

Monday, April 19, 2010 10:11:00 AM
Recently observed changes in the behvaiour of birds is far from uncommon. A leading Spanish ornithologist Miguel Ferrer has estimated that 20 billion birds have changed their migrating habits in the l ...
Tags: birds, climate change, global warming effect on animals, bird flight, animals adapting to climate change, climate change effects, effects of climate change
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