tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48780822835800372152024-02-18T17:42:12.260-08:00Save the Earth! Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06505956076321298362noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4878082283580037215.post-721003775052029422015-08-06T11:41:00.001-07:002015-08-06T11:45:11.676-07:00Cecil the Lion, Victim of Poaching<img src="http://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/590x/Dentist-hunter-595440.jpg" /><br />
Cecil the Lion lived in Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe, which was supposed to be safe and protected. Walter Palmer is accused of poaching the lion after paying $50,000 to be able to shoot it down with a bow and arrows. Cecil was just 13. His brother, Jericho, and the cubs in the lion pack are what is left in Cecil's family. But it's not only one lion. Cecil is the 23rd lion to be killed in Zimbabwe by poaching. Lions remain to be a victim of poaching, and all it takes is a man with money to break the rules and not get punished. In fact, 800 lions have been killed between 1999 and 2009. We need to push for stronger enforcement and do all we can to protect these lion. It is thought that there may be as little of 500 lions remaining in Zimbabwe. In Africa, lion populations have dropped by more than 80% in the century. It is estimated that about 665 lion trophies are exported every year. We need to do all we can to push for the protection of lions just like Cecil. Lions are in danger of extinction, and we need to stop that before its too late.<br />
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The Blue Whale, the world's biggest animals, were in danger of extinction as a result of whaling. We then highly enforced the protection of these massive animals. As a result blue whales are rebounding from that disaster and have almost returned to good numbers. the downside is that researchers have only seen blue whales in California returning. Still, they are very close to returning to normal numbers, which is vital to keep the ecosystem stable. </div>
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The Chinese sturgeon is thought to be 140 million years old. 32 years ago, researchers started tracking the fish because its numbers drastically decreased. Because of water pollution, the number were falling even more. Last year, there were no reports of Chinese sturgeon breeding in wild. Chinese sturgeon are at a dangerously low number. Not only them, other animals in the Yangtze river like the finless porpoise are in danger of extinction.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06505956076321298362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4878082283580037215.post-36868906977435711242014-12-27T13:42:00.000-08:002014-12-27T13:42:16.060-08:00Ban on Circus Animals <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Recently, the Mexican Legislature passed a bill banning circus animals in Mexico. It is not signed by their president yet, but we are taking one more step towards saving the Earth. Some cities have already placed this ban, and if this bill is signed, then all cities in Mexico will have to enforce it. The bill states that circuses must publish what they will be using and make them available to zoos. Violation of this results in fines. Again, it is not official that the president of Mexico has signed it.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06505956076321298362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4878082283580037215.post-956151619962867582014-12-27T13:33:00.002-08:002014-12-27T13:33:18.469-08:00Wolves and Bears Making Comeback in Europe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wolves and bears have been in danger all around the world for a very long time. The negative side is that the great lakes wolves have returned to the endangered species list. The positive side is that wolves and bears are making a comeback in Europe. The population of wolves is now doubled the amount in the US. In fact, they are making a comeback near densely populated cities. The more effort we put to protecting animals like these, the more we can guarantee their safety.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06505956076321298362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4878082283580037215.post-71073193392453610292014-12-27T13:23:00.002-08:002014-12-27T13:23:44.253-08:00World's Largest Earwig becomes Extinct<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You may know what an earwig is. An earwig is an insect found all throughout the world. They have 2 pincers on their abdomen and is nocturnal. One specific species of earwig is the topic. The st. Helena giant earwig, the world's largest earwig (8cm), was declared extinct. The earwig has been endangered since 1960, when deforestation forced them to move. Now, because we didn't take the appropriate response to the problem, they have become extinct.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06505956076321298362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4878082283580037215.post-62005030715298851542014-12-27T13:11:00.001-08:002014-12-27T13:11:49.033-08:00Life in Mariana Trench Revealed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On December 6, researchers at the University of Aberdeen put a camera at the bottom of the mariana trench, over 5 miles deep. What they saw was very peculiar. Watch the video to find out what lurks down there.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06505956076321298362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4878082283580037215.post-33897156481859120922014-05-17T11:42:00.002-07:002014-05-17T11:42:53.666-07:00Poaching in Kruger National Park<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Kruger National Park, in South Africa, is home to many protected animals including elephants. A case of elephants poaching hasn't popped up in almost a decade. Kruger has already been dealing with rhino killings, and now they have to deal with a big elephant poaching case. Elephants, usually the males, are poached for their ivory in their tusk. On Thursday, rangers found a dead bull elephant on the ground missing its tusks. But along with the elephant killings, in 5 months, 245 rhinos have been killed fro their horns. Poaching has become a much bigger deal because of the amount of animals they are now killing. Elephants are one of the animals that needs to be protected, and we have to do anything we can stop the threat of poaching.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06505956076321298362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4878082283580037215.post-75050908259648617262014-05-17T11:35:00.005-07:002014-05-17T11:35:33.314-07:00New Species of Catfish Discovered<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In the Yomgo River, located in Northern India, Zoologists found a new species of Catfish. The genus of which the fish belongs to only holds t<span style="text-align: center;">wo species. Very little is known about the new </span><i style="text-align: center;">Creteuchiloglanis payjab.</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Galapagos are home to many endangered species, but now, a new species joins the list. Boobies play a key role of being part of the Galapagos ecosystem. The Blue-footed booby has declined more than 50% in the last 20 years. Researchers believe that the decline is due to a decrease in sardines, the source of food for the boobies. The decline was first noticed in 1997. Researchers say "un</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">til 1997, there were literally thousands of boobies at these breeding sites, and hundreds of nests full of hatching chicks." The question still remains is, how is there a decline of sardines? Some of the possible reasons include overfishing, climate change, a new species eating more of the fish, and </span>other reasons. The main problem is that there is not sufficient offspring to stay stable. Id there is not enough booby chicks, the majority of the flock gets old, and do not get replaced by younger ones. Also, the older boobies cannot reproduce after a certain age. It is not proven that it is because of humans, but if it is, we need to do something about it. Even if we are not to blame, we need to give the best we can to protect one of the important animals of our Earth.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06505956076321298362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4878082283580037215.post-19355267154393710322014-03-09T15:13:00.001-07:002014-04-27T15:39:53.021-07:00Bald Eagle Nest Camshttp://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/03/140306-animals-bald-eagle-cams-environment-endangered-species/<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06505956076321298362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4878082283580037215.post-3694322911631700102014-03-09T14:48:00.000-07:002014-03-09T14:48:16.973-07:00New Family of Bird Discovered in AsiaVery little is known about this bird. Scientists call this family of birds "wren-babblers". But there is one strange fact. It's not really a family of birds. There's only one species of bird in this family.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06505956076321298362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4878082283580037215.post-6401779935121555172014-03-09T14:45:00.001-07:002014-03-09T14:45:47.329-07:00New Species of Wasps Discovered<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<em style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Apanteles albanjimenez, a</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;"> parasitic wasp, was discovered in </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Área de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica. This wasp wil lay its eggs with other insects. When the eggs hatch, the wasps eat the other insect. Almost 200 of this species were discovered. Very little is know about these wasps. Scientists believe that it eats aphids.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06505956076321298362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4878082283580037215.post-78836049345072594392014-03-09T14:33:00.001-07:002014-03-09T14:33:37.260-07:00Bumblebees Get Hit by CCDCCD, also known as Colony Collapse Disorder, effects bees. Huge hives have died from this disorder and no one knows why. Bees play the important role of pollination in our ecosystem. But if the #1 pollinators are dying, who's going pollinate the flowers. Sure there are other animals to pollinate, but each flower has one pollinator that it depends on. Most flowers depend on bees. To make matters worse, a study came out that now bumblebees have been hit CCD. Bumblebees are pollinators too. Every animal is needed on this planet and one small animal can impact the world.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06505956076321298362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4878082283580037215.post-55472510155875630442013-09-22T10:13:00.000-07:002013-09-22T10:13:09.862-07:00Elephants Poisoned by PoachersElephants are getting poached much more recently, and now, poachers are poisoning them. In Zimbabwe, 41 elephants were killed. It is thought that the elephants were killed by cyanide salt pans, but people are unsure. But it is certain that this is by poachers. Poachers are terrible. These animals belong on Earth, not dead and lying in a house. 5 poachers have been arrested, but there might be more related to this. Poaching should be ended. The fate of animals depends on it.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06505956076321298362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4878082283580037215.post-599453676459333942013-09-22T10:08:00.001-07:002013-09-22T10:08:49.800-07:00New Species of Legless Lizards DiscoveredAt LAX airport, a new species of lizard was discovered. An airport doesn't seem like a place for an animal discovery. But, we discovered a legless lizard at the end of a runway. Legless lizards are very rare, an we found one at an airport? This lizard is shy, lives underground eating grubs, and is only 8 inches long. This lizard is a remarkable animal.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06505956076321298362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4878082283580037215.post-91556667309592961892013-09-22T09:59:00.001-07:002013-09-22T10:02:05.027-07:00New Cave Snail DiscoveredMany people would say snails are ugly and a pest. But a newly discovered snail is beautiful, tiny, and lives deep in the Earth. In Croatia, more than 3000 ft below in the Lukina Jama-Trojama cave stystems, <i>Zospeum tholussum </i>was discovered. Researchers trying to find the bottom of the cave stumbled upon this snail. The snail is only a few millimeters long, it has a see-through shell, and no eyes. It is a perfect animal adapted for caves. Caves usually show us many new species since caves also hold many weird and cool animals.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06505956076321298362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4878082283580037215.post-49725767381636277582013-06-28T11:24:00.002-07:002013-06-28T11:24:44.458-07:00New Bird Discovered in Cambodia<i>Orthotomus chaktomu, </i>also known as the Cambodian Tailorbird was finally indicated as a new species 2 days ago in Cambodia's capitol, Phnom Penh. It was first found in 2009 for an avian flu check, but it was not found to be a new species. After recent studies on the bird, they claimed it to be a new species because it has a different song than other tailorbirds. Tailorbirds are related to warblers, and like them, are songbirds. Tailorbirds make their nests by weaving leaves together. Cambodian Tailorbird is a magnificent bird living in an unlikely place, the middle of a city.<br />
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Some people would say that technology is bad for the environment, but in this case, technology will save the lives of many chimpanzees. Technology has gotten so advanced, that scientists believe that we can start doing tests on gadget instead of chimpanzees. for now, this is only happening in the US, but the amount of chimpanzees being used for bio-medical engineering will be cut drastically. Chimpanzees are used for testing because their body is very alike to our own. So, instead of risking ourselves to test a medication, they test chimpanzees first. They see the results and then try it on humans. It is cruel and many chimpanzees die in the process. Now we will be testing on technology which will not only save the lives of many chimpanzees, but also get more accurate results. Not all the chimpanzees will be removed from testing, but this is one step closer from getting rid of animal testing entirely.</div>
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For the first time, the Philippines will destroy 5 tons of ivory that they confiscated from poachers. They will become the world's first ivory-consuming nation to destroy their national ivory stock. Most of the ivory comes from elephants. People are hoping that this act will enforce the end of wildlife trade. Elephant poaching is very common, and most do it only for the ivory in their tusks. Wildlife should be stopped. It is cruel and inhumane. Wildlife trade has contributed to the extinction of many animals, and because of it, many animals are either endangered or threatened. Tigers, elephants, lions, rhinos, and bears are in big trouble because of poaching. The destruction of ivory is the first step to saving and preserving nature.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06505956076321298362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4878082283580037215.post-83738913131749953462013-06-23T14:24:00.000-07:002013-06-23T14:24:01.005-07:00Asian Tigers in Danger<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Tigers have been in danger for a long time and if we didn't help them, they would not have survived. They are going through the dangers of poaching and deforestation. But Asian tigers now face the threat of a virus that is carried by dogs known as canine distemper virus (CDV). CDV is a close relative of the measles and as evolved to not only infect dogs, but many other animals, including the tiger. The last time CDV has caused much damage was before the end of the thylacine, also known as the Tasmanian tiger. The tigers are in danger from a virus that is very hard to stop. The fate of the tiger cannot be the same as the thylacine. </div>
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