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After The Bee published reporter Tom Knudson's series on the federal government's predator control program, two U.S. congressmen – Reps. John Campbell, R-Irvine, and Peter DeFazio, D-Ore. – have said they plan to ask the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to investigate.
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Court to Decide if SeaWorld Whales are Illegal 'Slaves' | petMD
WASHINGTON - A California federal court is to decide for the first time in U.S. history whether amusement park animals are protected by the same constitutional rights as humans.Monkeys part of wildlife sanctuary in Thailand. Bangkok (dpa) – A well-known, foreign-run wildlife sanctuary was raided by Thai authorities and more than 100 animals were confiscated in what the charity’s founder claimed was an act of revenge, charity workers said Friday.
Wildlife charity raided by Thai park officials - Bikya Masr
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Marine Conservation,Biosphere conservation.
Iguazu Falls: South America's Mightiest Waterfall
Photo: Martin St-Amant Eighteen hours confined to one seat, recycled bus air, and bumpy dirt roads, sounds like my version of hell. Somehow, it felt great to sit back and watch as we drove away from the thirteen million inhabitants of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Although trapped in the rickety bus, the familiar surge of independence and freedom was liberating.
Animalia
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TED Talk - Edith Widder Discovers New Deep Sea Life By Mimicking
Image via video screengrab Bioluminescence is that other-worldly way animals can make themselves glow. While it seems so strange to us, it's actually incredibly common in the deep sea.
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This note considers the possibility of earth being replaceable in the galaxy in the foreseeable future. The suggested answer is: no. Let me explain why. For once, fundamental physics is not enough to understand the story since implied physical disciplines, chemistry and biology, come into play. The modern synthesis (Ernst Mayr) is presupposed.
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