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African Elephant Kills His Poacher and People Aren't Exactly Sad

Noluck Tafuruka may not sound like a lucky man, but hes lucky to be alive. His "business partner," Solomon Monjoro, was recently discovered, a crushed corpse in the blood-stained bushes. http://www.takepart.com/article/2013/05/15/african-elephant-poacher-killed-zimbabwe#.UZSxfZrJuw4.twitter
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/zimbabwe/10052209/Elephant-tramples-to-death-suspected-poacher.html

Elephant 'tramples to death suspected poacher'

Police believe the pair, who were allegedly carrying unlicensed weapons, faced up to the beast and attempted to shoot it.
http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/osu-study-urges-massive-grazing-cuts/article_d7c07202-2dfa-11e2-b6de-001a4bcf887a.html Cattle and sheep should be barred from most public lands, OSU prof says

OSU study urges massive grazing cuts

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Jamie Rappaport Clark | Posted on 07 November 2012 | Tags: Climate Change , election , Endangered Species Act , policy , Renewable Energy

A Victory for the Environment

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This post originally appeared at OnEarth partner The Daily Climate . http://www.onearth.org/blog/first-photos-of-shells-arctic-rig-add-perspective-to-drilling-debate

First Photos of Shell's Arctic Rig Put Drilling Debate in New Light

http://www.wildearthguardians.org/site/PageServer?pagename=priorities_wildlife_end_trapping_supporters#.UVgYUtGI70M New Mexicans want safe, trap-free public lands: WildEarth Guardians is a members of TrapFreeNM , a coalition of citizens, conservation organizations and animal welfare groups who oppose the cruel, damaging, and dangerous practice of trapping in New Mexico. Under-regulated and outdated, traps put citizens, pets, and non-target species at risk, including the endangered Mexican gray wolf.

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Pictures: Tube-Nosed Bat, More Rare Species Found

Photograph courtesy Andrea Lucky, Conservation International A huge-headed "major" ant of a thorny new species collects food from smaller workers in Papua New Guineau's Muller Range during a 2009 expedition. The majors use their muscular jaws to crush seeds that the smaller workers bring back to the nest.