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Senators Seek To Name Bison 'National Mammal'
Animals  (tags: animals, animalwelfare, politics, bison, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cal
- 9 hours ago - huffingtonpost.com
Western lawmakers want to elevate the Plains bison to a status similar to that of the iconic bald eagle with legislation to declare the burly beasts America's "national mammal."
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Killing of Bald Eagles Divides Native American Tribes
Animals  (tags: animals, animalwelfare, native rituals, eagles, politics, tradition, culture, animaladvocates, animalcruelty, killing, protection, environment, humans, animalrights )

Cal
- 22 days ago - uk.reuters.com
A plan by a Native American tribe to kill two bald eagles for use in a religious rite has drawn the ire of a fellow tribe, which says it doesn't want any eagles sacrificed on the Wyoming reservation they share.
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'Whale Wars'' Paul Watson on Faroes Killing, Online Debate
Animals  (tags: news, society, politics, whales, wildlife, media, Paul Watson, slaughter, habitat, cruelty, animalwelfare, animals, animaladvocates, humans, environment, AnimalWelfare, animalrights, killing )

Cal
- 28 days ago - latimes.com
Faroe Islands fishermen wade into a shallow bay to kill a pod of pilot whales in a hunt called a "grind." Sea Shepherd has launched a new show called "Whale Wars: Viking Shores" to focus attention on the hunt
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TAKE ACTION NOW! Stop Plans for High Voltage Electrical Cable in Whale Sanctuary
Animals  (tags: whales, animalwelfare, animals, Politics, protection, humans, wildlife, wildanimals, habitat, investigation, environment, endangered )

Cal
- 29 days ago - forcechange.com
A proposed multi-billion dollar inter-island undersea electric cable is threatening both the humpback whale and Hawaiian monk seal. This cable is presently being 'fast-tracked' through the environmental and public review process despite the tremendous ca
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Urge Congress To Ban the Pesticide Clothianidin to Save Bees! TAKE ACTION!
Animals  (tags: conservation, animaladvocates, environment, law, politics )

Sara
- 63 days ago - salsa3.salsalabs.com
Neonicotinoids like clothianidin are part of the reason behind bee decline and despite the proof, the EPA has yet to ban it. Sign to tell Congress to ban this pesticide now! Sign to save the bees!
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Dirty Drilling Hurts Dolphins. Tell Your Senators That Wind Energy Is the Future!!
Animals  (tags: oil spill, drilling, dolphins, destruction, ecosystems, nature, oceans, politics, pollution, protection, green, AnimalCruelty, environment, death, cruelty, marine life, oil tankers, whales, senators, usa, animalrights )

Jim
- 70 days ago - act.oceana.org
Oil spills in their home force dolphins to break through a dirty oil slick just to take a breath. In waters around the world, dolphins and other animals are constantly facing the threat of oil spills and other pollutants caused by offshore drilling.
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Conservation Group Claims Koala Numbers Fudged
Animals  (tags: animals, animalwelfare, animaladvocates, politics, AnimalWelfare, wildlife, wildanimals, protection, humans, environment )

Cal
- 71 days ago - brisbanetimes.com.au
The Australian Koala Foundation has accused the state government of "appalling science" to bolster koala numbers in its latest koala population survey so it would not lose koala planning control to the federal government.
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Proposed Wildlife Policy Change Draws Fire
Animals  (tags: endangered, politics, endangered species status, environment, animalwelfare, animals, AnimalWelfare, animaladvocates, wildanimals, protection, wildlife, society, humans )

Cal
- 77 days ago - uk.reuters.com
Dozens of conservation groups and nearly 100 scientists voiced opposition on Thursday to an Obama administration proposal they say would make it much harder for imperiled creatures to qualify for protection under the Endangered Species Act.
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Tell the USDA: Stop Buying Pink Slime! Petition!
Animals  (tags: child, children, dishonesty, ethics, health, news, politics, safety, business, society, investigation, protection )

Robert
- 78 days ago - credoaction.com
It is "not meat" according to a 35-year veteran USDA microbiologist1, and was recently rejected by the likes of McDonalds, Taco Bell and Burger King
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INVASIVE SPECIES: Smallest Irish Mammal 'May Vanish'
Animals  (tags: invasive species, politics, protection, animalwelfare, animals, AnimalWelfare, wildlife )

Cal
- 95 days ago - irishtimes.com
Ireland's smallest mammal, the protected pygmy shrew, has "completely vanished" in some areas due to the introduction of new species.
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Survey of Snow Leopard Prey Reveals 'Noah's Ark' of Wildlife in Bhutan
Animals  (tags: world, habitat, habitatdestruction, OVERDEVELOPMENT, environment, conservation, destruction, ecosystems, protection, wildlife, humans, green, pollution, nature, government, politics )

Cal
- 100 days ago - wwf.org.uk
This is the first visual evidence that snow leopards are thriving in Wangchuck Centennial Park, a vital snow leopard corridor between Jigme Dorji National Park in the West and Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary in the East
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INVASIVE SPECIES: Plans to Block Carp Will re-Reverse Chicago River
Animals  (tags: invasive species, politics, protection, animalwelfare, animals, AnimalWelfare, wildlife )

Cal
- 115 days ago - uk.reuters.com
Keeping the invasive Asian carp out of the Great Lakes will involve re-reversing the flow of the Chicago River
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What Everglades Pythons and Other Invasive Species Are Trying to Tell Us
Animals  (tags: invasive species, politics, protection, animalwelfare, animals, AnimalWelfare, wildlife )

Cal
- 115 days ago - motherjones.com
Killer pythons, walking snakeheads, carnivorous snails, and the superpredator from the reef: The invasion has begun.
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California City Bans Bullfrogs to Safeguard Native Species
Animals  (tags: invasive species, politics, protection, animalwelfare, animals, AnimalWelfare, wildlife )

Cal
- 120 days ago - news.mongabay.com
Santa Cruz, California has become the first city in the U.S. to ban the importation, sale, release, and possession of the American bullfrog
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California Wolf Inspires New State Web Page
Animals  (tags: animals, animalwelfare, goodnews, wolves, politics, AnimalWelfare, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cal
- 137 days ago - latimes.com
In response to the arrival of Journey, the Oregon wolf that is now roaming northern California's Shasta County, the California Department of Fish and Game has put together a gray wolf Web page.
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