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Climate No 1 Threat to Polar Bears
Environment  (tags: climate-change, humans, polar bears, threat, animals, animal welfare, environment, protection, habitat, ecosystems )

Cher
- 273 days ago - timesofindia.indiatimes.com
The very survival of polar bears depends on how well humans fight climate change, which is the biggest threat facing the giant carnivores, the five nations bordering the Arctic said.
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IFAW's Seal Team Prepares for the Worst
Environment  (tags: sea, ls, wildlife, animals, globalwarming, Animal Welfare, canada, seal hunt )

Kevin
- 640 days ago - blog.stopthesealhunt.com
You have to watch this video! IFAW's seal team is preparing for the seal hunt in Canada this year by taking an underwater aircraft ditching course. There is no way I would be able to do that. Watch the video.
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Leave No Trace on Pristine Trails
Environment  (tags: parks, humans, littering, hikinh, animals, animal welfare, conservation, protection, environment, nature, trees, water, habitat )

Cher
- 642 days ago - newsok.com
With spring fast approaching, state parks will start seeing a rise in weekend hikers and bikers. The trails that spent all winter with only Mr. Raccoon and/or the occasional die-hard like myself crossing it's path, are going to be bustling with foot
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How Do You Save An Oiled Bird?   video
Environment  (tags: Oil Spills, Destruction, Environment, Animal Rescue, Animal Welfare, Wildlife )

Ceci
- 864 days ago - youtube.com
It takes only one drop of oil the size of a quarter to kill a seabird. As the oil covers a bird's body it destroys the protective nature of its feathers and drains away precious body heat.
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Alaska Zoo Keepers Put Elephant in Sling
Environment  (tags: animals, wildlife, zoos wildlife, Animal Welfare, animal healthenvironment )

Erika
- 945 days ago - wtop.com
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Zoo keepers have put Alaska's only elephant in a sling until they find out why she's having trouble getting back on her feet after lying down.
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2 Humpback Whales Swim Around Sacramento
Environment  (tags: animals, wildlife, environment, oceans, whales, animal welfare )

Erika
- 948 days ago - wtop.com
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A pair of wayward humpback whales continued their improbable odyssey Tuesday, swimming to the outskirts of the state capital.
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Greenpeace Protests Japan Ban On Anti-Whaling Ship!
Environment  (tags: whaliing, greenpeace, Animal Welfare, rights )

Rachel
- 994 days ago - today.reuters.com
Barring Greenpeace's anti-whaling ship Esperanza from docking in Tokyo violates free speech and suggests that Japan may have something to hide, the environmental group said on Thursday. The ship had hoped to bring its campaign to Japan, where whaling...
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Government Eyes Changes in Species Protection
Environment  (tags: Endangered Species, animal welfare, plant welfare )

Rachel
- 996 days ago - enn.com
WASHINGTON -- The Interior Department is considering a broad revamping of how it protects animals and plants in danger of extinction, including changes that critics contend will reduce the number of species that will be saved. Details of some of the...
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Bush Administration Looks at Climate Impact on Animals
Environment  (tags: Climate Change, wildlife, animal welfare, global warming )

Rachel
- 1004 days ago - enn.com
WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration will examine whether a growing number of species, including polar bears affected by thinning sea ice, are at risk from global warming and need federal protection, Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne said...
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