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Obama Pledges to Help Native American Tribes
Society & Culture  (tags: American Indians, Native Americans, obama, americans, news, ethics, culture, society, rights, politics, government, freedoms, ethics )

Kat
- 3 days ago - cbsnews.com
(AP )"Only in America could the adoptive son of Crow Indians grow up to be president of the United States." President Obama spoke those words this morning, in reaching out to Native Americans at the start of a White House Tribal Nations...
Farmers Have Been Told to Go Green or Face the Financial Consequences
Environment  (tags: Farmers, house mouse, combat )

Nancy
- 4 days ago - timesonline.co.uk
English farmers have been given a last chance to adopt greener practices that benefit wildlife and help to combat climate change or face deductions from their state hand-outs of cash.
Coral Reefs Inspire Rare Consensus -- Just Save Them
Animals  (tags: animals, environment, ecosystems, wildlife, humans, protection, animalwelfare )

Cal
- 3 days ago - eurekalert.org
One of the first set of studies to examine what tourists and recreation enthusiasts actually think about coral reef ecosystems suggests they are a rare exception to controversies over human use versus environmental conservation - their stunning beauty is
Texas Polygamist Sect Member Guilty of Sex Assault
Society & Culture  (tags: cult, underage sex, underage marrige, children, women )

Lone
- 3 days ago - washingtonpost.com
ELDORADO, Texas -- The first polygamist sect member to face criminal trial following last year's raid at the Yearning For Zion Ranch in West Texas was convicted Thursday of sexually assaulting an underage girl with whom he had a so-called
Exotic Shrimp Species Could Become a Threat to Waterways
Animals  (tags: animals, invasive species, oceans, environment, habitat, humans, protection )

Cal
- 3 days ago - wwltv.com
Wildlife experts say the appearance of giant tiger prawns in Gulf of Mexico waters are reason for alarm, and they want fishermen to let them know if they find any in their nets.
Badger Cull Still on After Vote Defeated
Animals  (tags: animals, animalwelfare, killing, wildanimals, protection, humans, slaughter, animalcruelty )

Cal
- 3 days ago - dailypost.co.uk
RURAL affairs minister Elin Jones last night defended a planned badger cull in west Wales to try to eradicate TB in cattle.
Take Action- Tell Your Senator to Protect Clean Air Act Authority
Environment  (tags: petition, climate, CO2emissions, destruction, ecosystems, environment, globalwarming, habitatdestruction, nature, humans, pollution, government )

Daphna
- 2 days ago - secure2.convio.net
Senator Bob Menendez is circulating a letter written to Majority Leader Reid asking Reid to stand up to polluters and protect Clean Air Act authority to clean up greenhouse gas pollution from existing coal plants. Please join him in leading the way to a c
Naboon Steals Leopard Kill...LOL
Animals  (tags: environment, death, habitat, wildlife, wildanimals, society )

Gorilly
- 4 days ago - predatoraware.wildlifedirect.org
Amazingly the leopard was almost immediately surrounded by some Baboons which stole the gazelle kill from her. She had not really had time to get her kill into a tree. Poor girl...all that energy spent to feed the silly Baboons...LOL Gorilly
17 Biggest Buddhas on Earth
Society & Culture  (tags: arts, culture, humans, interesting, religion, society, travel, world )

Daphna
- 3 days ago - environmentalgraffiti.com
Bigger, better, heavier - that seems to be the motto of Asia's amazing Buddha statues. Our list features actual statues as well as destroyed and planned ones but all have to be taller than 50 m (165 ft). Where does that leave the most famous and sadly des
New Study Chronicles Declining Populations, Major Threats to Sage-Grouse
Animals  (tags: animals, animalwelfare, endangered, wildanimals, protection, humans, wildlife )

Cal
- 3 days ago - wildearthguardians.org
Feds Considering ESA Listing for Greater and Mono Basin Sage-Grouse
 
 
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