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Weird Frog Discovered By Charles Darwin May Be Extinct | Extinction Countdown, Scientific American Blog Network
Animals  (tags: conservation, death, endangered, environment, wildlife, suffering, sadness )

John
- 1 hour ago - blogs.scientificamerican.com
The weird and unusual Chile Darwin's frog (Rhinoderma rufum), whose tadpoles grew inside the vocal sacs of adult males, appears to be extinct: a four-year quest failed to turn up any evidence that the species still exists.
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Causes.Com | Anyone Can Change the World.
Animals  (tags: endangered, AnimalWelfare, habitat, killed, sadness )

Bijou
- 1 hour ago - causes.com
It begins with the US Fish and Wildlife Service, who have been the agency in charge of wolf recovery. This agency has a long history of caving in to special interests. Translation: politicians, mostly those who o
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Kenya: Poachers Pose as Cattle Herders to Gain Access to Wildlife
Animals  (tags: wildlife, suffering, sadness, slaughter, endangered, conservation )

Jill
- 3 hours ago - allafrica.com
The operation was prompted by increased insecurity for both human and wildlife in Tsavo that was caused by the illegal herders. Kitur said that more than 80 elephants were silently killed in Tsavo region in the recent past.
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Kenya: Bush Meat Trade On the Rise in Tsavo
Animals  (tags: wildlife, suffering, slaughter, sadness, killing, death, animalcruelty, cruelty, endangered )

Jill
- 4 hours ago - allafrica.com
"We have been finding snares on trees which mainly target zebras. We have also found snared buffaloes in the bushes," he said. The director asked researchers to study the declining small wildlife so as to come up with policies and mitigation measures
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Rwandan Rainforests Destroyed By Bush Fires
Animals  (tags: wildlife, fires, destruction, sadness, habitat, environment, endangered, humans )

Jill
- 4 hours ago - allafrica.com
Nyungwe forest was once home to elephants, but the last of those was killed in 1999 for food and tusks. Today, what remains is its huge skull put on display for visitors.
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Rwanda Mountain Gorillas - We Name Them Because They Are Important
Animals  (tags: Gorillas, wildlife, protection, habitat, environment, endangered, conservation )

Jill
- 4 hours ago - allafrica.com
While gorillas are on the brink of being extinct in other African countries, Rwanda has given great importance to preserving Mountain Gorillas, and this comes along with a series of celebrations rooted in the African culture
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LIKE & SUPPORT...New Animal Right Organization
Animals  (tags: abuse, abused, AnimalWelfare, animaladvocates, animalcruelty, animalrights, animals, animalwelfare, cats, conservation, crime, cruelty, death, dogs, endangered, environment, ethics, extinction, GoodNews, goodnews, habitat, humans, investigation, killed, k )

Nikki
- 4 hours ago - facebook.com
Please like and support this organization. I looked at their website and they have a lot of good information on many animal issues. Please like them to show your support!
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Rare N Nigricans Turtle Species Facing Extinction
Animals  (tags: endangered, extinction, suffering, abused )

Jaya
- 10 hours ago - economictimes.indiatimes.com
The soft-shell N nigricans turtles, a rare species found only in the tank of the Tripureswari Temple in Gomati district of Tripura, is facing extinction.
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Stop Whaling Now!: Thank You - Take Action!: NRDC's Save BioGems
Animals  (tags: animals, destruction, endangered, government, oceans, humans, wildlife, whales, sadness, protection, killing, death, animalcruelty )

Gordon
- 11 hours ago - secure.nrdconline.org
please sign this ..we must stop Iceland from restarting murdering whales, impose hard hitting sanctions on Iceland NOW !!
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Tell Mexico: Stop Killing Endangered Sea Turtles
Animals  (tags: AnimalWelfare, animalcruelty, conservation, death, endangered, environment, ethics, extinction, habitat, humans, killing, protection, sadness, suffering, wildlife )

Gordon
- 11 hours ago - action.biologicaldiversity.org
Please sign this petition to end the needless slaughter of 2000 endangered turtles by Mexican fishermen , thank you !.
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In Global First, Philippines to Destroy Its Ivory Stock
Animals  (tags: AnimalWelfare, animalcruelty, conservation, endangered, GoodNews, humans, killing, protection, suffering, wildlife, poachers, ivory, destruction, Philippines )

Giana
- 13 hours ago - news.nationalgeographic.com
No other ivory-consuming nation has taken such a dramatic step.
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"White Gold" or "Bloody Teeth"? ACTION
Animals  (tags: elephants, Africa, ivory, China, shopping, protection, animalwelfare, wildlife, endangered )

Nancy
- 1 day ago - theanimalrescuesite.greatergood.com
In yet another bust this year, Dubai customs authorities seized 259 elephant tusks on May 1. This seizure pushes the total over 5 tonnes of captured contraband ivory so far in 2013, illustrating the growing urgency to protect Africa's remaining elephants.
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Save Endangered Pangolins From Illegal Poaching - ForceChange
Animals  (tags: animalcruelty, animals, animalwelfare, crime, cruelty, endangered, wildlife, wildanimals, slaughter, extinction, suffering )

Paul
- 1 day ago - forcechange.com
Pangolins, also known as scaly anteaters, are currently threatened by illegal poaching and wildlife trade. These shy, unobtrusive nocturnal animals are being harvested for their meat and hides
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My Name Is TYLER. My Animal ID # Is A0967589.
Animals  (tags: TO BE DESTROYED - TUESDAY - 06/18/13, animalwelfare, animaladvocates, dogs, endangered, environment, pets, protection, sadness, suffering, rescued, safety, prevention, treatment, healthcare )

Kelly
- 1 day ago - facebook.com
TO BE DESTROYED - TUESDAY - 06/18/13 I am a male brown and white brown and labrador retr mix. The shelter thinks I am about 1 YEAR I came in the shelter as a STRAY on 06/05/2013 from NY 11434, owner surrender reason stated was STRA
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