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Chinese Wildlife ? Endangered Symbols
2008-08-13 07:01:00 In honor of the Olympic Games in Beijing, I decided to learn about some endangered animals in China. Some were familiar to me while others were new. How many of these species have you heard of? Giant Panda The giant panda is one of China's best-
Should All Arctic Species be Listed as Endangered?
2008-06-01 19:18:00 Like this post? Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date. It has only been a fortnight or so since the polar bear was finally listed as an endangered species under the US Endangered Species Act,...
By: Green Options
Atmos x Puma Asian Endangered Species
2008-06-01 00:00:00 Following up to the Atmos x Puma Endangered Species Polar Pack is a set of three Puma sneakers that draw inspiration from 3 Asian animals that are limited in an un-cool way. For the Asian Endangered Pack, two Clydes and one Puma Mid will release July 28th. The animals that ...
Snowmen To Become The Next Endangered Species?
2008-05-29 16:27:00 Since polar bears have been officially recognised as endangered, our attention turns to the next species perilously close to extinction - nivicolous hominis, known by children the world over as the...
By: Green Options
Atmos x Puma Endangered Species Pack Part 2
2008-05-27 00:00:00 We recently featured the Puma x Atmos NY - Endangered Polar Species Pack, and here we present the Atmos x Puma Endangered Species Pack Part 2. This second package is a collaboration with Puma, sneaker retailer Atmos, and Japanese wildlife photographer Mitsuaki Iwago. Each shoe in the pack features a ...
By: KicksOnFire.com
Atmos x Puma Endangered Species ?Polar Pack?
2008-05-24 00:00:00 Atmos and Puma have come together to assemble a package of Clydes and Mid that took inspiration from the endangered species of the polar regions. From the North Pole to the South, Atmos made makeups of the Puma Clydes inspired by Polar Bear and Harp Seal while the Puma ...
Puma x Atmos NY - Endangered Polar Species Pack
2008-05-24 00:00:00 Here we feature a collaboration between Puma and Atmos NY, which consists of three pairs of Puma models inspired by three endangered polar animals: the Harp Seal, Macaroni Penguin and Polar Bear.Each sneaker has its own unique design, but comes with the works of National Geographic photographer Mitsuaki Iwago ...
By: KicksOnFire.com
SUVs plunge toward 'endangered' list
2008-05-23 23:34:00 Car dealer says SUVs are tough sells now: 'I've never seen it this bad -- ever' AAA says average gas price hit another all-time high Friday Truck owner says he can't get the price he wants for his vehicle From Chris Lawrence CNN LOS ANGELES,
By: Get rich
Human Interaction with Nature: Recovery Efforts for Endangered Species
2008-05-23 01:47:00 Editor’s note: The fourth part of the “Human Interaction with Nature” series takes a look at efforts to recover endangered animal species. This post was written by Denzyl Janneker,...
By: Green Options
Puma x Atmos Endangered Species Polar Pack
2008-05-23 00:00:00 Puma x Atmos Clyde Harp Seal $125 Atmos New York has collaborated with Puma to release what is called the Endangered Species Polar Pack. Each pair of sneakers will feature photography by seasoned wildlife shutterbug Mitsuaki Iwago (National Geographic?s resident photog). The Puma x Atmos Endangered Species Polar Pack was created ...
By: Sneakerfiles
Endangered tiger becomes proud mama of five!
2008-05-22 17:27:00 Five rare tiger cubs have been born at the Saint Louis Zoo.
Civil rights school on list of 11 endangered sites
2008-05-22 07:53:00 National Trust for Historic Preservation releases list of 11 endangered sites List includes urban neighborhoods threatened by development, gentrification School at center of Brown v. Board of Education makes list The National Trust hopes the list will
By: Get rich
Civil rights school on list of 11 endangered sites
2008-05-22 07:53:00 National Trust for Historic Preservation releases list of 11 endangered sites List includes urban neighborhoods threatened by development, gentrification School at center of Brown v. Board of Education makes list The National Trust hopes the list will
By: Get rich
Is The Australian Home An Endangered Species?
2008-05-22 02:00:00 We're filling our homes with technology and everyone is talking about super fast broadband within the decade, but how will our homes cope?
By: Smart Wiring
Human Interaction with Nature: Endangered Plants ? Echinacea
2008-05-21 19:35:00 Editor’s note: Part 3 of the “Human Interaction with Nature” series focuses on an endangered plant species: echinacea. This post, and the accompanying podcast, were created by Bobby...
By: Green Options
Human Interaction with Nature: Endangered Animal Species
2008-05-20 18:02:00 Editor’s note: Part two of the “Human Interaction with Nature” series focuses on human impacts on fauna. This post was written by Lindsay Crupper, and originally published on...
By: Green Options
Department of the Interior Places Polar Bears On Endangered List
2008-05-17 18:42:00 On Wednesday The Department of the Interior head -Dirk Kempthorne- declared the polar bear a threatened species. Saying polar bears must be protected because of the decline in Arctic sea ice from global warming. He cited dramatic declines in sea ice over the last three decades and projections of continued losses. Reflecting the views of ...
Polar Bear Finally Listed as ?Endangered?
2008-05-15 21:17:00 For a long time now we?ve spoken about the continuing effort by US and other environmental and animal rights groups to get the polar bear listed on the United States Endangered Species Act. Polar...
By: Green Options
Herbs for Health: Endangered Echinacea
2008-05-13 17:09:00 Editor’s note: Last week, we published a piece by our editorial intern Oscar Cardenas on the endangered status of many herbs used in alternative health practices. Today, we’re pleased to...
By: Green Options
Another Page on Endangered Languages of Eurasia
2008-05-08 23:48:00 Focus on Europe and Russian Asia. This one includes the Caucasus and many languages in Europe that were not dealt with on the other pages. Depressing reading, but I doubt if the situation is really quite as bad as Tapani Salinem thinks it is. Still, this page implies that for a lot of languages, things are not looking so good.The main problem is that many are not being learned by kids, or kids learn them and then quit using them at some point in favor of a larger area language later on.It's too bad that more of these languages are not used in schools. It would be quite simple to have classes in the minority tongue (possibly with majority tongue textbooks) and make the kids take the majority tongue as a subject every year. They did it for a long time in Russia - kids had classes in the local tongue but were required to take Russian as a course for all 12 years of school. Worked great.Italy and France are quite hostile to many minority languages, and even Germany is closing down Sorb...
By: Robert Lindsay
Feds plan to study prairie dogs for possible endangered status
2008-05-07 18:18:00 A week after a Colorado state agency refused to ban shooting white-tailed prairie dogs, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Tuesday it will study the rodent to determine if it should be protected as an endangered species.
By: Gun News
Endangered Languages of Northeast Asia
2008-05-06 12:58:00 Updated May 7, 2008:Cool site. Very pessimistic, possibly overly so, but the situation is not one to be optimistic about. In contrast to the sister site about endangered languages in Europe, it seems that the languages of NE Asia are so much worse off! I am wondering why that is.The Soviets did a great job at first of trying to preserve national languages, but then after Stalin's lunatic purges in the 1930's, everything pretty much reverted back to Russification, and I guess that just continued on even after Stalin died. Under Putin, Russia is actually overtly hostile to all non-Russian tongues spoken on its territory, as fascists always are.Most of these languages have been completely taken out by Russian. Russian is nuking languages over there the same way English is nuking languages over here. It's the great destroyer. I really do not think that Ainu is in as terrible a shape as this website says it is, though. One is really stricken by how many of these languages are no longe...
By: Robert Lindsay
Endangered-Languages.com
2008-05-06 06:17:00 I hereby present to you a collaborative final project for my Endangered Languages course here at Swarthmore: endangered-languages.com
China Visa As Endangered Species.
2008-05-06 05:12:00 Uber-reliable Danwei just did a post on the current situation (or at least word on the current situation) involving China visas. The post is entitled, China Visa Confusion, but, unfortunately, the post itself is quite clear: getting a Chinese visa of any kind between now and October is going to be extremely tough. If anyone can confirm or deny the information set forth in Danwei, please comment below. If all of this is correct, I suspect Hong Kong, Singapore, Seoul, and Bangkok, will very soon start having an influx of temporary refugees. If all of this is correct, many are going to be hurt by it.
By: China Law Blog
America’s National Symbol not Endangered Anymore
2008-05-05 13:49:00 Here is great news for every bird lover especially Americans. Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus ) or American national bird is no more listed in endangered species. Bald Eagle was declared to be among endangered species in 1940’s. In the same year the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act was passed to protect Bald Eagles from the eyes of hunters. The synthetic pesticide DDT continued to decline the number of Bald Eagle even when the birds were not hunted. In the year 1963 there were only 417 breeding pairs of Bald Eagle. With such numbers extinction of the American national bird was expected but this powerful flier showed a dramatic recovery. It is reported that presently there are around 10,000 breeding pairs of bald eagle and it not an endangered species anymore. Even after the drastic recovery wildlife experts will not abandon the Bald Eagle. At least for another 5 years experts will monitor and look for any further decline in the number. In case of any decline in breeding ...
Great Site on Endangered Languages of Europe
2008-05-04 10:27:00 Great site on endangered languages of Europe. Tapani Salinem, a Finnish linguist, has done a bang-up job on this stuff. This report was prepared for UNESCO.The last good report I read on this subject was a great book published in 1976 called something like The Endangered Languages of Europe. Great little book if you can ever find it, and it covers pretty much most of the larger ones anyway.Salinem is decidedly pessimistic, but I am not so much so. Furthermore, he often pessimistically notes that this or that language is heavily contaminated by some larger nearby language that the speaker usually also speaks. I don't think that this is all that relevant. Most modern languages nowadays are full of borrowings, often from English, for all sorts of modern words.What matters is that you are speaking. Borrowing is a natural phenomenon, whether for lexis, syntax, phonology, morphology or whatever. It's been happening for 1000's of years. He often notes that not many children are learning...
By: Robert Lindsay
Endangered languages in the Limelight
2008-05-02 17:20:00 The latest Limelight feature from Intute: Arts and Humanities is about “Endangered languages”. The Hans Rausing Endangered Languages Project at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London is currently holding its annual Endangered Languages week (30 April - 7 May 2008), with seminars, workshops, film screenings and an open day. It’s estimated ...
Delays In Ruling On Endangered Right Whales Criticized
2008-05-02 16:51:00 The North Atlantic Right Whale - so named by whalers of days bygone - is the most critically endangered species on the planet with less than 350 left alive. Man hunted this spectacular animal into the brink of extinction and even though it is protected by the Endangered Species Act, is still in serious trouble. ...
Things you Ought to know about Endangered Red Wolf
2008-04-24 15:40:00 After reading all the interesting facts in the previous article: The Endangered Red Wolf, there are many question still unanswered. One of the most prominent questions is: What are the possible reasons or factors responsible for endangering red wolf? Some of the factors have lead to endangering red wolf are listed below: First and the major factor is the loss of their natural habitat. With the extension of human invasion and growing population forests which are the natural habitat are destroyed. Extensive hunting of red wolf by humans especially as a part of predator control program. Increased disease susceptibility also decreased their number and made them endangered. Hybridizing red wolf with coyotes also decreased the number of red wolf. All the listed factors in combination made red wolf one of the endangered species. Second question arises is: How many wolf species are living at present? Presently there are only 2 species living: Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) and Red Wolf (Canis ru...
Elephant Paintings that help endangered elephants in Asia
2008-04-24 06:26:00 Until Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 11, I’ll be focusing on great gifts for Mom. Check back every two days for another fantastic gift. NOVICA is a great company that is affiliated with National Geographic Society. They identify artists all over the world, many in impoverished and developing countries, and give them a marketplace for ...
By: Gifts That Help
Endangered Species Bars
2008-04-23 23:56:00 For years I’ve loved supporting organizations helping endangered species, not only as an art activist, but also by trying these delicious chocolate bars for a cause. Now they have these...
By: Green Options
The Black Footed Ferret
2008-04-22 07:53:00 The black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) is the only ferret species endemic to North America and has been classified as an endangered species by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service since l967. Within the genus Mustela, ferrets belong to the subgenus Putorius, from which there are only three extant species: M. putorius, the European polecat; M. eversmanni, the Siberian, or steppe polecat; and M. nigripes, the black-footed ferret. The European polecat lives in open forests and meadows, and is thought to be the ancestor of the domestic ferret. The Siberian polecat looks nearly identical to the black-footed ferret and leads a similar life on open grasslands and semi desert regions across Russia, China and Siberia. Read more>>>>>More on the Ferret: Recovery Program, Defenders, National Geographic, Animalinfo, Endangered.gov, Species.gov, tpw.state.tx, Enchanted Learning, Ferret Haven, Nature.ca.notebook, Books, Scholar
By: UHAIII
Hollywood Sign View Endangered by Development !
2008-04-17 23:09:00 There is trouble in Hollywood today. No, not an arrest, not someone checking into rehab.Rather, the Hollywood sign ITSELF is in trouble! The sign built in 1923 and revitalized several years ago is now in trouble again. Why? For exactly the same reason the sign was built! Someone wants to develop near the sign that was used ...
[Strange] Are those endangered iguanas hidden in your hollowed-out prosthet
2008-04-12 11:48:00 (Some Guy)
Northern Hairy Nosed Wombat
2008-04-09 13:00:00 GENUS AND SPECIES: Lasiorhinus krefftiiALTERNATE NAMES:The Northern hairy nosed wombat is also called the Queensland hairy nosed wombat, the Queensland wombat, the Soft furred wombat, the Broad nosed wombat, Yaminon, the Moonie River wombat, Barnard's hairy nosed wombat, and the Hairy nosed northern wombat. Nickname: Bulldozer of the bushCLASSIFICATION:While there is currently only a single living species of Northern hairy-nosed wombats, an extinct population existed in southeast Queensland along the Moonie River near St. George until about 1908. This population was sometimes classified as a separate species, Lasiorhinus Gillespiei. Another population once existed in Deniliquin, NSW until the late 1800's.DISTRIBUTION:Their range used to include northern Victoria, New South Wales, and about a quarter of Queensland. There now exists only a single remaining population of the Northern hairy-nosed wombat. Its range is restricted to about 300 ha (750 acres) of the Epping Forest in east-...
By: UHAIII
African conference: On the Brink? Endangered Archives and Endangered Langua
2008-04-04 21:41:00 Posted by sociolingo on April 4, 2008 SCOLMA (the UK Libraries and Archives Group on Africa) invites registrations for the 2008 annual conference,On the Brink? Endangered Archives and Endangered Languages in AfricaDate: Tuesday 10 June 2008, 10.00 - 17.00Venue: British Library Conference Centre, British Library, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DBSpeakers will include Paul Lihoma, Director, ...
Inspector: FAA failures endangered passengers
2008-04-04 00:44:00 WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A federal airline safety inspector said his boss threatened him after he vowed to report the allowed unsafe planes to fly, the inspector testified Thursday.
By: Get rich
Polar Bears are a Prop, Not An Endangered Species
2008-04-03 12:00:00 Iceberg formed by waves, not “global warming™.” Left-wing global warming windbags lambasted the president for not taking swift action in protecting the endangered polar bears. That’s right. We have solved all the problems in American concerning humans, so we can worry about polar bears. Socialist, I mean, Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer pointed some fingers today: “The Bush administration is violating the law, and that is why we’re here today,” said Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), chairwoman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, opening the hearing. “These species do not have an indefinite time to be saved. . . . Time is running out for the polar bear, and time has run out for this decision.” Here’s the thing on this one: the polar bears are not declining in population. The action needs to be taken because they might drop in population because of global warming (try to remain calm.) One of the most controversi...
Endangered Animal Papercraft - Golden Eagle
2008-04-02 16:46:00 Konica Minolta has added the Japanese Golde Eagle in it's Endangered Animal Papercrafts section. This majestic creature reaches 32 to 38 inches in length and is characterized by its distinct golden wash over the back of the head and large wings. It is a mountain-dwelling bird. Just like the other creatures on the...
By: Paperkraft.net
Proboscis Monkeys
2008-04-02 12:13:00 A unique species, the Proboscis Monkey is unlike any other primate with its extraordinarily large nose. The function of the nose is not known, but it is particularly pronounced in adult males. The fur colour is predominantly light grey to pale orange, and adult males appear to wear a dark brown 'waistcoat'. Both males and females have a reddish brown crown and white chin.Their preferred habitats are riverine forest and mangrove. During the early morning or late afternoon they are active in trees lining the water's edge, usually with a large male carefully watching over the group.Endemic to Borneo, the Proboscis Monkey inhabits coastal forests in many areas and can easily be seen in Brunei Bay, and the Kinabatangan Sanctuary, Sabah. EcologyasiaMore on the Monkey: WWF, BBC, The Primata, National Geographic, Naturspot, jrank, Wikipedia, Nature.com, Books, Youtube
By: UHAIII
National Poetry Month Endangered!
2008-04-02 04:11:00 I’ve just received this important message from the American Academy of Poets. Due to the vital information contained, I am printing the entire text as received. God bless America. April 1, 2008?When the Academy of American Poets announced the launch of a mobile version of their poetry archive in March, no one could have predicted that ...
Bush Administration Seeks Endangered Species Status for the Elusive ?Climat
2008-04-01 20:58:00 In a stunning reversal of direction, the Bush administration has officially requested a new addition to the Endangered Species list. What threatened species could elicit this drastic change of course...
By: Green Options
Gray Wolf: Still endangered?
2008-03-29 05:45:00 Gray Wolves aren't very popular anymore.. Do you like Gray Wolves? Maybe not.. but if you were under attack from three different sides you might pray for a Gray Wolf to come and fight for you..
By: Amerikan Turk
Ice seals candidates for endangered list
2008-03-28 06:53:00 A federal agency said Wednesday it will consider listing four species of ice seals as endangered, a move hailed by the environmental group that pushed for it as government recognition that Arctic marine life is threatened by global warming. The National Marine Fisheries Service accepted a petition seeking threatened or endangered status for ribbon seals, which have been losing habitat as sea ice recedes. The agency also expanded the status review to include ringed, spotted and bearded seals."While the four species of ice seals in Alaska all utilize various types of sea ice habitats, they use the ice in different ways," said Doug Mecum, acting administrator for the Alaska Region, in the announcement. "Therefore, careful status reviews of each species is warranted."Shaye Wolf, a biologist with the Center for Biological Diversity and the lead author of the listing petition, said the agency's action came as a surprise, given that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is two and a half mon...
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6 Endangered Species That Aren?t Endangered Enough
2008-03-27 07:39:00 Added: 2008-03-26 17:26:03 endangered species
Birds and Crabs get a break in NJ
2008-03-25 19:03:00 New Jersey gave a boost to both the horseshoe crab and the red knot. The red knot relies on horseshoe crab eggs as an essential food. The red knot visits the mid-Atlantic coast on its yearly migration. This break came in the form of a law that will ban horseshoe crab harvesting such time as ...
By: Bird Brain Blog
2nd Workshop on Endangered Archives - Canada
2008-03-14 08:14:00 Please go to the workshop website and apply, do NOT send applications to Sociolingo. Source: York University, Canada 2nd Workshop on Endangered Archives Harriet Tubman Institute, York University, Canada Saturday, April 19, 2008 With the explosive use of computers in recent decades, a growing number of researchers have been involved in the preservation of endangered archival documents through digital means. Accordingly, there are ...
Oh, Rats: Scientists Work with Walt Disney World to Breed Endangered Specie
2008-03-13 00:00:00 The population of Key Largo woodrats (a small rodent) has dwindled because of habitat loss, free-roaming domestic cats and other threats. In an effort to re-establish this species, a genetics-based captive-breeding program was developed for this rodent by the USGS, Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo.
NHL Replay Rules ? Protecting Endangered Zebras
2008-03-12 16:42:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - A player crumples to the ice. A referee’s arm goes up. Another player protests his innocence. And many times, most of the crowd’s reaction is, “What the heck just happened? And why isn’t the replay on the big screen?” Referee Elvis - ChargingDid Player A dive? Did Player B deserve ...
By: On Frozen Blog
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