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"Over the next three decades, the human population is projected to reach 9 billion people. In that same time, Sumatran elephants, currently numbering around 2,500 members, are expected to reach zero," reports Stephen Messenger.
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"The areas designated as no-trawling zones would be identified based on the presence of conditions conducive to marine life and could change based on seasonal migrations, ocean currents, and weather systems like El Niño," writes Jennifer Hattam.
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Adding carbon to the atmosphere contributes to global warming and climate change. Another less-discussed impact is ocean acidification—whereby carbon molecules diffuse into the ocean from the atmosphere, causing a steady rise in acidity—even though the impacts are already being felt by many species.
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World Wildlife Fund had a "world's first" when they set plans in motion to deploy a small fleet of unmanned aircraft to monitor Nepal's sprawling southern plains to monitor for poaching of endangered species.
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"Sad news out of the Isle Royale National Park, way up in Michigan, where scientists say there's only one female gray wolf left in the nine that still roam a chain of islands in western Lake Superior. It's the lowest population ever recorded there, in 54 years," reports Jeff Kart.
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"Malaysia—along with the world's 12 other tiger range countries—agreed, in 2010, to take measures to double their wild tiger populations by 2020. So far, for Malaysia, which had an estimated 500 wild tigers, the goal is proving more difficult than previously expected—and poaching is, not surprisingly, one of the major challenges," writes David Defranza.
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Monkey Thought Extinct is Rediscovered in Indonesia
It's a wonder what we learn about the world thanks to the technology of camera traps -- including the living members of a species long thought to have disappeared like the Miller's grizzled langur.
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Giraffes? Horses? Squirrels?? 20 Animals You Didn't Know Are Going Extinct
When it comes to the Endangered Species List, some animals stand out as celebrities: polar bears, giant pandas, rhinos, snow leopards... But sadly, the list is so extensive that there are many species you may never have suspected are endangered. Here are twenty of them. We wrote about these animals earlier this week, but sometimes it's nice to read about them one by one. So click through, be surprised, and hopefully also be inspired to act.
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Rhinos May be Extinct in South Africa by 2015
A renowned rhino activists has issued an estimate that, at current rates, the rhinoceros will be extinct in South Africa by 2015.
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Climate Change May Kill Off 900 Bird Species By 2100
Scientists say climate change is likely to drive up to 900 bird species into extinction by the end of the century unless additional conservation measures are taken.
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