A collection of 13 species seriously in danger of becoming extinct in the wild, all with babies born in captivity in the past few years.
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Showing posts with label ecology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ecology. Show all posts
Friday, 8 August 2008
Monday, 26 May 2008
Video: Borneo Apes - Malaysia
By some estimates, Borneo's vast forests are being cleared faster than the Amazon. Unless something is done now, Orangutans could be extinct in 20 years.
The practice of bulldozing everything to make way for palm oil plantations has left Orang-utans without their customary habitat.
Lone Droescher-Nieslen from the Orangutan Survival Foundation hopes she can rehabilitate the Orangutans back into the wild. But if the rate of deforestation continues, there may soon be no forests to release them into...
Watch the video
The practice of bulldozing everything to make way for palm oil plantations has left Orang-utans without their customary habitat.
Lone Droescher-Nieslen from the Orangutan Survival Foundation hopes she can rehabilitate the Orangutans back into the wild. But if the rate of deforestation continues, there may soon be no forests to release them into...
Watch the video
Wednesday, 7 May 2008
Saving the planet
Animal Planet has created a great website, The Animals Save the Planet. It has animated shorts, fun downloads, and suggestions on saving the Earth.
My favorite is the farting cow, Stanley, who teaches that livestock is responsible for 18% of total greenhouse gas emissions.
Stanley suggests saving the planet by eating less meat. Well, of course he would say that, duh!
If you like Stanley too, you can download a Farting Cow widget.
My favorite is the farting cow, Stanley, who teaches that livestock is responsible for 18% of total greenhouse gas emissions.
Stanley suggests saving the planet by eating less meat. Well, of course he would say that, duh!
If you like Stanley too, you can download a Farting Cow widget.
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