So far, we’ve talked about endangered animals in Canada, South America, and Kenya. Although the Philippines has long been declared a hot spot for endangered species among conservationists and environmentalists, a new and exciting discovery has created a major buzz among US scientists. It was a welcome shot in the arm for the people behind [...]
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Animals on August 23rd, 2011
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Endangered animals are categorized into different levels. The International Union on the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) categorized it into 7 levels. The number of population and geographic range determine these levels and how fast is the estimated decline. These 7 levels for the list of endangered animals are: Least concerned Near Threatened Vulnerable Endangered Critically endangered Extinct [...]
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Animals on May 30th, 2011
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The Earth is rich and bountiful; this is how our ancestors believed the Earth to be. They believe in the abundance of the resources of the world. There are also a lot of people in the not so distant past that believes the same thing, that the world’s resources are inexhaustible and sustainable. Yes they [...]
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There are a lot of endangered animals at risk in Canada. When European first settled in Canada 5 centuries ago, a number of animal and plant species in Canada were gone. A study by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC), the one assessing the status of species at risk, tells [...]
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