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POPSWe Need to Protect More Land, Not Less There are few better investments of taxpayer dollars than the land reserve project, which has protected millions of acres of sensitive lands nationwide and significantly reduced soil erosion, all the while costing taxpayers about one tenth as much as traditional farm subsidies. And unlike most farm subsidies — which concentrate wealth in the hands of the wealthy — this program spreads the money around and creates more economic value than it costs.
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POPSBrazilian Federal Court Rules Unanimously in Sea Shepherd’s Favor in Historic Decision The limit for drag-net fishing is 3.5 miles off the coast of Rio Grande do Sul, Resolution nº 26, SUDEPE. The intention of the standard is to protect the extreme fragility and importance of the coastline. The Rio Grande do Sul shores are a nursery and migratory route of hundreds of sea animals, constituting complex and delicate ecosystems. All compensation awarded in court as a result of Sea Shepherd’s lawsuits must be deposited into the State Environmental Fund coffers and used according to article 13, Law 7.347/85; mainly by federal regulators for purposes of environmental preservation and education related to fishing along the southern state’s coast.
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POPSThieves Butcher, Behead Rare Siberian Tiger at Central China Zoo It said the locks of the tiger's cage were broken and that police found four homemade anesthetic rifles near the cage. Calls to the zoo rang unanswered on Sunday. A man at the Forestry Bureau of Yichang city confirmed the killing and said an investigation was under way. He refused to give his name.
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POPSAnimals go missing with no where to run If natural selection runs its course only species that can migrate through disturbed habitat are going to dominate in the long term , and these are most likely invasive or 'weed' species. What will a 'natural landscape' look like to the next generation?
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POPSWhy individual efforts are only part of the solution It is discouraging, isn't it?! We all need to do our part, but we need more than individual efforts to protect our environment. Otherwise it's like bailing water out of a rapidly sinking rowboat with a teaspoon. Every little bit helps, but the overall prognosis is bleak.
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POPSI Can See You...Can You See Me? The Puerto Rican Parrot has green feathers with black edges, a red forehead and white ovals around the eyes. The underside of its feathers have a slightly different hue with the wings' underside feathers, which can be seen during flight, being brightly blue and the tail's being yellow-green. Sexual dimorphism is not present in this species. Aside from invasive DNA-sexing sexes can only be distinguished by behavioral differences during the breeding season. Puerto Rican Parrots are secondary cavity nesters; they nest in tree trunk cavities that cannot be made by themselves. The species mainly nests in palo colorado trees (Cyrilla racemiflora) with other trees, such as the laurel sabino (Magnolia splendens) and tabonuco (Dacryodes excelsa) used to a lesser extent. Puerto Rican Parrots reach sexual maturity at 4 years of age in the wild and at 3 years in captivity. The species usually mates for life
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POPSBirds and Global Warming We can see how birds can adapt to warmer world... Birds adapt to warmer world http://www.usatoday.com/weather/gallery/2007/w070315_birds/flash.htm
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