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"Studies Offer New Insights Into Causes of Deformed Frogs"
MinnPost.com, 08/19/2009New research offers a partial solution to the ongoing mystery of deformed frogs.
"Kenya May Lose All Its Lions in 20 Years"
Reuters, 08/19/2009"Kenya's lion population could disappear altogether in the next 20 years because of climate change, habitat destruction, disease and conflict with humans, the country's wildlife authority said on Monday."
"Mountain Critter A Candidate For Endangered List"
NPR, 08/11/2009"The American pika could become the first animal in the continental U.S. listed under the Endangered Species Act because of climate change. The cute relative of the rabbit lives in the mountain West, and researchers say warmer temperatures put it at risk for extinction."
"Without Birds To Disperse Seeds, Guam's Forest Is Changing"
Scientific American, 08/10/2009"The brown tree snake invasion has wiped out birds on guam and left a forest to survive on its own."
"An Underwater Fight Is Waged for the Health of San Francisco Bay"
NYTimes, 08/03/2009Biologists have found in San Francisco Bay a kelp used in miso soup which is on the list of 100 worst invasive alien species.
"Scientists Untangle Multiple Causes of Bee Colony Disorder"
ENS, 07/30/2009"A microscopic pathogen and pesticides embedded in old honeycombs are two major contributors to the bee disease known as colony collapse disorder."
Do Humans Play a Role in Causing Deadly Wildlife Cancers?
Newsweek, 07/29/2009"The great outdoors is a dangerous place for animals, who often die from hunger, predator attacks, or infections. But cancer can also be a culprit, and human pollution may be making it worse."
"Caribou Populations Fall Sharply"
Christian Science Monitor, 07/24/2009Scientists are finding what seems to be a global decline in caribou populations.
"Florida To Begin Issuing Permits Friday for Python Hunt"
Miami Herald, 07/17/2009Florida is holding a regulated hunt to eliminate Burmese pythons that have invaded the Everglades.
Survivors of Attacks Fight to Save Sharks
Wash Post, 07/15/2009Survivors of shark attacks are in Washington lobbying for new fishing restrictions to protect sharks.
"Birds' Survival Relies On World's Largest Crab Orgy"
NPR, 07/14/2009"The Delaware Bay is the site of the largest horseshoe crab orgy in the world. Mating season brings millions of crabs onto the beaches, and tens of thousands of migratory shorebirds, who gorge themselves on crab eggs on their way to the Arctic."
"Watching Whales Watching Us"
NYTimes Mag, 07/13/2009Scientists are learning that whales are smarter, and more like humans, than they ever suspected.
"California Water Plan Could Help Puget Sound Orcas Survive"
Bellingham Herald, 07/06/2009"A plan to restore salmon runs on California's Sacramento River could help revive killer whale populations 700 miles to the north in Puget Sound."
"Navy vs. Environmentalists Off Florida Coast"
NYTimes, 07/03/2009"Perhaps the last thing the Navy is looking for at the moment is a tangle with environmentalists. But that is exactly what it has -- over a proposed $100 million naval warfare training range off the northern Atlantic coast of Florida."
"Gray Wolves Get Federal Protection Again"
Minneapolis Star Trib, 07/02/2009"Advocates and U.S. government agree to list the gray wolf as "threatened" in Minnesota and to put ones in Wisconsin and Michigan on the endangered list."

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