Some cut the red tape, some go on the Red list

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I have good news and bad news from Sweden. The good news is that some native species have gotten off the Swedish Red list, and the bad news is that some have gotten on. The Red list is a compilation of all the species in Sweden that are considered not viable populations. The most receint edition was published by the Swedish Species Information Centre. Happily, the wolf, lynx wolverine, wels catfish, and asp have been given a less critical standing, while the brown bear, fire bellied toad, European tree frog and the edible frog have viable populations now. Sadly, the whiting, lumpfish, burbot, eel, piked dogfish, Swedish freshwater crayfish, ash tree and elm tree are on the List. Hopefully, the conservation tactics that worked to get some species off will work for the rest.
Here's the site;
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100428085845.htm

AWOOOGA! AWOOGA! Dead Zone in the making!

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As we all know, an oil well off the coast of mexico began leaking oil recently. The oil is spreading into the gulf and wildlife conservationists are worried about the life in the area. They're especially worried about the microlife. They think the oil spill will kill it all off, creating a dead zone, where there is no life. It may also kill off the wetlands which keep america from wearing away. There's some hope for the plankton, though; the last time this happened, the plankton were back in a couple of years. The dead zone is still possible though.
Here's the link;
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/05/100504-science-environment-gulf-oil-spill-dead-zone/

Ripple effect

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In 200, Miss Waldrin's Colobus monkey went extinct. Scientists fear that the death of this species is the start of a mass primate die out in Africa. The problem is that many of these monkey species live on not-well protected reservations. The rangers are not trained enough, and are not equipped to deal with armed poachers. Some of them may even be bribed. This particular species could have been saved but no one paid it any attention. We need to look at the animal world mor than ever, there are too many species at stake.
Here's the link;
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2000/11/001107065908.htm

Poisoned Eagles

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It's 1998, and a graduate student has just solved the problem of what could be killing off the eagles near Duncan, British Colombia. DDT was of course the first on the culprit list, but blood tests soon ruled that out. The problem was, most of the chicks were dying off, especially in the area around the Crofton pulp and paper mill. This has been known to happen when dioxins, a biproduct of the papermaking process, get into the water. The reason that eagles were dying in such great numbers around the Crofton plant was unknown until Chris Gill studied the local eagles extensively. He realized that what was happening was that the dioxins were getting concentrated in a local bay. The Crofton factory has agreed to drop their dioxin pollution, and we can only hope that it's enought to save the eagles. These animals have had a particularly hard time of it, and it would be very embarrasing for us to let them go extinct.
Here's the link;
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1998/06/980608053821.htm

Ladybugs to the Rescue!

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The Galapagos, as everyone knows, has lots of biodiversity. But because of the invasic species brought by tourism, this precious diversity has been in decline. One of the invasive species is the cottony cushion scale, which draws sap out of plants. In 2009 Mark Hoddle and his colleagues released the natural enemy of the scale onto the Galapogos, the ladybug. They went back recently to see the results. Nearly 99 percent of the invasive bug species has been eliminated from the island. There was the concern that the ladybugs would eat some of the endangered bugs of the islands, but this does not seem to be the case. I think this is a good thing, but warrants a closer look. Ladybugs could eat some of the local species into extinction.
Here's the link;
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100422164635.htm
Bye!

Not boiling over?

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Not suprisingly, caribou numbers are suffering because of global warming. What is suprising is that the reason they're dying isn't the heat itself. It's its effect on the weather. Caribou migrate for food, and global warming is making their grass grow too early. This means that all the prime food is gone before the calves can eat it. Also, the rain is drowning the lichens that the reindeer rely on in winter. This is awful, and something needs to be done about it soon. The local people rely on the animals for food, so our want to save them isn't just a want, it's a need.Every one has seen the disaster flick where global warming causes a freak thunderstorm and kills everyone. Between this article and the thunderstorm outside, I feel like building a boat in my basement.
Here's the link;
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090611111008.htm

Clone the Sheep!

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A sheep has been cloned! Back in 2001, a cloned sheep by the name of Dolly was cloned. It was a member of the European mouflon species that live on Sardinia, Corsica and Cyprus. The sheep's DNA came from the body of an ewe that was found dead at a wildlife rescue centre in Sardinia. Dolly is the first successfully cloned member of her species, let alone endangered ones. Several other attempts have been made, but they have all ended in failure. This experiment points to the possibility of being able to reinstitute a species if they're completely wiped out, if the DNA is collected in time. This sounds like a good plan to me, but it should be a last resort. Hopefully, we'll be able to keep some species from completely dieing out this way.
Here's the link;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/1573309.stm