recent news on the topic of endangered_species (53 articles at Thu Jul 29 19:37:04 PDT 2010
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India plans reintroduction of cheetahs
(US) Stiglitz addresses climate change, mining MUMBAI, July 29 (UPI) -- Cheetahs, hunted to extinction in India 100 years ago, will return to that country under a plan approved by the government, environmental groups say.
(polijam.com) Thu Jul 29 15:44:00 2010 PDT *****
INTERNATIONAL: Greenpeace slams Sinar Mas
(Singapore) PHOTO: AFP JAKARTA - GREENPEACE made fresh allegations on Thursday that units of Indonesian paper and palm oil giant Sinar Mas are clearing high conservation-value forests including habitats of endangered orangutans.
(straitstimes.com) Thu Jul 29 09:18:06 2010 PDT *********************
World's largest freshwater fish faces extinction threat
World's largest freshwater fish faces extinction threat World's largest freshwater fish faces extinction threat extinction The survival of some of the world's largest freshwater fish - including a giant catfish - is threatened by a series of hydro-power dams planned for the Mekong River.
(mynews.in) Thu Jul 29 07:42:21 2010 PDT ********
INTERNATIONAL: Countdown to zero
(Israel) Are looming specters in life generally. Another expert advises that the easiest way to smuggle radioactive material into the US is to put it in a bag of kitty litter.
(jpost.com) Thu Jul 29 07:07:38 2010 PDT *****************
