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The Black Rhino
An endangered species is a population of an organism (usually a taxonomic species), which because it is either few in number or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters, leaving it at risk of becoming extinct. Many countries...
Tags: Africa, Animals, Black Rhino, Endangered, extinct, Extinction, International Rhino Foundation, mammals, Research, Rhinoceros, species, Suman, WWF, zoo, black rhinos, South Africa, humanitarian, Cape Town, Rhino, Odd-toed ungulate, Western Black Rhinoceros, Endangered species, White Rhinoceros, Environment, Rhinoceroses, West African Black Rhino
Intense Panda Fever In Thailand Spreads To Elephants And Crocs
Panda fever is so intense in Thailand, since the birth of its cub, Li Ping, last May, that zookeepers are painting crocs and elephants in panda colors just to get some of the attention. Li Pang, whose parents are on loan from China, has millions of...
Tags: Panda fever, Thailand, Bangkok, Panda Cub, WWF, WWF Logo, Panda Li Ping, Li Ping, Cub, Zoo, Thai Zoo, Thailand Zoo, Crocodiles, Elephants, China, Bonanza, Lottery, Winning Lottery, Panda Suit, Aquariums, animal parks, profit, endangered animals, endangered species, crocodile wrangler, Extinct, Extinction, endangered
Ecosia search engine fights climate change
London :: CA :: USA | 2 days ago
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A brain child of "green-minded friends" in Berlin, ecosia.org is powered by Bing and Yahoo! search technology but gives at least 80 percent of its revenue to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to protect rainforests. Ecosia has timed its official launch for...
Tags: Ecosia, search engines, WWF, London, Environment, Internet search engines, Web search engine, Yahoo!, Technology Internet, Google, Yahoo! Search, Rainforest, Search engine, Deforestation
The cost of climate change
Kathmandu :: Nepal | 6 days ago
Credibility The Thorthormi glacial lake is a story of risks that climate change is building for the communities and wildlife in the Himalayas...This publication is also the first compilation of reports on the dangers of melting glaciers in not just Bhutan but also...
Tags: glacial lake, climate change, Thorthormi, potentially dangerous, Bhutan, WWF, thorthormi lake, Nepal, Kathmandu, Environment, Glacial lake outburst flood, Global warming, Himalayas, Glaciology, Adaptation to global warming, Volcanology, Flood
CAMBODIA: Poachers turn gamekeepers in eco-tourism projects
Phnom Pénh :: Cambodia | 13 days ago
Credibility He is one of 45 rangers in the remote eastern province of Mondulkiri recruited for a grassroots tourism project that uses employment incentives to encourage environmental conservation. "Before, whenever I saw an animal in the forest, my first thought...
Tags: Mondulkiri, dei ey, WWF, tourism project, Cambodia, Phnom Pénh, Pnong, World Wide Fund for Nature, Mondulkiri Province, Provinces of Cambodia, Hunting, Environment
Coke's new eco-bottle: Is it the real thing?
Vancouver :: Canada | 14 days ago
Credibility The makers of Coca-Cola would love nothing more than for you to believe their brand new eco-bottle is the real thing. And truth be told, they've got this much going for them: It is. A plastic bottle made from plants – up to 30 per cent organic material...
Tags: Though Coke, plastics bottled, PlantBottle, WWF, Canada, Vancouver, Bottles, Coca-Cola, Plastic, Bottled water, Coke, Environment, Recyclable materials, Cola, Recycling
WWF campaign to ‘brighten the future with lanterns’
Copenhagen :: Denmark | 23 days ago
Credibility Organized as part of the WWF’s Earth Hour campaign, the “Lanterns to Brighten the Future” project invites children to download paper lantern designs from www.wwf.org.tr.
Tags: WWF, Denmark, Copenhagen, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Lantern, Climate change, World Wide Fund for Nature, Earth Hour, Environment
Major Asian cities face climate disaster: WWF
Low-lying and impoverished Asian coastal cities such as Dhaka, Manila and Jakarta are vulnerable to ‘brutal’ damage from climate change without global action, environmental group WWF warned on Thursday.
Tags: Major, Asian, cities, face, climate, disaster, WWF, Pakistan, Islamabad, Jakarta, Climate change, World Wrestling Entertainment, World Wide Fund for Nature, Disaster Accident, Environment, allnews
Coral Triangle Business Summit to Spur Green Revolution
The Coral Triangle spans the territories of six Southeast Asian and Melanesian counntries. Comprising no more than 1% of the total surface of the Earth, the land and sea ecosystems found within this area are the most diverse and colorful ever found on...
Tags: wwf, Coral Triangle, Philippines
Dolphins exposed to Timor Sea oil spill: WWF
Sydney :: Australia | 2 months ago
Credibility The environment group WWF says dolphins and other marine animals are swimming around in oil leaking from a rig off the north-west Australian coast. Oil has been leaking from the West Atlas oil rig in the Timor Sea since at least August 21.
Tags: West Australian, oil spill, WWF, marine life, Australia, Sydney
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