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Endangered Species Day - Take Today to Learn About a New Species

by Danielle Brigida on May 15th, 2009

What does Endangered Species Day mean to you? One of my pet peeves is that everyone seems to know everything about endangered species that are cute, large and very often cuddly-- but many of them also live very far away. I think it's equally important to know about the animals in YOUR area. Yes I know, some people don't think they have to care about endangered clams in Virginia--but the truth is-- you should. These are the animals that we have an effect on and that have an effect on us.

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Posted in Nature & Science 1 Comment

Kittens Used As Bait… To SCAM Animal Lovers

by Matt Embrey on January 29th, 2009

Using kittens as bait is morally and ethically reprehensible whether you are putting them on fish hooks to catch sharks, or putting them in a hoax video to scam animal lovers out of a few bucks. This video is circulating around the web and purports to some undercover footage of “rich white American Anglers” using live [...]

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Posted in News+Opinion 11 Comments

How Should We Be Applying Applied Ecology?

by Matt Embrey on January 13th, 2009

I read an article in the AP yesterday that has had me thinking about human impact on the environment. We often hear about the horrible things Evil Corporations do to the environment, but this was a case of good intentions gone wrong. The story takes place on the sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island nestled between Antarctica and Australia. [...]

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