Posted on December 30, 2009 by craigbaird
The message about species conservation has been around since at least the mid-1970s, but it appears that we still are not learning from our mistakes. The year 2009 is a case in point. Several endangered species became much more endangered due to the actions of humans, including tigers, polar bears, elephants and rhinos. As we [...]
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Posted on December 29, 2009 by craigbaird
In Pakistan, which already has a poor record of complying with endangered species regulations, it appears that if you are an Arab prince or Sheikh, you can do as you please and kill what you wish.
In a recent news item, it was revealed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Pakistan has given 27 dignitaries [...]
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Posted on May 8, 2009 by craigbaird
Mark May 15 on your calendar if you live in the United States, and even if you don’t because it is Endangered Species day. Back in 2006, the United States Congress passed a law that made the third Friday of May Endangered Species Day. This was done to help promote awareness of endangered wilderness areas [...]
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Posted on May 5, 2009 by craigbaird
Along the east coast of Canada, the American Plaice fish has suffered a 90 percent decline in recent years. The fishery for plaice used to be the largest fishery of flatfish in the world, but overfishing stopped the harvesting of the Grand Bank population in 1994. However, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and on [...]
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Posted on April 30, 2009 by craigbaird
According to a recent article in the Globe and Mail, inaction by the Canadian government could lead to the extinction of several species in Canada. Six years ago, legislation was passed to protect endangered species, but in that time only a species of snail found only in hot springs in Banff has been protected. This [...]
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Posted on April 28, 2009 by craigbaird
Often when we hear about extinction, we hear about it in terms of North America, or sometimes elsewhere if it involves a big cuddly animal. However, extinctions are going on everywhere, each day, at a rate not seen since a large asteroid obliterated the dinosaurs.
Such is the case with a mass extinction ripping through Malaysian [...]
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Posted on April 25, 2009 by craigbaird
The Caribou is a symbol of Canada, it is even on our quarter, but if current trends continue that is where it may just remain. Throughout Alberta, British Columbia, the Yukon and the Northwest Territories, caribou herds are being threatened with extinction due to the increase in forestry and energy activity in those regions. Currently, [...]
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