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Extinct Western Black Rhinos
Read story →: Extinct Western Black RhinosWestern Black Rhinos extinct since 2003 It’s going to take all of us.
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Amazon Deforestation Continues
Read story →: Amazon Deforestation ContinuesAmazon Deforestation continues. The Amazon is one of 18 biomes necessary for a healthy earth. https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/06/05/we-are-literally-sawing-branch-we-all-live-amazon-deforestation-increasing-under It’s going to take all of us.
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Help the Butterfly Population
Read story →: Help the Butterfly PopulationWhat can you do today to support increasing our butterfly population? Assisting the butterfly population is as easy as buying native plants from a plant nursery and planting them in your yard.…
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Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone
Read story →: Gulf of Mexico Dead ZoneThere is a dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico. Lack of oxygen prevents bacteria from being consumed, and lack of storms prevents mixing between the warmer and cooler waters. This settling…
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Only 22 Vaquita Porpoises Remain
Read story →: Only 22 Vaquita Porpoises RemainOnly 22 vaquita porpoises remain. Mexican authorities search the ocean each night for the remaining 22 vaquita porpoises to ensure their safety. https://www.google.com/amp/s/phys.org/news/2019-03-mexico-vaquita-porpoises.amp It’s going to take all of us.
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Burning for Butterflies: The Role of Fire in Western Forests (Xerces Society)
Read story →: Burning for Butterflies: The Role of Fire in Western Forests (Xerces Society)Extreme fires across the west are becoming more frequent, more severe, and more extensive, as climate change and decades of fire suppression create the perfect conditions for these disasters. Extreme fires are…
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Number of Monarchs Overwintering in Mexico Increases, Still Well Below Historic Norms (Xerces Society)
Read story →: Number of Monarchs Overwintering in Mexico Increases, Still Well Below Historic Norms (Xerces Society)The number of monarchs overwintering in central Mexico increased from last year’s low, according to the annual census released today by World Wildlife Fund-Mexico and partners. The butterflies were found covering an…
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Study Finds That US Butterfly Populations Are Severely Declining (Xerces Society)
Read story →: Study Finds That US Butterfly Populations Are Severely Declining (Xerces Society)A new study published today in Science has found that populations of butterflies across the United States are declining. In addition to dramatic declines for individual species, the study concluded that total…
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More Plants Extinct on Earth
Read story →: More Plants Extinct on EarthNearly 600 plant species have gone extinct in the past 250 years. 571 extinct plant species is four times higher than the official listing kept by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature…