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A Planet in Peril

Posted in Climate Change, Communities, Extinction, Habitats, Illegal Wildlife Trade, Media on October 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

“It’s one of the most important news stories of our time, and it’s breaking right now.”
Go around the world with CNN as CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Animal Planet host and wildlife biologist Jeff Corwin take viewers to four continents and 13 countries, investigating stories of environmental change and [...]

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Negros Bleeding-heart also threatened with extinction

Posted in Birds, Extinction, Protected Areas, Species, Threats on August 20, 2007 | 18 Comments »

Figure 1. The Negros Bleeding-heart.
Aside from the elusive Negros Fruit dove (Ptilinopus arcanus), which has not been sighted since its first discovery in 1953, another species bearing the name Negros on its common name is a facing severe threat of extinction in the wild, and this is the Negros Bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba keayi). This [...]

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