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Tag: Endangered Species

There Is No 6th Mass Extinction Event Taking Place, in Fact Conservation Is Working Worldwide
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There Is No 6th Mass Extinction Event Taking Place, in Fact Conservation Is Working Worldwide

September 25, 2025September 25, 2025

The narrative that Earth is experiencing a sixth mass extinction event in fundamentally flawed, and is pushed through an…

Asia’s Extraordinary Jumping Bird Now Thriving in Captivity—a Hopeful Halt to Population Slide
Conservation

Asia’s Extraordinary Jumping Bird Now Thriving in Captivity—a Hopeful Halt to Population Slide

January 10, 2025January 10, 2025

An endangered bird famous for its elaborate leaping courtship displays is being reared in a special facility where the…

Mexico Government Announces 20 New Protected Areas Totaling 2.3 Million Hectares
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Mexico Government Announces 20 New Protected Areas Totaling 2.3 Million Hectares

January 31, 2024

In what Mexican President López Obrador called a “bet on life,” on January 8th the Mexican government issued 20…

Colombian Ex-Guerrillas Turn into Citizen Scientists Using Their Knowledge of the Jungle to Protect Biodiversity
ArchivesConservation

Colombian Ex-Guerrillas Turn into Citizen Scientists Using Their Knowledge of the Jungle to Protect Biodiversity

July 13, 2020July 14, 2023

In 2016, when the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) signed a peace agreement with the Colombian government, scientists…

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50 Years Of Conservation And This Warbler Soars Of The Endangered Species List

October 14, 2019

For 50 years, the Kirtland warbler has been on the endangered species list (ESL). Stretching back before the creation…


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Putin Proposes an Extension to the New START Nuclear Deal Through to 2027

Julien Torres October 4, 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that his government will adhere to the NEW START treaty with the US…

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July Tariff Revenues Generate a Meager One-Fourth of Deficit Spending Increase

Andy Corbley September 8, 2025

Despite year-over-year revenue from import duties growing 252% compared to July of last year, government inlays were dwarfed by…

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Israel’s Destruction of Palestinian Olive Trees: Security Meets Environmental Warfare

Suzanne Latre August 28, 2025

At dawn on Monday, Israeli military bulldozers entered the Nablus area. They began uprooting thousands of olive trees, which…

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