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10 Best Charities Everyone's Heard Of
These 10 charities work throughout the country and the world. They are large, complex organizations with budgets exceeding $100 million, and at least $65 million in net assets. They became household names in part because of their exceptional financial management, no easy feat considering the scope and size of their operations. Charitable givers should feel confident that these national institutions put their donations to good use.
Charity Overall Score
1. American Red Cross 69.40
2. The National Christian Foundation 69.35
3. PATH 68.73
4. Conservation International 68.48
5. The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International 68.45
6. American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee 65.70
7. City of Hope 65.68
8. World Wildlife Fund 65.64
9. The Nature Conservancy 65.45
10. Direct Relief International 64.88 These 10 charities work throughout the country and the world. They are large, complex organizations with budgets exceeding $100 millio... more -
Thousands of Australia's koalas killed by land-clearing: WWF
Sydney (AFP) Sept 7, 2008
Australian koalas are dying by the thousands as a result of land clearing in the country's northeast, while millions of birds and reptiles are also perishing, conservation group WWF said Sunday.
The environmental body warned that unless urgent action was taken to stop trees being felled, some species would be pushed to the brink of extinction.
In an annual statement, Queensland state last week revealed that 375,000 hectares of bush were cleared in 2005-06 -- a figure WWF said would have resulted in the deaths of TWO MILLION MAMMALS.
Among those that perished as a result of loss of habitat would have been 9,000 tree-hugging koalas, WWF Australia spokesman Nick Heath said.
"It's a horrifying figure," Heath told AFP. "Two million mammals and that's all sorts of kangaroos, wallabies. We couldn't come to an exact figure on the birds, but I would say it would be OVER FIVE MILLION."
Heath said WWF's figures were based on earlier scientific assessments of animal density in each area of the state combined with the amount of land cleared over the 2005-2006 period.
He said the animals that died in the LARGEST NUMBERS were reptiles, including lizards and TURTLES.
Of particular concern was the impact on the koala, an iconic marsupial found only in Australia and which is most populous in Queensland state.
"People want koalas to exist, they don't want them to be on the endangered list. And if we kill 9,000 a year, even if they are not on the endangered list now, they will be if we don't stop."
Heath said that turning native bush into grazing paddocks meant that many of the animals killed DIED IN FIRES SET BY FARMERS to clear debris after bulldozers cut down the trees.
"So these animals die horrific deaths," he said. "They are either dead from being RUN OVER or FALLING FROMA TREE, or if they survive that, they are BURNT ALIVE."
The Queensland government has set up a task force to help conserve koala populations amid greater urban development in the state's southeast.
http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Thousands_of_Australi... Sydney (AFP) Sept 7, 2008 ... more -
La mappa delle aree pregiate più a rischio incendio
Il WWF ha sovrapposto alla carta delle aree prioritarie meritevoli di conservazione la carta degli incendi, ottenendo questa mappa dove sono evidenziate le aree prioritarie a maggior rischio per gli incendi estivi.
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L'estate volge al termine ed anche quest'anno abbiamo perso migliaia di ettari di prezioso verde, nel 90% dei casi per dolo dettato dalla follia o dal malaffare.
L'esercito sulle strade e le fiamme nei boschi, appiccate dall'uomo. Strano paese quello in cui viviamo. Il WWF ha sovrapposto alla carta delle aree prioritarie meritevoli di conservazione la carta degli incendi, ottenendo questa mappa dov... more -
Roghi, l'Incendiometro del Wwf Sul web le "sentinelle del fuoco"
Il Wwf ha stilato l'"Incendiometro 2008", un documento dettagliato nel quale sono identificate le 17 aree più vulnerabili agli incendi estivi e di maggiore pregio naturalistico. ma visto che la lotta contro i roghi non è nelle sole mani degli enti in prima linea - Vigili del fuoco, Corpo forestale, Protezione civile, volontari - ma anche in quelle dei cittadini, perché il controllo sociale è uno dei cardini dei paesi più civili per combattere qualunque azione contro l'ambiente, Repubblica.it e il Wwf lanciano una campagna di impegno civile per aiutare le istituzioni a raccogliere le notizie utili a completare la Mappa dell'Italia bruciata e i relativi catasti. Il Wwf ha stilato l'"Incendiometro 2008", un documento dettagliato nel quale sono identificate le 17 aree più vulnerabi... more
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2 Women Killed in Gorilla Reserve
TWO women were killed and three people injured when a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) vehicle was attacked in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The WWF vehicle was travelling with 11 people in the Nord-Kivu sector of the vast territory - famed for sheltering more than half the world's 700 remaining wild mountain gorillas - when it was ambushed by armed men, the United Nations-sponsored radio Okapi said.
An 18-year-old girl and her mother, the wife of a park warden, were shot dead, while two conservationists and the wife of another park warden were injured.
Members of the Congolese conservation institute ICCN were also travelling on board with WWF agents.
The attackers stole GPS devices and other personal belongings.
Okapi radio quoted local officials who attributed the attack to Mai-Mai resistance fighters.
Militia in this region have frequently carried out attacks, violating a January ceasefire signed by all Congolese armed groups.
The Virunga park spreads across the DR Congo-Rwanda border. TWO women were killed and three people injured when a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) vehicle was attacked in Virunga National Park in the D... more -
The Luchagors featuring Amy Dumas formerly WWE's Lita meet SILLY GILLMAN
WONDER WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE IF LITA FROM THE WWE PLAYED WITH A PUPPET WELL HERE IT IS
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'Gorillas in the Mist' National Park victim of severe illegal forest cle...
"Over the last two months, nearly 4,000 acres of prime mountain gorilla habitat has been cleared by illegal settlers in Africa's Virunga National Park, a World Heritage Site and site of Dian Fossey's groundbreaking gorilla research. World Wildlife Fund is calling on government officials there to take immediate action to protect the park.
Located in DRC on the border with Rwanda and Uganda, Virunga National Park is home to more than half the world's 700 remaining mountain gorillas - one of the most critically endangered species on the planet.
According to information received by WWF, the Wildlife Conservation Society and their conservation partners, most of the destruction took place from early May to June. Several thousand people moved in to the area to farm illegally in Virunga, with support from influential local individuals who sold plots of land within the national park. The forest was clearcut and turned into timber or charcoal before crops were planted.
WWF and its partners are working to improve the livelihoods of local people around Virunga through community projects - destroying the park is not a solution and in the long- term will cause even more suffering to people as well as gorillas
WWF is urging the Congolese and Rwandan governments to take measures to enforce the UN World Heritage Convention that protects this unique site. WWF is also calling on the international community to fund park patrols, the peaceful evacuation of illegal settlers, and the restoration of destroyed areas.
"What is happening in Virunga is a disaster," says Marc Languy, coordinator of WWF's program in the Albertine Rift. "Thanks to conservation efforts during the past decades, the mountain gorillas have survived civil unrest and war in the region. Loss of habitat is however the worse threat to this species. It is also a loss for the local communities as the forest provides many ecological and economical services to the neighboring population, and many local people benefit from gorilla tourism revenues"."
By Jan Vertefeuille
Read more about issues affecting gorillas:
http://www.worldwildlife.org/gorillas/
http://www.worldwildlife.org/gorillas/
www.iccnrdc.cd/
www.wildlifedirect.org/blogAdmin/gorilladoctors
http://gorilla.wildlifedirect.org/2008/05/16/video-tshi...
http://getinvolved.conservation.org/site/PageServer?pag...
http://www.wcs.org/international/Africa/gorilla
http://www.igcp.org/gorillas/gorillas.htm
http://mgvp.32ad.com/default.aspx
http://gorilla.wildlifedirect.org/2008/05/16/video-tshi...
http://www.gorillas.org/
http://gorilla.wildlifedirect.org/2008/05/16/video-tshi...
http://www.conservation.org/fmg/pages/videoplayer.aspx?...
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Worlds Rarest Rhinos Captured On Video
Cameras have captured rare footage of endangered Javan rhinos in the jungles of Indonesia. Pretty cool!
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Rhinos poaching is getting worse in India
Rhino poachers are hitting hard in India's national parks. The demand for their horns is currently valued at $37,000 per kilo. Could increased education help people to understand how much more saving these amazing creatures is worth? Rhino poachers are hitting hard in India's national parks. The demand for their horns is currently valued at $37,000 per kilo. Co... more
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Wrestlemania 24 pundits preview
Top pundit and record producer of Mana songs gives his Wrestlemania preview
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Jungle cam captures rare Borneo rhino on tape
This is like watching the last dinosaur walk the earth. Amazing.
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WWF reports highlights decline of wildlife in past 30 years
WWF today claimed that there are one third fewer species than there were three decades ago. Swordfish have dropped 28% in just 10 years. WWF today claimed that there are one third fewer species than there were three decades ago. Swordfish have dropped 28% in just 10 year... more
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SERRE: Uno Schiaffo alla Natura
VideoDocumentario sulla discarica di Serre in provicia di Salerno.
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Russia tests monkeys for Mars trip
Where are the animals rights? I guarantee they could get HUMAN VOLUNTEERS. Why is human life so much more precious than other creatures? Because the only one posing and answering the question is the human animal.... how convenient. Where are the animals rights? I guarantee they could get HUMAN VOLUNTEERS. Why is human life so much more precious than other creature... more
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Earth Hour is tonight - turn off your lights for 1 hour
On March 29, 2008 at 8 p.m., join millions of people around the world in making a statement about climate change by turning off your lights for Earth Hour, an event created by the World Wildlife Fund.
Earth Hour was created by WWF in Sydney, Australia in 2007, and in one year has grown from an event in one city to a global movement. In 2008, millions of people, businesses, governments and civic organizations in nearly 200 cities around the globe will turn out for Earth Hour. More than 100 cities across North America will participate, including the US flagships–Atlanta, Chicago, Phoenix and San Francisco and Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver.
Check out this great video. On March 29, 2008 at 8 p.m., join millions of people around the world in making a statement about climate change by turning off your l... more -
Tiger numbers 'halve in 25 years'
The WWF told a conference in Stockholm there might be only 3,500 tigers left, and that one sub-species, the South China Tiger, could soon be extinct. Chinese demand for tiger body parts - used in traditional medicine - was described as one of the main threats
The WWF says that if the proper steps are taken then we can hopefully begin to see the number of Tigers in the wild rising again. Mankinds drums of war upon nature beat on. The WWF told a conference in Stockholm there might be only 3,500 tigers left, and that one sub-species, the South China Tiger, could s... more -
Boxing champ Floyd Mayweather accepts Big Show's challenge for WWE match
The WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather has agreed to take on Paul "The Big Show" Wight in a WWE match during Monday's episode of RAW.
Floyd is 5'8'' and Big Show is 7'2'' and weighs 400 pounds. That is gonna be an interesting match.
The back story is as follows: " The storyline for the match began at Sunday night’s WWE Pay Per View, No Way Out, when The Big Show attacked WWE Superstar Rey Mysterio Jr.
Mayweather, a Mysterio fan, was in the audience and decided he had seen enough and confronted the Big Show. The Big Show shoved Mayweather, who responded with a series of stiff shots (read: closed fist punches) to the wrestler’s face, giving him a bloody nose."
See: http://www.coedmagazine.com/sports/5863
Now Big Show wants a show down.
So is it going to be real fighting or fake fighting? The WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather has agreed to take on Paul "The Big Show" Wight in a WWE match during Monday&... more -
Rhino Killings: The Inside Story
A former poacher in Kaziranga reveals why the animal is being increasingly hunted
By Teresa Rehman
Kaziranga, (Assam) : A RARE SUCCESS story in India’s wildlife conservation record, Assam’s Kaziranga National Park, home to the one-horned Asiatic Rhinoceros and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is struggling to come to grips with a spurt in rhino killings. Twenty rhinos were poached last year, 14 of them inside the national park and the rest in areas just outside the sanctuary. The forest department has come up with the usual excuses of being understaffed and under-equipped, but the retrenchment of casual workers in the park by the previous Prafulla Kumar Mahanta regime, leaving scores without livelihood and angry at the government apathy, has also played its damaging part.
One of those dismissed workers was Golap Patgiri. Employed informally by the forest department since 10 years, Patgiri’s monthly earnings of Rs 1,500 suddenly ran dry. “We used to do everything, from patrolling to cutting grass. We assisted the permanent staff in almost everything. I had once caught a poacher red-handed,” he says. Suddenly jobless, Patgiri found himself under pressure to join the ranks of the very people he had once battled: the poachers. A former poacher in Kaziranga reveals why the animal is being increasingly hunted By Teresa Rehman ... more -
Now that's a bike!
Complete with Jake the Snake and card noise-makers on the front tire.
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New WWF Ad
No not that WWF, smart guy; World Wildlife Fund! Does this look like Hulk Hogan's hand to you??!
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