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Homelessness Among Polar Bears on the Rise

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Hungry bears surround Russian villages

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New manatee species discovered!

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Polar bears 'could become extinct' because of melting ice

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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... more

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McCain Running Mate Palin Faces State Investigation (Update1)

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MALI: Saving elephants, saving communities |

Implementers of an international project to help endangered elephants in Mali want to prove that by doing so, they can also help local communities adapt to climate change in the Sahel.

The Malian government lists elephants in Gourma in the country's far desert north as highly endangered. A drought in the 1970’s killed most of the country's elephants leading the population to dwindle from several thousand down to 350.

Often seen near Lake Banzena, about 400 kilometres south of Gao, these elephants have the largest migration route of any known elephant group according to the World Bank-funded Gourma Biodiversity Conservation Project (PCVBGE), with an estimated home range of 30,000 square kilometres.
But conservationists say that climate change is leading to increased tensions as elephants and the local population vie for access to water.

Friend or foe?

"The drought in the Sahel in the 1970's created a shortage of watering holes," says Namory Traore, a director at Mali’s National Centre for Nature Conservation.
As climate change affects more people in this desert country, Lake Banzena has become one of the last remaining water sources for both animals and people. The nearby Lake Gossi, about 150 kilometres south of Gao, has begun to dry out, and there are fears that the region can no longer support even this smaller elephant population.

Many inhabitants of Gourma have turned to agriculture as desertification is making pastoral life increasingly difficult. Now, thirsty elephants are beginning to raid their newly-cultivated fields.

"Sometimes the elephants even break into our reserves and chase people to get the fruits, because they don't have enough water," says Alou Tambura, a herder in Haire, about 150 kilometres from Lake Banzena.

The World Bank-funded biodiversity project is designed to protect both animals and humans in drought-prone regions. Its main focus is to facilitate elephants' passage through inhabited areas.

For more on this stroy: http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=80079Implementers of an international project to help endangered elephants in Mali want to prove that by doing so, they can also help... more

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Beyond the Palin | Alaska will sue over polar-bear listing

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Take Action for Manatees!

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Protect Gorillas From Deforestation!

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Protect Gorillas From Deforestation - The Petition Site

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Diary: Protecting mountain gorillas

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Half of all primate species face extinction

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Orangutans are Being Persecuted, Neglected‏ and Violated

WSPA Animal Rescue
Please watch video: https://www.wspa.org.au/campaigns/orangutan_bos/index.asp?ID=A0808E01

There is a place of refuge for these beautiful creatures, but now it too needs saving.

There is something so tragic about a baby orangutan sitting alone on the rainforest floor. Too scared to even move. Her mother nowhere in sight. The tragedy lies in this baby's chance of survival if left without help.

For every orphaned orangutan that lives through such an ordeal, there are on average three mothers and two infants who have perished. It is vital those fortunate enough to survive are given the care they need to one day return to a remote part of the forest where they belong. Safe. Protected. Home.

Run by Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS), the Nyaru Menteng Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre is the largest primate sanctuary in the world - and a lifeline for the many hundreds of orphaned, injured and abused orangutans who call it home.

With ninety per cent of their natural habitat gone, the threats orangutans face now, and in the future, are terrifying.

https://www.wspa.org.au/campaigns/orangutan_bos/index.asp?ID=A0808E01

Machete attacks on orangutans are common and often fatal for the adults, leaving orphaned infants alive and traumatised. Sadly, some are captured and sold into the pet trade experiencing poor care, disease, injury and psychological trauma which all take their toll on these poor creatures. Many can expect a life of beatings, solitude, confinement and malnutrition.

Amidst this suffering there is hope. Last year, you helped save the Nyaru Menteng Sanctuary from imminent closure. We now need your help to keep it open and running so it can continue its life saving work for orphaned and injured orangutans, and teach them the independence they need to one day return to the wild where they rightfully belong.

Without additional funding, the sanctuary still risks closure. Orangutans could be handed over to the local government for a life of confinement with no prospect of release. Caged and uncared for, we could lose an entire orangutan generation.
WSPA Animal Rescue Please watch video: https://www.wspa.org.au/campaigns/orangutan_bos/index.asp?ID=A0808E01 There is a place... more