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A tiny pup struggling to get out of a swimming pool has received some much needed help from its mum.
Much to the delight of animal-lovers and environmentalists, the state government on Tuesday notified the Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary in Adilabad district as Tiger Reserve. About 893 sqkm of the wildlife sanctuary has been notified as core area, where no development activity is allowed, and another…
(via sexyactionplanet)
The Scottish Government is the first in Europe to introduce legislation protecting such a wide range of species. The Sharks Skates and…
California’s New State Parks Will Get You All Wet
A new series of marine parks creates an almost unbroken chain of protected ocean from Mexico to Oregon.
by Andrew Price
California just opened several new state parks, but you may need scuba gear to visit them. They’re underwater.
The new parks include a massive kelp forest off the coast of La Jolla, coral reefs around Catalina Island, and an underwater canyon near Malibu. In total, there are about three dozen new protected marine areas in Southern California where scuba diving, kayaking, and surfing are encouraged but fishing is either tightly restricted or prohibited altogether.
The boundaries of the parks were decided with input from thousands of stakeholders, including scientists, environmentalists, fishermen, and residents. The protected areas cover more than 350 square miles of the state’s most productive and diverse marine habitats.
These new parks, which became official on January 1st, are part of a vast network of ocean parks that was called for by the state’s 1999 Marine Life Protection Act. The first were established along California’s central coast in 2007 and 2010. The third and final section, in northern California, will be added in a year or so, completing a series of protected ocean areas that stretches from Oregon to Mexico…
(read more: Co.Exist) (top image: Andray Armyagov)
GOOD NEWS FOR BISON!
Montana officially agreed to give wild buffalo access to approximately 75,000 acres of additional habitat north of Yellowstone during the winter and most of the spring. (read more: http://bit.ly/wfKrej)
(via: NRDC) (photo: Cai Priestley’s)
A brand new product developed by PEGA will soon be able to replace the plastic shelling of your laptop. Paper PP Alloy is a material that is both strong and sturdy. It is also environmentally friendly and cost effective.
The material is made from a combination of recyclable paper and PP (Polypropylene)
More at: Recycled Paper Laptops Are The Future Of Computing @PSFK
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Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia’s capital city, joined Earth Hour for the first time in 2010. The land mark buildings around the central Suhbaatar square switched off their lights for one hour, along with crow gathered in the square.
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Score One for the Little Guy: Judges Rule New York Towns Can Keep Gas Drillers Out
The town of Dryden, New York officially has the right to ban fracking, (Hydraulic fracturing) a method for extracting oil and natural gas. This is a big win for the little guy in a fight against corporate drilling.
Tim Minchin promo photo for Sumatran Orangutan Society (SOS) Jungle VIP Auction (via CultureLab: It’s the hair: famous red-heads team up for orang-utans)
