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The Trembling Giant – 80,000 year old aspen

The story is the same everywhere you look: we are losing our trees, be them ancient, tropical, deciduous, coniferous and home to so much of life on our planet. Is there a tree that has survived our impetuous love of…

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v0.8.2: The check is in the mail

Originally posted on Edit Flow:
Happy to let you know that v0.8.2 is out and available from WordPress.org! This is a minor bug fix and maintenance release that introduced a number of fixes and improvements you can read about here (so…

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Norway set to cull two thirds of its wolf population

In a controversial plan, Norway is set to cull more than two-thirds of its remaining wolves due to apparent harm inflicted on sheep flocks by the predators. The wolf population in Norway is estimated to be around 68 individuals. Plans approved…

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International Day of Forests

This week the world celebrated the International Day of Forests. Conservation International released a beautiful film highlighting the rampant destruction of the world’s forests.

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Women in conservation

Today is International Women’s Day and a perfect time to highlight just a few women who have contributed to conservation including, Dian Fossey, Jane Goodall, Wangari Maathai and Rachel Carson. These women have contributed so much to the world of conservation,…

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World Rhino Day

World Rhino Day is on September 22 and celebrates all five species of rhino: Black, white, greater one-horned, Sumatran and Javan rhinos.  Species of rhino. From the top left clockwise: the Javan rhino, the Sumatran rhino, the greater one horned…

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Snaring Wildlife – A loss of lives and limbs from snares

Snares are not discriminatory and dangerous. They are a huge problem for wildlife in developing countries, however, very little is heard about the serious effects they cause. Snare being removed in Budongo Forest, Uganda. Not only can snares kill and…

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Walruses Stranded in the Arctic

In this aerial photo taken on Sept. 23, 2014 and released by NOAA, some 1500 walrus are gather on the northwest coast of Alaska. Pacific walrus looking for places to rest in the absence of sea ice are coming to…

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Losing The World’s Rainforests

Tropical rainforest the size of India will be felled by 2050. The Washington-based Center for Global Development has predicted that tropical rainforests encompassing an area equivalent to the size of India will be felled in the next 35 years. The…

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This is how much sexism costs economies around the world

Sexism costs the economy and here is how, wake-up world…a neat spin on what feels like an eternal problem ! Its a great image too.

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