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Scientists have warned that a beautiful black, white and yellow butterflyfish, much admired by eco-tourists, divers and aquarium keepers alike, may be at risk of extinction.
The case of the Chevroned Butterflyfish is a stark example of how human pressure on the world’s coral reefs is confronting certain species with ‘blind alleys’ from which they may [...]
March 3, 2008
Butterfly fish ‘may face extinction’
March 3, 2008
Police to fight illegal Amazon deforestation
Reuters – Via SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
Brazil’s federal police said it had launched an operation aimed at fighting deforestation in the Amazon, a week after townspeople clashed with local police over illegal sawmills.
About 300 federal police agents and troopers from the paramilitary national security force arrived in northern Para state in helicopters and a caravan of [...]
March 3, 2008
Threat to rain forests isn’t easing
CHARLES BURESS – SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
The world’s rain forests hold many promises.
They help store greenhouse gases that would otherwise contribute to global warming. They provide habitat for thousands of species and homes for indigenous people.
Yet rain forests are still being destroyed despite decades of work to prevent deforestation. The economic pressures are great: a desire [...]
