Extinction Blog

Extinction Blog stories for March

2008-03-31T19:58:26Z

Here's this month list of good news, bad news, and whatever comes in between:

Endangered species: The new "blood diamonds"

Whale watch

Kenya: No tourism = no wildlife

The woes of the wandering wolverine

Six wins for endangered species

The economics of endangered species

Six losses for endangered species

Tiger populations plummet -- down 50% in 25 years

Study: Endangered chimps are no laughing matter

Reintroducing one of the world's rarest insects

The sad saga of the saiga

Fish recovery plan sets a precedent in Canada

CITES takes action against Nigeria's trade in endangered species

Group sues to protect 681 endangered species

China turns to "sexercise" to encourage panda breeding

Japan takes quick action to protect rare beetle

Wolves lose protected status today

Man meddles, nature suffers

New column: Green Tech

2008-03-03T18:45:19Z

"Green Tech," my new column about "green" technology, launches today at RiverWired.com. I hope you'll check it out!

This month's endangered species news stories

2008-02-29T16:59:08Z

Here's the latest from Extinction Blog:

"Sexual harassment" endangers rare Mexican fish

Save an endangered species by domesticating it?

Too many endangered species, too little time

A win for whales

Homeowners vs. endangered species

Twists and turns in polar bear protection saga

Flying free

Warming worries for wildlife

Yes, no, maybe

Food or bait?

Shark fin soup: extinction in a bowl

Endangered species news updates

One tiny, tiny, tiny step for endangered species

Anyone know how to make bulletproof vests for wolves?

Brazilian state aims for "Zero Extinctions"

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<A title="A win for whales" href="http://www.plentymag.com/blogs/extinction/2008/02/a_win_for_whales.php">A win for whales</A>

<A title="Homeowners vs. endangered species" href="http://www.plentymag.com/blogs/extinction/2008/02/homeowners_vs_endangered_speci.php">Homeowners vs. endangered species</A>

<A title="Twists and turns in polar bear protection saga" href="http://www.plentymag.com/blogs/extinction/2008/02/twists_and_turns_in_polar_bear.php">Twists and turns in polar bear protection saga</A>

<A title="Flying free" href="http://www.plentymag.com/blogs/extinction/2008/02/flying_free.php">Flying free</A>

<A title="Warming worries for wildlife" href="http://www.plentymag.com/blogs/extinction/2008/02/warming_worries_for_wildlife.php">Warming worries for wildlife</A>

<A title="Yes, no, maybe" href="http://www.plentymag.com/blogs/extinction/2008/02/yes_no_maybe.php">Yes, no, maybe</A>

<A title="Food or bait?" href="http://www.plentymag.com/blogs/extinction/2008/02/food_or_bait.php">Food or bait?</A>

<A title="Shark fin soup: extinction in a bowl" href="http://www.plentymag.com/blogs/extinction/2008/02/shark_fin_soup_extinction_in_a.php">Shark fin soup: extinction in a bowl</A>

<A title="Endangered species news updates" href="http://www.plentymag.com/blogs/extinction/2008/02/endangered_species_news_update.php">Endangered species news updates</A>

<A title="One tiny, tiny, tiny step for endangered species" href="http://www.plentymag.com/blogs/extinction/2008/02/one_tiny_tiny_tiny_step_for_en.php">One tiny, tiny, tiny step for endangered species</A>

<A title="Anyone know how to make bulletproof vests for wolves?" href="http://www.plentymag.com/blogs/extinction/2008/02/anyone_know_how_to_make_bullet.php">Anyone know how to make bulletproof vests for wolves?</A>

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<A title="Can one man save the world's smallest snail?" href="http://www.plentymag.com/blogs/extinction/2008/02/can_one_man_save_the_worlds_sm.php">Can one man save the world's smallest snail?</A>

<A title="Elephant conservation too successful, culling to begin" href="http://www.plentymag.com/blogs/extinction/2008/02/elephant_conservation_too_succ.php">Elephant conservation too successful, culling to begin</A>

<A title="England protects voles, other endangered species" href="http://www.plentymag.com/blogs/extinction/2008/02/england_protects_voles_other_e.php">England protects voles, other endangered species</A>

<A title="End-of-the-month endangered species news wrap-up" href="http://www.plentymag.com/blogs/extinction/2008/02/endofthemonth_endangered_speci.php">End-of-the-month endangered species news wrap-up</A>

Latest "Extinction Blog" Entries

2008-01-31T16:22:42Z

Here are this month's endangered species news stories from the pages of Plenty Magazine:

Wind vs. Wings

There's Oil in Them Thar Polar Bear Habitats!

Biofuels' Potential Danger to Biodiversity

Chinese Scientists Save the "Floral Panda"

Polar Bears, Butterflies Get Lawyers

Endangered Species News Roundup

Endangered Japanese Crane Outgrowing Its Habitat

Endangered Turtles Bring Higher Profits for Pet Dealers

Six Foreign Birds Get Protection in U.S.

"Year of the Reef" Launches Today

A Bad Week for Endangered Species in the U.S.

Global Warming: Bad News for Pugs and Bulldogs

Save the World's "Weirdest" Amphibians

Common Cold Killing Chimps -- Researchers to Blame

Britain's Rarest Fish Gets Rarer

Kenya "Anarchy" Threatens Wildlife

Fear Dominates Wolf Delisting Debate

Extinction Blog: October 2007 articles

2007-10-31T17:27:17Z

Here are this month's new articles from Extinction Blog, published by Plenty Magazine:

Snakes in New Jersey Win Important Victory

Gee, a Happy Beginning: Pennsylvania to Protect Northern Flying Squirrel

Clock Ticking Toward Tasmanian Devil Extinction

Does Captive Breeding of Endangered Species Work?

Bumblebee Species Believed to be Extinct

A Rare Case of Invasive Species Helping An Ecosystem

Updates: Good News and Bad for Several Endangered Species

Rare Tiger Spotted for First Time in 30 Years

U.S. Drought Spells Bad News for Endangered Species

Resort Threatens Last 100 Grenada Doves

60 Nations Meet to Save Endangered Raptors

Gold Trumps Endangered Trout and Salmon in California

Third Iberian Lynx Population Discovered in Spain

How Do You Assess the Health of Endangered Species in the Wild?

Primate Apocalypse: One Third of Primate Species Risk Extinction

South Africa Bans All Abalone Fishing

New England Puts Endangered Loggerhead Turtles in the Cross-Hairs

Five Dead Cattle Spell Trouble for Mexican Gray Wolf

Extinction Blog: August 2007 stories

2007-09-04T18:28:40Z

Here's the last month's worth of stories from the Plenty magazine web site:

UK Game Trust Calls for Grey Partridge Protection

Profiting from Panda Poo

Researchers Hope to Save Critically Endangered Deer from Inbreeding

60% of Zimbabwe's Wildlife Gone Since 2000; Ghana Bans Hunting for 4 Months

Group Sues to Protect Endangered American Jaguar

Contradictory Laws Enable High Fashion to Profit from Threatened Species

Cats vs. Endangered Birds

China's Yangtze River Dolphin Declared Extinct

Endangered Species News Roundup

Western Hemisphere's Largest Butterfly Risks Extinction

Frog-killing Fungus Worse than Originally Feared

Where Have All the Butterflies Gone?

A Campaign to Save the World's Most Endangered Birds

Bush Asks Federal Agencies to Cater to Hunters

New Island Home Equals Hope for the Gilbert's Potoroo

Banning Lead Bullets Could Save the California Condor

Emergency Rangers Deployed to Protect Endangered Mountain Gorillas

Hawaiian Monk Seal Gets First New Recovery Plan in Nearly 25 Years

Dietary Supplement Could Save Rare Parrot from Extinction

2008 Declared 'Year of the Frog'

Artificial Insemination Technique Gives Hope to Endangered Species

Lobstahs vs Whales

UK's Biodiversity in Crisis

Japan's Rarest Wildcat Gets Even Rarer

Extinction Blog starts Year 4 today

2007-08-20T15:06:38Z

Three years, more than 750 entries, and coverage of more than 1,000 endangered species ... and yet I feel my work is just beginning.

Extinction Blog continues almost daily updates at the Plenty Magazine website. I hope you'll keep reading and keep taking action.

Thanks for your support over the last three years.

Extinction Blog moves to Plenty Magazine

2007-06-05T18:03:32Z

Hey folks -- starting today, Extinction Blog will be published by Plenty Magazine, a great environmental news and commentary magazine for people interested in living a greener life.

It's been three years since I started Extinction Blog here on LiveJournal, and a year since I moved the blog to a different service to try to grow the audience. This will help take the readership to a whole new level. I hope you'll check it out, keep reading, and take the action many of these endangered species need in order to survive.

600 posts and going strong

2007-01-31T17:00:52Z

Not counting a few administrative posts (like this one), Extinction Blog posted its 600th entry earlier today. That's a lot of species at risk, and it barely scratches the surface. Thanks for reading, and thanks for taking action.

Have you been reading Extinction Blog

2007-01-12T00:45:24Z

Keep up to date on the latest news of endangered species with Extinction Blog. New postings almost daily. (Which is unfortunate, if you think about it.)

The official Extinction Blog t-shirt

2006-10-15T17:55:40Z

Check it out.

Wal-Mart aims to double sales of compact flourescents in 1 year

2006-09-20T13:23:37Z

Fast Company reports: "In the next 12 months, starting with a major push this month, Wal-Mart wants to sell every one of its regular customers--100 million in all--one swirl bulb. In the process, Wal-Mart wants to change energy consumption in the United States, and energy consciousness, too. It also aims to change its own reputation, to use swirls to make clear how seriously Wal-Mart takes its new positioning as an environmental activist."

Wow, those wacky searchers

2006-09-01T19:14:05Z

One great thing about moving new Extinction Blog entries to TypePad: I can now track not only how many visitors hit the site every day, but what search string led them to the site, if they came from a search engine. It's amazing how many people are visiting looking for information on the "world's largest snake." (Hey, as long as they're reading...)

New site, new RSS feeds, same aim: protecting the world's endangered species

2006-08-03T02:08:48Z

Whoops. It's been a while since the last post here. That's because we've everything to a new level and made Extinction Blog 2.0 our official new site.

But worry not. After 3+ years on LJ, we're not going anywhere. The friends list will continue to grow, I'll keep posting related stories on other LJ communities, and you'll find updates here on the main page from time to time.

So keep reading, and keep active. Let's make the world a better place.

Gone: West African black rhino delcared extinct

2006-07-08T03:03:30Z

According to the World Conservation Union, the West African black rhino (Diceros bicornis longipes) is likely extinct, after recent efforts to find the species in its last refuge of Cameroon proved fruitless. Just ten of the animals were left in 2000, but their distance from each other made further breeding unlikely, if not impossible.

Full story

World Conservation Union press release

Eight new entries at Extinction Blog 2.0

2006-07-06T21:44:29Z

Give 'em a look. Then take action.

News you may have missed

2006-06-28T21:27:38Z

We're posting over on the beta test of Extinction Blog 2.0 this week, so here a few important stories you may have missed:

China bans use of tiger parts

Must read: The uncertain fate of Florida's red-cockaded woodpecker (and what it means to the manatee)

"Sudden wetlands dieback" in Connecticut

Tuna "catastrophre" in Mediterranean

Anti-poaching efforts pay off at Africa's oldest national park

More soon.

Beta-testing Extinction Blog 2.0

2006-06-23T13:45:44Z

This week's posts will appear over at Extinction Blog 2.0 (beta) on TypePad. Let me know what you think and which site you prefer!

Rare Sumatra rhino caught on film

2006-06-14T16:11:57Z

Full story

Polar bears may turn to cannibalism?????????

2006-06-14T14:47:33Z

1) Global warming leads to 2) longer warm seasons meaning 3) less ice leading to 4) less food for polar bears which could now lead to 5) them eating each other, according to a new study.

Great. Just great.

Leg up (750 legs, actually)

2006-06-07T18:52:50Z

The world's leggiest species -- a millipede that has up to 750 legs -- has been spotted for the first time in 80 years.

Two Frog Species Feared Extinct Found in Colombia

2006-06-07T13:19:54Z

Reuters reports: "Scientists have found the Santa Marta Harlequin frog and the San Lorenzo Harlequin frog, rated critically endangered after no sightings in 14 years, in a reserve in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta massif on Colombia's Caribbean coast."

Full article

"The miracle of the Mesopotamian marshes"

2006-06-07T12:55:42Z

Scientific American reports: "Reflooding Restores Wildlife to Iraqi Marshes"

You have GOT to be kidding me -- rare plant loses half its population in one fell swoop

2006-06-02T02:31:42Z

More than half of the living specimens of the rare Persoonia pauciflora plants in Australia were just stolen. Ripped from the ground in their final habitat. Lovely.

Full article

Let's put all the endangered animals behind a big fence!

2006-06-02T02:28:14Z

The hope in New Zealand is to keep the animals in and the predators out -- all with the help of 47 kilometers of fencing.

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