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Battle at Kruger

December 16, 2007 – 12:49 am

It was originally filmed in September 2004 by videographer David Budzinski and photographer Jason Schlosberg at a watering hole in Kruger National Park, South Africa. The video depicts an unfolding confrontation between a herd of Cape Buffalo, a small pride of lions, and a pair of crocodiles over a baby buffalo. The baby buffalo survives!
Battle [...]

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Largest Debt-for-Nature Swap for Costa Rica Forests

October 19, 2007 – 5:27 pm

From The Nature Conservancy.
The Nature Conservancy has brokered the largest debt-for-nature swap in history — a deal that will secure long-term, science-based conservation for Costa Rica’s tropical forests:

The United States will forgive $26 million in debt owed to it by Costa Rica.
This move will in turn provide necessary funds that will be used to finance [...]

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Red-Eyed Tree Frog: Rainforest Ambassador

August 31, 2007 – 9:10 pm

From The Nature Conservancy.
Red-Eyed Tree Frog interactive photo slideshow.
With amphibians facing population crashes around the world, the red-eyed tree frog has become a poster species for rainforest conservation.
Every second, a slice of rainforest the size of a football field is destroyed. More than 31 million football fields of rainforest are sacrificed to unsustainable agriculture, ranching [...]

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China’s First National Park - Pudacuo

August 19, 2007 – 11:17 pm

From The Nature Conservancy.
The Nature Conservancy has helped China achieve a conservation landmark: the establishment of that country’s first national park, which will also serve as a model for a new Chinese national park system.
The new park — Pudacuo National Park in China’s Northwest Yunnan Province — is located in one of the most biodiverse [...]

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