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Turtle Conservation in Solomon Islands

January 7, 2008 – 12:06 am

From The Nature Conservancy.
Neither British colonists nor Christian missionaries nor government entities could tamp down conflicts among tribes in this remote South Pacific island nation. But when turtles started disappearing, the local people finally started talking.
The Solomon Islands, a remote Pacific archipelago strung southeast of Papua New Guinea, are probably best known as the site [...]

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A Huge Amazon Monster Is Only a Myth?

July 10, 2007 – 9:34 pm

From New York Times. (require login)
The mere mention of the mapinguary, the giant slothlike monster of the Amazon, is enough to send shivers down the spines of almost all who dwell in the world’s largest rain forest.
The folklore here is full of tales of encounters with the creature, and nearly every Indian tribe in the [...]

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Warming May Drive Tuatara Extinct

June 6, 2007 – 2:12 am

From National Geographic News.
Less than one degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit) is all that stands between the tuatara—New Zealand’s “living fossil” reptile—and extinction, scientists say.
The sex of tuatara—the sole surviving species of an ancient family of reptiles dating back 200 million years—is determined by the incubation temperature of its eggs. As the mercury climbs, so [...]

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Uncontacted Indian tribe found in Brazil’s Amazon

June 3, 2007 – 4:51 pm

From IHT.com.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil: An Indian tribe that has had no formal contact with Western civilization has been located in a remote Amazon region, federal authorities said Friday.
The Metyktire tribe, with about 87 members, was found last week in an area that is difficult to reach because of thick jungle and a lack of [...]

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