Topic: endangered species

Five Best Green Stories

Koalas Are Endangered; A Flood of Invasive Species

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The Associated Press on invasive species and flooding, The Guardian on wind turbines, NPR on Indonesia's mangroves, the BBC on koalas, and The New York Times on silo trees, 

By Adam Martin

Apr 12, 2012

Five Best Green Stories

How Wastewater May Cause Earthquakes; Why Trees Are Awesome

NPR on wastewater and earthquakes, The Guardian on birds and windmills, Good on agribusiness, The New York Times on trees, and Courthouse News on tiger salamanders.

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By Adam Martin

Jan 9, 2012

'Extinct' Tortoise Only Moved

It's the reptilian feel-good story of the year: A species of giant tortoise thought to be extinct for 150 years turns out to be alive and living on an even more remote island than the one from which it supposedly died out.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Nov 11, 2011

Black Rhinos Are Now Extinct in Western Africa

Two subspecies of rhinoceros have been declared extinct this month, highlighting the problem of poachers who kill the beasts only for their horns. 

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