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Bad News Bears
Recovery has been slow for the grizzly bear, which 25 years ago today was protected under the Endangered Species Act in the lower 48 states. About 1,200 grizzlies roam the continental U.S. today, up from 600 in 1975 but far below the 50,000 estimated to have been living west of the Mississippi 200 years ago. […]
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Raking in the Greens
Ralph Nader’s presidential run is giving a big boost to efforts to establish the Green Party around the nation. With Nader’s campaign getting national news coverage, and pundits publicly speculating about whether he may draw votes away from Al Gore, the Green Party now has a higher profile than ever before. More than 300 Green […]
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Koala-ty Is Job One
Today is Save the Koala Day in Australia, and activists hope to use the occasion to raise awareness of the animal’s plight. The nation’s koala population is falling by about 1,000 a year, with fewer than 100,000 in the wild, says Deborah Tabart, director of the Australian Koala Foundation. Much of the decline is due […]
