Malaysia’s Wild Elephants Need Help
A disturbing phenomenon has puzzled and alarmed conservationists: wee little elephant calves are frequently found wandering abandoned and alone, without their mothers and herds. Over the past three years a total of 15 abandoned calves have been discovered near villages on the fringes of Sabah’s forests or inside palm oil plantations. Every single one of the calves was too young to be able to fend for itself …
Clean Malaysia – March 5, 2016
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Victory! Millions of Acres Will Stay Protected for Polar Bears in Alaska
By: Alicia Graef
Conservationists are celebrating a huge victory for polar bears ( www.care2.com/greenliving/test… ) this week after a federal appeals court upheld ( www.courthousenews.com/2016/02… ) a designation of more than 120 million acres as critical habitat for them in Alaska.
Polar bears ( www.care2.com/greenliving/8-ex… ) were first listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) as threatened ( www.scientificamerican.com/art… ) in 2008, marking the first time a marine mammal gained protection because of the likelihood climate change ( www.care2.com/causes/5-animals… ) will bring about their extinction.
Two years later, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) moved to designate 187,000 square miles ( www.fws.gov/news/ShowNews.cfm?… ) as critical habitat, which includes barrier islands along Alaska’s coast, denning areas on land and offshore sea-ice …
Care2.com – March 4, 2016
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