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US a Hub for Eatin' Them Endangered Species

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The United States is one of the world's largest, if not the largest, consuming nations for wildlife products. Tags: wildlife trafficking us endangered species. And here I've been yelling at China all this time. (Be Be warned there's a horrific picture of a cooked monkey head in this article.) From Alternet.org.

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Stupid TLC Show Called "My Monkey Baby"

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Monkey business is big business in the United States, where some people pay up to $5,000 to adopt a monkey of their own, often a capuchin monkey, which can grow up to 22 inches and 9 pounds. The individual primate and the species that is depleted for this "trade." Who suffers? Stupid TLC. Where is the "learning" in that name?

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Court Overrules Federal Government on Wolf ESA Decision

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TRAVERSE CITY - State officials say they're not pleased with a federal court's ruling overturning the government's decision to remove the gray wolf from the endangered species list for the Great Lakes region. It's in response to a lawsuit filed by several environmental groups, including The Humane Society of the United States.

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Calendar Facts

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The majestic gray wolf once roamed the United States from coast to coast and from Mexico to Canada. Thanks to the Endangered Species Act and a successful reintroduction program in which NWF played a major role, the wolf is thriving again in the Yellowstone and Great Lakes areas. Tags: random stuff.

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Flight to Freedom

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This is certainly a landmark victory and we hope that other countries around the world, including the United States, will take notice and follow suit.”. Tags: news people helping animals rescues webvideos. ADI also rescues animals in distress worldwide.

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The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Who Pays for It

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As a result of the funding mechanisms whereby state agencies rely on hunter purchase of hunting tags to maintain operations, these bureaucracies are not going to promote predators in the face of opposition from hunters.”. Wilderness Act, Endangered Species Act, Clean Air and Water Acts, and similar acts in Canada.

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