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  BENEFICIAL PLANTS & INSECTS IN YOUR GARDEN   (Article #125) 26-APR-2005
  thumb image of beneficial insect wasp; link for environmental article, Attracting Beneficial Insects to Your Garden NATURAL PEST CONTROL (OTHER THAN CALLER ID)
Attracting Beneficial Insects to Your Garden
 
  GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS   (Environmental Issue #102) 16-NOV-2004
  picture of the lion cub and monkey; link for environmental article, 10 Threats to the Web of Life on Planet Earth GOOD ADVICE: DON’T BUG THE WEB OF LIFE
10 Threats to the Web of Life on Planet Earth
 
  SCIENCE AND ENDANGERED SPECIES   (Issue #82S) 13-JUL-2004
  picture of black bear; link for environmental article, Species Extinction: Causes, Statistics, and Trends LIONS AND TIGERS AND BEARS (GOING EXTINCT) — OH MY!
Species Extinction: Causes, Statistics, and Trends
 
  CHRISTIANITY AND ENDANGERED SPECIES   (Issue #82C) 13-JUL-2004
  picture of butterfly; link for environmental article, Christian Stewardship, Endangered Species, and the Environment SAVE ENDANGERED SPECIES, AVOID LIGHTNING STRIKES!
Christian Stewardship, Endangered Species, and the Environment
 
  SPECIES / BIODIVERSITY   (Environmental Issue #77) 22-JUN-2004
  picture of sea otter; link for environmental article, Keystone Species are Essential to Ecosystems and Biodiversity IT ISN’T CRUEL SHOES THAT MAKE NATURAL ARCHES FALL
Keystone Species are Essential to Ecosystems and Biodiversity
 
  WATER FOR BACKYARD ANIMALS   (Environmental Issue 67) 11-MAY-2004
  picture of ducks by backyard hose; link for environmental article, Fresh Water for Birds, Squirrels, and Other Back Yard Animals HOW ABOUT A NICE ASPHALT SLURPEE?
Fresh Water for Birds, Squirrels, and Other Back Yard Animals
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Protects genetic diversity in livestock and poultry species through the conservation and promotion of endangered breeds

Mission is to protect and restore bats and their habitats worldwide

A global initiative to strengthen the ongoing work of farming communities in conserving and developing the agricultural biodiversity vital to their livelihood and food security

Protecting endangered species and wild places through science, policy, education, and environmental law

Dedicated to conserving and recovering native and naturally functioning ecosystems in the Greater Southern Rockies

Official website of CITES, an international agreement aimed at ensuring that international trade in wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival

Mission is to conserve the earth's living natural heritage, our global biodiversity, and to demonstrate that human societies are able to live harmoniously with nature

Dedicated to the protection of all native wild animals and plants in their natural communities

Purpose is to celebrate the past existence of and bear witness to species and natural places on the Earth that no longer exist in their natural state

A rather different sort of project designed to promote understanding and responsible management of the vital relationship between plants, people and resources

An open-source comprehensive database of plant and animal species; the brainchild of famed biologist E.O. Wilson

Combines research and education to create, disseminate, and apply knowledge about ecological systems

A niche search engine to help you find info about specific species

Search engine cataloging conservation information on over 50,000 plants, animals, and "ecological communities" in North America

Saves and shares the seeds of "heirloom" varieties of garden plants

Searchable archives of six ornithological journals, each covering decades' worth of material

The wildlife-trade monitoring network of World Wildlife Fund

Aims to conserve a connected set of preserved wild areas in the North American West stretching from the Yukon to northern Mexico

Dedicated to the support of conservation entrepreneurs who are working actively with local communities to protect endangered flagship species and preserve their natural habitats

Saves wildlife and wild lands through careful science, international conservation, education

Empowers local conservation scientists worldwide to protect nature and safeguard ecosystem and human health

Works to apply sound ecosystem management to demonstrate how this is the only way to sustainable livelihoods for those directly dependent on natural resources

An international nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting biological diversity through invertebrate conservation

 

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