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Texas drought kills as many as half a billion trees
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The massive drought that has dried out Texas over the past year has killed as many as half a billion trees, according to new estimates from the Texas Forest Service. "In 2011, Texas experienced an exceptional dr...
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Group: Last Javan rhino in Vietnam killed for horn
In this July 8, 2004 photo taken by a trapcamera and released by WWF, the last rhino in Vietnam is shown in Cat Tien National Park in Lam Dong Province, southern Vietnam. Vietnam has lost its fight to save its Javan rhinoceros population...
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4 Rare Sumatran Tigers Born at Oklahoma City Zoo
OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma City Zoo is home to a litter of four Sumatran tiger cubs, which are considered an endangered species. Zoo officials say the one male and three females were born to parents Suriya and Raguno on July 9. The...
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Top 7 Beautiful Green Travel Destinations
By Rebecca Lange, Planet Green Many of us love to travel but don’t love the negative impact our traveling has on the environment. All the cars, trains and planes we use require energy and are ever-increasing our carbon footprint....
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Scientists discover 12 new frog species in India
NEW DELHI - Scientists have found 12 new species of night frogs living in the lush mountains of southwest India, and rediscovered three that had been thought extinct. Evolution biologist Sathyabhama Das Biju from the University of Delh...
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Top 9 Most Picturesque U.S. National Parks
By Planet Green The Beauty of the Natural World To have a picturesque vacation you don’t have to travel overseas or spend your savings on an extravagant trip. You can stay right within the United States and get to know Mother Na...
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Six species facing extinction without protection
By David DeFranza, TreeHugger Tigers, black rhinoceros, and giant pandas attract a lot of attention from conservationists and wildlife lovers—and with good reason. The global populations for these species number in the tho...
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Six of the world's most remote travel destinations
By Julia Austin, Planet Green Many resorts and travel destinations can give you the feeling of isolation. The sounds of tropical birds pumping through speakers tucked into fake palm trees, a semi-remote location and staff members in g...
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Yellowstone oil spill cleanup will last into fall
Cleanup crews are seen near the Yellowstone River Thursday Aug. 18, 2011 near Billings, Mont. in an area contaminated by a July 1 Exxon Mobil oil pipeline spill. A company executive says the cleanup of the 1,000 barrel spill could continu...
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3 endangered Asian fishing cats born at Ohio zoo
One of three Fishing Cat kittens is seen at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011. Born on July 29, the three kittens are being cared for at the zoo by their mother in a secluded den. In the wild, the nocturnal fishing c...
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