Good news for threatened plants
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About a quarter of all plants known to be threatened in the wild are growing in the world's botanic gardens.
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Â· Up to 900 threatened by 2050, says global analysisÂ· Habitat loss dwarfs effects of climate change
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Householders can halt the decline of many birds by making their gardens more wildlife-friendly, a charity urges.
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MADRID, Oct 13 (IPS) - The seizure of 33 tons of wood from a highly   endangered species of tree from Brazil and the arrest of six  individuals  implicated in the illegal imports to Spain was  hailed by environmental  activists here Wednesday.
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Scientists find what appears to be a cure for the disease that is wiping out many of the world's frog species.
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Description: A long-awaited assessment of frog, toad and salamander populations around the world finds nearly one-third of species are threatened with extinction.
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Decisions made at a key conservation meeting are good news for big and quirky fish and commercially prized trees. Several species will enjoy extra protection against trade following rulings made at the Convention
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By Adrian Mather  A TROPICAL plant expert from the Royal Botanic Garden is helping Peruvian farmers in the Andes replant their native forests.
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A list of 15,000 species threatened with extinction - many of them by human activity - is published.
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By The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C.  Dec. 18--Hunters and fishermen can become highly motivated environmentalists when habitat for game is threatened.
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Electro-shock therapy is being tested as a way of saving some of the world's endangered corals.
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By Heath, David  Seagrasses, an ecologically important group of flowering plants that have adapted to life submerged in seawater, are in dire need of a targeted global conservation effort to protect them and lhc services they provide, according to an international team of scientists.
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More than 6,000 species of butterflies and other insects, as well as mites, fungi and assorted unloved but important species, will also be wiped out when listed endangered species go extinct, scientists said on Thursday.
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A conservation project hopes to prevent a rare species of red ant from becoming extinct in mainland Britain.
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The Bush administration said Friday it will allow developers to complete construction and other projects even after belated discoveries that the work could endanger protected species.
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By Nzong Xiong, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Dec. 9--Many local nurseries are receiving their new bare-root fruit trees from now through the end of January.
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The federal government and a nonprofit group are buying the land from local farmers to ensure its biodiversity is preserved. BY LISA J. ADAMS /Associated Press.