Sons of Anarchy anyone

Emperors North is going to be on fire with sexy @ss chicks.

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Preserve Our Paradise · 800 like this

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  Series of Public Meetings Scheduled for Central Everglades Planning Project Sept. 16-19 >...

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  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District will be holding a series of public meetings to discuss the draft

Some people count down for Christmas. For me its the countdown for them biggest and the best party of the year. Less than a month away.... So excited.

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World of Zoology pest eating bird?

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World of Zoology · 550 like this

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• Pest-eating #birds mean money for coffee growers, Stanford #biologists find

  

  Pest-eating birds mean money for coffee growers, Stanford biologists find

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  Stanford scientists have assigned a monetary value to the pest-control benefits rainforest birds can provide to agriculture.

Maui’s dolphin

Greenpeace New Zealand

The Government has just announced continued delays in protecting Maui’s dolphin that will simply move the species closer to extinction.

Its long overdue threat management plan for Maui’s dolphin was this afternoon re-opened for yet another round of public consultation, a year and a half after it first started discussions on increasing protection when a population estimate revealed numbers had plummeted to only 55 adult dolphins.

Conservation Minister Nick Smith has called for more public feedback on a slight change to the previous draft plan which now includes an extension to the set net ban off an area of the Taranaki coast....

The new proposal falls well short of expert advice and public preference.

The small extension offered would still leave a vast area of the marine mammal sanctuary open to gill nets and trawling which are the methods most deadly for Maui’s dolphins.

Tens of thousands of public submissions last year clearly called on the Government to follow expert advice on how to protect the dolphins. Now the Minister is coming back and basically saying “erm – how about we don’t do that?” and calling it a public consultation.

This is yet another delay which brings us a step closer to becoming the first country to oversee the extinction of a marine dolphin due to human causes.

The extinction of Maui’s dolphin would be a huge blow to New Zealand’s record for wildlife conservation that has seen a number of species brought back from the brink of extinction - and to our international reputation as an environmentally friendly country.

In June the International Whaling Commission released a report stating any human-caused death to Maui’s dolphin would increase the chances of the species being wiped out. It called on the New Zealand Government to impose a total ban on set net and trawl fishing in all areas where Maui’s dolphins are found.

Almost a year ago the Government asked New Zealanders what should be done to protect Maui's dolphins, and received an unprecedented 70,000 submissions - the vast majority calling for full protection throughout the dolphins' habitat, as experts have advised.

What's needed is an immediate and extended ban on gillnets, set nets and trawling – the main threats to Maui’s dolphin – throughout the dolphins’ habitat along the west coast of the North Island from Maunganui Bluff (north of Dargaville) to Whanganui, including harbours and extending to the 100 meter depth contour. And a prohibition on seismic surveying and petroleum drilling in an extended Marine Mammal Protection Sanctuary for Maui’s dolphins.

41 elephants were poisoned

Africa Geographic

6 men have been arrested and 17 elephant tusks recovered after 41 elephants were poisoned with cyanide in Zimbabwe.
Read the full story here - http://blog.africageographic.com/africa-geographic-blog/news/41-elephants-poisoned-with-cyanide/

Who Killed Kitten

Burton Pinckney

Thank you WCCB and Kirk Hawkins!

http://www.wccbcharlotte.com/story/police-need-help-tracking-down-driver-who-killed-kitten-20130905

Police Need Help Tracking Down Driver Who Killed Kitten

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Some think the disgusting prank was pre-meditated

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Homestead Survival

http://thehomesteadsurvival.com/10-herbs-spices-heal/#.UiOMb1fHa3g

10 Herbs & Spices That Heal
Coughing
Congested...
Upset GI Tract
Achy Joints
Feeling Down
Menstrual Cramps
Bloated
Feeling Tired
Crampy Tummy
Having Nausea
It shares how to use each herb and how it helps…See More

Cove Guardians Page

Sea Shepherd Cove Guardians Page (official)

We will resume live stream as killing boats get closer. 11 boats driving second pod to combine with first pod just outside Taiji harbor. This pod has been fighting for over 5 hours.

Environmental Investigation Agency

Environmental Investigation Agency added a photo to their timeline.

Insightful op-ed in South China Morning Post that looks beyond seizures and anti-poaching efforts to the very real and urgent need to go after the powerful criminal syndicates behind the ivory trade ...

Time for a Hong Kong tusk force to combat illegal ivory trade

"What can be done to save the elephant? CITES was developed to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival. Yet despite a consensus about the threatened status of elephants, CITES has failed to prevent their wholesale slaughter or dampened the motivation for their trade....

Hong Kong has the requisite system in place to intercept illegally traded wildlife and, by law, the Customs and Excise Department is obliged to check that elephants and elephant parts are not illegally traded and handled through its ports. However, many would argue the scale of the operation to enforce these requirements is too small.

The nature of the ivory trade adds to the complexity in enforcement. Much like the illegal trade in narcotics, counterfeits and human trafficking, the global ivory trade is controlled by organised crime syndicates, often using similar trade routes. From the initial poaching of the elephant, transport by air or sea, to handling by dealers and sale in the destination country, the process is highly organised and requires a degree of complicity from corrupt park officials, the police and customs officers.

This makes catching illegal traders and prosecuting offenders extremely difficult, and fudged permit declarations hard to trace. Despite the interception of a number of big ivory shipments in recent years, enforcement in Hong Kong needs to be scaled up to more adequately address the problem."

Read the full article at http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1304114/time-hong-kong-tusk-force-combat-illegal-ivory-trade

Image: Hong Kong Customs officers seize large illegal shipment of ivory from Nigeria to China (c) EPASee More

Cove Guardians Page

Sea Shepherd Cove Guardians Page (official)

A family of Bottlenose dolphins fought and struggled for over 7 hours today before being finally netted into the cove. A profitable day for Taiji. This pod will be held overnight for captive selection tomorrow morning.

Stop Rhino Poaching

Stop Rhino Poaching shared Everest trek for rhinos's photo.

KNP arrests 24 rhino poachers

Bill Galli shared a link.

KNP arrests 24 rhino poachers

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Twenty-four suspected rhino poachers have been arrested in the Kruger National Park in the past two weeks.

Taiji Dolphin

Sylvia HemmeTaiji Dolphin Action Group

NEW PETITION!!! PLS SIGN, SHARE & TWEET

"God's Ivory"

Pachyderm Elemagazine via Ele Phant Klein

"God's Ivory" - Reportage by Getty Images

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Despite the CITES Treaty of 1989, which banned the global trade in ivory and rhino horn, the illegal

Boon Lott's Elephant Sanctuary

Boon Lott's Elephant Sanctuary - BLES

Cheeky chops Mee Chok was on a mission to get in every single photograph I took during yesterdays walk! Luckily, the camera loves him, as we all do.

The rain has stopped failing for a while, which is a relief, as we are still trying to replace the roof to the Meeting Hut! The roof collapsed during a bad storm last week and we are having to replace the entire roof now! We will be launching a fundraiser to raise funds to help cover the costs of this unexpected emergency situation and really appreciate any support you can give us with this. I have obtained the supplies on credit, so am going to have a huge bill to clear at the end of this month! Stay tuned for more information on this.

Boon Thong is blossoming! She is still being rather independent, standing her ground and not giving up her treats to anyone. Lotus seems to be her closest friend so far and the two always stand side by side, smelling each other. There hasnt been much body contact,... but it will come.

Lotus had us all doubled over with laughter while coming back from yesterdays morning walk! She was leading her girls back to BLES, and refusing to let Wassana (who likes to walk quickly) get in front of her! She spent the entire time, watching Wassana out of the corner of her eye, and cutting across her every time Wassana tried to get past!!!!

There is still no internet here at BLES and the local internet place has been closed for refurbishments! Have a fabulous weekend and trunks of thanks for all your generous support xxxSee More

50-60 Bottlenose dolphins

Sea Shepherd Cove Guardians Page (official)

September 6th, 2013
For more than 7 hours this pod of 50-60 Bottlenose dolphins struggled to fight for their freedom to remain as a family living in their home, the ocean.
The dolphin killers were relentless as this day proved to be more greed and profit than culture and tradition.
These dolphins, including at least one baby and several juveniles will be held prisoner overnight in the killing cove. Captive selection will take place just after sunrise tomorrow morning.
We will be Live Streaming from the cove and Taiji harbor at http://livestream.seashepherd.org/ ~ Please watch for updates.

The Perfect World

The Perfect World

Threat of water contamination

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Preserve Our Paradise · 713 like this

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• Everyone write to the US EPA about your concerns for the Class II-D brine disposal well Collier #22-5 SWDW.
  
  Letter should address issues relative to disposal well construction, structure, potential water & aquifer pollution. Include questions, concerns, justification, and any suggestions to alter permit. And finally request a public hearing. The deadline for comments is September 6th.
  
  Address letter to:
  
  Mr. James Ferreira
  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  Water Protection Division
  Safe Drinking Water Branch
  Ground water and UIC Section
  61 Forsyth Street S.W.
  Atlanta, GA 30303-8960
  
  phone: 404-562-9399
  ferreira.james@epa.gov
  cc. Wilda Cobb, cobb.wilda@epa.gov
  
  Public Notice Number: FL13UIC003
  UIC Permit Application Number FLI0047
  
  Examples of concerns can address issues such as:
  
  Between 2008 and 2011, state regulators reported 150 instances of contamination, in which waste from injection wells purportedly reached aquifers. In 25 instances, the waste came from Class 2 wells.
  
  In South Florida, 20 of the nation's most stringently regulated disposal wells failed in the early 1990s, releasing partly treated sewage into aquifers that may one day be needed to supply Miami's drinking water.
  
  A ProPublica review of well records, case histories and government summaries of more than 220,000 well inspections found that structural failures inside injection wells are routine. From late 2007 to late 2010, one well integrity violation was issued for every six deep injection wells examined — more than 17,000 violations nationally. More than 7,000 wells showed signs that their walls were leaking. Records also show wells are frequently operated in violation of safety regulations and under conditions that greatly increase the risk of fluid leakage and the threat of water contamination.

SaltLife

SaltLife

Some #SaltLife'ers like to take some time to just relax! What's your favorite book to read on the beach?

Friends of Florida State Parks

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Friends of Florida State Parks · 3,838 like this

• A wonderful article and video by Jeff Klinkenberg of the Tampa Bay Times on the plight of the Florida panther.
  http://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/wildlife/for-panthers-doorway-to-the-future-is-a-stretch-of-south-florida-river/2139398

  

  For panthers, doorway to the future is a stretch of South Florida river

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  LABELLE In the Darwinian world of the Florida panther, the strong kill the weak to win the right to mate. In Southwest Florida, there is no surplus of wild land for young males. It's taken. If they stick around, they may get their tawny brown butts whipped or

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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Preserve Our Paradise · 712 like this

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  Federal agency warns Collier about possible Endangered Species Act violations

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  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has warned Collier County officials that allowing a rock mine at a North Belle Meade ranch could put the county on the hook for Endangered Species Act violations.

   

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Love that team.

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  Federal agency warns Collier about possible Endangered Species Act violations

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  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has warned Collier County officials that allowing a rock mine at a North Belle Meade ranch could put the county on the hook for Endangered Species Act violations.

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