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   		  <title>Conservationists celebrate increase in mountain gorilla numbers </title>
		 <description><![CDATA[The world population of mountain gorillas has increased to 880 individuals, according to the latest census data released by the Uganda Wildlife Authority.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[The world population of mountain gorillas has increased to 880 individuals, according to the latest census data released by the Uganda Wildlife Authority.<br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
<br /><br />Published on <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/conservationists-celebrate-increase-mountain-gorilla-numbers/2243/">The Earth Times</a><br /><br /><br /><h3>Related Articles</h3><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/pedal-powered-films-helping-save-uganda-gorillas/2093/" title="How pedal-powered films are helping save Uganda's last gorillas">How pedal-powered films are helping save Uganda's last gorillas</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/mountain-gorillas-conservation/2016/" title="The secret to getting up close and personal with Mountain Gorillas">The secret to getting up close and personal with Mountain Gorillas</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/conservation-groups-prioritize-iconic-species/2001/" title="Are Conservation Groups Right to Prioritize 'Iconic' Species?">Are Conservation Groups Right to Prioritize 'Iconic' Species?</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/gorilla-glutes-girls/1962/" title="Gorilla Glutes get the Girls">Gorilla Glutes get the Girls</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/delight-mountain-gorilla-twin-surprise/967/" title="Delight at mountain gorilla twin surprise">Delight at mountain gorilla twin surprise</a><br /><br />]]></content:encoded>
         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/conservationists-celebrate-increase-mountain-gorilla-numbers/2243/</link>
		 <category>conservation</category>
         <pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:45:20 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>The secret to getting up close and personal with Mountain Gorillas</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[How do you get notoriously shy mountain gorillas to accept the presence of humans in their midst? The secret lies in a process called habituation, experts say.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[How do you get notoriously shy mountain gorillas to accept the presence of humans in their midst? The secret lies in a process called habituation, experts say.                                                      <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
<br /><br />Published on <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/mountain-gorillas-conservation/2016/">The Earth Times</a><br /><br /><br /><h3>Related Articles</h3><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/conservationists-celebrate-increase-mountain-gorilla-numbers/2243/" title="Conservationists celebrate increase in mountain gorilla numbers ">Conservationists celebrate increase in mountain gorilla numbers </a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/pedal-powered-films-helping-save-uganda-gorillas/2093/" title="How pedal-powered films are helping save Uganda's last gorillas">How pedal-powered films are helping save Uganda's last gorillas</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/conservation-groups-prioritize-iconic-species/2001/" title="Are Conservation Groups Right to Prioritize 'Iconic' Species?">Are Conservation Groups Right to Prioritize 'Iconic' Species?</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/gorilla-glutes-girls/1962/" title="Gorilla Glutes get the Girls">Gorilla Glutes get the Girls</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/delight-mountain-gorilla-twin-surprise/967/" title="Delight at mountain gorilla twin surprise">Delight at mountain gorilla twin surprise</a><br /><br />]]></content:encoded>
         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/mountain-gorillas-conservation/2016/</link>
		 <category>conservation</category>
         <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 13:30:02 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Are Conservation Groups Right to Prioritize 'Iconic' Species?</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Conservationists are often accused of prioritizing 'cute and cuddly' animals over les glamorous species. For their part, some conservationists argue that harnessing the potential of 'flagship species' such as gorillas, tigers and pandas does far more good than harm. Tackling this issue for 'The Earth Times Asks' series of debates are Helen Buckland and Nathan Yaussy.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Conservationists are often accused of prioritizing 'cute and cuddly' animals over les glamorous species. For their part, some conservationists argue that harnessing the potential of 'flagship species' such as gorillas, tigers and pandas does far more good than harm. Tackling this issue for 'The Earth Times Asks' series of debates are Helen Buckland and Nathan Yaussy.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
<br /><br />Published on <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/conservation-groups-prioritize-iconic-species/2001/">The Earth Times</a><br /><br /><br /><h3>Related Articles</h3><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/pandas-bamboo-eating-earthquake-prediction/2327/" title="Panda-monium!">Panda-monium!</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/leatherback-strikes-back/2317/" title="The Leatherback Strikes Back">The Leatherback Strikes Back</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/going-green/world-water-day/2302/" title="World Water Day 2013">World Water Day 2013</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/reptiles-finished-habitat-loss-called-harvesting/2279/" title="Reptiles finished off by habitat loss and so-called 'harvesting'">Reptiles finished off by habitat loss and so-called 'harvesting'</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/most-valuable-virtually-extinct/2174/" title="Most valuable or virtually extinct?">Most valuable or virtually extinct?</a><br /><br />]]></content:encoded>
         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/conservation-groups-prioritize-iconic-species/2001/</link>
		 <category>conservation</category>
         <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 14:26:34 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>The Earth Times Asks: Should We Embrace Wind Power?</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Continuing The Earth Times' series of debates on the hottest topics in the fields of the environment and conservation, we explore the arguments for and against wind power. Tackling the issue are Jonathan Pyke and Mark Duchamp.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Continuing The Earth Times' series of debates on the hottest topics in the fields of the environment and conservation, we explore the arguments for and against wind power. Tackling the issue are Jonathan Pyke and Mark Duchamp.                                                                        <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
<br /><br />Published on <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/energy/should-we-embrace-wind-power/1807/">The Earth Times</a><br /><br /><br /><h3>Related Articles</h3><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/energy/global-wind-day-2012/2037/" title="Global Wind Day 2012">Global Wind Day 2012</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/energy/wind-power-backed-scots-british-donald-trump/1938/" title="Wind power backed in Britain - but not by Donald Trump">Wind power backed in Britain - but not by Donald Trump</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/business/wwf-backs-scottish-wind-farms/1861/" title="WWF backs planned £1 billion Scottish wind farm projects">WWF backs planned £1 billion Scottish wind farm projects</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/save-bat/1574/" title="The effect of wind turbines on bats">The effect of wind turbines on bats</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/energy/offshore-wind-farm-shelter-species/1227/" title="Offshore wind farm provides shelter for some species ">Offshore wind farm provides shelter for some species </a><br /><br />]]></content:encoded>
         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/energy/should-we-embrace-wind-power/1807/</link>
		 <category>energy</category>
         <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:32:34 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Are zoos a force for good or just plain cruel?</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[In a new series of features, the Earth Times asks two leading experts to give their views on some of the hottest green topics of the 21st century. This week, we ask: Are zoos a force for good, or just an out-dated mode of animal cruelty? Tackling the issue head-on are Liz Tyson and Rosalind Smith.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[In a new series of features, the Earth Times asks two leading experts to give their views on some of the hottest green topics of the 21st century. This week, we ask: Are zoos a force for good, or just an out-dated mode of animal cruelty? Tackling the issue head-on are Liz Tyson and Rosalind Smith.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
<br /><br />Published on <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/the-earth-times-asks-are-zoos-force-good-plain-cruel/1267/">The Earth Times</a><br /><br /><br /><h3>Related Articles</h3><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/going-green/auckland-zoo-captures-nz-natural-heart/1352/" title="Auckland Zoo captures NZ's natural heart ">Auckland Zoo captures NZ's natural heart </a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/twenty-critically-endangered-siamese-crocodiles-hatch-lao-pdr/1319/" title="Twenty critically endangered Siamese crocodiles hatch in Lao PDR">Twenty critically endangered Siamese crocodiles hatch in Lao PDR</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/captive-breeding-project-survival-rare-tree-frogs/33/" title="Captive breeding project offers hope for survival of rare tree frogs">Captive breeding project offers hope for survival of rare tree frogs</a><br /><br />]]></content:encoded>
         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/the-earth-times-asks-are-zoos-force-good-plain-cruel/1267/</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Letting London's parks grow wild again key to bringing back wildlife</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Central London's birding expert talks conservation, kestrels and keeping the public happy as he takes The Earth Times on a wildlife-themed tour of Regent's Park. Arguably the last place you'd think of if you were asked to name London's top havens for birds but the figures don't lie: last year alone, some 124 species of birds were spotted either just feeding or nesting in the Royal Park, among them ospreys, little owls common terns and peregrine falcons.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Central London's birding expert talks conservation, kestrels and keeping the public happy as he takes The Earth Times on a wildlife-themed tour of Regent's Park. Arguably the last place you'd think of if you were asked to name London's top havens for birds but the figures don't lie: last year alone, some 124 species of birds were spotted either just feeding or nesting in the Royal Park, among them ospreys, little owls common terns and peregrine falcons.                                    <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
<br /><br />Published on <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/letting-london-parks-grow-wild-key-bringing-wildlife/1095/">The Earth Times</a><br /><br /><br /><h3>Related Articles</h3><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/conservationists-celebrate-increase-mountain-gorilla-numbers/2243/" title="Conservationists celebrate increase in mountain gorilla numbers ">Conservationists celebrate increase in mountain gorilla numbers </a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/climate/oil-palm-problem/2216/" title="That oil palm problem - again?">That oil palm problem - again?</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/springwatch-2012/2019/" title="Springwatch: Which trio are as fruity as a nuthatch?">Springwatch: Which trio are as fruity as a nuthatch?</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/peregrines-produce-vandals-egg-stealers/1925/" title="Peregrines produce despite vandals and egg stealers">Peregrines produce despite vandals and egg stealers</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/wcs-protect-endangered-freshwater-turtles-tortoises/1920/" title="WCS pledges to protect endangered freshwater turtles and tortoises">WCS pledges to protect endangered freshwater turtles and tortoises</a><br /><br />]]></content:encoded>
         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/letting-london-parks-grow-wild-key-bringing-wildlife/1095/</link>
		 <category>conservation</category>
         <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 22:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Going off-grid delivers power to the poor without costing the Earth</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[By helping the developing world embrace off-grid renewable energy schemes, the Western world can fulfil the Millennium Development Goals without putting climate change targets in jeopardy.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[By helping the developing world embrace off-grid renewable energy schemes, the Western world can fulfil the Millennium Development Goals without putting climate change targets in jeopardy.                                    <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
<br /><br />Published on <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/energy/going-grid-delivers-power-poor-costing-earth/881/">The Earth Times</a><br /><br /><br /><h3>Related Articles</h3><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/energy/scots-smash-renewable-energy-targets/1902/" title="Scots smash renewable energy targets">Scots smash renewable energy targets</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/energy/shale-gas-boom-clean-bridge-nowhere/1810/" title="Shale gas, the 'clean bridge' to nowhere?">Shale gas, the 'clean bridge' to nowhere?</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/energy/new-scottish-hydro-electro-power-scheme-approved/1200/" title="New Scottish hydro-electric power scheme approved">New Scottish hydro-electric power scheme approved</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/energy/worlds-largest-biomass-gasification-plant-finland-metso/996/" title="World's largest biomass gasification plant to be deployed in Finland">World's largest biomass gasification plant to be deployed in Finland</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/energy/nuclear-crutch-needed-uk-renewable-energy-review/817/" title="Nuclear crutch needed says UK's Renewable Energy Review">Nuclear crutch needed says UK's Renewable Energy Review</a><br /><br />]]></content:encoded>
         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/energy/going-grid-delivers-power-poor-costing-earth/881/</link>
		 <category>energy</category>
         <pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2011 12:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>There's a buzz in their air in London as urban beekeeping really takes off</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[The Earth Times caught up with one of London's top bee experts to discover what's prompting growing numbers of city-dwellers to set up hives in their own back yards. From New York to Paris and all points in between, city-dwellers are embracing the simple pleasures of beekeeping in their thousands.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[The Earth Times caught up with one of London's top bee experts to discover what's prompting growing numbers of city-dwellers to set up hives in their own back yards. From New York to Paris and all points in between, city-dwellers are embracing the simple pleasures of beekeeping in their thousands.                                                                                                            <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
<br /><br />Published on <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/buzz-air-london-urban-beekeeping-takes-off/722/">The Earth Times</a><br /><br /><br /><h3>Related Articles</h3><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/new-cuckoo-species-bee/2157/" title="Cuckoo, cuckoo, new species of bee">Cuckoo, cuckoo, new species of bee</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/pollution/pesticides-killing-bees/2000/" title="Pesticides Killing Bees">Pesticides Killing Bees</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/giant-polyandrous-bees/1932/" title="Giant polyandrous bees">Giant polyandrous bees</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/honey-bee-wipeout-caused-phorid-fly-parasite/1735/" title="Honey bee wipeout may be caused by phorid fly">Honey bee wipeout may be caused by phorid fly</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/long-live-queen-bee/1660/" title="Long live the queen bee">Long live the queen bee</a><br /><br />]]></content:encoded>
         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/buzz-air-london-urban-beekeeping-takes-off/722/</link>
		 <category>nature</category>
         <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Londoners urged to take action to arrest the decline of the 'Cockney sparrow'</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Though sparrows and starlings are still the most-commonly-seen birds in London, shortages of suitable food and habitat are driving their numbers down, the Earth Times has learned. Alarmingly, in fact, the figures point to a drop of around 50 per cent over the past 15-to-20 years in both sparrow and starling populations in the capital.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Though sparrows and starlings are still the most-commonly-seen birds in London, shortages of suitable food and habitat are driving their numbers down, the Earth Times has learned. Alarmingly, in fact, the figures point to a drop of around 50 per cent over the past 15-to-20 years in both sparrow and starling populations in the capital.                  <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
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         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/londoners-urged-action-arrest-decline-cockney-sparrow/666/</link>
		 <category>conservation</category>
         <pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 05:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Tapping into the potential of Europe's greenest home</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[The Earth Times sees small-scale sustainable living in action on a tour of the Earthship in Brighton. To look at, blended into the surrounding nature through exposed timbers and dried-mud walls, the Earthship looks like it would be more at home in Middle Earth than where it actually is, just a stone's throw from one of Britain's hippest coastal cities.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[The Earth Times sees small-scale sustainable living in action on a tour of the Earthship in Brighton. To look at, blended into the surrounding nature through exposed timbers and dried-mud walls, the Earthship looks like it would be more at home in Middle Earth than where it actually is, just a stone's throw from one of Britain's hippest coastal cities.<br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
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         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/going-green/tapping-potential-europers-greenest-home/626/</link>
		 <category>going green</category>
         <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>The world will get warmer, deal with it</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Even if all the world's factories shut down tomorrow and all the cars were taken off the roads, the planet would still get steadily warmer, scientists have warned. That is according to a team of scientists at the University of Washington who believe that, far from being just one of several possible future scenarios, a warmer global climate is now inevitable thanks to the sheer volume of carbon that has been released into the atmosphere since the start of the Industrial Revolution.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Even if all the world's factories shut down tomorrow and all the cars were taken off the roads, the planet would still get steadily warmer, scientists have warned. That is according to a team of scientists at the University of Washington who believe that, far from being just one of several possible future scenarios, a warmer global climate is now inevitable thanks to the sheer volume of carbon that has been released into the atmosphere since the start of the Industrial Revolution.                                                                        <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
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         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/climate/world-will-get-warmer-climate/290/</link>
		 <category>climate</category>
         <pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Africa urged to come together to protect migratory birds </title>
		 <description><![CDATA[The migratory map of Africa is tipped to change significantly over the next few decades as birds react to the effects of climate change. The Finnish ornithologist Johannes Leche is widely credited with undertaking the first proper study of the migratory patterns of birds, with his pioneering work in the mid-18th century based largely upon the technique of ringing individual animals.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[The migratory map of Africa is tipped to change significantly over the next few decades as birds react to the effects of climate change. The Finnish ornithologist Johannes Leche is widely credited with undertaking the first proper study of the migratory patterns of birds, with his pioneering work in the mid-18th century based largely upon the technique of ringing individual animals.<br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
<br /><br />Published on <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/africa-urged-protect-migratory-birds/271/">The Earth Times</a><br /><br /><br /><h3>Related Articles</h3><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/kiwi-conservation-genetics/2352/" title="Kiwi Conservation Genetics">Kiwi Conservation Genetics</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/scitech/ancestor-humming-bird-swift/2337/" title="Ancestor of hummingbird and swift">Ancestor of hummingbird and swift</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/bills-island-songsters/2328/" title="Bills and Island Songsters">Bills and Island Songsters</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/south-island-robin-survives/2252/" title="The South Island Robin survives much better now">The South Island Robin survives much better now</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/scitech/sex-determination-birds/2022/" title="Sex determination in birds">Sex determination in birds</a><br /><br />]]></content:encoded>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Droughts may turn Amazon Rainforest into major polluter, scientists warn </title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Should droughts in the Amazon Basin become more frequent, the days of the rainforest offsetting man-made carbon emissions are set to come to an abrupt end. The days of the Amazon Rainforest acting as a natural buffer against man-made carbon emissions may be drawing to a close. In fact, not only could the South American forest soon lose its status as the planet's most-important 'carbon sink']]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Should droughts in the Amazon Basin become more frequent, the days of the rainforest offsetting man-made carbon emissions are set to come to an abrupt end. The days of the Amazon Rainforest acting as a natural buffer against man-made carbon emissions may be drawing to a close. In fact, not only could the South American forest soon lose its status as the planet's most-important 'carbon sink'                                                                                                            <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
<br /><br />Published on <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/pollution/droughts-turn-amazon-rainforest-major-polluter-scientists-warn/262/">The Earth Times</a><br /><br /><br /><h3>Related Articles</h3><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/climate/global-warming-wildfire-risk/2036/" title="Changing climate alters wildfire risks, says study">Changing climate alters wildfire risks, says study</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/osa-peninsular-the-biologically-intense-place-earth/2020/" title="Osa Peninsula - The most biologically intense place on earth">Osa Peninsula - The most biologically intense place on earth</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/tarsier-secret-squeaking/1819/" title="Tarsier Secretly Squeaking">Tarsier Secretly Squeaking</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/new-primate-species-skittering-threatened-amazon/1293/" title="New primate species found skittering in threatened Amazon">New primate species found skittering in threatened Amazon</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/rainforest-birds-rebound-parts-amazon-laid-low/1088/" title="Rainforest birds rebound in parts of Amazon laid low">Rainforest birds rebound in parts of Amazon laid low</a><br /><br />]]></content:encoded>
         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/pollution/droughts-turn-amazon-rainforest-major-polluter-scientists-warn/262/</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>2011: The Year of the Turtle, for conservationists at least</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Conservationists around the world have pledged to make 2001 the Year of the Turtle and bring some of the world's oldest species back from the brink of extinction. While for the Chinese 2011 is the Year of the Rabbit, for an international group of conservationists it is the Year of the Turtle. For, after some 220 million years of being on the planet, around half of all species are now under threat from a range of man-made problems]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Conservationists around the world have pledged to make 2001 the Year of the Turtle and bring some of the world's oldest species back from the brink of extinction. While for the Chinese 2011 is the Year of the Rabbit, for an international group of conservationists it is the Year of the Turtle. For, after some 220 million years of being on the planet, around half of all species are now under threat from a range of man-made problems                                    <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
<br /><br />Published on <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/2011-the-year-turtle-conservationists/251/">The Earth Times</a><br /><br /><br /><h3>Related Articles</h3><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/leatherback-strikes-back/2317/" title="The Leatherback Strikes Back">The Leatherback Strikes Back</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/terrible-turtle-trade-indonesia/2308/" title="The Terrible Turtle Trade in Indonesia">The Terrible Turtle Trade in Indonesia</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/pollution/marine-turtle-ingestion-plastic/2095/" title="Marine Turtle Ingestion of Plastic Investigated">Marine Turtle Ingestion of Plastic Investigated</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/role-eat-turtle-conservation/2090/" title="The role of what we eat on turtle conservation">The role of what we eat on turtle conservation</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/climate/climate-change-turtles/2017/" title="Now climate change threatens turtles">Now climate change threatens turtles</a><br /><br />]]></content:encoded>
         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/2011-the-year-turtle-conservationists/251/</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 14:33:09 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>England's most-important natural refuges identified</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[A handful of unremarkable spots are serving as valuable refuges for England's rarest species, a new report has revealed. England's rarest species of animals are not majestic eagles or regal deer, nor are the country's most important natural sites to be found in any of the popular National Parks. Instead, the rarest plants and animals are to be found - usually with a magnifying glass - in some of less presupposing parts of this green and pleasant land.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[A handful of unremarkable spots are serving as valuable refuges for England's rarest species, a new report has revealed. England's rarest species of animals are not majestic eagles or regal deer, nor are the country's most important natural sites to be found in any of the popular National Parks. Instead, the rarest plants and animals are to be found - usually with a magnifying glass - in some of less presupposing parts of this green and pleasant land.                                                                                                                              <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
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         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/englands-most-important-natural-refuges-identified/247/</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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