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Changing times threaten one tradition of West Michigan's summer fairsWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 5:12AM“I think you are raising kids who aren’t going to respect the land or the environment," says one fairgoer.

U.S. lab helps tiny African toad surviveTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:38PMSYRACUSE, N.Y., July 19 (UPI) -- A tiny toad species that went extinct in its native Tanzania almost as soon as it was discovered is thriving at a U,S, university laboratory, researchers say.

Matt Skoglund: It's Official: Whitebark Pine Trees are Endangered by Climate ChangeTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:07PMThis is the first time that the federal government has declared a widespread tree species in danger of imminent extinction because of climate change.

Tortoise Populations Can Withstand Fires Every 30 YearsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:20PMPopulations of spur-thighed tortoises (Testudo graeca), a species classified as vulnerable and at risk of extinction, can withstand fires if outbreaks occur once every three decades or more. However, the youngest tortoises are more vulnerable, and disappear after each fire. These are the results of a study by Spanish researchers, who analyzed the impact of a 2004 forest fire in the Sierra de la ...

Northwest interior’s pine sees rapid declineTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:05PMSPOKANE — Ravaged by an introduced pest and facing threats from climate change, stands of whitebark pines are disappearing rapidly from the West’s high-elevation forests. The gnarly looking pines, whose fat-laden seeds are an important grizzly food, could be extinct within 120 years, U.S. Fish and Wildlife officials said Monday. While the trees are worthy of federal protection, officials said ...

Largest Population of Rare Gibbon Found in VietnamTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:57AMConservationists say they have discovered the largest population of a critically endangered primate living in central Vietnam.

Extinct in Wild, Tiny Tanzanian Toad Thrives in LabTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:24AMSUNY-ESF researchers are helping find ways to reintroduce the Kihansi spray toad to its native river gorge.

Badger cull to start in pilot areasTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:14AMTens of thousands of badgers could be killed under plans to allow farmers to shoot the protected animals in England.

Why dog trainers will have to change their waysTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:37AMProfessor John Bradshaw is leading a revolution in the study of canine behaviour. 'Dogs don't want to control people, they want to control their own lives,' he says. Professor John Bradshaw is holding out a clenched fist – you might see this as a novel way of greeting a stranger were it not that it is my dog, Lily, he is approaching. He is giving her a chance to have a good sniff at him. Before ...