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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Growth Has Slowed Since 1980
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How many Americans participated in boating in 2000? How many Americans go fishing?
Hunting & Fishing through High School
Houston, Texas students get to hunt and fish through an elective class and after school club.
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"There are some who can live without wild things, and some who cannot."
Aldo Leopold
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Trivia
Falcons On City Streets
In the United States, the pesticide DDT was the main cause of the decline in avian predators. The pesticide received much publicity concerning America's national symbol, the bald eagle. DDT also caused the egg shells of Peregrine falcons to become thin and break easily. In the late 1970's, falconers from Cornell University began breeding and releasing falcons into the wild. Because of great horned owls preying on falcons released in natural rocky cliff areas, tall buildings in urban settings have been selected as an alternative release site. The buildings create an updraft similar to the ones experienced on the bluffs overlooking a river. Urban peregrines also have lots of pigeons to prey upon.
Posted March 2001
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Neotropical What?
Many of the migratory bird species that Americans enjoy spend a significant part of the year south of our borders. Neotropical migrants are birds that breed in the United States or Canada, and winter south, in the Carribean, or Central or South America. These include ducks, humminbirds, orioles, sandpipers, vireos, and warblers. Seems like it's not a bad choice for humans as well.
Posted March 2001
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Forget Snakes - Watch Out For Insects
By P. Boehmer, Teen Adventure Reporter
According to the American Medical Association (AMA), insect stings and bites kill more people in the United States each year than snakes.
Posted March 2001
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Population Explosion
Since 1950, the number of people on the earth has doubled. During the same time, the number of cars on earth has increased ten-fold.
Posted March 2001
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