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Environmental Issues: Wildlife

Invasive Species Threaten Native Ecosystems
Overview: Some of these things just don't belong here -- invasive species are living pollution that can hurt fisheries, degrade water quality and otherwise disrupt nature's balance.

Great Lakes National Parks in Peril The Threats of Climate Disruption Report: Human disruption of the climate is the greatest threat ever to America's national parks. This report details the particular threats that a changed climate poses to our Great Lakes national parks -- those within the lakes or on their shores.

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Animal Abuse, Torture, and Dead Pets: Fox News Shines Spotlight on Wildlife Services: posted by Melissa Waage, 3/14/13
President Obama: Protect Bristol Bay, Stop the Pebble Mine: posted by Joel Reynolds, 2/14/13
Reviving the rainforest - it's better than a box of chocolates: posted by Carolina Herrera, 2/12/13