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FAO deforestation stats are bogus

FAO deforestation stats are bogus FAO deforestation stats are bogus and inaccurate says UK-based group Rainforest Foundation news release November 14, 2005 The Rainforest Foundation today claimed that new figures…

Humans hunted giant lemurs to extinction

Humans ate giant lemurs to extinction Humans ate giant lemurs to extinction wildmadagascar.org November 14, 2005 Madagascar's first inhabitants probably hunted the island's largest animals to extinction according to research…

Legacy test post

You can select "standard" format or "aside" format on the right. Frankly, after the miles of oil palm it was hard to imagine anything bigger than a house cat surviving…

Pictures from Peru

Pictures from Peru Pictures from Peru Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com November 14, 2005 Machu Picchu, Peru Mongabay.com, a leading rainforest information web site, has launched a new section featuring photographs…

Plague could worsen with global warming

Plague could worsen with global warming Plague could worsen with global warming By James Kilner, Reuters November 14, 2005 OSLO (Reuters) - Warmer, wetter weather brought on by global warming…