'Flagship species' at risk

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China's state apparatus believes the country's pandas must be saved at all costs. Sri Lanka pays fishermen to protect rare sea turtles. And the Dominican Republic has a parrot team dedicated to saving the Sisserou parrot.

All over the world, governments strive to preserve "flagship species" that are pushed into service as symbols of national pride. So why is Russia building a US$12 billion oil pipeline through the habitat of the world's rarest big cat?

With its long, slender legs and shaggy coat, the Amur leopard is a predator that stalks the frozen forests of far eastern Russia.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2005/06/07/2003258369

Here's one Pig in the link of EVILution

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1. I like his idea

Transneft president Simyon Vainshtok said, "We are willing to start a dialogue with all stakeholders. We will talk to every leopard and shrimp in the bay."


Lets let him talk to the leopards first. We can lock him in a cage with them and let them thrash out the deal leopard to man. ;-)

BTW I almost forgot we wont feed the leopard for a couple of days.

[dArKeR]

2. Little Greens

Cub scouts and girl guides shout slogans calling for people to save energy and jointly face the problem of the world's energy shortage at a rally outside the Red House Theater in Taipei's Ximending district yesterday.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/photo/2005/06/07/2005036846