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News RoomChoctaw and Cherokee Horses Need Your Help!Bryant Rickman and his wife have been stewards of this unique herd for many years and have looked out for their welfare as they roamed a large acreage in Oklahoma. Enter progress. The land on which they have lived for years has recently been sold to a timber company and their grazing permits have been terminated. Bryant, his wife and friends have been working feverishly to round up these horses because the company has begun spraying the area in preparation for cutting down the trees. Since there is no land left for them to forage, Bryant has gathered 200 of them on his small property and is feeding them out of his own pocket, If there is anything that you can do, such as: donations of supplies, feed, and/or money...or even offer some of these ponies a home...please contact them at the website.
Choctaw and Cherokee Horse Rescue
Mexican Walking Fish Near Extinction
Have you seen this guy before? No, it's not a character on Pokemon. Even though it looks like it could be. It's the Mexican Walking Fish. Or in the scientific world, it's the Axolotl salamander(Ambystoma mexicanum). This salamander is near extinction because of it's loss of habitiat.
Vote for a Safe Climate
This is our second annual Aerial Art Project with Greenpeace. We have been working on this campaign for over a year. See what we did
here.
Save the Arctic Refuge!This is a very important petition to protect the Arctic Refuge in Alaska. Click on the picture and then add your name to the petition. We need to protest against the people who want to open up this protected land and sacrifice not only the land but the animals on it just so we can drill for more oil - a proven fact that it won't help us for another 15 years!Please do what you can!
Christine Jennings gets a gift from Greenpeace!
This marks my one year anniversary with Greenpeace. We have been working hard in our city to have our government support the Safe Climate Act. Christine Jennings has been on board for most of our campaign. We really appreciate her commitment to finding better alternatives to fossil fuels.
Click here to read more.
Help Save the Endangered Species Act!President Bush and his administration want to weaken America’s strongest wildlife protection law. We need your help to stop this attack on endangered species. Please go to the following link at the National Resource Defense Council (NRDC) and sign the petition. Ask you parents to sign the petition. Ask all of your friends to sign the petition.We need to do something to help all of the animals! NRDC Endangered Species Petition
Are the Jelly Fish "Canaries in a Coal Mine"??
For scientists, Jelly Fish are becomming the "Canary in a Coal Mine" signaling that there is something wrong with our waters. Jelly Fish are popping up in large numbers all over the world in places that they are usually not found. Hundreds of people are getting stung and some even end up in the hopsital. But it's not the sting that worries the scientist, it's the number of Jelly Fish itself that is the bigger problem. Read more about why they are to be feared.
Jelly Fish
Photo of jelly fish by Flickr.com
This Just In - Victory for the Wolves
Tens of thousands of people protested President Bush and his administration's recent decision to take the wolves of Greater Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies area off the list of protection under the Endangered Species Act. Several days ago, a federal judge put them back on the list, and now they are protected again! This means that the hunters have to stop killing the wolves. This is a great day in all of the efforts of animal activists like us. Horray!
We hear at Kids Club Zilla would like to say THANK YOU to everyone who helped make this happen.
Polar Bears are in trouble!
President Bush has given the okay for certain oil companies to bother the Polar Bears in their habitat while they are looking for oil. Our government has said it was okay if some bears where hurt or killed during this time. I think that is a very bad idea. This is the worst thing that our President has done to our Polar Bears. Tell your parents and grand parents or even better, write a letter to your local congressman asking them to put a stop to this horrible thing. Ask them to please protect the Polar Bear!!!
Show them this article:
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Caribbean Monk Seal has become EXTINCT
The Caribbean Monk Seal
was first discovered during the 2nd voyage of Christopher Columbus to America. And at one time there was a population of more than 250,000. Caribbean Monk Seals on this earth. But because the Monk Seal spends alot of time on the land taking care of their pups and laying in the sun, they became an easy target for Predators (like people). Even though the last reported Caribbean Monk seal has not been seen since 1952, it was not listed as endangered until 1967.
Their cousins, the Hawaiin Monk Seal and the Mediterranean Monk Seal, are also headed in the same direction. The population of theses seals has been decreasing about 4% each year. The problem that they face are getting caught in marine debris (like fishing lines), climate change (Global Warming - the water is getting warmer) and coastal development (we are putting buildings right up to the water line and not protecting the environment).
Polar Bears Are Listed As "Threatened"
On May 15th, the Department of Interiors has listed the Polar Bear as "Threatened" under the Endangered Species Act. Some people might think that this is a good thing. But it's not. It does not protect the Polar Bear under the laws of the Endangered Species Act. It bascially says that we are going to "watch" the Polar Bear and "keep and eye on them".
The real problem is that the listing is good for the oil companies. It makes it easier for them to go in and drill for the oil where the Polar Bears live. You can't drill there if you have to protect the Polar Bear. Tell your parents to do something about it, like calling your congressman or the President. We can't leave the Polar Bear unprotected.
The Loggerhead Turtles need HELP!
Click on the link above and read about how you can help these wonderful creatures. Loggerhead turtles were at an all time low last year and we want to do what we can to make their numbers rise. If you live in Florida or any other coastal community, you can become a volunteer and help protect the turtles when they come to shore. Or if you are from any other state you can adopt one of these awsome creatures. Find out more about how you can help!
The Bald Eagle is Back!
I was so happy when I read the title of this article. I hope you are as happy as I was.
Cecilia
Click Here to read the article!
Don't downlist the Florida Manatees!
Florida manatees are under great threat. Last year there were 416 manatee deaths in Florida—a record—with most due to watercraft.
Learn more about the manatees. Follow this link to the
Ocean Conservancy
What is your answer to "Paper or Plastic?"Paper or Plastic?Special AlertsOXFAM's Teenage Ambassador and his trip to DarfurTo Learn more about Nick and his trip, click here!
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