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More People Eating Alternative Fish as Fish Fight Gains Momentum in the UK

5:22 am in botanical, Business & Politics, endangered species list, ethical, fish, food, Food & Health, sustainable by TreeHugger

need-help.jpg Photo: channel4 In January, national treasure, chef and writer Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall spearheaded a campaign called "Fish Fight" in response to the "insane waste" caused by North Sea fishermen throwing back almost a million dead and dying fish every year. He had a series of t.v. shows, a themed week at a department store and a petition to the Europe...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Should This Ugly Rock-Sucker Be Saved?

6:40 am in animals, endangered species list, oregon, Travel & Nature, washington by TreeHugger

Rock Sucking Lamprey mouth photo Photo USFWS via flickr and Creative Commons license. Nearly everybody knows about Pacific salmon and the billions of dollars and massive human effort that has gone in to pushing the species back from extinction. But what about the not-too-pretty, rock-sucking Pacific lamprey with its zero economic value? It's population numbers have gone from an estimated 1 million in the 1970s to 200,0...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Just a Reminder: Lions May Be Extinct in 15 Years

11:01 am in animals, conservation, endangered species list, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger

lions-extinct-15-years.jpg Photo credit: Yagan Keily As in, gone from the wild. Kaput. Lions, one of the most iconic big cats -- indeed, one of the most beloved animals the world over -- have been undergoing a rapid decline over the last 50 years. In 1960, there were 450,000 lions in the wild. In 2010, there were 20,000. Do the math: If this trajectory continues, we will be living in a lion-less world in just over a decade. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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