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Australia’s Bilbies Bounce Back From the Brink of Extinction

Alex Felsinger — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 01:32:27 +0000

Bilbies were nearing extinction when conservationists enrolled four of the little marsupials in breeding program in 2005. Luckily, the program has worked, with the population exploding to 42 bilbies.

Two men, Peter McRae and Frank Manthey, are largely responsible for saving the species. Nicknamed the Bilby Brothers, they pushed to have the four little marsupials placed in an enclosure in Currawinya National Park. It was nothing but an experiment.

Extinct Ibex Resurrected by Cloning… then Goes Extinct Again

Gavin Hudson — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:54:06 +0000

Scientists succeeded for the first time in achieving the holy grail of conservation: bringing to life an extinct animal through cloning. For seven minutes.

Just seven minutes after Spanish and French scientists brought the Pyrenean ibex back from extinction, the young animal died of lung complications also common to other cloned animals. And so an extinct species blinked into life for an instant and then flickered out again.

The success, albeit brief, is spurring scientists and conservationists alike to imagine some wild possibilities. Can extinct species–say, the dodo or even the wooly mammoth–be brought back into their natural habitats through cloning and if so should they?

The Woman Steering Denmark’s Alternative Energy Success

Gavin Hudson — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 14:40:40 +0000

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Connie Hedegaard is a Danish blogger, journalist, and politician. She serves as Minister of Climate and Energy in Denmark, one of the countries leading the world in forward-thinking renewable energy policies.

Denmark benefits as alternative energy leader

Denmark is an exemplar of successful sustainable energy policy. Today, around 20% of Denmark’s energy is supplied by wind power. Not only is the country energy independent, its energy consumption hasn’t risen since the ’70s, despite 50% economic growth, according to Flemming Hansen, former Minister of Transport and Energy.