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Alsophila pometaria Harris 1841 Fall cankerworm	Montastraea cavernosa Linnaeus, 1767 Great star coral	Lama glama (Linnaeus, 1758) Llama	Populus fremontii S. Wats. Fremont cottonwood	Polioptila californica Brewster 1881 Margarita gnatcatcher	Scarus obishime Randall and Earle, 1993

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11/16/2009 - India to move all zoo elephants to wildlife parks
All elephants living in Indian zoos and circuses will be moved to wildlife parks and game sanctuaries where the animals can graze more freely. Read the story here.
11/13/2009 - Find EOL at the National Association of Biology Teachers Conference
11/11/2009 - Read about Munidopsis andamanica, the deep-sea tree-eating crab.
11/09/2009 - Congratulations to the Winners from our recent contest Spooky!

WINNER: friday 13 by (manda):

See it on the Little red flying fox page.
RUNNER-UP: DEFENSE SYSTEM ARMED by Ken-ichi:

See it on the Common poorwill page.
11/03/2009 - IUCN report identifies over 17,000 species at risk of extinction
The IUCN has released its updated assessment of endangered species in its red list . Of the world’s 5,490 mammals, 79 are extinct or extinct in the wild,and a thousand more endangered or vulnerable. 293 reptiles were added to the list this year. 30% of amphibia are at risk.
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