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The moa were the giant flightless birds of New Zealand. Ten species are known, of varying sizes, with the largest species, the Giant Moa (Dinornis robustus and Dinornis novaezelandiae), reaching about three metres (ten feet) in height and about 250 kilograms (550 pounds) in mass. They were the dominant herbivores in the forest ecosystem. Moa became extinct around the year 1500. Although it used to be thought that numbers were declining before the impact of humans, their extinction is now attributed entirely to hunting and forest clearance by the Polynesian ancestors of Māori, who had settled New Zealand a few hundred years earlier.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moa
The Zoological Society of London was founded in 1826 at the instigation of its first president, Sir Stamford Raffles (who is rather better known as the founder of Singapore). Raffles obtained the land, and saw the first plans for the zoo, but in the same year that the Zoological Society was founded, he died, reportedly of apoplexy; so he never saw the scientific establishment that he had envisaged, for ‘teaching and elucidating zoology.’
Source: http://www.goodzoos.com
Free Willy (1993): directed by Simon Wincer and starring Jason James Richter and Keiko as Willy. Tagline: A 12 year old street kid. A 3 ton orca whale. A friendship you could never imagine. An adventure you'll never forget. When a boy learns that a beloved killer whale is to be killed by the aquarium owners, the boy risks everything to free the whale.
Source: IMDb
The latest update of the Red List, released on November 17, 2004 lists 784 species extinctions recorded since the year 1500.
Source: Wikipedia
The Red List: The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the "IUCN Red List" and "Red Data List"), created in 1963, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species.
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The Whale Song by Pearl Jam
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The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society is an of Hated violence with harpoon in Scotland, yes?
An endangered species is an of See a race's end pending and Panda's gene?....Dire scene!
Endangered species is an of See creeping end... sad.
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The Beasts Are Very Wise by Rudyard Kipling
The beasts are very wise,
Their mouths are clean of lies,
They talk one to the other,
Bullock to bullock brothers
Resting after their labors,
Each in stall with his neighbors,
But man with goad and whip,
Breaks up their fellowship,
Shouts in their silky ears
Filling their soul with fears.
When he has plowed the land,
He says: "they understand."
But the beasts in stall together,
Freed from the yoke and tether,
Say as the torn flank smoke:
"Nay, 'twas the whip that spoke."
The Eagle by Alfred Lord Tennyson
He clasps the crag with crooked hands;
Close to the sun in lonely lands,
Ringed with the azure world, he stands.
The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;
He watches from his mountain walls,
And like a thunderbolt he falls.
"The survival of our wildlife is a matter of grave concern to all of us in Africa. These wild creatures and wild places they inhabit are not only important as a source of wonder and inspiration, but are an integral part of our natural resources and our future livelihood and well-being." (Julius Nyerere, ex-president of Tanzania)
"These Game Parks were created for white men, who can still hunt in the parks, and do whatever they want. We didn't even know the parks existed until the authorities started sending us to prison for hunting." (Cattle herdsman, Cameroon).
"It is not fair for countries whose only elephants are found in Zoos to tell us how to manage our wildlife." (Ms. Tawengwa, 'Campfire' warden in Zimbabwe).
Source: Global Express
Loneliest Creature: The world's rarest living creature is the Abingdon Island giant tortoise. An aged male named Lonesome George is the only survivor. Since there is virtually no hope of finding another specimen, his subspecies is doomed to extinction.
Source: Guinness World Records
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