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Article:	Honey Bee Crisis Could Push Food Prices Even Higher	View Article
Published:	6/26/2008 by Huffington Post (Stephanie S. Garlow)	View Comments (0)
Submitted by:	Frank K 99 days ago	Add Comment
Categories:	Food & Animals

Article Details: Food prices could rise even more unless the mysterious decline in honey bees is solved, farmers and businessmen told lawmakers Thursday. Bee pollination is responsible for $15 billion annually in crop value. In 2006, beekeepers began reporting losing 30 percent to 90 percent of their hives. This phenomenon has become known as Colony Collapse Disorder.

Article:	The Big Bad Wolf	View Article
Published:	4/30/2008 by L.A. Times (Gary Ferguson)	View Comments (0)
Submitted by:	Frank K 125 days ago	Add Comment
Categories:	Habitats & Animals

Article Details: The gray wolf was removed from the endangered species list on March 28, 2008, an act which has since ignited a killing spree in the northern Rocky Mountains. In Wyoming alone, at least 16 wolves have been shot since they came off the federal endangered species list on March 28 -- including two within the first 24 hours, ambushed by hunters waiting near an elk wintering ground.