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from Environment Forum:

Backyard tigers




"People don't realize when they buy a $200 tiger cub that it grows into a full-grown tiger, which means a huge enclosure and costs about $5000 a year just to feed," says Leigh Henry, an animal conservation expert at WWF. "So you end up with a lot of unwanted animals that are very poorly regulated."

These unwanted animals are a potent lure to poachers, who can use parts and products from these backyard tigers to sell on the lucrative black market. Because many of these beasts are untraceable -- it can be tougher to adopt a dog from a U.S. animal shelter than to sell a privately owned tiger -- many wind up in Asia, where tiger parts and products are used in traditional medicine.

from Environment Forum:



The "Earth Hour" -- when everyone is asked to turn off lights for an hour from 8.30 p.m. local time -- is meant as a show of support for tougher action to confront climate change.

from Commentaries:

Are pension funds ignoring climate risk?



from Shop Talk:

Did you power down for Earth Hour?








