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|June 19, 2008 at 7:18 pm #393700
There. I didn't really mean to insult him, I was a bit ticked at first. Sorry about this.
|June 22, 2008 at 6:37 pm #393884
Night Owl
You know, I find it hard to believe that your name is Jack Phoenix. It wouldn't be the first time you've used a slightly strange alias, either.
|June 22, 2008 at 10:09 pm #393893
It's a pretty long story, Night Owl. It's also personal. In fact, it's a pretty private story, I want to keep it that way. I know there were a few characters named Jack Phoenix in some story concepts, but that's a part of my personal life. I didn't want them to be named Jack Phoenix, either.
|June 23, 2008 at 8:23 am #393915
At BricksInMotion, Legoman (not Legoman182182), was using your account and said that Peter had let him use his account, …?
And I understand about not posting pictures of yourself on the web, but not letting anyone know your name?
And also, for a twenty three year old, the options on the ballot were,… odd.
|June 23, 2008 at 11:46 am #393924
Peter's a friend of mine. He made an AlexChaplen account on BiM. So I didn't know the password for a while, so I made the Legoman account, then I lost that password, so I asked Peter politely, he told me, I'm now AlexChaplen there.
I don't know how to post pictures of myself on the web. And, I know you'll find this suspicious, but Peter wanted me to use his name. But I decided to tell the truth.
My family (along with myself) use the term "party pooper" all the time. Sometimes we have a friend who wants to eat something besides pizza, which we order. Plus, I wanted to be concise. That's why they were a bit odd. I thought the other campaign had too many options, so I went with two options. I wanted to sort of add some sort of humor in the poll, so I went with "No, I'm a party pooper."
|June 23, 2008 at 7:09 pm #393954
Respect your elders!
|June 23, 2008 at 8:16 pm #393960
Badgerboy wins. I was going to brush it off at first, but…
He wins. That's all there is to say.
|June 23, 2008 at 9:44 pm #393977
Stevie Collins
These stories don't seem to add up. I am really starting to find it hard to believe you actually are an adult at the age of 23. You're actions kind of make you seem like you're 12.
|June 24, 2008 at 1:25 am #393994
How come you're getting on his case when no one knows rp hoogles name either. It matters not if they give out personal info, what matters is what they do in their term.
|June 24, 2008 at 3:02 am #393998
Okay Stevie. You think I'm 12. I'm fine with that. If you think I'm 12, I don't care. I speak the truth, I'm 23.
Look, I'm having a weird month, I have some issues I need to settle with. Actual adult issues besides not doing as good on a campaign poll on a site that makes stop-motion animation out of plastic toys. Important issues.
I'll settle these problems as soon as possible so I can moderate the forums like a good MoD, if I'm elected.
If you think I'm 12, fine. I'm not going to argue about it. Normally when my family has a conflict, we sometimes make rash assumptions from the pieces we've collected from the past. I've done it too. And when I was proven wrong, I felt like an arse.
Now I feel like the Zodiac Killer, because everyone is searching for my identity. Here it is, it's Jack F. Phoenix. The fact people are obsessing over this kind of crap disturbs me because the last time I've heard of an obsession over "what is this guy's real name" was when I researched about the Zodiac Killer, and feeling like my identity is as important to find out like that nutcase is quite insulting.
Let's keep this kind of crap out of this thread. You could make a F.O.W.AC.R.I.(Find Out Who AlexChaplen Really Is) club in community, but this is a campaign, here I answer questions about what I'll do as a minister.
A few last words. I'm not against ministries, but if they'll derail offtopic, I am.
-Jack Ferdinand Phoenix/AlexChaplen, who will be gone for a day or two to settle certain matters so he can have enough time on this site.
|June 24, 2008 at 12:38 pm #394010
RP Hoogle
Alex people aren't wanting to find out who you are. It's the internet you are who you want to be but some people are suspicious because it seems like you have used other aliases and things like that. I'm not to sure what that's about but you have said this was your friend but I don't wish to dig deep into this. Look we don't know if there even will be an election lets not let this thing heat up any more.
History500 my name is Ross and a number of people know that here.
|June 24, 2008 at 12:54 pm #394011
Stevie Collins
Loads know RP's name; it's Ross Pearson. All you have to do is look up IBDB, which Alex doesn't have an account of.
|June 24, 2008 at 1:01 pm #394012
Stevie Collins
I somehow feel you'll abuse your powers by banning people you don't like (the people you have ignored), like myself and Tim (yes, it says it in the admin panel, I saw it when I was Vice-MoD). Btw, if I'm ignored, why did you bother read my message? What's the point on ignoring me and Tim then? Honestly I don't care, because I go to bricksinmotion, so ignore me all you want.
I think that because you seem to have "a hot head" meaning you loose tempure easily. Daragh (formerly yerman here) sent me a screenshot of you saying "I gtg, Daragh, hit Stevie when you see him for me" and just when you entered that message, Gol (my sister) entered, so I have two forms of proof.
|June 24, 2008 at 2:09 pm #394014
Alright, I'm waiting to meet with someone, I have a few minutes to post.
Stevie, I wouldn't ban Tim or you. In fact, I found out how to un-ignore you and then started ignoring you when you started posting like a sailor. I un-ignored you after a while and noticed you were back to your old self. I ignore Tim because someone told me that ignoring Tim could help lower my stress, and, in fact it did. So currently you are UN-ignored.
Now about the "slap Stevie for me" you deleted my original campaign, and when I posted a second campaign it was moved to moderators, and then you gave me a threatening PM telling me I broke a rule and you'd keep an eye on me. There is not one rule in The Law forum saying that I can't post a campaign early. But there is one about harassing/threatening messages. So if there was one of us breaking the rules, it was you. And saying "slap Stevie for me" was wrong, I apologized, you forgave me and I forgave you. I'm not saying I had reason to say that, I'm saying I had reason to be angry.
If someone 10 years younger than you deleted your campaign because they thought it was right and they wanted to, then after positive feedback made another one, then that one was moved to a place nearly everyone couldn't see it, and you got a threatening PM saying you broke a rule that never existed while that person does break a rule himself by saying he would be keeping an eye on you, would you be angry? Okay, so maybe I did go above the line, I shouldn't have said that to Daragh. I regret it to this very day. I do have a very strong conscience, and until an incident is solved, it's the only thing I think about. It eats me up inside until it's solved.
Now Tim, I wouldn't ban him, but I certainly would want to keep him from newbies, he could easily scare them away. Truthfully, even I was a bit intimidated by him, now I've ignored him. But he's not a spammer or anything like that. He helps the site. I think he was a good MoFR, because he was honest.
So here's why I've (un)ignored you time after time.
Next time you say someone is breaking a rule, check the rules thread by The Law. I'd advise that, so you'd be sure it's a rule that exists in reality, not your world. I have reason to believe that in your world, posting a Winter campaign a couple of weeks before the May elections start, whereas in reality, there in't any rule about it. And then make sure you don't break any rules yourself. You changed several users' names without permission, e.g. WAproductions/WA, Gol/JudyCollins, yerman/Daragh. You were VMoD and MoFC, not MoCT, (Minister of Campaign Threads) or whatever position was in charge of campaign threads. In fact, more people than even myself were infuriated. Eclipse, my voters, and anyone that hated the idea of someone abusing their powers.
I'm not going to ban people over personal crap, I'd ban people like skully, Carbon, Kenny, Manic, people who break RULES THAT EXIST. I'd help out newbies by giving them those presentations that we did with toast49, remember? I'd welcome them, I'd be honest, but I'd be also encouraging.
Now, I'll echo RP Hoogle's sentiments. Let's not heat this thing up anymore, these are only closing words of this case.
A few more last words. I'm going to check this site when I can, because I was gone waiting for a certain family to deal with what they are doing while Stevie decided to post something I HAD to answer. They are friends attempting to convert my little sister Katie to a different religion, so now I have to settle this personally with them, I brushed it off at first, but hey! I'm running for MoD! I need to clean out some crap in my life so I have enough time to moderate the site and be a good MoD! I'm still monitoring this site though, so I'm sure that people aren't asking me questions that I can't answer due to personal affairs.
Sorry for a huge post.
|June 24, 2008 at 6:54 pm #394052
Well, how can people vote for Ross, when he just posts stuff like "I like cucumbers" randomly on threads just as spam, Jack has no history of spam, and is a good candidate.
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- Release Date 10/27/2006
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The Great Outdoors is always close at hand with Reel Fishing: The Great Outdoors for PSP. Experience fishing at its natural best as you cast your line in a wide variety of fishing holes, from sprawling lakes to dense forests. Every environment's designed to let both newcomers and seasoned anglers experience fishing as it should be, in wholly natural surroundings. Tempt 25 freshwater fish with over 100 pieces of tackle. Real-time fishing occurs in changing daylight and variable weather. Learn beginning and expert techniques from the Fishing Master. In both single player and Ad-Hoc multiplayer, you'll chase lifelike, 3D fish in lush surroundings filled with natural sights and sounds.
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Definitions for Legendˈlɛdʒ ənd
This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word Legend
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
leg•end*ˈlɛdʒ ənd(n.)
a nonhistorical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition from earlier times and popularly accepted as historical.
the body of stories of this kind, esp. as they relate to a particular people, group, or clan.
an inscription, esp. on a coat of arms, a monument, a picture, or the like.
a table on a map, chart, or the like, listing and explaining the symbols used.
Category: Printing
the lettering running around the field of a coin, medal, etc.
Category: Numismatics
a collection of stories about an admirable person.
a person who is the center of such stories:
to become a legend in one's own lifetime.
Archaic. a story of the life of a saint.
Obs. a collection of such stories or stories like them.
* Syn: legend , myth , fable refer to stories handed down from earlier times, often by word of mouth. A legend is a story associated with a people or a nation; it is usu. concerned with a real person, place, or event and is popularly believed to have some basis in fact: the legend of King Arthur. A myth is one of a class of purportedly historical stories that attempt to explain some belief, practice, or natural phenomenon; the characters are usu. gods or heroes: the Greek myth about Demeter. A fable is a fictitious story intended to teach a moral lesson; the characters are usu. animals: the fable about the fox and the grapes.
Origin of legend:
1300–50; ME legende account of a saint's life < ML legenda lit., (lesson) to be read; so called because appointed to be read on respective saints' days
Princeton's WordNet
legend, fable(noun)
a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
caption, legend(noun)
brief description accompanying an illustration
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
legend(noun)ˈlɛdʒ ənd
a traditional story about important people and their actions, or all the stories of this kind
the legend of Katama: the Creation Story of Dolphins; According to legend, the boy could not die.
legendˈlɛdʒ ənd
a person who is known and loved by many people
Elvis, one of rock's greatest legends
A story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events.
The legend of Troy was discovered to have historical basis.
A story in which a kernel of truth is embellished to an unlikely degree.
The 1984 Rose Bowl prank has spawned many legends. Here's the real story.
A leading protagonist in a historical legend.
Achilles is a legend in Greek culture.
A person of extraordinary accomplishment.
Michael Jordan stands as a legend in basketball.
A key to the symbols and color codes on a map, chart, etc.
According to the legend on the map, that building is a school.
The text on a coin.
A fabricated backstory for a spy, with associated documents and records; a cover story.
According to his legend, he once worked for the Red Cross, spreading humanitarian aid in Africa.
A worthy friend.
Cheers mate for fixing my car: you're a legend.
Origin: From legende, from legende, from legenda, neuter plural of the future passive participle of legere.
Webster Dictionary
that which is appointed to be read; especially, a chronicle or register of the lives of saints, formerly read at matins, and in the refectories of religious houses
a story respecting saints; especially, one of a marvelous nature
any wonderful story coming down from the past, but not verifiable by historical record; a myth; a fable
an inscription, motto, or title, esp. one surrounding the field in a medal or coin, or placed upon an heraldic shield or beneath an engraving or illustration
to tell or narrate, as a legend
A legend is a narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners to take place within human history and to possess certain qualities that give the tale verisimilitude. Legend, for its active and passive participants includes no happenings that are outside the realm of "possibility", defined by a highly flexible set of parameters, which may include miracles that are perceived as actually having happened, within the specific tradition of indoctrination where the legend arises, and within which it may be transformed over time, in order to keep it fresh and vital, and realistic. A majority of legends operate within the realm of uncertainty, never being entirely believed by the participants, but also never being resolutely doubted. The Brothers Grimm defined legend as folktale historically grounded. A modern folklorist's professional definition of legend was proposed by Timothy R. Tangherlini in 1990: Legend, typically, is a short episodic, traditional, highly ecotypified historicized narrative performed in a conversational mode, reflecting on a psychological level a symbolic representation of folk belief and collective experiences and serving as a reaffirmation of commonly held values of the group to whose tradition it belongs."
British National Corpus
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Legend' in Nouns Frequency: #2124
Translations for Legend
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
a myth or traditional story, handed down from one generation to another
the legend of St George.
- legendeAfrikaans
- اُسْطورَهArabic
- легендаBulgarian
- lendaPortuguese (BR)
- legendaCzech
- die SageGerman
- legende; sagnDanish
- θρύλοςGreek
- leyendaSpanish
- legendEstonian
- افسانهFarsi
- legendaFinnish
- légendeFrench
- אַגָדָהHebrew
- दंत कथा, ख्याति प्राप्त व्यक्ति, आलेखHindi
- legendaCroatian
- legendaHungarian
- hikayatIndonesian
- þjóðsagaIcelandic
- leggendaItalian
- 伝説Japanese
- 전설, 구전Korean
- legendaLithuanian
- leģendaLatvian
- legendaMalay
- legendeDutch
- legende, (folke)sagnNorwegian
- legendaPolish
- افسانهPersian
- قصه،افسانهPashto
- lendaPortuguese
- legendăRomanian
- легендаRussian
- legendaSlovak
- legendaSlovenian
- legendaSerbian
- legend, folksagaSwedish
- ตำนานThai
- efsane, destanTurkish
- 傳說,傳奇Chinese (Trad.)
- легендаUkrainian
- روایتی قصہ از قسم اساطیرUrdu
- huyền thoạiVietnamese
- 传说,传奇Chinese (Simp.)
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A joint force of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and government authorities are in the midst of carrying out a series of raids against poachers in Mozambique aimed at halting the illegal killing of elephants in Niassa National Reserve, the country's largest protected area. Six men, thought to be responsible for killing 39 elephants in 2014, were arrested in an early morning bust in the town of Marrupa, just south of the park. Morgan Erickson-Davis -11.880809 37.467158 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13773 2014-09-11T21:23:00Z 2014-11-06T17:51:17Z Illegal tropical deforestation driven globally by "agro-conversion"

Nearly 50 percent of tropical deforestation to make room for commercial agriculture between 2000 and 2012 was done so illegally. That's a key finding of a report published by the U.S.-based nonprofit organization Forest Trends looking at the global tide of tropical forest "agro-conversion." Morgan Erickson-Davis 0.492965 16.863132 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13758 2014-09-09T18:06:00Z 2014-09-09T20:02:18Z Thought wiped out by climate change, 'extinct' snail rediscovered in Seychelles

The Aldabra banded snail was declared extinct in 1997 as one of the world's first recorded direct casualties of climate change. But last month, a monitoring team found a population on one of the atoll's islands, surprising the team and giving hope that other species whose habitats are being degraded by climate change may still be able to cling to existence. Morgan Erickson-Davis -9.373243 46.330556 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13757 2014-09-09T17:39:00Z 2014-09-09T18:02:00Z Zambia ends trophy hunting ban, elephants fair game After 20 months, Zambia has lifted its ban on hunting, allowing trophy hunters to target numerous species in the wildlife-rich country including elephants. The announcement was made by the country's Tourism and Art's Minister, Jean Kapata, who stated that the ban had resulted in a loss of revenue to the Zambia Wild Life Authority (ZAWA). Jeremy Hance tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13722 2014-08-27T22:35:00Z 2014-08-27T22:43:40Z Where should the roads go? New map offers a solution to the 'Pandora's Box of environmental problems'

Roads make it possible to bring goods to market, to get to the office, to log a forest, to hunt its wildlife. Without roads, human society as we know it could not exist. However, to build roads, trees must be cleared and swamps drained, shrinking valuable wildlife habitat and fragmenting populations in the process. A new study unveils an innovative map that defines which areas of the world would be best used to build roads – and which should be left alone. Morgan Erickson-Davis -3.349126 -57.198830 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13717 2014-08-26T20:18:00Z 2014-08-27T16:58:24Z How do we save the world's vanishing old-growth forests?

There's nothing in the world like a primary forest, which has never been industrially logged or cleared by humans. They are often described as cathedral-like, due to pillar-like trees and carpet-like undergrowth. Yet, the world's primary forests—also known as old-growth forests—are falling every year, and policy-makers are not doing enough to stop it. Jeremy Hance 5.159093 116.924597 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13715 2014-08-25T19:43:00Z 2014-08-27T18:09:37Z Can it be stopped? Ghana's forests 'could completely disappear in less than 25 years'

Ghana contains forests that are biologically unique and important both for the wildlife they contain and the human communities that depend on them. However, the country is experiencing one of the greatest rates of deforestation in West Africa. At its current rate of forest loss, a study estimates that Ghana could be devoid of major forest cover in less than a quarter-century. Morgan Erickson-Davis 5.667530 -2.420482 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13698 2014-08-21T17:17:00Z 2014-11-06T17:46:14Z Running to reforest: communities, NGOs work to save Ugandan reserve in the midst of massive deforestation

Stung by massive loss of forest cover in Bugoma central forest reserve, part of a vast chimpanzee habitat in the western part of Uganda, seven private local and international organizations in the east African country have joined hands to raise awareness of forest issues and money for reforestation efforts -- by launching a conservation-themed quarter-marathon. Morgan Erickson-Davis 1.326440 30.922604 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13693 2014-08-20T22:55:00Z 2014-08-20T23:03:13Z New skeleton frog from Madagascar is already Critically Endangered

Sometimes all it takes is fewer clicks. Scientists have discovered a new species of frog from Madagascar that stuck out because it "clicked" less during calls than similar species. Unfortunately the scientists believe the new species—dubbed the Ankarafa skeleton frog—is regulated to a single patch of forest, which, despite protected status, remains hugely threatened. Jeremy Hance 14°22.82'S 47°45.46'E tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13692 2014-08-20T22:17:00Z 2014-11-06T17:46:03Z Looming mining 'tsunami' set to take Africa by storm

Africa remains something of an untapped mineral resource, as the vast majority of extraction occurs elsewhere. However, a new report documents a surging tide of foreign interest in mining in Africa and cautions that the sector's unchecked development and expansion could devastate the environment. Morgan Erickson-Davis -1.603479 27.070837 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13686 2014-08-19T16:11:00Z 2014-08-19T16:32:54Z 20 percent of Africa's elephants killed in three years

Around 100,000 elephants were killed by poachers for their ivory on the African continent in just three years, according to a new paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Between 2010 and 2012 an average of 6.8 percent of the elephant population was killed annually, equaling just over 20 percent of the continent's population in that time. Jeremy Hance tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13679 2014-08-17T20:14:00Z 2014-08-17T20:29:13Z Google Earth spurs discovery of a 'new' chameleon species

Google Earth has spurred the discovery of another new species. In this case, the creature is a pygmy chameleon, one of four previously unknown Rhampholeon chameleon species described from the remote 'sky islands' in Mozambique. The Mount Mabu pygmy chameleon was discovered after Google Earth images of a tract of forest led Julian Bayliss to launch a scientific expedition to the region. Rhett Butler -16.301687 36.371398 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13638 2014-08-07T16:44:00Z 2014-08-19T15:46:30Z Want to save Africa's elephants? Close all ivory markets

The only way to save the long-suffering elephants of Africa is to close every ivory market on the planet and destroy all ivory stockpiles, according to a bold new essay in Conservation Biology. Written by Elizabeth Bennett, the Vice President for Species Conservation at the Wildlife Conservation Society, the paper is likely to prove controversial. Jeremy Hance tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13627 2014-08-05T14:41:00Z 2014-08-05T15:26:36Z How did Ebola Zaïre Get to Guinea?

The vicious Ebola outbreak that has already killed over 800 people this year was not a strain endemic to the region as initially believed. Instead the University of Edinburgh found that the strain is the same as the Ebola Zaïre found in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), formerly Zaïre. Does this mean the strain could have come from illegally-trafficked great apes instead of fruit bats as widely reported? Tiffany Roufs -1.421960 17.311584 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13620 2014-08-01T16:47:00Z 2014-08-01T18:04:46Z 2 prize-winning journalists will report on Amazon, 2 new prizes announced

Mongabay.org's Special Reporting Initiative (SRI) program has recently awarded two different reporting prizes to journalists to tackle these vital and complicated issues in-depth. The non-profit has also launched a call for applications to two new SRIs: The social and environmental impacts of foreign development finance in the Amazon and Food spoilage and waste in Sub-Saharan Africa. Tiffany Roufs tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13619 2014-08-01T14:11:00Z 2014-08-05T15:09:02Z Ndoki Forest, charmed or cursed? Conservationists admit sustainable logging wilting in naïve chimp habitat

'You come across that crest, and … you're going from forest that has already been exploited to this kind on no-man's land… It just felt like you were going into this vast unknown wilderness' – Mike Fay from Eating Apes by Dale Peterson and Karl Ammann. Mike Fay, famed explorer and conservationist, said this of the Ndoki Forest in the Republic of the Congo. Tiffany Roufs 2.578542 16.621219 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13611 2014-07-30T19:10:00Z 2014-11-06T17:43:23Z Conservation controversy: are bonobos protected in the right ways and in the right places?

Bonobos, endangered great apes, continue to survive in forests south of the Congo River in the DRC, albeit under constant threat of hunting, loss of habitat and the growing demands of an increasing human population. Conservationists have, over the years, tried and tested different conservation strategies to protect the last of the bonobos. And some of these strategies have invited considerable debate. Morgan Erickson-Davis -1.246226 23.837463 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13597 2014-07-29T15:12:00Z 2014-07-29T19:38:37Z Don't eat or touch bat bushmeat amid worsening Ebola outbreak, UN warns The world's worst Ebola outbreak was likely begun by a hunter shooting a fruit bat for their dinner or the market, according to the UN. The outbreak has killed over 660 people in six months to date, and recently spread via plane to Nigeria. The disease is particularly deadly with a mortality rate of around 90 percent. Jeremy Hance tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13594 2014-07-28T23:03:00Z 2014-11-27T14:49:56Z Over a million pangolins slaughtered in the last decade

One of the world's most bizarre animal groups is now at risk of complete eradication, according to an update of the IUCN Red List. Pangolins, which look and behave similarly to (scaly) anteaters yet are unrelated, are being illegally consumed out of existence due to a thriving trade in East Asia. Jeremy Hance tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13591 2014-07-28T19:23:00Z 2014-11-06T17:42:35Z Invasion of the oil palm: western Africa's native son returns, threatening great apes

As palm oil producers increasingly look to Africa's tropical forests as suitable candidates for their next plantations, primate scientists are sounding the alarm about the destruction of ape habitat that can go hand in hand with oil palm expansion. A recent study sought to take those warnings a step further by quantifying the overlap in suitable oil palm land with current ape habitat. Morgan Erickson-Davis 4.693148 9.191509 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13583 2014-07-24T16:34:00Z 2014-07-29T19:41:27Z Next big idea in forest conservation: Reconnecting faith and forests

'In Africa, you can come across Kaya forests of coastal Kenya, customary forests in Uganda, sacred forest groves in Benin, dragon forests in The Gambia or church forests in Ethiopia...You can also come across similar forest patches in South and Southeast Asia including numerous sacred groves in India well-known for their role in conservation of biological diversity,' Dr. Shonil Bhagwat told mongabay.com. Jeremy Hance 12.362197 75.693899 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13577 2014-07-24T00:05:00Z 2014-11-06T17:42:21Z Rebuilding Kissama: war-torn Angola's only national park affected by deforestation, but refaunation gives hope

The story of Kissama National Park is one of perseverance, vision and disaster in waiting. The only functional national park in Angola, a country wracked by war for decades, Kissama (also called Quiçama) lost much of its wildlife, with that which is left still impacted by poaching and deforestation. However, a project is attempting to bring the park back to life. Morgan Erickson-Davis -9.750132 13.583006 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13568 2014-07-22T13:05:00Z 2014-07-29T19:42:37Z Monkeys use field scientists as human shields against predators

If you're monkey—say a samango monkey in South Africa—probably the last thing you want is to be torn apart and eaten by a leopard or a caracal. In fact, you probably spend a lot of time and energy working to avoid such a grisly fate. Well, now there's a simpler way: just stick close to human researchers. Jeremy Hance tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13561 2014-07-18T18:57:00Z 2014-11-06T17:41:53Z Is there hope for bonobos? Researchers, NGOs, gov't officials, local communities band together to save iconic ape (Part III)

Sankuru Nature Reserve was established in 2007 primarily for bonobo protection. The largest continuous protected great ape habitat in the world, Sankuru is still losing large swaths of forests to burning and other activities, primarily along roads that transect the center of the reserve. However, hope exists, both from human efforts – and from the apes themselves. Morgan Erickson-Davis -2.677297 24.333928 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13559 2014-07-17T22:03:00Z 2014-11-06T17:41:40Z Poaching, fires, farming pervade: protecting bonobos 'an enormous challenge' (Part II)

Sankuru Nature Reserve in the DRC was established in 2007 to safeguard the 29,000 to 50,000 bonobos that remain in existence. However, while touted as the largest swath of protected continuous great ape habitat in the world, the reserve is still losing thousands of hectares of forest every year. Burning, bushmeat hunting, and agricultural expansion are taking a large toll on the endangered great ape. Morgan Erickson-Davis -2.677297 24.333928 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13557 2014-07-17T16:58:00Z 2014-11-06T17:41:24Z Surrounded by deforestation, critically endangered gorillas hang on by a thread

The mountain forests at the Nigeria-Cameroon border are home to one of the rarest and most threatened subspecies of African apes – the Cross River gorilla (Gorilla gorilla diehli). Today, fewer than 300 individuals survive in the wild. These occur in 14 small, fragmented populations spread over a 12,000-square kilometer (4,633-square mile) landscape, characterized by rugged, hilly terrain and a matrix of farmlands, villages, and forests. Morgan Erickson-Davis 5.579886 8.747699 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13553 2014-07-16T20:58:00Z 2014-11-06T17:40:17Z Will the last ape found be the first to go? Bonobos' biggest refuge under threat (Part I)

Bonobos have been declining sharply over the past few decades. In response, several non-profit organizations teamed up with governmental agencies in the DRC to create Sankuru Nature Reserve, a massive protected area in the midst of bonobo habitat. However, the reserve is not safe from deforestation, and has lost more than one percent of its forest cover in less than a decade. Morgan Erickson-Davis -3.002762 23.551818 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13534 2014-07-14T16:47:00Z 2014-07-14T16:55:53Z 558 dead: rhino poaching in South Africa on track to exceed last year's record Poachers have butchered 558 rhinos in South Africa so far this year, approximately a hundred more animals than lost during the same time in 2013. Jeremy Hance -23.362229 31.433914 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13533 2014-07-14T16:07:00Z 2014-07-17T16:00:14Z Only 15 percent of world's biodiversity hotspots left intact

The world's 35 biodiversity hotspots—which harbor 75 percent of the planet's endangered land vertebrates—are in more trouble than expected, according to a sobering new analysis of remaining primary vegetation. In all less than 15 percent of natural intact vegetation is left in the these hotspots, which include well-known jewels such as Madagascar, the tropical Andes, and Sundaland. Jeremy Hance -24.263585 -48.415697 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13526 2014-07-11T18:15:00Z 2014-11-25T23:19:15Z Downturn in shade-grown coffee putting forests, wildlife, people at risk

Growing coffee in the shade of forests allows native vegetation to persist, thereby reducing the impact of agriculture on the natural landscape. While production of shade-grown coffee surged in recent decades, it is now experiencing a decline. A recent study analyzed the situation, finding that the growth of consumer demand and changes in coffee agronomy has caused coffee production and management to change drastically. Morgan Erickson-Davis 12.313004 108.168753 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13524 2014-07-10T16:28:00Z 2014-11-25T22:13:52Z Good intentions, collateral damage: forest conservation may be hurting grasslands

Trees absorb CO2 and trap carbon molecules, and countless are lost as forests are felled around the world. So why not plant as many as we can? A recent paper suggests otherwise; the planting of more trees through international reforestation schemes may actually be harming tropical grasslands, which harbor endemic species and offer unique ecosystem services. Morgan Erickson-Davis -16.064819 -50.059863 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13523 2014-07-10T15:08:00Z 2014-07-10T15:26:56Z Next big idea in forest conservation? Rewards for reforestation

Susie McGuire and Dr. Edward Louis Jr. are the powerhouse team behind the Madagascar Biodiversity Partnership (MBP), an NGO that involves local residents—both human and primate—in reforestation efforts in Madagascar. A conservation geneticist and veterinarian by training, Ed Louis has discovered 21 lemur species and successfully reintroduced two species of locally extinct lemurs back into the wild. Jeremy Hance -21.380746 47.867042 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13522 2014-07-09T22:24:00Z 2014-11-06T17:39:12Z The last best place no more: massive deforestation destroying prime chimp habitat in Uganda

The Kafu River, which is about 180 kilometers (110 miles) long, is part of a vast chimpanzee habitat that includes forest reserves and several unofficial protected areas. However, this region of Uganda is losing a significant portion of valuable chimpanzee habitat, and at least 20 percent of the forest cover along the Kafu River has disappeared since 2001. Morgan Erickson-Davis 1.442119 31.210102 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13516 2014-07-09T17:26:00Z 2014-11-25T22:22:36Z Cats' best friend? A new role for guard dogs in South Africa

While there has been a surge of recovery and reintroduction programs to combat predator decline, human population growth and limited protected areas have led to increased rates of human-wildlife conflicts in many regions of the world. A study published recently tested the ability of trained guarding dogs to protect livestock in South Africa and found it to be highly effective, protecting humans and predators alike. Morgan Erickson-Davis -31.401423 21.651473 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13501 2014-07-08T14:53:00Z 2014-07-08T15:03:47Z From triumph to tragedy: famine could hit world's newest country by August Suffering from a six month civil war, the world's youngest country could begin experiencing famine conditions in the next few weeks, according to an analysis from a group of British aid agencies. Jeremy Hance tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13500 2014-07-07T19:50:00Z 2014-07-08T15:34:21Z Booming populations, rising economies, threatened biodiversity: the tropics will never be the same

For those living either north or south of the tropics, images of this green ring around the Earth's equator often include verdant rainforests, exotic animals, and unchanging weather; but they may also be of entrenched poverty, unstable governments, and appalling environmental destruction. A massive new report, The State of the Tropics, however, finds that the truth is far more complicated. Jeremy Hance 1.231376 14.923358 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13499 2014-07-07T17:55:00Z 2014-07-07T18:23:24Z Oil, wildlife, and people: competing visions of development collide in Virunga National Park

What does SOCO's withdrawal really mean for the future of Virunga National Park? - Part II. Located in the eastern DRC, Virunga is the first national park created in Africa, a World Heritage Site and home to mountain gorillas, of which fewer than 900 remain. As such, SOCO's announcement to suspend activities followed in the wake of a concerted campaign led by WWF to "draw the line" to save Virunga from devastation by prospective oil drilling. Tiffany Roufs -0.065090 29.510771 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13495 2014-07-07T13:25:00Z 2014-07-07T13:42:30Z Price of ivory triples in China In the last four years the price of ivory in China has tripled, according to new research from Save the Elephants. The news has worrying implications for governments and conservationists struggling to save elephants in Africa amidst a poaching epidemic, which has seen tens-of-thousands of elephants butchered for their tusks across the continent annually Jeremy Hance tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13490 2014-07-03T19:01:00Z 2014-07-03T19:18:09Z U.S should sanction Mozambique for its role in elephant, rhino poaching, urges NGOs Two prominent NGOs U.S should sanction Mozambique for its role in elephant, rhino poaching, urges NGOsare petitioning the U.S government to slap Mozambique with trade sanctions due to the country's role in regional poaching. The groups contend that Mozambique has done little to combat both its own poaching epidemic or stop its nationals from spilling over the border to kill rhinos and elephants in South Africa and Tanzania. Jeremy Hance -23.861151 31.754577 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13489 2014-07-03T16:52:00Z 2014-07-06T16:19:33Z Next big idea in forest conservation? The 'double-edged sword' of democracy

Dr. Douglas Sheil considers himself an ecologist, but his research includes both conservation and management of tropical forests. Currently teaching at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) Sheil has authored and co-authored over 200 publications including scholarly articles, books, and popular articles on the subject. Jeremy Hance -0.987945 29.672290 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13486 2014-07-02T19:36:00Z 2014-11-06T17:08:20Z On a whim: Equatorial Guinea building new capital city in the middle of the rainforest

More than 8,000 hectares of rainforest are under threat as the nation builds a new $600 million capital city from scratch. Called Oyala, and also known as Djibloho, the city is expected be completed by 2020 and house up to 200,000 people -- about an eighth of the entire population of Equatorial Guinea. Morgan Erickson-Davis 1.594485 10.817885 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13472 2014-06-30T20:30:00Z 2014-06-30T20:39:58Z Super cute, but tiny, elephant-relative discovered in Namibia

Forget marsupials, the world's strangest group of mammals are actually those in the Afrotheria order. This superorder of mammals contains a motley crew that at first glance seems to have nothing in common: from elephants to rodent-sized sengi. Last week, scientists announced the newest, and arguably cutest, member of Atrotheria: the Etendeka round-eared sengi. Jeremy Hance 20.7281 14.1305 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13470 2014-06-30T19:28:00Z 2014-11-06T17:07:49Z New report: illegal logging keeps militias and terrorist groups in business

Released last week by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) during the first United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya, a new report found that together with other other illicit activities such as poaching, illegal deforestation is one of the top money-makers for criminal groups like Boko Haram and Al-Shabaab. Morgan Erickson-Davis -2.432117 21.156799 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13458 2014-06-26T20:07:00Z 2014-06-30T15:55:16Z Next big idea in forest conservation? Playing games to understand what drives deforestation

Dr. Claude Garcia plays games, but you won't find him betting his shirt at the casino. As leader of the Forest Management and Development Research Group at ETH Zürich, Garcia and his team use participatory modeling and role-playing games, merged with more traditional disciplinary sciences such as ecology, economics, and sociology to understand and manage complex landscape change in the tropics. Jeremy Hance 11.830113 75.908619 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13456 2014-06-26T16:44:00Z 2014-10-13T16:55:22Z Unrelenting population growth driving global warming, mass extinction

It took humans around 200,000 years to reach a global population of one billion. But, in two hundred years we've septupled that. In fact, over the last 40 years we've added an extra billion approximately every dozen years. And the United Nations predicts we'll add another four billion—for a total of 11 billion—by century's end. Jeremy Hance tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13454 2014-06-25T23:04:00Z 2014-11-06T17:06:52Z Is Cameroon becoming the new Indonesia? Palm oil plantations accelerating deforestation

The potential for new laws governing the use of forest resources this year in Cameroon promises an opportunity to stem the rapid loss of forest in the biologically diverse country. But the changes may ultimately not be what's needed to save Cameroon's forests. Morgan Erickson-Davis 3.750898 9.993512 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13443 2014-06-25T15:53:00Z 2014-11-25T22:28:36Z A taste for wildlife: what's driving bushmeat hunting in Tanzania?

Barbed-wire snares, spent shotgun shells, the lingering smell of gunpowder, and strips of curing meat: glimpses from a bushmeat hunt. Bushmeat hunting is the illegal hunting of wildlife for food and income. A new study reports regular bushmeat consumption by a large proportion of Tanzania's tribal populations. Co-authors Silvia Ceppi and Martin Nielson were hunting for their own answers: who was eating bushmeat and why? Morgan Erickson-Davis -10.404279 36.562404 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13442 2014-06-24T23:41:00Z 2014-07-02T17:19:30Z Discarded cell phones to help fight rainforest poachers, loggers in real-time

A technology that uses discarded mobile phones to create a real-time alert system against logging and poaching will soon be deployed in the endangered rainforests of Central Africa. Rainforest Connection (RFCx), a San Francisco-based non-profit startup, is partnering with the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) to install its real-time anti-deforestation technology at sites in Cameroon. 30 RFCx devices — recycled from old Android handsets — will monitor 10,000 hectares or nearly 40 square miles of rainforest, listening for audio signals associated with logging and poaching. Rhett Butler 3.967289 14.271044 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13433 2014-06-24T12:50:00Z 2014-06-26T17:21:07Z Shot Egyptian vulture leads conservationists to bizarre black-market for bird parts

Around 11 AM on Thursday, 27 February 2014, Angoulou Enika was lying hidden in the tall grass on the side of a large water hole in the Sahel region of Niger. He was staying as quiet as he could while aiming his custom-made rifle at an Egyptian vulture which had landed nearby to drink from the water. He took a breath, held it and fired. The large bird fell to its side. Jeremy Hance 13.718000 10.483320 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13424 2014-06-23T14:54:00Z 2014-06-23T15:07:27Z Regional court kills controversial Serengeti Highway

The Serengeti ecosystem got a major reprieve last week when the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) ruled against a hugely-controversial plan to build a paved road through Tanzania's Serengeti National Park. The court dubbed the proposed road 'unlawful' due to expected environmental impacts. Jeremy Hance -1.795750 34.992381 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13417 2014-06-20T01:55:00Z 2014-06-20T14:43:04Z Apeidemiology: researchers model ape disease transmission for the first time

In a nine-year-long study published recently in PLOS ONE, a team of researchers attempted to understand how diseases spread and differ among orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) and chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii), creating the first-ever epidemiological model for great ape populations. Morgan Erickson-Davis 2.155874 32.034076 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13405 2014-06-18T14:07:00Z 2014-06-18T16:22:53Z Ever heard of the hirola? New survey shows world's rarest antelope holding steady

In 2008 and 2009, severe droughts killed numerous elephants, hippos and rhinos in Kenya's Tsavo East National Park. But the tiny population of the Critically Endangered Hunter's hartebeest or hirola (Beatragus hunteri) survived without any catastrophic consequences, a recent study has found. Jeremy Hance -2.282364 38.707775 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13398 2014-06-17T15:38:00Z 2014-06-17T16:11:23Z What does SOCO's withdrawal really mean for the future of Virunga National Park?

Recent headlines have touted an agreement between SOCO International, a British oil company, and WWF, as bringing about an end to oil exploration in Virunga National Park. For example: Oil company Soco not to drill in Virunga World Heritage Site, Deal aims to ban drilling in gorilla preserve, and Soco halts oil exploration in Africa's Virunga national park. However, the same news banners flew in 2011, and oil exploration returned. Tiffany Roufs -0.064983 29.510750 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13397 2014-06-16T21:55:00Z 2014-06-17T19:16:43Z Too tempting, too easy: poachers kill Kenya's biggest elephant

While illegal, the ivory trade is having a huge impact on elephant populations throughout the world. A new report issued by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) finds that while there was a small reduction in the number of African elephants killed by poachers in 2013, the rate is still unsustainable. Morgan Erickson-Davis -3.266808 38.728122 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13389 2014-06-15T16:29:00Z 2014-06-15T16:39:17Z Grenades, helicopters, and scooping out brains: poachers decimate elephant population in park

Over the last two months, poachers have killed 68 African elephants in Garamba National Park representing around four percent of the population. Poachers have used helicopters, grenades, and chainsaws to undertake their gruesome trade, and, for the first time, the park has recorded that the criminals are removing the elephant's brains in addition to tusks and genitals. Jeremy Hance 4.245461 29.167766 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13387 2014-06-13T23:34:00Z 2014-06-13T23:40:43Z Chelsea, Hillary Clinton urge action to save elephants Former secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter Chelsea are urging for further action to protect elephants from the devastating ivory trade. Rhett Butler tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13370 2014-06-11T16:54:00Z 2014-06-11T17:02:23Z Oil overthrow: Soco to suspend operations in Virunga National Park after sustained campaign by WWF

In a surprise announcement, British oil company Soco International has said it will suspend exploratory operations in Virunga National Park, home to half the world's Critically Endangered mountain gorillas as well as thousands of other species. The announcement follows several years of campaigning from conservation groups led by WWF. Jeremy Hance -0.176648 29.550871 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13332 2014-06-03T20:58:00Z 2014-11-03T23:49:24Z Singapore intercepts massive illegal shipment of Madagascar rosewood

Authorities in Singapore have made the largest-ever international seizure of rosewood logs, providing further evidence that industrial-scale smuggling of Madagascar's rainforest timber continues despite an official ban on the trade. Details of the seizure remain sparse since the investigation is still active, but leaked correspondence between officials in Madagascar indicates that the shipment amounts to 3,000 tons, or more than 29,000 illicit rosewood logs. Rhett Butler -14.901171 50.282244 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13319 2014-05-30T14:49:00Z 2014-11-25T22:16:27Z Culling elephants leaves an impact on their social structure decades later

Researchers from the University of Sussex studied and compared the social behavior of two elephant herds: one that was severely affected by 1970 and 1980 culling operations and a herd that was relatively unaffected. In their results, the researchers found that the elephant herds that had experienced culling operations exhibited signs of post traumatic stress disorder. Morgan Erickson-Davis -2.653080 37.259142 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13317 2014-05-29T21:58:00Z 2014-06-02T19:30:03Z Tipping the scale: how a political economist could save the world's forests

Can Elinor Ostrom's revolutionary ideas halt climate change, improve people's livelihoods, and save the world's forests? The Nobel-prize winning economist famously said, 'There's a five-letter word I'd like to repeat and repeat and repeat: Trust.' Mongabay Special Reporting Initiative Fellow Wendee Nicole reports on Ostrom's innovative ideas of global forest conservation. Tiffany Roufs -1.080691 29.661261 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13315 2014-05-29T20:42:00Z 2014-05-29T20:50:14Z Zebras for the win! Africa's longest land migration discovered

With food and water scarce in many parts of Africa, many species migrate long-distances in order to survive. A new study published in the journal, Oryx has found a new record-breaker for the continent's longest tracked terrestrial migration: a huge group of zebras that traveled a total distance of 500 kilometers (300 miles). Morgan Erickson-Davis -19.609010 21.569360 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13307 2014-05-29T12:47:00Z 2014-05-29T13:20:59Z Next big idea in forest conservation? Making community protection economically viable

After years of discovering new species and setting up protected areas, Neil Burgesses' career changed. Currently he is focused on community-driven conservation and on how to improve protected areas in Africa's Eastern Arc mountains region. Neil Burgess has worked in the conservation field for over twenty years, mainly in Tanzania where he also lived for five years. Jeremy Hance -6.067019 29.888210 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13299 2014-05-28T15:22:00Z 2014-05-28T15:51:00Z Greenpeace accuses controversial palm oil company and Cameroon government of illegal logging

Greenpeace has just accused one of the world's most controversial oil palm companies, Herakles Farms, of colluding with top government officials to sell off illegally logged timber to China. According to a new report, an agreement between Cameroon's Minister of Forestry and Herkales Farms—through a shell company—could torpedo the country's agreement with the EU for better timber management. Jeremy Hance 5.063568 9.285140


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Georgia - Irrigation and Land Market Development Project
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