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The San Diego Zoo Hopes to Help Companies Mimic Naturenew

The biomimicry unit would connect educational institutions and companies with the zoo's vast collection of plants and animals, along with the zoos expertise. Zoo CFO Paula Brock sees biomimicry as both a way to help the world move toward a greener future and bring a different kind of green into the zoo's coffers.
San Diego CityBeat  |  Eric Wolff  |  07-09-2008  |  Animal Issues

Wild Cougars are Moving into the Midwest -- and They May Be Here to Staynew

The numbers are not huge, but they do indicate an increase in cougars making their way back into the nation's corn and soybean belt, areas from which they were exterminated long ago. Now the Midwest is going to have to decide what to do about them.
Chicago Reader  |  Stephen J. Lyons  |  05-05-2008  |  Animal Issues

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