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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:03:47 GMT--><rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:rss="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:cc="http://web.resource.org/cc/"><rss:channel rdf:about="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/"><rss:title>Conservation Maven: News Feed</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/</rss:link><rss:description></rss:description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><dc:date>2010-07-31T10:03:47Z</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.squarespace.com/">Squarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</admin:generatorAgent><rss:items><rdf:Seq><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/wolves-and-money-does-paying-for-predation-losses-aid-specie.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/mitigating-climate-change-with-protected-areas-in-the-brazil.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/making-winter-sports-less-intrusive-on-wildlife.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/studies-confirm-presence-severity-of-pollution-in-national-p.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/the-vulnerability-of-species-to-roadkill.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/gender-bending-fish-problem-in-colorado-creek-mitigated-by-t.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/mississippi-river-hydrology-could-protect-wetlands-from-oil.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/hiking-quietly-benefits-birds-and-birders.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/the-impact-of-vessel-traffic-on-riverine-fish.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/first-detailed-national-map-of-us-land-cover-vegetation-rele.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/do-protected-areas-increase-development-of-adjacent-lands.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/protected-areas-change-fish-behavior-study-suggests.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/why-do-urbanized-watersheds-lead-to-amphibian-declines.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/using-lasers-to-predict-birds-preferred-habitat.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/why-do-butterflies-have-marginal-eyespots.html"/></rdf:Seq></rss:items></rss:channel><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/wolves-and-money-does-paying-for-predation-losses-aid-specie.html"><rss:title>Wolves and money: Does paying for predation losses aid species recovery?</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/wolves-and-money-does-paying-for-predation-losses-aid-specie.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Rob Goldstein</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-07-28T09:00:05Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Mammals Research Briefs</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/wolves-and-money-does-paying-for-predation-losses-aid-specie.html"><img src="http://www.conservationmaven.com/storage/post-images/wolf7-27-10.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1280298185393" alt="" /></a></span></span>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/mitigating-climate-change-with-protected-areas-in-the-brazil.html"><rss:title>Mitigating climate change with protected areas in the Brazilian Amazon</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/mitigating-climate-change-with-protected-areas-in-the-brazil.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Rob Goldstein</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-07-27T09:00:58Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Climate Protected Areas Research Briefs</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[A recent study examines the effect that 595 protected areas in the Brazilian Amazon have exerted on local deforestation rates. 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