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Conservation organisations have spent over 1 million pounds sterling trying to preserve the tamarin population in Poco das Antas, Brazil through the reintroduction of zoo animals. The Poco das Antas reserve is 20 square miles and supports 300 wild tamarins. The reintroduction programme began in 1984. The new families are released in areas around the reserve so as not to disturb the indigeneous population. About 30 out of 100 survive but their offsring have fared better. Their tameness make them easy prey to snakes, hawks and illegal traders. Each family has a nest box and is fed once a day for a year.
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Enthusiasm for tidal barrages is declining amongst industry and the government, with the top project on the Mersey unlikely to be built. Although the government is heavily subsidising other renewable energy projects it baulks at the cost and timescale of the most viable project put forward by the Mersey Barrage Company. The company needs a guaranteed price for its electricity over 25 years but in its favour the project will create employment and possibly a road link across the barrage.
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Light pollution has become a serious problem across large parts of the developed world. Artificial lighting creates a glow which spreads far beyond cities and towns and prevents people from seeing any but the brightest stars and planets. The UK government is now looking to address this problem, and is planning a review of laws and policies to see if there are any ways in which light pollution can be reduced.
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