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Devotees being carried on ponies to the shrine of Hindu God 'Shiva' during the annual Amarnath Yatra (Pilgrimage), some 14 Km from Baltal in Indian-administered Kashmir on June 16, 2009,Some 600,000 pilgrims are expected to visit the holy Amarnath Cave this season where a Shiva Lingam, an ice stalagmite shaped as a fallus and symbolising the Hindu God Shiva, stands for worship. The Lingam which forms naturally every year in the Himalayan region of Kashmir, measures 12 feet in height, the Shrine Board authorities said. Amarnath Yatra: An environmental disaster in the making
| Srinagar, Aug.8 (ANI): The Amarnath Shiv Lingam has melted once again, ten days before the yatra has ended officially. No one should be surprised or shocked. For the amount of pressure that the shri... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) Newstrack India
Disaster   Kashmir   People   Photos   Wikipedia: Amarnath Temple  
Turkey vultures drop in for a drink from one of the very few remaining watering sources on a private ranch that spans over 7,000 acres Saturday Aug. 6, 2011, near San Angelo, Texas. Texas drought will harm wildlife habitat for years
| Turkey vultures drop in for a drink from one of the very few remaining wate... | A white tail buck heads to a nearby watering source late in the afternoon... | A small herd of white tail deer walk u... (photo: AP / Tony Gutierrez) Breitbart
Ecosystems   Habitat   Photos   Texas   Wikipedia: Drought  
ARCTIC OCEAN - A polar bear seen from the deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Sea, homeported in Seattle, Oct. 23, 2009.The Polar Sea transported different groups of scientists through the Arctic Ocean in support of various research projects. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Pamela J. Manns (728975) ( Polar Bear ) Polar bear attack party due home
| Preparations being made to bring remaining members of British Schools Exploring Society expedition group back from Norway Scott Bennell-Smith, 17, was one of four people injured in the polar bear at... (photo: US Coastguard / Petty Officer 3rd Class Pamela J. Manns) The Guardian
Animal   Environment   Norway   Photos   Wikipedia: Arctic Circle  
People stand on the Juhu beach contaminated by oil leaking from a merchant ship that sank off the Arabian Sea coast three days ago in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011. Oil spill threatens Mumbai coast
Mumbai, Aug. 7: Oil spills have been reported from two ships off the Mumbai coast, with patches of oil reaching Juhu beach this morning and confronting the city with an ecological threat. | The Juhu p... (photo: AP / Rajanish Kakade) The Telegraph India
Maritime   Mumbai   Oil spill   Photos   Wikipedia: Mumbai  
vampire bat Vampire Bats Detect Blood With Their Noses
| Forget Team Edward and Team Jacob. The science behind fictional vampires has now been dissected, but what about their real-life counterparts, the only known mammal that survives solely on blood? | R... (photo: Creative Commons / Desmodus) Huffington Post
Animal   Nature   Photos   Science   Wikipedia: Vampire bat  
A displaced Somali woman carries her belongings on her back as she moves from Mogadishu's Badbado camp which many displaced families are deserting after a fire fight between Somali government forces and militiamen looting food aid left at least seven people dead Friday, Aug. 5, 2011. Al-Shabab rebels withdraw from Somali capital
| Government and rebel spokesmen say that Islamist rebel fighters are pulling out of the Somali capital of Mogadishu. | Abdirahman Omar Osman, a Somali government spokesman, said on Saturday... (photo: AP / Farah Abdi Warsameh) Al Jazeera
Africa   Aid   Photos   Somalia   Wikipedia: 2011 Horn of Africa famine  
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