Madagascar's Lemurs in serious danger...

Lemur Forests Pillaged by "Gangs" as Madagascar Reels:

With Madagascar's government paralyzed after a recent coup, looters are invading the African island country's protected wildlife sanctuaries, harvesting trees and threatening critically endangered lemurs and other species, conservationists said this week.

Marojejy National Park in northern Madagascar has been closed to tourism. In other parks, rangers are abandoning their posts, according to reports.

The trouble is linked to turmoil that culminated in the coup d'etat that ousted President Marc Ravalomanana last week.

Some protected conservation areas are being invaded by organized criminals intent on cutting down valuable rosewood trees and extracting other resources, according to conservationists in Madagascar.

Another "too close to the truth" onion

Red Meat May Spell Early Death | The Onion - America's Finest News Source:

A federal study revealed that middle-aged Americans who ate red meat at least once a day were 30 percent more likely to die during the 10 years researchers followed them. What do you think?

with the first (and best) reply being:

"This research may actually push Americans to adopt new habits, such as calling red meat something else."