Scientists may have to thin the herd in order to save it from disease

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]]> C-Train operator Warren Duclan was pulling into the Bridgeland station for his first morning run on Tuesday when a shadow crossed the tracks.
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]]> They would not make the cuddliest pets but tigers are the most popular species for adoption, a wildlife charity has disclosed.


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]]> From a couple of blonde hedgehogs, to a fox with its head stuck in a jar, and a duck with glasses on, we’ve had a busy year of wildlife rescues.
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]]> Authorities at Bloomington's Miller Park Zoo say they have euthanized Besar, one of the zoo's Sumatran tigers, because of his failing kidney function
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]]> Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia has not yet been able to clear them through customs Persian leopard, donated by the prime minister, Vladimir Putin, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. The animals had almost six months living in Russia in
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]]> The Chimpanzee Sanctuary and Wildlife Conservation Trust that provides care to an estimated 50 rescued chimpanzees at Ngamba Island in Mukono has won a tourism award for exhibiting best conservation practices.

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]]> A TV craze during the 1990s prompted many fans to get exotic terrapins as pets. But in the years since the success of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, many owners have dumped them in the wild, causing problems for conservationists.
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]]> After four hours on the Nile in a rowboat with his two sons, fisher Hussein Abdel Malek tallies the morning catch: a plastic water bottle, an empty juice box, a half dozen plastic bags and two small tilapia.
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]]> A man savagely killed a dog, ran naked through a tennis club and poured hot coffee on his head before he was finally arrested
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]]> Who would you save—your child or your dog? This is the phony choice lobbed at those of us who advocate for the replacement of animal tests with non-animal testing methods. Fortunately, you don't have to choose.
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]]> Fools on the Hill: A scorecard.
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]]> John Holman, a lifelong champion of science and technology education, is among the scientists to appear in the New Year Honours list.

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]]> US President Barack Obama sharply criticized the Iranian regime's repression of opposition protesters Monday in some of his toughest comments on behalf of those challenging the Iranian government.
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]]> We wouldn't have much of a problem naming more than five people who earned a ticket to the proverbial doghouse over animal issues in the last year. The five that I chose to feature are all people who had the chance to do the right thing, to make a
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]]> It really is miraculous how within hours of birth, some mammals find their legs and learn to walk. They might be unsteady at first, but it doesn’t take long for baby horses and other newborn animals to appear as though they’ve been walking for years, not
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]]> Tens of thousands of hard-liners poured into the streets in support of Iran's clerical rulers at state-sponsored rallies Wednesday, some chanting calls for the execution of opposition leaders as the country's internal strife turned more bitter.
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]]> Ok my pupper friends, got some great advice for you to get your 2010 started the right way! Usually Bruti always get to give advice but his advice is the kind that can get pups into trouble so this time I get to give some excellent advice for pups to
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]]> HAPPY SPARKLING NEW YEAR TO YOU AND YOURS!
- Naresh Kadyan / Sharda Kadyan / Abhishek Kadyan / Sukanya Kadyan along with PFA Haryana / OIPA in India activists, animals as well,
C-38, Rose Apartment, Prashant Vihar, Sector-14, Rohini, Delhi - 110085.
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]]> Drinking in moderation may ward off dementia and prolong your life
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]]> If you thought animals and plants were not particularly smart, then it is time to think again.
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]]> A letter issued by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Thomas Frieden M.D. has advised the states that American Indians and Alaska Natives may be more vulnerable to severe illness from H1N1 influenza and should receive vaccine on a priorit
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]]> Inside the world of Russian hackers.
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]]> Cartoon character Marge Simpson made it on the cover of Playboy magazine, two White House gate-crashers celebrated their triumph on Facebook, and the world was fooled into believing a 6-year-old boy was caught in a runaway home-made helium balloon.
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]]> What makes his job so great, you ask? Well, prior to getting the nasty sting the British man was caretaker of a tropical island paradise near Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
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]]> Two mysteries surround a huge herd of sea lions that were hanging out on a pier in San Francisco Bay: Why did so many show up, and why did so many leave at once?
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]]> In Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell described a superstate called Oceania, whose language of war inverted lies that passed into history and became truth. 'Who controls the past controls the future'... Who controls the present controls the past ?
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]]> The US space agency Nasa has selected three projects as finalists for its next celestial mission.

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]]> ALDF (Animal Legal Defense Fund) recently complied a report showing where the US states and territories rank based on their animal protection laws including the top and bottom five states. It’s quite an eye opener as it details specific strengths and
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]]> know everyone is completely saturated at the moment, but not only galgos other dogs are being put to sleep everywhere. But these 4... if there was just a temporary space, or adoption .... it would save their lives!!!!!!!!
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]]> Its keen brown eyes and coal black nose could be stones in the snow-white landscape to those unaware they are the points of a triangle formed by its characteristic snout. Merging imperceptibly with its colourless environment, and able to withstand some of
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]]> The federal capture of about 2,500 wild horses from public and private lands in northern Nevada was to begin Monday amid protests the roundups are unnecessary and inhumane.
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]]> A monkey in Japan flosses its teeth with its hair, demonstrating that humans aren't the only animals that clean their teeth and invent tools to help with the task.
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]]> Did you know 39% of car crashes that killed people were alcohol related? Thanks to the non-profit group Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists (AAIM), there is a great resource available to help both the victims and offenders. Learn more here...
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]]> After Mimivirus, Mamavirus and the virophage, the group of giant viruses now has a new member called Marseillevirus.
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]]> Though 2009 gave no reason to cheer when it came to the state’s dwindling sex ratio, the New Year in Haryana seems to be kicking off on just the right note - with a prayer for more girl children.
Wish you a happy and prosperous new year 2010
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]]> Posts of Governor are lying vacant in six states and famous Gandhian Ideologist and Philosopher Naresh Kadyan, animal rights activist also in the race. Let us support his candidature to Smt. Sonia Gandhi - soniagandhi@sansad.nic.in, please send mail now.
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]]> The Red Cross in Nigeria says many of those who were killed in clashes on Monday between troops and members of an Islamist sect in Bauchi were children.

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]]> Weirdness takes many forms, and 2009 had its share of weird events. Here's a look back at the strangest news stories of the year drawn from the realms of pseudoscience, the paranormal, media hype, outright lies and the just plain strange.
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]]> Large, "lost," or simply unusual, a bevy of prehistoric beasts were brought to life in National Geographic News's most popular paleontology stories of the year.
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]]> A local organization plans to transport 35 Chihuahuas to new adoptive homes in Colorado this week. It's an increasingly popular solution to the overabundance of Chihuahuas in California animal shelters.
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]]> This year is coming to a close, but we're not done yet: The victories keep pouring, or should I say, roaring in! We recently reported the end of cruel cat labs at Texas Tech and Robert's "retirement" from experiments at the University of Utah. Today,
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]]> Betting on greyhound dog races may soon be added as a new form of state-sanctioned gambling in the country. This after the House of Representatives granted a legislative franchise to the Southeast Asia Greyhound Racing Club Inc. authorizing the firm to
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]]> In James Cameron's newest film Avatar an alien tribe on a distant planet fights to save their forest home from human invaders bent on mining the planet. The mining company has brought in ex-marines for 'security' and will stop at nothing, not even genocid
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]]> Edwina the duck, from Ringwood, Hants, has lived as a family pet ever since she was abandoned by her mother as a frail duckling.
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]]> Mufasa and Rici, Paco and Richard – the four younger lions of the fivesome that recently arrived at FOUR PAWS sanctuary LIONSROCK – are making rapid progress at settling into their new habitat. Simba, the fifth new resident, is eagerly watching his
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]]> They strike fear into the hearts of the most seasoned swimmers and surfers, and can empty a beach in minutes, but the fearsome great white shark could finally have met its match in the form of a humble text message.
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]]> San Francisco's celebrated sea lions have disappeared from their usual hang out at a pier in the city, leaving animal experts mystified.
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]]> If you live in the kind of place where pigeons and robins are pretty much de riguer for bird sightings, then you're missing out on a whole world of birds that look--well, to be honest, atypical in comparison. Short bodies, huge wings, giant beaks, and rai
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