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World News tagged with Wildlife

Meet the Five Almost-Endangered Species of 2009
World  (tags: world, Wildlife, Endangered Species, 2009 )

Katie
- 16 days ago - treehugger.com
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is out with its annual list of proposed candidate species, or "candidate notice of review." That is, plants and animals that the agency says may be designated as endangered unless conservation measures are taken.....
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Television Wildlife Programmes Blamed for Disturbance of Red Deer Rut
World  (tags: News, Animal, Deer, disturbance, wildlife )

Katie
- 21 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
Red deer are not rutting because they are being disturbed by amateur photographers and wildlife lovers who have been inspired to watch the annual mating ritual by nature programmes.
3 comments
Wildlife Trade Thriving in Vietnam
World  (tags: Animal, world, Wildlife, trading, Vietnam, tiger )

Katie
- 23 days ago - thanhniennews.com
The seizure of two frozen tigers last week only scratches the surface of widespread wildlife trafficking in Vietnam, an international expert has said.
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Dogs Restricted at Wildlife Site
World  (tags: News, survey, report, dogs, wildlife, restrictions )

Katie
- 25 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Restrictions on dogs have been brought in at a nature site in Byfleet to boost numbers of ground-nesting skylarks and to guard against charging cattle.
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India to Investigate Rising Elephant Death Toll.
World  (tags: environment, wildlife, elephants, death, toll )

Katie
- 30 days ago - guardian.co.uk
An alarming rise in elephant deaths in India because of habitat loss and poachers' bolder forays into government-protected zones has led officials to arrange a meeting to address the problem.
8 comments
Floods Transform Lake Eyre - Australia
World  (tags: australia, sa, south australia, lake eyre, salt water, floods, queensland, birds, wildlife )

Chrissy
- 196 days ago - abc.net.au
Queensland's summer floods have transformed parts of the outback landscape, enticing huge bird colonies to Lake Eyre in outback SA. This is a phenomenon that only occurs every 10 years or so .....
1 comment
Russia Bans Bloody Hunting of Baby Seals
World  (tags: world, russia, arctic, whitecoats, government, putin, ban, baby seal, hunting, bloody, cruel, wildlife, protection, goodnews )

Tom
- 258 days ago - reuters.com
Russia has banned baby seal hunting after Prime Minister Vladimir Putin called it a "bloody industry." "The bloody sight of the hunting of seals, the slaughter of these defenseless animals which you cannot even call a real hunt, is banned in our country."
21 comments
The Man-Eater: Sumatran Tigers Critically Endangered
World  (tags: world, animals, tigers, endangered, extinction, environment, protection, wildlife, government )

Tom
- 272 days ago - news.scotsman.com
INDONESIA'S tiger catchers have to protect humans from tigers and protect tigers from humans. The elite teams of rangers and conservationists rush to the scene every time villagers report attacks or sightings of critically endangered Sumatran tigers.
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Police Chasing Traders of Endangered Species
World  (tags: world, Jakarta, poaching, sun bears, tiger pelt, police, traders, Endangered Species, animals, wildlife, endangered, protection, extinction, politics, government )

Tom
- 272 days ago - old.thejakartapost.com
The National Police have deployed their rapid reaction brigade (SPORC) to hunt down members of syndicates involved in the trade and collection of endangered species in the country, following the arrests in Jakarta last week of five such traders.
5 comments
Obama Overrides Bush Rule on Endangered Species Act
World  (tags: world, obama, animals, wildlife, endangered, protection, environment, habitat, extinction, politics )

Tom
- 272 days ago - latimes.com
President Obama overrode the Bush administration on applying the Endangered Species Act, restoring a requirement that federal agencies consult with experts before launching construction projects that could affect the well-being of threatened species.
17 comments
Chinese Demand and Financial Crisis Cause Surge in Kenya Elephant Poaching
World  (tags: world, africa, japan, china, smugglers, poachers, tusks, congo, financial crisis, money, crime, animals, elephants, ivory, wildlife, humans, death )

Tom
- 279 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
A combination of the global economic crisis and soaring Chinese demand for ivory has prompted a "dramatic and alarming" surge in elephant poaching in Kenya. "This is something we have not seen for a very long time, if at all," said Patrick Omondi.
11 comments
Top 10 Signs We Might Be Experiencing a Modern-Day Mass Extinction
World  (tags: world, oceans, species, dinosaurs, fossils, biology, extinction, animals, humans, wildlife, environment, habitat, ecosystems, destruction, climate )

Tom
- 281 days ago - animal.discovery.com
The idea that we're in the middle of a widespread, human-caused mass extinction is prevalent in the scientific community. Researchers have documented a fraction of the species on Earth, so how can we know if we are in the middle of a mass extinction?
6 comments
80% of Wars Between 1950-2000 Took Place in Biodiversity Hotspots
World  (tags: world, war, animals, biodiversity, conflict, humans, culture, wildlife, extinction, endangered, ecosystems, environment, nature, habitat, violence )

Tom
- 281 days ago - news.mongabay.com
The richest storehouses of life on Earth are also regions of the most human conflict. Essential for both biodiversity conservation and human well-being, millions of poor people live in these hot spots and depend on healthy ecosystems for their survival.
6 comments
Rescued Baby Gorilla Fuels Campaign to Save a Species
World  (tags: animals, endangered, environment, forests, GoodNews, habitatdestruction, politics, nature, wildlife, world, AnimalCruelty, AnimalWelfare, animaladvocates, animalrights, conservation, endangered, extinction, GoodNews, killed, killing, protection, slaughter )

Susan
- 430 days ago - africa.reuters.com
Miza, feared dead as her mother was among the gorillas killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Virunga National Park, home to 380 of the world's 720 mountain gorillas.Miza was rescued by her father, silverback gorilla Kabirizi, and brought back ...
3 comments
Giant Panda Mating Season At National Zoo
World  (tags: AnimalWelfare, animalrights, GoodNews, protection, wildlife, health, animals, baby making )

Ginger
- 619 days ago - sciencedaily.com
The 2008 giant panda mating season began Tuesday, March 18, at the Smithsonian's National Zoo. Female Mei Xiang (may-SHONG) and male Tian Tian (tee-YEN tee-YEN) attempted to mate throughout the day Tuesday.
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