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World News tagged with animal

Birdsong Helps Scientists to Count Bird Populations
World  (tags: News, Animal, Bird, scientists, Science and Technology, population )

Katie
- 14 hours ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Ecologists have developed a way of monitoring the sizes of bird populations by recording their song.Writing in the Journal of Applied Ecology, the team says the new technique gives a more accurate estimate of numbers.
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Ritual Animal Slaughter Begins in Nepal
World  (tags: News, world, Animal, slaughter, 10000, Nepal, asia )

Katie
- 1 day ago - edition.cnn.com
The two-day ritual slaughter of tens of thousands of animals -- among the world's largest sacrifice of animals -- began Tuesday in southern Nepal, officials said.
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Atlantic Bluefin Trade Ban Now Vital as Tuna Commission Fails to Take Action Again
World  (tags: world, Animal, bluefin tuna, failure )

Katie
- 11 days ago - panda.org
The Atlantic tuna commission today came up with only inadequate or delayed actions to ensure the recovery of the eastern Atlantic bluefin tuna, global conservation organization WWF warned today. Saving the tuna will now depend largely........
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Television Wildlife Programmes Blamed for Disturbance of Red Deer Rut
World  (tags: News, Animal, Deer, disturbance, wildlife )

Katie
- 16 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.
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Unmoved By Protests, Nepal Set to Host Animal Sacrifice Fair
World  (tags: News, Animal, nepal )

Katie
- 17 days ago - hindustantimes.com
India's animal rights activist and politician Maneka Gandhi's protest and Nepal's 'Budhha Boy' Ram Bahadur Bomjan's appeal won't be able to prevent the sacrifice of nearly half-a-million animals at this month's Gadhimai Mela in this Himalayan nation.
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West Africa's Giraffes Make a Big Comeback
World  (tags: Animal, news, world, Giraffes, Africa )

Katie
- 18 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
A crisp African dawn is breaking overhead, and Zibo Mounkaila is on the back of a pickup truck bounding across a sparse landscape of rocky orange soil.
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Wildlife Trade Thriving in Vietnam
World  (tags: Animal, world, Wildlife, trading, Vietnam, tiger )

Katie
- 18 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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Timber Harvest Impacts Amphibians Differently During Life Stages
World  (tags: harvest, timber, tree, study, research, animal, frog )

Katie
- 22 days ago - sciencedaily.com
Frogs are croaking in clear-cut forests, but not exactly in their traditional manner. University of Missouri researchers found that removing all of the trees from a section of the forest had a negative effect on amphibians during their later life cycles..
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Men Caught Trying to Tear Teeth From Jaw of Dead Whale Read More: Http://Www.Pressandjournal.Co. Uk/Article.Aspx/1464604?UserKe y
World  (tags: Animal, dead, whale, news )

Katie
- 24 days ago - pressandjournal.co.uk
A police investigation could be launched after men were spotted yesterday ripping teeth from the carcase of a whale washed up on an Aberdeenshire beach.
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H3N8 Virus Attacks Dogs
World  (tags: News, Animal, Animal Health, Health, H3N8, Virus Attack )

Katie
- 24 days ago - ksbw.com
There has been a lot of focus on the H1N1 virus affecting people, but there's another new strain that many people haven't heard about that targets dogs.So far, there doesn't appear to be any dogs infected with H3N8 in Santa Cruz County..........
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Toxic Shipwreck in Madagascar Kills Whales, Makes Locals Sick
World  (tags: News, Animal, Whale, Killing )

Katie
- 28 days ago - treehugger.com
A ship carrying toxic waste sunk off the coast of Madagascar, and thousands of tons of refuse were emptied into the rich marine ecosystem. The wreck has had devastating effects on the sea life and the health of people who live inland--causing whales .....
11 comments
Sign Petition: Stop Cruel Fur Farming in China and Worldwide
World  (tags: world, china, animal, cruelty, fur, farming, bears, dogs, cats, pets, death, suffering )

Tom
- 263 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
This petition will be sent to the U.S. Ambassador to China and the Chinese Minister of Commerce to help get new legislation against the cruelty of fur farms in China and around the world. Thank you for taking your time to sign.
33 comments
Animal Protection Breakthrough in Taiwan
World  (tags: taiwancorruption, crime, deaths, GoodNews, government, politics, violence, world, animal, animals, pet, pet, farm, cruel, cruelty, welfare, humane, inhumane, farming )

Cosmic Rh
- 851 days ago - wspa-international.org
WSPA and member society Environment and Animal Protection Society of Taiwan (EAST) have achieved a major step forward in animal protection in Taiwan - thanks to a hard-hitting video campaign. . . .
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WSPA and Member Societies Attend Anti-Bullfight Summit
World  (tags: corruption, crime, deaths, europe, government, politics, violence, world, animal, animals, bull, bulls, fighting, lisbon, portugal, spain, cruel, cruelty, welfare, humane inhumane, sport )

Cosmic Rh
- 851 days ago - wspa-international.org
The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA), Asociaciόn Defensa Derechos Animales (ADDA) and 7 other WSPA member societies attended the International Anti-Bullfighting Summit in Lisbon, Portugal 17-19 May.
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