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World News tagged with animals

Aussie Birds Shrinking, Heading Poleward
World  (tags: Animals, bird, australia, temperatures )

Katie
- 13 days ago - livescience.com
Australia's average surface temperature has risen more than 1 Fahrenheit degree since 1900. During roughly the same period, the body size of Australian passerine (perching) birds has declined by as much as 3.6 percent.
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Giant Jewels and Spray Toads: The World's Rarest Species
World  (tags: gallery, photos, animals, rare, species )

Katie
- 19 days ago - newscientist.com
More species than ever before are facing extinction, according to the latest Red List of Threatened Species from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. See some of the most endangered....
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1 Million Bobby Calves Need Your Help!
World  (tags: Animals Australia, calves, animals, anti-cruelty, animal rights, humane treatment, Australia )

Past
- 253 days ago - animalsaustralia.org
Please insert subject line: Please review the proposed standards for humane treatment of calves (or feel free to personalize the subject with your own similar words, as long as the effect remains anti-cruelty to calves). Thank you to all who sign!
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The Man-Eater: Sumatran Tigers Critically Endangered
World  (tags: world, animals, tigers, endangered, extinction, environment, protection, wildlife, government )

Tom
- 264 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
- 264 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.
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Obama Overrides Bush Rule on Endangered Species Act
World  (tags: world, obama, animals, wildlife, endangered, protection, environment, habitat, extinction, politics )

Tom
- 264 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.
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Tigers Killing Illegal Loggers, But Losing Battle for Survival
World  (tags: world, loggers, Indonesia, humans, crime, animals, tigers, habitat, endangered, extinction )

Tom
- 270 days ago - livenews.com.au
Sumatra's few remaining tigers may be trying to send mankind a message. The critically-endangered big cats killed six people this month. Most were illegal loggers, plying their trade in protected national parks in Indonesia's Jambi province.
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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
- 270 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.
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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
- 272 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?
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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
- 272 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.
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Global Warming Effects Coming Sooner, Experts Say
World  (tags: climate, climate-change, globalwarming, environment, ecosystems, CO2emissions, pollution, humans, animals, plants, world )

Tom
- 272 days ago - thestar.com
An international team of climate experts has taken a new look at the threat of global warming, and they do not like what they see. The Earth won't have to warm up as much as had been thought to cause serious consequences, including more extreme weather.
3 comments
AUSTRALIA FIRE PHOTOS: Animals, Aerials & the Aftermath
World  (tags: ian bushfires, devastation, tragedy, deaths, animals, photos, victoria state, crime, heartache, suffering )

Simone
- 285 days ago - news.nationalgeographic.com
February 9, 2009--A fire truck moves away from out-of-control flames, part of a wildfire about 78 miles (125 kilometers) west of Melbourne, Australia, on Saturday. As of Monday, fires across Victoria state and other parts of southern Australia have
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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
- 421 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 ...
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Mother's Love? Dogs Sure Teach Us!
World  (tags: GoodNews, rescued, ethics, dogs, society, animals, children, interesting, women, health, unusual, child, society, safety, babies, family )

Monica
- 458 days ago - news.theage.com.au
A dog,called China,guided by her instinct,took the girl with her puppies and kept her warm in the Argentine winter.
18 comments
Complete Miscarriage of Justice in Austria - Activists' Appeal Rejected
World  (tags: Austria, activists, VGT, AR, animalrights, animals, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', europe, freedoms, government, humanrights, politics, terrorism )

Joanna
- 495 days ago - indymedia.org.uk
This means that the imprisoned activists will remain in confinement for another two months until the next evaluation in September. This opens up the floodgates for the future criminalization of NGOs - spokesperson of the legal support said.
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