| Group urges humane treatment of stray dogs in Iraq( 2008-11-27 16:44) | | WASHINGTON – An animal rights group is urging Iraqi authorities to find better ways to eliminate stray dogs after 200 of them were killed in Baghdad this week by poisoned meat and rifles. Humane Society International wants to work with Baghdad offic... |
| Correction: Iraq dog control headline( 2008-11-27 16:44) | | WASHINGTON – In the headline on a Nov. 26 story about controlling the dog population in Baghdad, The Associated Press erroneously described recommendations from Humane Society International. The animal rights group suggested how to control the dog p... |
| Two degree rise could spark Greenland ice sheet meltdown: WWF( 2008-11-27 09:37) | | GENEVA (AFP) – A less than two degree Celsius rise in global temperatures might be sufficient to spark a meltdown of the Greenland Ice Sheet and Arctic sea ice, the WWF warned in a new study released Thursday. "Scientists now suggest that even... |
| Group urges for a better way to kill dogs in Iraq( 2008-11-27 05:02) | | WASHINGTON – An animal rights group is urging Iraqi authorities to better ways to eliminate stray dogs after 200 of them were killed in Baghdad this week by poisoned meat and rifles. Humane Society International wants to work with Baghdad officials... |
| Cold causes more stranded sea turtles on Cape Cod( 2008-11-26 00:07) | | WELLFLEET, Mass. – A cold snap has caused a high number of endangered sea turtles to wash ashore dead on Cape Cod beaches. Thirty Kemp's Ridley sea turtles — the world's most endangered sea turtles — have been reported on the beaches since... |
| Taiwan hopes for China panda love affair( 2008-11-25 19:26) | | TAIPEI (Reuters) – A Taiwan zoo will try to mate a pair of giant pandas from China and may return any cub for tender loving care, a zoo official said on Tuesday, another twist in efforts to improve ties between the two political rivals. Taipei Munic... |
| Panda attacks man who wanted a cuddle( 2008-11-24 19:37) | | BEIJING (Reuters) – A panda at a zoo in southern China attacked a student who snuck into its pen hoping for a cuddle with the endangered bear, state media said Saturday. The 20-year-old male student surnamed Liu jumped over the fence at the zoo in t... |
| Thai protesters vow final showdown with government(By GRANT PECK, Associated Press Writer Grant Peck, Associated Press Writer 2008-11-24 03:09) | | BANGKOK, Thailand – Police prepared barricades, schools canceled classes and zoo animals were moved to safety as Bangkok braced for an anti-government protest Monday that demonstrators said would be their final showdown in a struggle that has turned... |
| Panda attacks Chinese man who wanted a cuddle( 2008-11-24 03:09) | | BEIJING (Reuters) – A panda at a zoo in southern China attacked a student who snuck into its pen hoping for a cuddle with the endangered bear, state media said on Saturday. The 20-year-old male student surnamed Liu jumped over the fence at the zoo i... |
| New Type of Ebola Virus Discovered( 2008-11-24 03:09) | | FRIDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- A new species of the deadly Ebola virus has been identified by American and Ugandan scientists. The new virus, called Bundibugyo ebolavirus, caused an outbreak in western Uganda in 2007. It is genetically distinct from... |
| Dems look to stop endangered species rule changes(By DINA CAPPIELLO, Associated Press Writer Dina Cappiello, Associated Press Writer 2008-11-20 04:31) | | WASHINGTON – With the Bush administration on the verge of relaxing regulations protecting endangered species, Democratic leaders are looking at ways to overturn any last-minute rule changes. The Bush administration has until Friday to publish new ru... |
| Bush set to relax endangered species rules(By DINA CAPPIELLO, Associated Press Writer Dina Cappiello, Associated Press Writer 2008-11-19 23:53) | | WASHINGTON – Animals and plants in danger of becoming extinct could lose the protection of government experts who make sure that dams, highways and other projects don't pose a threat, under regulations the Bush administration is set to put in place... |
| Bengal tiger bites young worker at Virginia zoo( 2008-11-19 22:38) | | LURAY, Va. – A 16-year-old employee of a small Virginia zoo is recovering after a tiger bit her when she tried to pet it. Zoo owner Jennifer Westhoff says the girl lost her pinky and had cuts on her hand. She was showing a 5-year-old Bengal tiger na... |
| View to a krill: Secrets of plankton eyes( 2008-11-19 22:38) | | PARIS (AFP) – Biologists on Wednesday explained how the larvae of marine zooplankton can see with just two cells, using what is believed to be the world's simplest vision system. Zooplankton are tiny creatures such as copepods and krill that drift i... |
| Sumo-Happy hunter Asashoryu plots New Year ring return(By Alastair Himmer Alastair Himmer 2008-11-19 07:04) | | TOKYO (Reuters) – Volatile grand champion Asashoryu will not return to the ring until the New Year despite being fit enough to hunt and cook wild animals in the Mongolian mountains. The firebrand yokozuna returned to his native country for treatment... |
| Poor safety training blamed for biologist's death(By BOB CHRISTIE, Associated Press Writer Bob Christie, Associated Press Writer 2008-11-19 07:03) | | PHOENIX – A wildlife biologist who was never trained about disease risks he could encounter while on the job died from the plague after handling a deceased lion without protective gear, according to a federal report. The report by a National Park Se... |
| Scientists find new penguin, extinct for 500 years(By RAY LILLEY, Associated Press Writer Ray Lilley, Associated Press Writer 2008-11-19 04:59) | | WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Researchers studying a rare and endangered species of penguin have uncovered a previously unknown species that disappeared about 500 years ago. The research suggests that the first humans in New Zealand hunted the newly fou... |
| Animal rights group video captures abuse at farm( 2008-11-19 01:37) | | LEWISBURG, W.Va. – A video released by an animal rights group on Tuesday claims to show horrific abuse of turkeys at West Virginia farms operated by major global poultry grower Aviagen Inc. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said the video,... |
| Iowa zoo recaptures flamingo that flew the coop( 2008-11-19 00:34) | | DES MOINES, Iowa – An Iowa zoo has recaptured a flamingo that flew over a Des Moines neighborhood, a golf course and the entire zoo during a 7-hour freedom flight. Blank Park Zoo workers clipped the adult Chilean flamingo's wings a second time after... |
| Japanese scientists clone embryo of endangered rabbit( 2008-11-18 12:12) | | TOKYO (AFP) – Japanese scientists said Tuesday they had created a cloned embryo from the dead body of an endangered species of rabbit and are hoping for a birth. The Amami rabbit, or Pentalagus furnessi, lives on only two small islands in southweste... |
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