Feds plan more sea turtle releases in Gulf
(AP)
Thu, 9 Sep 2010, 2 hours agoAP - Federal officials say they're stepping up plans to release sea turtles that were stranded and rescued during the Gulf oil spill and study how they've been affected.
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Dogs cast DC mayoral vote by munching on treats
(AP)
Thu, 9 Sep 2010, 2 hours agoAP - The Washington Humane Society is conducting a "paw poll" to let dogs cast their votes for D.C. mayor.
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Spotted owl to get revised recovery plan
(AP)
Thu, 9 Sep 2010, 15 hours agoAP - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says it will use the best scientific data to revise a 2008 Bush administration recovery plan for the northern spotted owl.
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PETA says video shows cat, dog abuse at NC lab
(AP)
Wed, 8 Sep 2010 04:03:50 PMAP - An animal-welfare group believes workers at a North Carolina research lab abused dogs, cats and rabbits, and the activists released what they said was undercover video of caretakers handling the animals violently.
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2 panda cubs born in Spanish zoo
(AP)
Wed, 8 Sep 2010 02:55:28 PMAP - Two newborn pandas are the latest additions to the Madrid Zoo.
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Greenpeace urges Japan to probe whaling graft
(AFP)
Tue, 7 Sep 2010 06:14:43 AMAFP - Greenpeace urged Japan on Tuesday to probe graft claims in its state-funded whaling programme, a day after two of its activists received suspended jail terms for committing theft during an investigation.
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NGOs call for Romanian minister to be sacked for GM links
(AFP)
Mon, 6 Sep 2010 05:01:26 PMAFP - Over 70 environmental NGOs including the WWF called Monday for the sacking of Romania's new agriculture minister for his links to the genetically modified crop industry.
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Japan convicts Greenpeace's 'Tokyo Two' for whaling investigation
(The Christian Science Monitor)
Mon, 6 Sep 2010 03:55:00 PMThe Christian Science Monitor - A Greenpeace effort to expose what it sees as widespread corruption in Japan's government-subsidized whaling industry ended on Monday with two of its activists convicted of theft and trespassing.
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Greek wildlife groups condemn mass mink release
(AFP)
Mon, 6 Sep 2010 03:53:11 PMAFP - Four Greek wildlife groups on Monday criticised as "misguided" the mass release of thousands of mink into the wild from fur farms in northwestern Greece by an animal rights protest group.
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After 20 years of protection, owl declining but forests remain
(McClatchy Newspapers)
Sun, 5 Sep 2010 03:01:00 PMMcClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Twenty years after northern spotted owls were protected under the Endangered Species Act, their numbers continue to decline, and scientists aren't certain whether the birds will survive even though logging was banned on much of the old-growth forest in the Pacific Northwest where they live in order to save them.
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Sacramento eatery takes 'dancing shrimp' off menu
(AP)
Sat, 4 Sep 2010 12:28:14 AMAP - A Sacramento restaurant agreed to stop serving live shrimp after an animal-rights group said the practice was cruel to the shellfish.
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African livelihoods at risk as species threatened: IUCN
(AFP)
Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:38:22 PMAFP - Millions of Africans may lose a key source of livelihoods as a fifth of freshwater African species are threatened with extinction, the updated Red List of endangered species showed Thursday.
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Federal judge orders revised spotted owl plan
(AP)
Thu, 2 Sep 2010 08:47:32 PMAP - A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has ruled the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must revise a Bush administration recovery plan for the northern spotted owl.
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Animal rights group claims mass Greek mink release
(AP)
Thu, 2 Sep 2010 07:24:05 PMAP - An international animal rights activist group has claimed responsibility for releasing more than 50,000 minks from two fur farms in northern Greece.
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WWF calls for 'roar of support' for wild tigers
(AFP)
Thu, 2 Sep 2010 03:02:19 PMAFP - The conservation group WWF on Thursday urged people to send in a recorded "roar of support" for wild tigers, whose numbers have plunged over the past century from 100,000 to fewer than 3,200.
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Obama urged to help end Japan's dolphin hunt
(AFP)
Thu, 2 Sep 2010 07:15:11 AMAFP - Animal rights activists protested against Japan's dolphin hunts in a rally outside the US embassy in Tokyo Thursday, calling on President Barack Obama to pressure the country over the issue.
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Busted pot growers mistake wardens for suppliers
(AP)
Wed, 1 Sep 2010 07:25:21 PMAP - California wildlife officials say two men are in custody after a group of marijuana growers started to toss bags full of pot into a pickup truck belonging to game wardens they mistook for their suppliers. State Department of Fish and Game spokesman Pat Foy says two wardens in Tehama County were looking for deer poachers Monday night in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest when they heard footsteps behind them.
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Bosnian group urges probe of puppy killing video
(AP)
Wed, 1 Sep 2010 04:16:32 PMAP - An animal rights group in Bosnia called on authorities Wednesday to investigate a claim that a disturbing video of a young woman throwing six newborn puppies into a river was filmed in the Balkan country.
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RSPCA says 'bring back UK dog licence'
(AFP)
Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:18:45 AMAFP - Animal welfare group the RSPCA has called for dog licences to be reintroduced, saying an annual licence fee of as little as 21.50 could help reduce the number of strays and help tackle irresponsible dog breeding.
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3 killed when copter crashes in Idaho downtown
(AP)
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:37:06 PMAP - A helicopter chartered by a state wildlife agency plunged into a travel trailer and crashed Tuesday on a downtown street in the small town of Kamiah, killing two biologists and the pilot, authorities said.
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