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World Turtle Day: The sad plight of the turtle and tortoise

So far this month, we’ve celebrated cats,chickens,leprechauns and frogs. But this holiday is all about one of the oldest creatures in town....
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Elite forensic scientists work to nail wildlife killers

  • National Forensic Laboratory
  • May 17, 2012
The popular CSI, Crime Scene Investigation, series has entertained people for over a decade with the fascination of using scientific methods to...
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Wild whooping crane chick hatches in Wisconsin

The Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership (WCEP) today annouced another success in its efforts to reintroduce a wild migratory whooping crane...
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Miami blue butterfly declared endangered after thought to be extinct

  • Miami blue butterfly
  • April 25, 2012
As of April 2012, The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the Miami blue butterfly is protected under the Endangered Species Act. The...
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Whale Shark Festival in Isla Mujeres, Mexico, June 15-17, 2012

  • Whale Shark Festival
  • April 21, 2012
Travel to Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Mexico, to swim with whale sharks during the Fifth Annual Whale Shark Festival, June 15-17, 2012. Many sea...
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Saving the Tiger of the Highlands

During the Iron Age, wild cats roamed throughout Europe and Asia. Not large cats, like lions and tigers, but small creatures who hunted smaller...
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Will the Scottish pandas mate

Zoo-keepers at the Edinburgh Zoo began collecting urine and vaginal samples last week from Tian Tian (aka Sweetie) to help determine when she will...
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‘The Grey’ plays up misconceptions against wolves

In “War Horse,” director Steven Spielberg treated his audience to a compelling case of historical fiction, grounding his World War I...
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Sumatran Elephant on the brink of extinction

  • Sumatran Elephant
  • January 24, 2012
A call to arms has been heralded by conservation groups as the Sumatran Elephant was placed on the list of seriously endangered species. The...
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Woman enters elephant pen at LA Zoo to pet the animals

  • Los Angles Zoo
  • December 29, 2011
An unnamed woman, described by police as mentally ill, climbed through two protective steel barriers and across an open ditch into the Elephants of...
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