Saturday, 29 December 2012

Are Alaskan trappers to blame for declining Denali Park wolf population? | Alaska Dispatch

Are Alaskan trappers to blame for declining Denali Park wolf population? | Alaska Dispatch: "There’s one thing in the world of Denali National Park wolves about which everyone seems to agree: The much-loved, sometimes-loathed carnivores that roam the 7,370 square miles of park wilderness have seen better days. A fall census found only 57 of the animals in nine packs, the lowest count since 1986, although the number of packs had increased since last year."

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Saturday, 15 December 2012

Murdering a Humpback Whale in the Netherlands [UPDATED] - World Mathaba

Murdering a Humpback Whale in the Netherlands [UPDATED] - World Mathaba: "UPDATE: On Saturday afternoon local time, Dutch media reported that the lethal injection that was given to the humpback whale on Friday night has failed to kill the animal. The mammal turned out to be strong enough to survive 19 hours of deathly poison in its body. A new attempt to murder the whale will be done today."

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Monday, 10 December 2012

Japanese duped in $2m ship purchase

Japanese duped in $2m ship purchase: "IN A stunt that may upset Tokyo, Sea Shepherd whaling activists have bought a $2 million Japanese government ship to turn against its whalers."

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‘Famous’ Wolf Is Killed Outside Yellowstone - NYTimes.com

‘Famous’ Wolf Is Killed Outside Yellowstone - NYTimes.com: "Yellowstone National Park’s best-known wolf, beloved by many tourists and valued by scientists who tracked its movements, was shot and killed on Thursday outside the park’s boundaries, Wyoming wildlife officials reported."

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Wednesday, 5 December 2012

Hundreds of reptiles seized by customs | Bangkok Post: news

Hundreds of reptiles seized by customs | Bangkok Post: news: "Customs officials intercepted more than 340 turtles and 65 snakes, geckos, and chameleons in two separate smuggling attempts at Suvarnabhumi airport yesterday."

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On patrol with a shark ranger in Indonesia's marine treasure trove - World News

On patrol with a shark ranger in Indonesia's marine treasure trove - World News: "RAJA AMPAT, Indonesia – The remote Indonesian archipelago of Raja Ampat is home to an underwater treasure trove of coral reefs and tremendous biodiversity, miles away from polluted urban centers and human encroachment."

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Greater Yellowstone Coalition - Wolves: New challenges for keystone species

Greater Yellowstone Coalition - Wolves: New challenges for keystone species: "Breaking news: It is now estimated that 10 Yellowstone wolves — including seven with research collars and three from the famous Mollies, Blacktail Plateau and Lamar Canyon packs — have been shot by hunters in November 2012. These are some of the most viewed and photographed wolves in the world, and their loss should send an urgent signal to leaders in Montana that the way wolves are managed around Yellowstone should be reconsidered."

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Lone wolf plays with dogs - Telegraph

Lone wolf plays with dogs - Telegraph: "Lone wolf plays with dogs
A wildlife photographer has spent six years chronicling the annual escapades of a lone wolf in Alaska."

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Tuesday, 27 November 2012

Yellowstone Park Research Wolves Killed by Hunters - ScienceInsider

Yellowstone Park Research Wolves Killed by Hunters - ScienceInsider: "An estimated 10 wolves from Yellowstone National Park have been killed by hunters this month, adversely affecting the park's wolf research program, one of the longest studies of its kind."

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Polar Bear Blog – One Last Family | Polar Bear Alley – Guide to the Polar Bears of Churchill

Polar Bear Blog – One Last Family | Polar Bear Alley – Guide to the Polar Bears of Churchill: "After rapidly descending into cabin mode, I reluctantly guided one last tour of the season. I say reluctantly because I have only a couple days left here to wrap up some projects and, well, there is a heck of a lot of ice out there."

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Pilot whales swim synchronized when they feel danger | Blue Line

Pilot whales swim synchronized when they feel danger | Blue Line: "An international team of scientists has observed the behavior of several groups of males whales of Globicephala species known as pilot whales and long-finned pilot whales, in the Strait of Gibraltar and Cape Breton (Canada). Their results indicate that these whales swim in synchronous when they recognize an external threat"

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Penguins Rest On Sea Ice Between Dives - Business Insider

Penguins Rest On Sea Ice Between Dives - Business Insider: "Emperor penguins depend on sea ice to rest in between dives while foraging for food, according to a new study which could help scientists understand the impact of climate change on colonies"

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Friday, 16 November 2012

Idaho Wolf Trapping Torture Is Here AGAIN… « Howling For Justice

Idaho Wolf Trapping Torture Is Here AGAIN… « Howling For Justice: "Idaho opened their second wolf trapping season yesterday. Wolves in Idaho now face more pain, suffering and brutality."

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Monday, 12 November 2012

Wolves Are Returning to Oregon--but Not All Locals Want Them | Off the Road

Wolves Are Returning to Oregon--but Not All Locals Want Them | Off the Road: "In 1947, the last wolf in Oregon was shot and killed for a bounty fee of $5 in the wilderness near Crater Lake.

Now, after more than 50 years of absence, the animals are staging a comeback. They have established themselves in the eastern quarters of the state and are subsisting on local elk and deer herds–and, as might be expected, the occasional cow and sheep."

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Senate Panel OKs Designating Wolf As Game Species « CBS Detroit

Senate Panel OKs Designating Wolf As Game Species « CBS Detroit: "A state Senate committee has approved a bill that would designate the gray wolf as a game species in Michigan, a first step toward allowing the predator to be hunted."

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Sunday, 11 November 2012

Wildlife officers try to free entangled whale calf - One News | TVNZ

Wildlife officers try to free entangled whale calf - One News | TVNZ: "New South Wales wildlife officers had to abandon a bid to disentangle a whale calf seen dragging ropes and buoys as it swam with its mother off Sydney last night."

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Wolf hunting: for or against? : Politics : News : UpperMichigansSource.com

Wolf hunting: for or against? : Politics : News : UpperMichigansSource.com: "The Natural Resources, Environment, and Great Lakes Committee passed Senate Bill 1350, removing wolves from the protected non-game animal list in Michigan, a stepping stone toward a wolf hunting season"

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Is Every Single Elephant a Village-Wrecking Booze Hound? - Yahoo! News

Is Every Single Elephant a Village-Wrecking Booze Hound? - Yahoo! News: ""Marauding pack of booze-addled elephants wreak havoc on Indian village." It's a story, or at least a headline, that's surprisingly common."

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Thursday, 8 November 2012

Funding, Expenditures and Transparency - WildEarth Guardians

Funding, Expenditures and Transparency - WildEarth Guardians: ""Wildlife Services,” a secretive arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, annually kills millions of animals. Last year the agency reported it killed 3.8 million animals, a 25 percent decrease from FY 2010, although the largest decline is represented in one million fewer non-native starlings killed, while agents killed greater numbers of mammalian carnivores, especially coyotes and raccoons."

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Tuesday, 6 November 2012

Friction Between Wolf Hunters and Protectors Rises - NYTimes.com

Friction Between Wolf Hunters and Protectors Rises - NYTimes.com: "When people like Nancy Jo Dowler started raising wolves here decades ago, the animals were rare in Wisconsin and nearly extinct across the country."

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Should We Import Belugas for Display? – News Watch

Should We Import Belugas for Display? – News Watch: "If you’re an animal lover, you’ve probably heard by now about the 18 beluga whales that a group of U.S. marine park and aquarium owners wants to import from Russia."

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Wyoming coyote trapper defends graphic photos | Indy Blog

Wyoming coyote trapper defends graphic photos | Indy Blog: "Graphic photos of coyotes trapped by Jamie Olson, a Wyoming federal wildlife specialist and coyote hunting tournament coordinator, have circulated around the web this week, sparking outrage among wildlife advocates."

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Friday, 2 November 2012

Petition Filed to Force EPA Regulation of Ocean Acid Levels: Scientific American

Petition Filed to Force EPA Regulation of Ocean Acid Levels: Scientific American: "The Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) here has filed a petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that calls on the EPA to override lax water quality standards in 15 coastal states and territories. Requiring those states to me"

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Minnesota wolf season opens Saturday

Minnesota wolf season opens Saturday: "Minnesota enters a new era Saturday when it opens its first managed wolf hunting season."

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Have You Had Enough Of This Insanity? « Howling For Justice

Have You Had Enough Of This Insanity? « Howling For Justice: "As of today 201 wolves are dead. The numbers are staggering and it’s only going to get worse. Idaho and Montana wolf trapping begins this month and the Minnesota wolf hunt starts November 3rd."

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Kihansi Spray Toad Breeding Program Sends 2500 Toads Back Into Their Native Habitat

Kihansi Spray Toad Breeding Program Sends 2500 Toads Back Into Their Native Habitat: "The Kihansi spray toad (Nectophrynoides asperginis), a small Tanzanian toad that was declared extinct in the wild in 2009, has made a comeback due in part to breeding programs at the Toledo and Bronx Zoos."

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Polar Bears on Thin Ice – News Watch

Polar Bears on Thin Ice – News Watch: "Skating on thin ice.  That could be the story line for polar bears this past summer in the Norwegian Arctic. "

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Monday, 29 October 2012

Op-ed: We didn’t have to kill the Wedge Wolf Pack | Opinion | The Seattle Times

Op-ed: We didn’t have to kill the Wedge Wolf Pack | Opinion | The Seattle Times: "The removal of the Wedge wolf pack was an avoidable response and we can find ways to reward responsible ranchers who use nonlethal ways to protect their cattle, writes guest columnist John M. Marzluff."

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AFP: Fukushima fish radiation may indicate leak: study

AFP: Fukushima fish radiation may indicate leak: study: "Higher-than-normal radiation levels found in fish caught off Japan's east coast more than a year after the Fukushima nuclear disaster could indicate the plant is still leaking, new research says."

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Non-toxic radiation levels found in NW tuna | kgw.com Portland

Non-toxic radiation levels found in NW tuna | kgw.com Portland: "Oregon State University researchers say they have found traces of radioactive cesium from last year's Japanese nuclear reactor disaster in West Coast albacore tuna."

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Friday, 26 October 2012

Wildlife Extra News - Bowhead whales cross from Atlantic to Pacific regularly

Wildlife Extra News - Bowhead whales cross from Atlantic to Pacific regularly: "Scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society, the American Museum of Natural History, City University of New York, and other organizations have published the first range-wide genetic analysis of the bowhead whale using hundreds of samples from both modern populations and archaeological sites used by indigenous Arctic hunters thousands of years ago."

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Pacific Beluga Whale Has a Donegal Accent

Pacific Beluga Whale Has a Donegal Accent: " US marine science experts have been baffled by a beluga whale whose speech-like vocalisations sound an awful lot like Donegal Irish!"

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As easy as A, B ... humans and other primates are blood brothers

As easy as A, B ... humans and other primates are blood brothers: "A study published in PNAS this week has confirmed that human blood types were present in one of our ancient primate ancestors."

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Sea Shepherd to 'Surprise' Japanese Whaling Fleet with New Vessel | Ecorazzi

Sea Shepherd to 'Surprise' Japanese Whaling Fleet with New Vessel | Ecorazzi: "While we’ve known since late June that the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society was on the verge of adding another ship to its fleet, the actual identity of the vessel has remained a closely-guarded secret."

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New Mexico’s wolves fight for survival

New Mexico’s wolves fight for survival: "Jean Ossorio recalls the first time she spotted a Mexican wolf. It was 12 years ago this month."

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Wolf killings: Will there have to be more in Washington? | Local News | The Seattle Times

Wolf killings: Will there have to be more in Washington? | Local News | The Seattle Times: "After a state marksman last month killed the alpha wolf of the Wedge pack that had repeatedly attacked a rancher's cattle, the controversy over wolves' future in Washington state is still alive."

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Sunday, 21 October 2012

Washington state wrestles with how to prevent more wolf kills « The Wolf Preservation Blog

Washington state wrestles with how to prevent more wolf kills « The Wolf Preservation Blog: "Taking aim from a helicopter flying over northeastern Washington state, a marksman last month killed the alpha male of a wolf pack that had repeatedly attacked a rancher’s cattle. The shooting put an end to the so-called Wedge pack, but it did little to quell the controversy over wolves in the state."

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Advocates try stop hunting of gray wolves | News - Home

Advocates try stop hunting of gray wolves | News - Home: "As Minnesota gears up for its first wolf hunt, advocates of the once-endangered gray wolf are hoping the court will intervene."

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Tusks from hundreds of slain elephants found by Hong Kong in ship containers - World News

Tusks from hundreds of slain elephants found by Hong Kong in ship containers - World News: "Hong Kong Customs announced Saturday that it had found 1,209 elephant tusks smuggled in two shipping containers from Kenya and Tanzania. Seven people were arrested in what customs said was the biggest such bust in Hong Kong history."

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Thursday, 18 October 2012

Big mamas - Mother wolf, big pack help pups thrive

Big mamas - Mother wolf, big pack help pups thrive: "A wolf pup growing up in Yellowstone National Park has a better chance of surviving if it has a big mama that lives in a big pack."

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Red Wolf Coalition - About Us - Mission/Goals

Red Wolf Coalition - About Us - Mission/Goals: "The Red Wolf Coalition (RWC) advocates for the long-term survival of red wolf populations by teaching about the red wolf and by fostering public involvement in red wolf conservation."

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Tuesday, 16 October 2012

Four wolves shot in first day of Wisconsin's inaugural hunt - WTAQ News Talk 97.5FM and 1360AM

Four wolves shot in first day of Wisconsin's inaugural hunt - WTAQ News Talk 97.5FM and 1360AM: "Hunters reported killing four grey wolves in the first 24 hours of Wisconsin’s inaugural wolf season.
The DNR said late Tuesday morning that one animal was taken in the far northwest management zone, one in the mid-northwest zone, one in central Wisconsin, and one in the far northeast."

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FWP sends wolf-trapping rules to public comment

FWP sends wolf-trapping rules to public comment: " Montana wildlife regulators have given initial approval to wolf-trapping rules meant to reduce the chances of dogs, lynx and other animals from being caught."

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Wolf hunting returns to Wisconsin: But how humane will it be? - CSMonitor.com

Wolf hunting returns to Wisconsin: But how humane will it be? - CSMonitor.com: "Wisconsin will open its first wolf-hunting season in decades Monday – a testament to the recovery of the Midwestern population. But native American groups are opposed and controversy still swirls about the use of dogs."

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Saturday, 13 October 2012

Wolf shooting in Minnesota leads to questions about hunting law | Grand Forks Herald | Grand Forks, North Dakota

Wolf shooting in Minnesota leads to questions about hunting law | Grand Forks Herald | Grand Forks, North Dakota: "A wolf shooting in the Huntersville State Forest in Wadena County (Minn.) has stirred up the local population at a time when Minnesota courts were grappling with a legal challenge to the state’s inaugural wolf hunting/trapping season."

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The bottlenose dolphins who bring up their daughters to be lifelong spongers

The bottlenose dolphins who bring up their daughters to be lifelong spongers: "AS FAMILY traditions go, the bizarre feeding rituals of bottlenose dolphins in a remote bay off Western Australia have stood the test of time."

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BBC Nature - Sharks videos, news and facts

BBC Nature - Sharks videos, news and facts: "Feared as cold, unflinching predators and even as violent maneaters, sharks are unquestionably top of the underwater food chain. "

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Friday, 12 October 2012

Animal Legal Defense Fund : Feds Agree To Reconsider Plight Of Orca At Miami Seaquarium

Animal Legal Defense Fund : Feds Agree To Reconsider Plight Of Orca At Miami Seaquarium: "Following a lawsuit filed by the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) and PETA, the National Marine Fisheries Service has agreed to reconsider its exclusion of the orca Lolita from the Endangered Species Act (ESA) listing of the Southern Resident orcas—the family from which she was taken more than 40 years ago"

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No polar bears within few decades, Russian expert predicts | canada.com

No polar bears within few decades, Russian expert predicts | canada.com: "Climate change has sparked fears about the survival of the polar bear, seen in Churchill, Man., in this file photo. A new study has found that a feeling of ‘personally experiencing’ global warming heightens people’s perception of risks related to the environmental phenomenon."

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BBC Nature - Bull sharks have strongest bite of all shark species

BBC Nature - Bull sharks have strongest bite of all shark species: "Relative to their body size, bull sharks bite harder than other, larger predatory sharks.

Adult bull sharks can bite with a maximum force equivalent to 6,000N, a study of their jaws and jaw muscles has shown."

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Bringing Wolves Back Home to Oregon — Oregon Wild

Bringing Wolves Back Home to Oregon — Oregon Wild: "Gray wolves (Canis lupus) were once common in Oregon, occupying most of the state. However, a deliberate effort to eradicate the species was successful by the late 1940s."

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Good News for California's Lone Gray Wolf | Damon Nagami's Blog | Switchboard, from NRDC

Good News for California's Lone Gray Wolf | Damon Nagami's Blog | Switchboard, from NRDC: "After hours of public testimony last Wednesday, the California Fish and Game Commission moved one step closer toward securing endangered species protection for the first gray wolf in California in more than 80 years."

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A predominance to be right-handed is not a uniquely human trait, but one shared by great apes, study finds

A predominance to be right-handed is not a uniquely human trait, but one shared by great apes, study finds: "The results of her three separate studies support a theory that human right-handedness, a feature of 90 per cent of the population, is a trait developed through tool use that was inherited from an ancestor common to both humans and great apes."

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Tuesday, 9 October 2012

Beautiful Female Wolf Lured from Safety of Sanctuary by Fake Recording of Pup Distress Calls « BlueFeatherSpirit

Beautiful Female Wolf Lured from Safety of Sanctuary by Fake Recording of Pup Distress Calls « BlueFeatherSpirit: "First victim wolf of Wyoming’s 2012 hunt –lured out of the protection of Yellowstone with a recording of a wolf pup in distress. Shot and killed for following her instincts to rescue a pup.   How low can you go?   Thanks Stan Castagno for stealing a magnificent wolf from 300,000,000 of us who were promised wildlife safety in National Parks"

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Judge Dismisses Wild Horse Suit « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Judge Dismisses Wild Horse Suit « Straight from the Horse's Heart: "A federal judge has dismissed a case filed by a group of Placitas wild horse enthusiasts against Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, the Bureau of Land Management and an Algodones man the suit claimed was working with the BLM to round up the horses."

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Enviros, ranchers face off at Olympia hearing on wolves | KING5.com Seattle

Enviros, ranchers face off at Olympia hearing on wolves | KING5.com Seattle: "A group of protestors gathered Friday on the steps of the Capitol in Olympia to protest DFW's decision to deploy sharpshooters to kill more than a half dozen animals. That decision was made after wildlife officials concluded that there was no other way to protect cattle in the area.
Shelly Bristow of Project Alpha Wolf said Friday that the state didn’t exercise all its non-lethal options before it killed the wolves."

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Scientists connect baboon personalities to social success, health benefits

Scientists connect baboon personalities to social success, health benefits: "Seyfarth and Cheney, along with their colleagues and students, have spent the last 17 years observing a group of baboons living in the Moremi Game Reserve in Botswana, studying the biological roots of their social dynamics."

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Venomous Snakes Harbor Deadly Brain-Swelling Virus | Health

Venomous Snakes Harbor Deadly Brain-Swelling Virus | Health: "Scientists had wondered how a mosquito-spread virus that causes the deadly brain-swelling disease Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) — the one responsible for two deaths in Vermont this month — survives in eastern North America during the winter. Now, they think they know the virus’s keeper: snakes."

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Wednesday, 3 October 2012

Sea Shepherd :: Japanese Whalers Confirm Sea Shepherd's Effectiveness

Sea Shepherd :: Japanese Whalers Confirm Sea Shepherd's Effectiveness: "The New York Times reported on October 2nd that the Institute for Cetacean Research, the government-owned operation that manages the Japanese Whaling fleet, has confirmed that the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society cost the whalers $20.5 million in losses for the 2011-2012 whaling season in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary."

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Sea Shepherd :: Fear and Loathing of Sharks in Western Australia

Sea Shepherd :: Fear and Loathing of Sharks in Western Australia: "Real surfers not only love the ocean, they also understand it. They understand the complex inter-relationships between species, and if they love and understand the ocean they also love and understand sharks."

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DNR faces court case over wolf hunt | Lake County News Chronicle | Two Harbors, Minnesota

DNR faces court case over wolf hunt | Lake County News Chronicle | Two Harbors, Minnesota: "Last week, two environmental groups that say the public did not get enough of a chance to weigh in on a state-approved wolf hunt in an area that includes Lake County, filed suit against the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources ."

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Monday, 1 October 2012

The Rancher Subsidy - Todd Oppenheimer - The Atlantic

The Rancher Subsidy - Todd Oppenheimer - The Atlantic: "The West's fabled ranchers are in trouble. The damage done to the land by cattle has become a contentious environmental issue. The ranchers' greatest enemy, though, is the free market"

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Killer whales put on rare and amazing show for boaters off Mexico

Killer whales put on rare and amazing show for boaters off Mexico: "Boaters off the Baja California city of Loreto on Friday were treated to a very rare and magical sight: large killer whales playfully riding in the wakes created by a 70-foot yacht they were riding aboard"

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Utah conservationists ask Interior Secretary not to de-list wolves. | The Salt Lake Tribune

Utah conservationists ask Interior Secretary not to de-list wolves. | The Salt Lake Tribune: "In a letter to Salazar, the conservationists say they are concerned with a planned de-listing of the gray wolf from the Endangered Species list across the lower 48 states. In addition, they fear for the health of the Mexican gray wolf population that straddles the line between northern Arizona and New Mexico."

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The Hindu : Sci-Tech / Energy & Environment : CBI probe ordered into attacks on rhinos

The Hindu : Sci-Tech / Energy & Environment : CBI probe ordered into attacks on rhinos: "Two more rhinoceroses were shot at by poachers in the Kaziranga National Park on Thursday in two separate incidents. These took place in Karbi Anglong district, one near Kuthori around 4.15 a.m. and the other around 12.30 p.m. in the Jagadamba tea estate. The poachers took away the horns of the rhinos."

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washington wolf attacks mount 092012

washington wolf attacks mount 092012: "The wolves in the Wedge Wolf Pack are now dining almost exclusively on beef, according to a northeastern Washington cattle rancher"

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