Mammals

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China to send two pandas to Australia

AP News 2 days ago

China to send two giant pandas to Australian zoo for joint research China will send two giant pandas to an Australian zoo this Friday as part of a joint research program. Four-year-old male Wang Wang and 3-year-old female Fu Ni will be ...

Botswana tries spicy solution to keep elephants at bay

AFP Global Edition 3 days ago

Tourists love to watch herds of elephants trekking across Botswana's famed Okavango Delta, but nearby farmers watch in dismay when the animals trample their crops, leaving them little to eat. Now those farmers have a new, safe weapon to keep elephants at ...

Calif. fisherman arrested in sea lion shooting

AP News 4 days ago

Wardens: Calif. fisherman shot sea lion in Sacramento River, faces animal cruelty charges Authorities arrested a Sacramento fisherman Saturday in connection to shooting a sea lion in the head. California game wardens said they arrested Larry Allen Legans, 43, on misdemeanor charges ...

Australia 'disappointed' at Japan whaling mission

AFP Global Edition 5 days ago

Australia said it was "deeply disappointed" after a fleet of Japanese whaling ships set out to kill hundreds of the giant ocean mammals on their annual hunt. Environment Minister Peter Garrett urged Japan, which says the killings are for research purposes, to ...

2 lions kill white tiger in Czech zoo

AP News 6 days ago

2 lions kill rare white tiger in zoo in northern Czech Republic A rare white tiger was killed by two lions that managed to sneak into its enclosure in a Czech zoo, officials said Thursday. The lions, 14-year-old Sultan and 11-year-old Elsa, ...

Czech White Tiger Killed

AP News 6 days ago

In this Dec. 9, 2008 file photo white tiger Isabella feeds on a rabbit in her enclosure in Liberec Zoo. The rare white tiger has been killed by two lions in the zoo in northern Czech Republic on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. ...

Judge keeps Yellowstone grizzly on threatened list

AP News 6 days ago

Federal judge says Yellowstone-area grizzly bears must stay on threatened list A judge says the government must keep Yellowstone-area grizzly bears on the list of threatened and endangered species, denying an attempt by federal officials to reverse an earlier court ruling. The ...

Japan whale fleet leave for Antarctic: Greenpeace

AFP Global Edition 6 days ago

Japanese whaling ships left port Thursday for Antarctic waters for their annual hunt of the ocean giants, Greenpeace said, setting the stage for high-seas confrontations with anti-whaling activists. The factory ship Nisshin Maru and the smaller Yushin Maru 2 and 3 set ...

Bears get satellite collars in Indian Kashmir

AFP Global Edition 7 days ago

Wildlife experts in Indian-controlled Kashmir have fitted black bears with satellite-tracking collars to study their behaviour and help conserve the endangered animals, officials said Wednesday. "This is the first time in India that Himalayan black bears have been fitted with a GPS ...

MT logging projects challenged over bears

AP News 7 days ago

Northwest MT logging projects challenged; enviros say grizzly bears could be harmed An environmental group is seeking to stop three logging projects on several thousand acres in northwest Montana, arguing that the timber sales would harm the area's fledgling grizzly bear population. ...

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