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Articles: Walrus project banks on one tag

Posted by Admin on Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 09:27 AM

	Scientists' hopes are now pinned on one walrus to help them understand where the animals of west Greenland migrate over the summer months. Read full article: 'Walrus project banks on one tag'

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Articles: Birds 'starve' at S Korea wetland

Posted by Admin on Sunday, May 13, 2007 - 03:28 PM

	Tens of thousands of migratory birds are facing starvation in South Korea, the UK-based Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) says. Read full article: 'Birds 'starve' at S Korea wetland'

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Articles: Confused penguin strays 5,000km

Posted by Admin on Saturday, May 12, 2007 - 04:57 AM

	A Magellanic penguin whose natural habitat is the cool climes of southern Chile has strayed thousands of miles from his home, arriving in Peru. Read full article: 'Confused penguin strays 5,000km'

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Articles: Boy hatches chick from shop egg

Posted by Admin on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 07:06 AM

	A nine-year-old boy has hatched a chick from a box of free-range eggs which his mother bought in a Suffolk supermarket. Read full article: 'Boy hatches chick from shop egg'

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Articles: Asian markets push illegal ivory

Posted by Admin on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 07:03 AM

	The illegal ivory trade is expanding, driven by East Asian crime syndicates, according to the wildlife trade monitoring network Traffic. Read full article: 'Asian markets push illegal ivory'

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Articles: No romance for lovesick albatross

Posted by Admin on Thursday, May 10, 2007 - 07:14 AM

	A lovesick albatross has spent the last 40 years unsuccessfully looking for romance in Scotland, 8,000 miles away from his natural breeding grounds. Read full article: 'No romance for lovesick albatross'

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Articles: Scientists compile 'book of life'

Posted by Admin on Thursday, May 10, 2007 - 07:13 AM

	Long-snouted aardvarks will rub shoulders with skunk-like zorillas in an ambitious plan to provide a virtual snapshot of life on Earth. Read full article: 'Scientists compile 'book of life''

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Articles: S Pacific to stop bottom-trawling

Posted by Admin on Monday, May 07, 2007 - 06:20 PM

	A quarter of the world's oceans will be protected from fishing boats which drag heavy nets across the sea floor, South Pacific nations have agreed. Read full article: 'S Pacific to stop bottom-trawling'

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Articles: Panda mating frenzy hits zoo

Posted by Admin on Saturday, May 05, 2007 - 07:37 AM

	After months of bored indifference, two giant pandas recently joined for not one, not two but three frenzied bouts of mating. Read full article: 'Panda mating frenzy hits zoo'

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Articles: Reggie the gator in LA comeback

Posted by Admin on Tuesday, May 01, 2007 - 11:10 AM

	An alligator who had become a local celebrity in Los Angeles has resurfaced almost 18 months after vanishing. Read full article: 'Reggie the gator in LA comeback'

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