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Judge: FWS plan excluded possible lynx habitat (AP)

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 21:43

AP - A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service arbitrarily excluded "critical habitat" that could be occupied by the elusive Canada lynx.

NYC looks to stop spreading bedbug infestations (AP)

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 18:53

AP - One of every 15 New Yorkers battled bedbugs last year, officials said Wednesday as they announced a plan to fight the spreading infestation, including a public-awareness campaign and a top entomologist to head the effort.

A farewell to bullfights in northeastern Spain (AP)

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 14:42

AP - Lawmakers in the region of Catalonia thrust a sword deep into Spain's centuries-old tradition of bullfighting, banning the blood-soaked pageant that has fascinated artists and writers from Goya to Hemingway.

WWF apologizes for incident against Saudi Arabia (AP)

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 10:35

AP - The environmental group WWF has apologized for an incident at a recent climate conference involving an employee who vandalized Saudi Arabia's nameplate.

Prehistoric Toothless Fish May Get Protection (LiveScience.com)

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 04:51

LiveScience.com - Shovelnose sturgeon are not endangered in their native Mississippi and Missouri rivers, but catching them in many of these waters may become illegal under a proposal by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) that aims to protect their relatives, the endangered pallid sturgeon.

China to send 2 pandas to Japan in diplomatic move (AP)

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 01:32

AP - China has announced plans to send two of its prized giant pandas to Japan, the latest installment of panda diplomacy aimed at warming the two countries' often-strained relations.

Man detained in China over zoo panda death (AFP)

Tue, 07/27/2010 - 20:21

AFP - A man has been detained over the poisoning death of an endangered panda in a Chinese zoo, state media reported Wednesday, in the latest case spotlighting risks to captive animals in China.

Battle to save Gulf sea turtles from oily death (AFP)

Tue, 07/27/2010 - 14:19

AFP - While BP struggles to finally seal the leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well, an equally desperate battle has been enjoined on the surface to save endangered sea turtles from meeting an oily grave.

Tiger escapes from trip to the vet (Reuters)

Tue, 07/27/2010 - 10:57

Reuters - A 17-month-old tiger escaped from the back of a pick-up truck while it was being driven to a veterinary clinic in South Africa, triggering a helicopter search by police and wildlife experts.

Heat brings out the cool in zoos across the nation (AP)

Tue, 07/27/2010 - 10:29

AP - Otters sweltering in the summer sun suck on "fishsicles." For carnivores like the Amur leopard, it's "bloodsicles."

Giant panda pair headed for Tokyo zoo (AFP)

Tue, 07/27/2010 - 09:03

AFP - A pair of Chinese giant pandas are soon headed for Tokyo's Ueno Zoo, where the fluffy bamboo eaters are set to delight the crowds from early next year.

Biologists release endangered turtles into Gulf (AP)

Mon, 07/26/2010 - 13:32

AP - Hundreds of tiny baby turtles with their dime-sized paddle-like feet dragged through the sand on Monday heading for a new home in the Gulf of Mexico despite the threat of oil some 400 miles away.

Spain's Catalonia expected to ban bullfights (Reuters)

Mon, 07/26/2010 - 10:35

Reuters - Catalonia could become the first mainland Spanish region to ban bullfighting in a local parliamentary vote this Wednesday that has pitted animal rights activists against fans of the centuries-old national symbol.

Jordan police prevent 'lettuce lady' protest (AFP)

Sun, 07/25/2010 - 13:56

AFP - An animal rights activist in salad dressing -- she wore an all-lettuce gown -- never got to promote her pro-vegetarian message on Sunday after Jordanian police said the one-woman demo was unauthorised.

Jordanian police nab lettuce lady during protest (AP)

Sun, 07/25/2010 - 09:25

AP - An animal rights activist has caused a stir in Jordan's capital by covering herself in lettuce in a quirky attempt to persuade Middle Eastern meat lovers to go vegetarian.

U.S. farmers may face crackdown on pesticide use (McClatchy Newspapers)

Sun, 07/25/2010 - 09:01

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The nation's farmers could face severe restrictions on the use of pesticides as environmentalists, spurred by a favorable ruling from a judge in Washington state, want the courts to force federal regulators to protect endangered species from the ill effects of agricultural chemicals.

Despite oil, baby turtles being released to Gulf (AP)

Sat, 07/24/2010 - 10:36

AP - Federal biologists are releasing thousands of endangered baby sea turtles into the western Gulf of Mexico, betting that by the time the silver dollar-sized swimmers make it to the oil-fouled waters of the eastern Gulf, BP will have cleaned up its goopy mess.

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