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Soccer oracle Octopus Paul honored by Spanish town (AP)

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:52:34 GMT

AP - Psychic octopus Paul — still basking in the glory of his perfect World Cup predictions — is heading off to a new job as a fundraiser for sea turtles.

WWF apologizes for incident against Saudi Arabia (AP)

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:35:38 GMT

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

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

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:19:02 GMT

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.

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

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:32:04 GMT

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.

Woman's dog mistaken for coyote, set loose in wild (AP)

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:53:11 GMT

AP - An American Kennel Club-registered dog has been turned loose in the wild after the Frankfort Humane Society mistook her for a coyote. Copper is a female Sheba Inu.

Jordan police prevent 'lettuce lady' protest (AFP)

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:56:45 GMT

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.

Tiger escapes from trip to the vet (Reuters)

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:57:53 GMT

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.

Jordanian police nab lettuce lady during protest (AP)

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:25:56 GMT

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.

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

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:29:52 GMT

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

A farewell to bullfights in northeastern Spain (AP)

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:42:34 GMT

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.

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

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:36:22 GMT

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.

Spain's Catalonia expected to ban bullfights (Reuters)

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:35:26 GMT

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.

NYC looks to stop spreading bedbug infestations (AP)

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:53:08 GMT

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.

Giant panda pair headed for Tokyo zoo (AFP)

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:03:56 GMT

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.

Man detained in China over zoo panda death (AFP)

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:21:52 GMT

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.

Biologists release endangered turtles into Gulf (AP)

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:32:09 GMT

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.

Judge: FWS plan excluded possible lynx habitat (AP)

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:43:11 GMT

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.

Prehistoric Toothless Fish May Get Protection (LiveScience.com)

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:51:39 GMT

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.

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

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:01:00 GMT

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.

Beluga caviar export quotas agreed: UN (AFP)

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:39:36 GMT

AFP - The finest beluga caviar is back on the table this year, after five producer countries agreed export quotas for the delicacy, the UN's watchdog on endangered species said on Friday.