pet monkey

Newly discovered pet already endangered?

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We all want the new thing, the item no one else has. The car. The handbag. The shoes and the gadgets. But when does this...
pet hedgehog

Considering a Pet Hedgehog? You May Want to Reconsider

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Some people find pet hedgehogs absolutely adorable. So cute, in fact, they’re adding the small mammals to the list of favorite pets. But with...
exotic pet laws ohio

Exotic Pet Laws Tightened – Ohio Folks Have to Microchip

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A federal judge in Ohio recently sided against owners of exotic pets by requiring these owners to join private associations and to implant microchips...
shark fins

Humane Society Urges Texas to Say ‘No’ to Shark Fins

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Shark fins may become an illegal commodity in the Texas if a recently proposed bill becomes law. The Humane Society of the United States...

Google StreetView Cameras Run Over Wild Animals?

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You can’t go anywhere these days that hasn’t already been captured by one of the hordes of Google StreetView cameras. This type of infiltration...
new species of crab

Senckenberg Announces Discovery of New Species

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Biology and taxonomy still has its wonders for those who look hard enough. Researchers at the Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung (SGN) in Frankfurt announced...
aggressive bird

Frankensparrow, a Robotic Bird, Studies Aggressive Bird Behavior

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Deep in the heart of a male swamp sparrow, lurks an aggressive bully. Swamp sparrows are commonly found across eastern North America in wetlands....

Bobcat Released Back Into the Wild By PA Game Commission

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DALLAS, Pa., Nov. 16, 2012 – A cat may not have nine lives, but a young bobcat in the Poconos received a second one...
Ecotourism

Zambia Bans Trophy Hunting to Encourage Ecotourism

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Zambia has decided to follow Kenya and Botswana down the road to eliminating trophy hunting. Zambian Tourism Minister Sylvia Masebo made the announcement that...
poaching

Thousands of Elephants Lost to Poaching in Gabon

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For Africa’s elephants, life in a national park isn’t poacher-free. After a recent head count at Gabon’s Minkebe Park, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)...