 South American stork spotted in Louisiana 15 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(AP) -- A stork that's abundant in South America but rare farther north was spotted in Louisiana, one of fewer than a dozen sightings of the bird in the U.S. | |
 119 illegal African clawed frogs seized in Nevada 15 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- State wildlife officials raided three residences in the Reno area where they seized more than 100 African clawed frogs, which they say are prohibited because they can pose a serious danger to native ... | |
 Scientists cheer gorilla find, but warn of threats August 05, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Can there be more lurking in the mist? Despite a startling find announced Tuesday that doubled the estimated number of western lowland gorillas ... | |
 Booger is back: Woman receives 5 cloned puppies August 05, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Booger is back. An American woman received five puppies Tuesday that were cloned from her beloved late pitbull, becoming the inaugural customer of a South Korean company that says it is the world's ... | |
 It's pelican vs. trout in Idaho predator conflict August 04, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- A cunning predator that hunts in packs, corners prized game species and devours them whole is angering sportsmen in this eastern Idaho RV hamlet on the Blackfoot Reservoir's wind-whipped shores. | |
Invasive species bills stuck in Congress August 04, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Tiny foreign mussels assault drinking water sources in California and Nevada. A deadly fish virus spreads swiftly through the Great Lakes and beyond. Japanese shore crabs make a home for themselves in Long Island ... | |
Island says starfish aren't toys for dogs to fetch August 03, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Tourism officials on the Caribbean island of Grenada say they are concerned about dog owners snatching starfish out of the sea and throwing them like flying discs for their dogs to catch. | |
Dolphin calf born at aquarium in Baltimore July 31, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Watching for the first breath seemed like forever, but after a normal, tail-first delivery, a healthy female dolphin was born at the National Aquarium in Baltimore - taking its first breath after only five seconds ... | |
 Penguins wash up closer to equator in Brazil July 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Penguins from frigid waters near the bottom of the world are washing up closer to the equator than ever before, Brazilian wildlife authorities said Wednesday. | |
4 panda cubs born at Chinese breeding center July 27, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- Four giant panda cubs were born within 14 hours at a breeding center in southwest China, a mini baby boom for the rare animals, a state news agency reported Sunday. | |
Mexico finds dozens of dead sea turtles July 27, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Environmental officials in Mexico say dozens of dead sea turtles apparently killed in fishing nets have washed up on beaches in recent days. | |
Indian army to help prevent rhino poaching July 27, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Authorities in northeastern India have asked the army to help protect endangered one-horned rhinoceroses from poachers and have made the soldiers honorary wildlife wardens, officials said Saturday. | |
 N.M. researchers hope to cultivate 'calming herb' July 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 35 vote(s)
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(AP) -- The plant has been described by local residents as magical, its qualities almost mythical. The native herb yerba mansa, translated from Spanish as the "calming herb," has been used for centuries throughout ... | |
Zoo will reopen exhibit where 16 stingrays died July 25, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- A zoo in suburban Chicago plans to reopen an exhibit where 16 stingrays died last week when a malfunction let the tank's water get too warm. | |
 Unknown disease killing off Florida's state tree July 23, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- The sabal palm, Florida's state tree, is under attack by a microscopic killer that has scientists stumped. An unknown but growing number of sabal palms in the Tampa Bay area have died from a mysterious ... | |
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