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Expedition surveying pollution and wildlife on Danube River ...  -  28 Aug 2007
International Herald Tribune,AP BUDAPEST, Hungary: An expedition surveying pollution and wildlife in the Danube River reached Hungary's capital Tuesday. Eighteen scientists aboard three

From wildlife warrior to catwalk model  -  28 Aug 2007
The Age,The latest venture by Bindi — dubbed the Shirley Temple of the wildlife conservation movement by The New York Times — adds to a slew of projects launched by

Bushmeat hunters no threat to Amazon wildlife  -  28 Aug 2007
New Scientist (subscription),Fast-growing indigenous populations hunting for bushmeat inside national parks must be a huge threat to wildlife, right? Well, not necessarily.

Court Upholds Wild Bird Conviction  -  28 Aug 2007
Washington Post,By LARRY NEUMEISTER AP NEW YORK -- An appeals court has upheld the prison term handed to a bird expert who ran afoul of US wildlife laws after illegally

Uganda: Museveni Defends Forests, Wildlife  -  28 Aug 2007
AllAfrica.com,..."What we get from tourism is a clear indicator that Uganda makes profit from wildlife. The earnings have surpassed other sectors of the economy.

Uganda: Wildlife Authority Prepares for Chogm  -  28 Aug 2007
AllAfrica.com,A DVD highlighting the beauty of the wildlife and nature-based photographs have been prepared and has been made available to the head of CHOGM Publicity

Wildlife scores with cash gift  -  28 Aug 2007
Preston Citizen,LANCASHIRE Wildlife Trust has received £2000 from the Premier League as part of it community programme Creating Chances. The trust is one of twenty

Blaze burning on wildlife refuge  -  28 Aug 2007
al.com,By RYAN DEZEMBER A Sunday morning lightning strike has ignited a wildfire on an isolated portion of the Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge near the Fort

Wildlife interests advance at HGTC  -  28 Aug 2007
Myrtle Beach Sun News,By Jessica Foster - The Sun News Students in the new wildlife management track at Horry-Georgetown Technical College got their first taste of the program

ODFW offers wildlife exhibit for young, old alike  -  28 Aug 2007
Statesman Journal,..."I think we have the things that kids love, like the fish ladder," Meg Kenagy said about the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's exhibit area at the

Help new survey on wildlife  -  28 Aug 2007
Lancashire Evening Post,The results will be used to create a database listing all the wildlife found on Britain's waterways. The database will be used to help manage and protect

'Salman should be made face of wildlife protection'  -  28 Aug 2007
Daily News & Analysis,NEW DELHI: Bollywood actor Salman Khan, sentenced to five years jail in Chinkara poaching case, should be made the face of wildlife protection,

East Rockaway rescuer at home with tiger  -  28 Aug 2007
Newsday,..."There's nothing like it, being able to handle a big animal," said Wallach, 49, who holds a federal license to handle and care for an array of wildlife.

Royal Eagle’s haul from Alaska: fish, wildlife, TV personalities  -  28 Aug 2007
The Triton (press release),Capt. David Sloate of the M/Y Royal Eagle touched base from Alaska, where the 140-foot Piccihotti spent the summer. Anchored behind them in Sitka on one

Guest Opinion: Drilling opponents wrong to claim wildlife threats  -  28 Aug 2007
Billings Gazette,As an avid hunter and angler, born and raised in central Montana, and an industry representative, I know it is possible for energy development and wildlife

Saving Tiny Sea Turtles Nesting By The Space Shuttle  -  28 Aug 2007
Science Daily (press release)Known as the Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge, it now encompasses 140000 acres and is managed by the Interior Department's Fish and Wildlife Service.

Shocking Science in Vermont River  -  28 Aug 2007
WXXA,Biologists in Vermont are using a shocking way to study wildlife and, in turn, find out more about the water that flows into the Capital Region.

Wildlife protection in the forest's of Cameroon  -  28 Aug 2007
AfricaNews,See how WWF tries to stop poaching in the Cameroon forest WWF's Leonard Usongo and his team work in the forrest's of South East Cameroon.

Coachella Valley's Living Desert a zoo of exotic critters  -  28 Aug 2007
San Jose Mercury News,They can frolic with baby goats in the Petting Kraal, or watch medical procedures in a world-class animal hospital and wildlife education/breeding center.

Group wants $1.4 billion for bay wetlands  -  28 Aug 2007
San Francisco Chronicle,In an ongoing campaign to expand space for wildlife, boost recreational opportunities and improve flood control, state and federal agencies over the past

Cebu City to host third Philippine bird festival  -  28 Aug 2007
INQ7.net,A birdwatching session will be held at the Olango Island Wildlife Sanctuary on September 22 where delegates will witness the arrival of the first migrant

Hunting down the truth on hunters  -  28 Aug 2007
Vanderhoof Omineca Express,By – Invermere Valley Echo While it may be easy for those new to or ignorant of the issue, to assume that hunters pose a threat to wildlife numbers,

Health official warns beware of bats  -  28 Aug 2007
Quincy Herald Whig,..."The reason rabies continues to be of concern each year is because of a spillover of the rabies virus that lives in the wildlife population," he said.

Collins pushes for mercury monitoring program  -  28 Aug 2007
Portsmouth Herald News,Collins discussed her system in light of the results of a research study showing that mercury levels in sparrows at New England wildlife refuges had

Botswana: Illegal Fly-Tipping Out of Control?  -  28 Aug 2007
AllAfrica.com,Clearly, good things are happening at the department of Environment, Wildlife, and Tourism in the hands of the Hon. K. Mokaila. For he, like any good head

Vehicles becoming a problem at Huguenot beach  -  28 Aug 2007
Jacksonville Daily Record,By David Ball The last place in Duval County where people can drive on the beach is facing possible rules changes, after wildlife officials recently found

Yard sale planned to raise funds to help animals  -  28 Aug 2007
Charlotte Sun-Herald,Unlike most of the animals at the The Wildlife Center of Venice Inc., this owl doesn't have a broken wing, an injured leg or burns from electric shock.

Federal agency reconsiders prairie dog's status  -  28 Aug 2007
KVOA.com,Last month, H. Dale Hall, Fish and Wildlife Service director, ordered the review of eight decisions on endangered species in which MacDonald was involved.

Bird Samples From Mongolia Confirmed As H5N1 Avian Flu  -  28 Aug 2007
Mongolia Web News,Present in Mongolia for a health survey of wild bird populations in the south and north of the country, field veterinarians working for the Wildlife

Did Chernobyl Leave an Eden for Wildlife?  -  Aug 27, 2007
New York Times,By HENRY FOUNTAIN In recent years, there have been reports that the area around the Chernobyl nuclear plant had become something of a wildlife playground.

NWFP Wildlife Dept bans turtle hunting  -  Aug 26, 2007
Daily Times,By Manzoor Ali Shah PESHAWAR: The NWFP Wildlife Department has banned the hunting of fresh water turtles and has categorised six species of turtles found in

NHAI projects to ensure safe wildlife passage  -  Aug 26, 2007
Times of India,NEW DELHI: Public-private partnership has now made a foray into wildlife conservation. The decades-old national highway passing in the elephant-rich area of

Wildlife officials to host bear forum  -  Aug 27, 2007
Aspen Times,By Aspen Times Staff ASPEN — Aspen-area residents can talk to state wildlife officers about the “bear problem� and the agency’s policies during a forum on

Bison home at wildlife park  -  Aug 27, 2007
Calcutta Telegraph,27: The Tripura government has decided to notify a part of Trishna wildlife sanctuary, under Belonia subdivision of South Tripura, as a national park for

Outdoors: Be careful which bears you collar Saturday  -  Aug 25, 2007
St. Cloud Times,After more than two months of intensive trapping this summer, mainly around the Thief Lake Wildlife Management Area and Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge,

Indian jailed for endangered-shawl sale  -  Aug 27, 2007
Bangkok Post,The Bangkok case was closely followed by Asian wildlife protection agencies because the trade has continued despite clear bans and tough laws.

Greyhound teams with nullarbor traveller for wildlife adventure ...  -  Aug 27, 2007
e-Travel Blackboard (press release),Greyhound Australia has teamed with Nullarbor Traveller, an independent award winning tour company, to offer the ultimate South-West wildlife adventure

Roberson says nature is ‘simply good medicine’ Shares love of ...  -  Aug 27, 2007
Washington Daily News,The refuge holds federal permits for the possession of endangered species mounts, like the great horned owl Roberson has on display in the onsite wildlife

City kids from Detroit get firsthand view of wildlife  -  Aug 26, 2007
Detroit Free Press,The tour was intended to give city kids who rarely see nature a glimpse of wildlife in a semirural area. Other than a few other trips to Grosse Ile's

Hear ramblings of "Wildlife of Puget Sound"  -  Aug 27, 2007
The Olympian,Come to the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge visitor center at 7 pm Wednesday to hear “Wildlife of South Puget Sound — Ramblings about Seldom-Seen

Hedgehogs on endangered list as manicured gardens take their toll  -  Aug 27, 2007
Times Online,Hedgehogs, harvest mice, salmon and sparrows have been included on a list of wildlife in danger for the first time. In all, 1149 species of plants and

Bollywood star Salman Khan in jail for shooting wildlife  -  Aug 27, 2007
TransWorldNews (press release),Indian police arrested Bollywood star Salman Khan on Saturday. Khan was sent to jail for a 2006 conviction of shooting and killing endangered species of

Salman Khan jailed in wildlife case  -  Aug 25, 2007
Reuters India,The animals are protected under Indian wildlife law. Khan was alleged to have slit the throat of the chinkara gazelle that he shot before giving it to chefs

Fall of the wild  -  Aug 27, 2007
Hindustan Times,It has been 35 years since the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, was passed. In 1991, an amendment made punishments more stringent.

If you want to see wildlife at Rocky Mountain National Park, avoid ...  -  Aug 25, 2007
Kansas City Star,By ALLEN HOLDER ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. | Everyone has a favorite place in the world. This is mine. Other destinations have taken a run at the

SAFETY PLEA FOR WILDLIFE  -  Aug 27, 2007
South Wales Evening Post,The point of this letter is to plead with the people who feed the wildlife to take their empty bread bags home with them. It is awful to see this rubbish

Activists take aim at lead bullets  -  Aug 27, 2007
San Diego Union Tribune,State lawmakers and wildlife authorities are on separate paths that could produce a ban on hunters using lead bullets in the condor's range, mostly along

IFA Hotels & Resorts enters the wildlife hospitality market in ...  -  Aug 27, 2007
AME Info (press release),IFA Hotels & Resorts (IFA HR) officially announces its entry into the wildlife hospitality market in South Africa by acquiring a 50 per cent stake in a

Fairbanks hotel buys land for wildlife sanctuary  -  Aug 26, 2007
KTUU,Fountainhead Development Incorporated recently bought 106 acres of prime real estate behind its Wedgewood Resort and will turn it into a bird and wildlife

KARUKINKA WILDLIFE RESERVE JOINS ITS TWO HALVES IN SOUTHERN CHILE  -  Aug 26, 2007
Santiago Times (subscription),27, 2007) The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), administrators of the Karukinka wildlife reserve in Tierra del Fuego, announced last week that they have




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