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Plans to Euthanize Baby Whale Put on Hold
The Associated PressSYDNEY-- Officials who had planned to euthanize an injured and abandoned baby whale postponed the operation Thursday night after being unable to find the animal in the dark waters off north Sydney. Geoff Ross, a wildlife management officer, said the...Tags: Animals, Wildlife, Gardens and Parks, Natural Resources, Tourism and Leisure
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Lion, tiger, oh my! Big cats captured
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe Acreage Two antsy big cats went for a nighttime romp late Tuesday after staging a jailbreak, but they were corralled before they could make it out of their fenced, five-acre wildlife sanctuary. The escape even prompted the lockdown of three...Tags: Endangered Species, Wildlife, Natural Resources, Tropical Storms, Conservation
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World Briefing
PAKISTAN 5 killed in missile strike in tribal area A suspected militant hide-out near the Afghan border was destroyed in a missile strike that killed at least five people, Pakistani officials said. Four intelligence officials said the missiles destroyed...Tags: Seafood and Fishing Industry, Wars and Interventions, Police Arrests, Osama bin Laden, California
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Learn basics of wildlife, from bobwhite to turkey
Sentinel Staff WriterThe University of Florida Extension's Lake County Office is encouraging residents to attend a multi-county wildlife-management seminar from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 5 at the Citrus County Cattleman's Building at County Roads 581 and 480 in Floral City....Tags: Movies, Ocala National Forest, Fires, Colleges and Universities, Florida
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Illinois Enterprise Digest for Aug. 23-25 and thereafter
EDITORS: Illinois AP enterprise stories in sight for editions Aug. 23-25 and thereafter. Please call Tammy Webber or Melanie Coffee in the Chicago bureau at 800-572-2585 with any questions. EDS: THIS DIGEST WILL BE UPDATED FOR USE BEGINNING...Tags: Heavy Engineering, Political Candidates, Glen Ellyn, National Government, Sharon Cohen
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Bear Hit By Car Has Missing Organs
State wildlife officials in California are investigating whether a bear hit by a car near Lake Tahoe may have had its organs removed for sale on the black market.
The state patrol notified transportation officials about a bear carcass on state Highway 89...Tags: California, Business, Crimes, Vehicles
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Minnesota news in brief at 8:58 p.m. CDT
A 59-year-old man shot and killed his wife and a St. Michael man before turning the gun on himself in a case involving an online swingers's club, authorities said Wednesday. Investigators with the Sherburne County sheriff's office said they think Gary...Tags: Iowa, Judges, Murder, Crimes, Justice System
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Trans-fats on rise in herring gull diets, study finds
Chicago Tribune reporterScientists looking for environmental contaminants in the eggs of herring gulls from the Great Lakes have stumbled on something they didn't expect: trans-fats. These fatty acids do not occur in nature; they are an ingredient in processed foods. Yet trans-...Tags: Ecosystems, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Fishing, Health Treatments, Invasive Species
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Gypsy moths devour 81,000 acres in W.Va. this year
Gypsy moths haven't lost their taste for West Virginia hardwoods as the insects devoured 81,000 acres of forest this year. The state Department of Agriculture says the damage represents a 4 percent increase from last year. West Virginia isn't alone in...Tags: Virginia, Agricultural Research and Technology, Invasive Species, Greenbrier, West Virginia
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Killing Is Easy, Wrong Solution
Wildlife in Connecticut has become just another disposable object [Connecticut section, Aug. 14, "Homeowner Kills Bear In Yard; Female's Two Cubs Captured, Later Released In State Forest"]. Don't want them around? Just kill them. Some people can't be...Tags: Haddam, Connecticut, Forestry and Timber
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Seminole County conference focuses on peaceful co-existence for airports, eagles
Sentinel Staff WriterAs development encroaches upon wildlife habitat, airports' wide-open spaces are among "the last bastions left" for animals and birds, an Orlando International Airport wildlife biologist told a group of aviation officials Tuesday at a conference on the...Tags: Natural Science, Wildlife, Seminole County, Natural Resources, Orlando International Airport
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Whale of an offer: Buy SeaWorld, free animals
Sentinel Staff WriterForget about freeing just Willy. An animal-rights group says a supporter wants to buy one or more SeaWorlds from the theme parks' soon-to-be new owner so it can free all the animals, even killer whales. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says an...Tags: Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Anheuser-Busch, Animals, Ohio, Charity
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