Elusive wolves caught on camera

Remarkable new footage of Canada's Arctic wolves has been caught on camera by a BBC crew.

The team managed to film the wolves taking to the water to hunt waterfowl - behaviour that has never been seen before, according to an expert.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7213731.stm

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Bat deaths in NY, Vt. baffle experts

ALBANY, N.Y. - Bats are dying off by the thousands as they hibernate in caves and mines around New York and Vermont, sending researchers scrambling to find the cause of mysterious condition dubbed "white nose syndrome."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080130/ap_on_sc/bat_die_of...3ini_Wfqu.uSRbcPLBIF

Dorset sanctuary completes world's biggest monkey rescue

A Dorset monkey sanctuary yesterday saved 88 monkeys from confinement in small cages in a Chilean laboratory in the world's biggest rescue mission of its kind.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/animalrights/story/0,,2249138,00.html

A brilliant story Shanon, great that they are continuing Jims work..Lets hope the monkeys have a great life at Monkey World...

Hi ILS...I just love this story! They will live the remainder of thier lives with great care and lots of love.

Group calls on China to respect rats

BEIJING - An animal rights group called Monday for China to treat rats with kindness and respect, as millions across the nation begin to celebrate the coming Year of the Rat.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080204/ap_on_fe_st/china_r...Wy_c2uOZ7vU0FCQPLBIF

African rhinos on path to recovery, WWF says
Anti-poaching efforts and promoting conservation through tourism cited

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22999778/

Cane toad threat to Australian pygmy crocodile

A British zoologist is spearheading a campaign to save a unique pygmy crocodile from the depredations of Australia's most dreaded pest, the cane toad.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/.../02/05/eacroc105.xml

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Rescue appeal as big turtles are washed up on British beaches
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/rescue-...-beaches-779141.html

Amazing picture of humpback having whale of a time breaching Alaskan waters

It is surely one of nature's most exhilarating sights. A North Pacific humpback whale propels its entire body out of the sea, breathtakingly close to a lone photographer in his flimsy rubber dinghy.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/wor...id=1811&in_a_source=

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Giant sea turtle's search for food is a perilous 13,000-mile odyssey, scientists reveal

A leatherback turtle has been tracked searching for food over an incredible 13,000 miles, raising the alarm over the plight of the endangered species.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/new...3096&in_page_id=1770

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Ah Meng, world's most famous orangutan, dies

An orangutan who met Prince Philip, Elizabeth Taylor and Bjorn Borg has died aged 48.
Ah Meng became a poster girl for Singapore’s tourism industry and conservation publicity. She featured in more than 30 documentary films, with co-stars who included Steve Irwin, the late Australian wildlife presenter.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/20...09/worangutan109.xml

Amazing picture of a mallard diving below the surface of a lake

With its broad yellow beak wide open and a beady eye fixed on its target, a mallard dives below the surface of a chilly North Wales lake in search of food.

The duck's metallic-blue-green head may be a common sight all over Britain - but few people ever see it from below the waterline.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/technolo...3292&in_page_id=1965

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Ghostlike rare white stag is spotted in the wild

A rare white stag has been sighted in the wild, it was revealed today.

The majestic creature was photographed by a member of a nature charity while she was on an expedition on the west coast of Scotland.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/new...3685&in_page_id=1770

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Panic in the beehive

If the UK lost its honey bees the countryside would face devastation, and that is exactly what beekeepers fear could happen.
Imagine a country lane. Hawthorn hedgerow on either side, clouds scudding overhead, apple blossom drifting gently by, the only noise the gentle hum of honey bees and the chirping of birds. What could be a more idyllic vision of British country life?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7240456.stm

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How the magical white hart inspires legends (as well as the name of a thousand pubs)

Grazing quietly in the forest opening, this majestic creature seems gently oblivious of its radiance and beauty.

With its antlers held high and its thick coat luminous in the morning light, the animal stops briefly among its fellow deer, turns and sniffs the air.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/new...4249&in_page_id=1770

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Stunning pictures of the North American Wood Duck who ended up in a grimy Birmingham canal

His kind are usually found a-dabbling in the remote and pristine mountain lakes of North America.

But for some reason this male Wood Duck prefers the grimy waters of Birmingham canal.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/technolo...4648&in_page_id=1965

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Antarctic census set to reveal new species: scientists

SYDNEY (AFP) - An international project to document the sea life of Antarctica is likely to reveal new species among the dinner-plate sized sea spiders and other overgrown animals of the deep, scientists said Wednesday.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080220/wl_asia_afp/antarc...TjhQVCSbLleiF2oPLBIF

India to spend $13.15M to protect tigers
NEW DELHI - The Indian government plans to spend more than $13 million establishing a special ranger force to protect the country's endangered tigers, following pressure from international conservationists to save the wild cats.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080301/ap_on_sc/india_disa...ZBz9I32AWtplsHqs0NUE

Camera sports rare wolverine in Nevada

SACRAMENTO - A research project aimed at martens has turned up a bigger prize: a picture of a wolverine, an elusive animal scientists feared may have been driven out of the Sierra Nevada long ago by human activity
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080306/ap_on_sc/sierra_wol...N1VGXTxVIxLJSUgPLBIF