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Increase in Cambodia's vultures gives hope to imperiled scavengers

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While vultures across Asia teeter on the brink of extinction, the vultures of Cambodia are increasing in number, providing a beacon of hope for these threatened scavengers, according to the ...

Fri 3 Sep 10 from PhysOrg

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Photo album tells story of wildlife decline

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With a simple click of the camera, scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society and Zoological Society of London have developed a new way to accurately monitor long-term trends in rare ...

Tue 31 Aug 10 from PhysOrg

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Tarzan Chameleon Found in Tarzan Forest, Near Tarzanville

The discovery on Madagascar of the new species?given away by its flat snout?is a "Tarzan yell for conservation," a new study says. Madagascar - Tarzan - Africa - Species - Environment

Thu 2 Sep 10 from National Geographic

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Wild porcupines under threat due to illegal hunting

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Wild porcupine might be a tasty treat in countries around the world, but populations of the spiky rodent are coming under threat in Vietnam due to illegal hunting.

Wed 25 Aug 10 from PhysOrg

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Most Penguin Populations Continue to Decline

Penguin biologists from around the world, who are gathered in Boston this week, warn that ten of the planet's eighteeen penguin species have experienced further serious population declines. ...

Thu 2 Sep 10 from Newswise

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Tiger cub 'found in stuffed toys'

A two-month-old tiger cub is found sedated and hidden among stuffed toys in a woman's luggage at Bangkok's international airport.

Thu 26 Aug 10 from BBC News

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No lounge for local lizards as living room vanishes

A new ecological network is urgently needed in Northern Ireland to ensure the continued survival of its precious lizard population, according to researchers at Queen's University Belfast.

Thu 26 Aug 10 from PhysOrg

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Want a Python for a Pet? Try Ohio -- For Now

The bear that recently killed a caretaker in a Cleveland suburb was the latest example of animal violence in a state that has some of the nation's weakest restrictions on exotic pets and among ...

Tue 31 Aug 10 from FOXNews

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Kihansi spray toads make historic return to Tanzania

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In a bold effort to save one of the world's rarest amphibians from extinction, one hundred Kihansi spray toads have been flown home to Tanzania after being painstakingly reared at the Bronx ...

Tue 17 Aug 10 from PhysOrg

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Computers Track Oil Spill Effects on Sea Life

Researchers are using Ohio Supercomputer Center systems to help map data on the extent of the spill and chemicals and the distribution of various fish species.

Thu 26 Aug 10 from Laboratory Equipment

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