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Federal judge orders revised spotted owl plan
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AP - A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has ruled the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must revise a Bush administration recovery plan for the northern spotted owl.
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Animal rights group claims mass Greek mink release
(AP)
AP - An international animal rights activist group has claimed responsibility for releasing more than 50,000 minks from two fur farms in northern Greece.
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WWF calls for 'roar of support' for wild tigers
(AFP)
 AFP - The conservation group WWF on Thursday urged people to send in a recorded "roar of support" for wild tigers, whose numbers have plunged over the past century from 100,000 to fewer than 3,200.
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Japan to sentence Greenpeace anti-whaling activists
(AFP)
 AFP - Two Greenpeace activists will face possible jail terms in Japan on Monday for stealing a box of whale meat in a trial the environmental group says will test the country's limits on political activism.
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Obama urged to help end Japan's dolphin hunt
(AFP)
 AFP - Animal rights activists protested against Japan's dolphin hunts in a rally outside the US embassy in Tokyo Thursday, calling on President Barack Obama to pressure the country over the issue.
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Busted pot growers mistake wardens for suppliers
(AP)
AP - California wildlife officials say two men are in custody after a group of marijuana growers started to toss bags full of pot into a pickup truck belonging to game wardens they mistook for their suppliers. State Department of Fish and Game spokesman Pat Foy says two wardens in Tehama County were looking for deer poachers Monday night in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest when they heard footsteps behind them.
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Bosnian group urges probe of puppy killing video
(AP)
AP - An animal rights group in Bosnia called on authorities Wednesday to investigate a claim that a disturbing video of a young woman throwing six newborn puppies into a river was filmed in the Balkan country.
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RSPCA says 'bring back UK dog licence'
(AFP)
 AFP - Animal welfare group the RSPCA has called for dog licences to be reintroduced, saying an annual licence fee of as little as £21.50 could help reduce the number of strays and help tackle irresponsible dog breeding.
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3 killed when copter crashes in Idaho downtown
(AP)
AP - A helicopter chartered by a state wildlife agency plunged into a travel trailer and crashed Tuesday on a downtown street in the small town of Kamiah, killing two biologists and the pilot, authorities said.
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Atlanta zoo to be inspected after snake escape
(AP)
AP - Georgia wildlife officials will inspect an Atlanta zoo after a venomous rattlesnake was able to escape and slither around a city neighborhood.
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China, Russia boost efforts to save tigers
(AFP)
 AFP - China and Russia have agreed to set up the first cross-border protection zone for Siberian tigers, as they try to boost efforts to save the endangered species, state media reported Monday.
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Los Angeles Zoo is home to 22 baby Komodo dragons
(AP)
 AP - Twenty-two Komodo dragons have hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo this month, giving a modest boost to the world's endangered population.
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Putin fires darts at gray whale from crossbow
(AP)
 AP - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin fired darts from a crossbow at a gray whale off Russia's Far Eastern coast on Wednesday in the latest in a series of man-versus-nature stunts designed to cultivate the image of a macho leader.
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New bacteria degrades oil faster, in deep, cold water: study
(AFP)
 AFP - A new species of bacteria found in the Gulf of Mexico degrades oil faster at deeper and colder depths than expected, scientists said Tuesday in a study that could explain how the BP oil spill has mostly disappeared.
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Endangered Hawksbill turtles released off Singapore
(AFP)
 AFP - Thirteen endangered sea turtles born and bred in Japan were released off Singapore waters Tuesday as part of efforts to conserve the species.
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