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Japan whale fleet leaves for Antarctic: Greenpeace
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Japan whale fleet leaves for Antarctic: Greenpeace November 19, 2009 The Japanese harpoon whaling vessel 'Yushin Maru No. 2' (L) crosses the bow of Sea Shepherd's 'M/V Steve Irwin' in Antarctica's Southern Ocean on December 20, 2008. TOKYO - Japanese whaling ships left port Thursday for Antarctic waters... more »
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Global warming a growing threat to Arctic reindeer
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Global warming a growing threat to Arctic reindeer November 15, 2009 A reindeer herd walks on the beach in Jarfjord, Norway on November 11. On Norway's border with Russia, the consequences of climate change are affecting the reindeer population as rising temperatures hit food stocks and industry growth eats into vital grazing land.... more »
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Space-age powerboat to harass Japan whalers: activists
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Space-age powerboat to harass Japan whalers: activists November 14, 2009 This photo released by the Sea Shepherd Society, shows the organisation's newest ocean defense vessel: the "Ady Gil," seen at an undiclosed location in the US. The super-fast, space-age powerboat which scythes through waves and smashed the round-the-world record is... more »
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Koalas could be extinct in 30 years
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Koalas could be extinct in 30 years: conservationists November 11, 2009 A Koala named Petra is pictured in 2008 sitting on a tree trunk in her isolation cage at Sydney's Wildlife World. Australia's koalas could be extinct in 30 years, conservationists warned Tuesday, calling for the iconic creatures to be declared an endangered species.... more »
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Canada give unanimous OK to animal rights
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MPs give unanimous OK to animal rights Next step is developing animal-welfare declaration November 8, 2009 In a rare move, federal MPs have voted unanimously for a private member's motion in support of a Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare -- essentially agreeing that animal welfare is important.... more »
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China sex-expert to help Taiwan pandas to breed
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China sex-expert to help Taiwan pandas to breed November 4, 2009 TAIPEI – A Chinese panda expert has vowed to lend Taiwan a helping hand after two members of the low-libido species spent nearly a year at Taipei Zoo showing no inclination to breed, local media said Wednesday. Zhang Hemin, director of the Wolong Giant Panda Protection Research... more »
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Food industry dictates nutrition policy
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Food industry dictates nutrition policy By Jonathan Safran Foer, Special to CNN October 30, 2009 New York (CNN) -- Beyond the unhealthy influence that our demand for factory-farmed meat has in the area of food-borne illness and communicable diseases, we could cite many other influences on public health, most obviously... more »
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Review: "Eating Animals" by Jonathan Safran Foer
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(New Yorker) - The task "Eating Animals" (Amazon.com: [link] ) sets itself is less to make sense of our behavior than to show how, when our stomachs are involved, it is often senseless. “Food choices are determined by many factors, but reason (even consciousness) is not generally high on the list,” Foer writes..... more »
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Experts plea for global action to save tigers
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Experts plea for global action to save tigers November 1, 2009 Dismayed by dwindling numbers, some experts say tiger farming can stem the burgeoning illegal trade in the endangered cat's pelts, bones and body parts but others argue that this will only fuel demand. Dismayed by dwindling numbers, some experts say tiger farming can stem... more »
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Canada to sign polar bear protection treaty
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Canada to sign polar bear protection treaty October 29, 2009 (Picture) A mother polar bear and her cub share a tender moment. Canada will sign a new agreement on Friday with the governments of Greenland and Nunavut to protect polar bear populations in their overlapping regions. Photograph by: Yvette Cardozo, CNS... more »
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