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Donkeys Run Wild in Cyprus

Dilemma raises long-lived political tensions

By Amelia Atlas, Newser User

Posted May 31, 2009 3:25 PM CDT

(Newser) – Wild donkeys are overrunning northern Cyprus, upsetting locals and pitting conservationists against politicians, the Independent reports. Decades after farming technology rendered them obsolete, the donkeys—now numbering about 1,000—are destroying crops and causing traffic accidents. "The donkeys are a real problem,"... Read full story »

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