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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: wildlife

wildlife stories: 63 news summaries

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Crikey! Croc Hunter Honored With Reserve

Aussies buy $6M land to pay tribute to Irwin's conservation legacy

Jul 23, 07 7:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - The late croc hunter Steve Irwin will be remembered with a new wildlife reserve in the Australian Outback established in his honor, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. The 135,000 hectares filled with endangered animals and dotted by fragile ecosystems, purchased by the government for $6 million, will be managed... More »

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environment • environmentalism • wildlife • stingray

Africans OK Nine-Year
Ivory Ban

But first, countries approve a one-time mammoth sale

Jun 15, 07 6:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Four southern African countries will hold a one-time sale of 200 tons of stockpiled ivory before the start of a nine-year moratorium, in a hard-fought conservation compromise. Proceeds from the blowout will be used in elephant conservation efforts in the future. "It's the best we could achieve for the... More »

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Africa • Kenya • conservation • tourism • Southern Africa • ivory • poaching • wildlife • elephant • moratorium

Endangered Species May Get Bush Brush-Off

Internal memo
reveals plan to
reduce protection

Mar 27, 07 7:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Bush administration is quietly rewriting the rules on enforcing the Endangered Species Act, drafting changes that some environmentalists say will fatally weaken protections for threatened wildlife. A 117-page internal proposal obtained by Salon would limit which animals could be effectively protected, cut back on the size of habitats preserved,... More »

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Bush administration • endangered species • environmentalism • Endangered Species Act • wildlife • species • threatened species • animal

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