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  • August 2008

    • Crash Kills 4 Carter Relatives

      Times (UK)  |  Aug 22, 08 7:35 PM CDT

      Crash Kills 4 Carter Relatives

      (Newser) - Four British relatives of actress Helena Bonham Carter died this week in a safari bus crash, the London Times reports. The minibus punctured a tire and overturned 6 hours outside of Johannesburg, South Africa, killing Carter's cousin Fiona Bonham Carter, 51, and three relatives including Fiona's mother. The Oscar-nominated actress could not be reached for comment. More »

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      South Africa  • accident  • car crash  • safari  • Helena Bonham Carter

  • July 2008

    • Zoo Shows Off Baby White Lions

      Der Spiegel  |  Jul 16, 08 6:02 AM CDT

      Zoo Shows Off Baby White Lions

      (Newser) - The world's population of just 200 white lions leaped by seven in a single day when twin lionesses gave birth in June, Der Spiegel reports, and the German safari park where they were born has now unveiled the extremely rare cubs. But while one new mom took to motherhood with zeal, the other showed little interest, forcing zookeepers to hand-raise her four cubs. White lions are a mutation of a sub-species extinct in the wild. More »

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      endangered species  • zoo  • safari  • lions  • lion

  • January 2008

    • Rangers Kill Taunted Tusker

      Associated Press  |  Jan 8, 08 3:25 AM CST

      Rangers Kill Taunted Tusker

      (Newser) - Tusker, a 50-year-old bull elephant, was an old  favorite at a safari park in Zimbabwe, but rangers shot him dead after he trampled several cars at a rowdy New Year's Eve party where the animal was taunted. Witnesses say that drunken partygoers teased Tusker by flashing car lights, lighting fireworks, throwing bottles and even slapping his rump, AP reports. More »

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      Zimbabwe  • conservation  • elephant  • safari

  • June 2007

    • Deal Threatens Ancient Tribe in Tanzania

      Washington Post  |  Jun 10, 07 5:00 PM CDT

      Deal Threatens Ancient Tribe in Tanzania

      (Newser) - The Hadzabe people of Tanzania walk in age-old footsteps near the once-bountiful Serengeti plain, starting fires with sticks and hunting with handmade poison arrows. Now the tribe has crossed paths with the royal family of Abu Dhabi, and the resulting conflict endangers a way of life that has endured for 50,000 years. The Washington Post visits the Yaeda Valley. More »

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      Africa  • Abu Dhabi  • Tanzania  • United Arab Emirates  • modernization  • safari

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