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  • August 2008

    • Treats Banned, Komodo Dragons Get Nasty

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 25, 08 5:53 AM CDT

      Treats Banned, Komodo Dragons Get Nasty

      (Newser) - Komodo dragons in an Indonesian park are increasingly attacking humans, and villagers who share their habitat say environmentalist policies are to blame, reports the Wall Street Journal . Inhabitants of Komodo National Park have traditionally left deer and sheep for the carnivorous lizards, the largest in the world. But new laws banning the offerings have made the dragons “angry with us,” said a villager. More »

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      environmentalism  • Indonesia  • national park  • hunting  • lizard  • deer  • Komodo dragon

  • June 2008

    • 'Unicorn' Deer Spotted in Italy

      Associated Press  |  Jun 11, 08 6:02 PM CDT

      'Unicorn' Deer Spotted in Italy

      (Newser) - A deer with a single horn in the center of its head has been spotted in an Italian nature preserve, triggering speculation that such anomalies may have helped give rise to unicorn myths, the AP reports. Experts say the year-old deer, born in captivity and nicknamed “Unicorn,” likely has a genetic flaw or experienced trauma early in its life.     More »

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      Italy  • animal  • parks  • deer  • mythical creature

  • November 2007

    • Hunters Supply Food Banks as the Need Grows

      Associated Press  |  Nov 30, 07 10:50 PM CST

      Hunters Supply Food Banks as the Need Grows

      (Newser) - Food banks facing shortages are welcoming game meat from hunters. Using the meat isn’t new, but this year the need is greater, as charities report more clients and reductions in their supplies, reports AP. One food bank in Montana received 7,500 pounds of game in 2006 and nearly as much this year. That figure included six elk killed illegally and confiscated by game officers. More »

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      hunger  • hunting  • food banks  • deer

  • June 2007

    • Tuna Shortage Triggers Sushi Crisis

      New York Times  |  Jun 25, 07 4:21 AM CDT

      Tuna Shortage Triggers Sushi Crisis

      (Newser) - Plummeting supplies of tuna have become a recipe for disaster in Japan, where sushi lovers eat 60,000 tons of the fish a year. Desperate chefs are experimenting with increasingly bizarre sushi substitutes, including deer and even horse, the New York Times reports. But sushi without tuna in Japan is like American baseball without hotdogs. More »

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      Japan  • food  • fish  • horse  • tuna  • sushi  • deer

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