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Half of mammals 'in decline', says extinction Red List
BARCELONA (AFP) - Half the world's mammals are declining in population and more than a third probably face extinction, said an update Monday of the "Red List," the most respected inventory of biodiversity.
Nations:Spain Mongolia Mexico Source:(AFP)
2008-10-06
Doctors: No hamsters or exotic pets for young kids
CHICAGO - Warning: young children should not keep hedgehogs as pets -- or hamsters, baby chicks, lizards and turtles, for that matter -- because of risks for disease.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-10-06
Elderly turtle pair fails to produce offspring
SUZHOU, China - She's around 80 years old. He's 100. Breathless scientists watched as the world's most endangered turtles successfully mated.
Nations:China Source:(AP)
2008-10-05
Chinese pandas fed chicken soup for health
BEIJING - Everyone needs some chicken soup for the soul -- even pandas.
Nations:China Source:(AP)
2008-10-03
Researchers find that tuna swim across Atlantic
WASHINGTON - Bluefin tuna from both sides of the Atlantic get together as juveniles, a discovery that could affect how the tuna fishery is managed. While North American and Mediterranean bluefin return home to spawn, a study published in Friday's edition of the journal Science reveals that as youngsters the fish travel long distances to intermix.
Nations:Morocco Source:(AP)
2008-10-02
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