Baby panda feted in Japan dies after just three days (AFP)
AFP - A giant panda cub whose rare birth by artificial insemination led to rejoicing in Japan died on Friday after just three days, zoo officials said.
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Three pandas born during final weekend of Olympics: reports (AFP)
AFP - Three giant pandas have been born in southwest China, bringing the total number of new arrivals of the endangered species this year to at least 19, state media reported.
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Groups: Bush rushing to rewrite species rules (AP)
AP - The Bush administration is providing insufficient time for public comment as it seeks to loosen rules protecting endangered species, representatives of more than 100 conservation groups charged Friday.
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Atlanta panda cub put in incubator for monitoring (AP)
AP - The only panda born at a U.S. zoo so far this year was placed in an incubator on Monday for closer monitoring by zookeepers after visitors flocked to watch mother and child on a live video feed at Zoo Atlanta.
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Taiwan zoo hopes to welcome China pandas in November (AFP)
AFP - Officials at Taiwan's biggest zoo said Wednesday they hoped to welcome a pair of giant pandas from rival China as early as November, a move expected to draw millions of tourists to the capital.
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Hundreds of mink set loose from Utah farm (AP)
AP - Animal rights activists broke into a mink farm and released hundreds of the animals from their pens, police said.
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Changes to Endangered Species Act Called Bad Science (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - Changes that the Bush administration is proposing to make to Endangered Species Act regulations just aren't sound science, various scientists and conservation groups say.They're concerned that the loss of scientific oversight resulting from the changes will leave some species vulnerable to federal projects that could damage habitats.The Endangered Species Act (ESA), signed into law by President Nixon on Dec. 28, 1973, does more than just provide for the creation of the Endangered Species List. ...
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Thousands of Australia's koalas felled by land-clearing: WWF (AFP)
AFP - Australian koalas are dying by the thousands as a result of land clearing in the country's northeast, while millions of birds and reptiles are also perishing, conservation group WWF said Sunday.
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UK army to consider alternatives to bearskin hats (AP)
AP - After meeting with animal rights activists, the British military said Tuesday that it will study alternative materials to replace the bearskin hats worn by the soldiers who guard Buckingham Palace.
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Giant panda cub born at Zoo Atlanta (AP)
AP - Zoo Atlanta's giant panda family just got larger.
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Activists stage dolphin die-in at Japanese embassy in US (AFP)
AFP - Environmental and animal rights activists dressed as dolphins Wednesday staged a die-in in Washington to protest what they called the "horrific butchering" of thousands of dolphins by Japanese fishermen every year.
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Extreme Recycling: Zoo Doo (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - Some zoos in the U.S. offer an exotic way to fertilize their gardens through a unique method of recycling waste from zoo animals.
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Whales shedding blubber, Japan study says (AFP)
AFP - Japan, under fire overseas for whaling it justifies as research, has released its findings -- whales are losing blubber because ocean resources are growing scarce.
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Dead For Years, Ferrets Finally Become Fathers (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - Black-footed ferrets at the Smithsonian's National Zoo have birthed two kits sired by males who died in 1999 and 2000.
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Angel the dog credited with saving kittens (AP)
AP - You've heard of man bites dog. What about, dog saves cats? A two-year-old dog that had been turned over to the Nevada Humane Society's shelter in Reno is being credited with rescuing six abandoned kittens.
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Sudden death after arrest may be new syndrome (Reuters)
Reuters - Young men who die suddenly after being arrested by the police may be victims of a new syndrome similar to one that kills some wild animals when they are captured, Spanish researchers said on Tuesday.
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Changing of the guard: Talks over bearskin hats (AFP)
AFP - Military chiefs are to meet with an animal rights group on Tuesday to discuss alternatives to the traditional bearskin hats famously worn by the guards at Buckingham Palace.
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Environmentalists can't corral Palin (AP)
AP - At the National Governors Association conference where she first met John McCain, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin had other business: making her case to Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne against classifying the polar bear as a threatened species.
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Beetles Evolving as Lovers or Fighters (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - The evolutionary tradeoff between becoming a biggerfighter or lover could lead to new species among dung beetle populations.
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Whalers in Norway defend castigated hunt (AFP)
AFP - In the Lofoten Islands, the main base for Norway's whaling industry, whalers adamantly defend the harshly criticised practice and reject claims that consumers are not buying whale meat.
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Lost and Found:
Article on preventing cats from getting lost, steps to take ahead of time to make finding them easier, and what to do if a cat does go missing.
http://animal.discovery.com/guides/cats/essentials/missingintro.html
Web-based service that matches the lost animal's rabies tag, license tag, microchip, or tattoo code with its owner by searching a database of registered pets.
http://www.awolpet.com/
Free Classified Ads Portal
www.graand.com
World wide lost and found bird hotline free on the net. Plus bird questions answered, vet talk and bird stories.
http://www.birdhotline.com/
Dedicated to helping owners of pets lost in Canada reunite with their strays. Searchable database of lost and found pets with photos, descriptions, and contact forms. Includes FAQ, forum, email alerts, and links to related sites.
http://www.canadastrays.com/
Offers advice and resources for finding a lost cat. Includes contact information for UK vets and local branches of the RSPCA.
http://www.devonrex.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
Database of lost and found dogs. Offers tips for searching, poster template, and individual web pages for lost dogs. Will notify area vets and shelters of a lost dog for a fee.
http://dogdetective.com/
Flealess Market's Lost Pets International
Free lost and found companion animal ads by country, state (province) and city, including the USDA's Missing Pet Network missing/stolen horses website.
http://www.flealess.org/lostpets/index.html
Canadian pet registration service that facilitates finding lost pets by using their rabies vaccination tags. Online registration is available.
http://www.getmehome.ca/
Free lost and found service to help reunite pets with their owners. Based in Aberdeen, Scotland.
http://www.helplostpets.com
Hudson Valley Lost and Found Pets
Free service of the Dutchess County SPCA (DCSPCA) of Hyde Park, Dutchess County, New York. Provides database of lost and found pets and offers tips on lost pet prevention and recovery.
http://lostfoundpets.com/
Free lost and found service for pets and other items.
http://www.inspice.com
The Internet Lost and Found - England
List and search for lost and found pets by category.
http://pets.lostandfound.com/index.tpl?cart=103879914511319778&country=England
Free service helping people of the Piedmont Triad area of North Carolina reunite with their lost pets. Includes lost and found listings searchable by species and city, tips, and contact information for local shelters and newspapers.
http://www.lassiecomehomenc.org/
Free posting service in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. Lists lost and found pets, how to search article, and list of area shelters and agencies.
http://www.batnet.com/candiceb/
Lost and Found Pets of Western North Carolina
Free service where users may post and view lost, found, and sighted pets in Western North Carolina. Also offers contact information for area shelters and veterinarians.
http://lostpetswnc.org/
List of cats (with photos where provided) lost or found in the Brighton and Hove area of England. Includes advice on finding a missing cat.
http://www.lostcatsbrighton.org.uk/
Free service for posting descriptions and photos of dogs that have been lost or found in or near Wichita, Kansas.
http://www.lostdogwichita.com/
Steps to take to locate a lost dog, catch it, return it to health, and prevent escapes in the future. Includes downloadable resources.
http://www.basenjicompanions.org/health/lost-dogs/
Contains the option to add a description of lost and found dogs in the United Kingdom. Also features advice on how to protect your dog and what to do if it is missing.
http://www.lostdogsuk.com/
Searchable database with the aim of reuniting lost and found cats with their owners. Users can submit photographs and descriptions of animals. Based in the UK, but also accepts ads from other countries.
http://www.lostmycat.org/
Lost and found database helping to reunite owners with their animals.
http://www.lostpaws.com/
Non-profit organization serving the entire United States offers free database for all types of lost and found animals. Includes poster templates and advice for pet owners and anyone who finds a stray.
http://www.lostpetsos.org/
Provides descriptions and photos of lost and found dogs. Covers Austin, Dallas, Galveston, Houston, Portland, San Diego, and San Marcos.
http://lostadog.com/
Free listings of lost and found pets and personal belongings, organized by state.
http://lostandfoundnow.com/
Non-profit effort to help reunite lost dogs with their owners. Database organized by breed, with the option of adding a photograph to the dog's description. Also offers a live chat room. Based in the UK.
http://www.lost-doggies.com
Lost and found database, helping reunite pets with their respective owners. Serving the Pacific Northwest. Site also offers tips on finding a lost pet.
http://www.lostpetnet.com/
Accepts reports of found pets into searchable database; includes suggestions and resources for locating lost pets.
http://www.pets.lostandfound.com
Free lost and found listings for Maryland. Also accepts out-of-state submissions.
http://www.mdlostpets.com/
Email group for persons searching for lost pets.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MissingAnimalResponse/
E-group offering a network of support, referral, and guidance in locating and recovering lost cats.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MissingCatAssistance/
Free Chicago-based service provides information and photos for lost and found dogs and cats. Accepts local listings only.
http://www.missingpetcenter.com/
Group of volunteers sponsored by the USDA Animal Care Office who help people find missing pets. Lost and found listing by state, information on how to post, sample listing, and advice on looking for lost pets.
http://www.missingpet.net/
Based in California. Tips, advice, and resources for finding a lost cat or dog.
http://www.lostapet.org/
Operates a national UK missing pets register and works closely with over 10,000 pet care organizations to aid in pet recovery.
http://www.missingpetsbureau.com/
Worldwide free listings of lost and found pets, searchable by region, date, or type of animal.
http://www.missingpets.com/
Local bulletin board for pets in the Nashville, Tennessee area. Includes tips and FAQs.
http://www.nashvillepetfinders.com/
Internet based non-profit organization dedicated to reuniting lost pets with their owners in the United States and Canada. Offers advice on what to do if you lose or find a pet.
http://www.operationkona.org/
Post or search reports for lost and found pets in Franklin County, Ohio. Includes advice and contact information for shelters, humane societies and rescue groups.
http://www.petfbi.org/
List brokers who sell lists of homes within a one-to-two-mile radius in any U.S. city and will deliver pre-addressed post cards with a pet description and photograph, ready to stamp and mail, to the owner.
http://www.petfind-usa.com/
Pet Line Lost and Found Service
Non-profit group dedicated to reuniting Long Island and NYC pet owners with their lost pets. For a fee, maintains pet information and photo in case of loss and provides ID tag with 24-hour phone number.
http://www.petline.org/
Listing of lost and found pets, forum, and found pictures.
http://www.pet-detective.com/
Created to help lost dogs, cats and other pets find their way home. Includes free pet listing.
http://www.pmia.com/
Family looking for their lost dog in Virginia. Printable flyers, list of sightings, and reward offer.
http://www.globalspan.net/lost.htm
Providing professional help tracing lost or stolen dogs, since 1976.
http://www.sherlockbones.com/
Angel the dog credited with saving kittens (AP)
AP - You've heard of man bites dog. What about, dog saves cats? A two-year-old dog that had been turned over to the Nevada Humane Society's shelter in Reno is being credited with rescuing six abandoned kittens.
news.yahoo.com
Activists stage dolphin die-in at Japanese embassy in US (AFP)
AFP - Environmental and animal rights activists dressed as dolphins Wednesday staged a die-in in Washington to protest what they called the "horrific butchering" of thousands of dolphins by Japanese fishermen every year.
news.yahoo.com
Thousands of Australia's koalas felled by land-clearing: WWF (AFP)
AFP - Australian koalas are dying by the thousands as a result of land clearing in the country's northeast, while millions of birds and reptiles are also perishing, conservation group WWF said Sunday.
news.yahoo.com
Hundreds of mink set loose from Utah farm (AP)
AP - Animal rights activists broke into a mink farm and released hundreds of the animals from their pens, police said.
news.yahoo.com
Whalers in Norway defend castigated hunt (AFP)
AFP - In the Lofoten Islands, the main base for Norway's whaling industry, whalers adamantly defend the harshly criticised practice and reject claims that consumers are not buying whale meat.
news.yahoo.com
Sudden death after arrest may be new syndrome (Reuters)
Reuters - Young men who die suddenly after being arrested by the police may be victims of a new syndrome similar to one that kills some wild animals when they are captured, Spanish researchers said on Tuesday.
news.yahoo.com
Giant panda cub born at Zoo Atlanta (AP)
AP - Zoo Atlanta's giant panda family just got larger.
news.yahoo.com
Whales shedding blubber, Japan study says (AFP)
AFP - Japan, under fire overseas for whaling it justifies as research, has released its findings -- whales are losing blubber because ocean resources are growing scarce.
news.yahoo.com
Baby panda feted in Japan dies after just three days (AFP)
AFP - A giant panda cub whose rare birth by artificial insemination led to rejoicing in Japan died on Friday after just three days, zoo officials said.
news.yahoo.com
Taiwan zoo hopes to welcome China pandas in November (AFP)
AFP - Officials at Taiwan's biggest zoo said Wednesday they hoped to welcome a pair of giant pandas from rival China as early as November, a move expected to draw millions of tourists to the capital.
news.yahoo.com
Groups: Bush rushing to rewrite species rules (AP)
AP - The Bush administration is providing insufficient time for public comment as it seeks to loosen rules protecting endangered species, representatives of more than 100 conservation groups charged Friday.
news.yahoo.com
Environmentalists can't corral Palin (AP)
AP - At the National Governors Association conference where she first met John McCain, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin had other business: making her case to Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne against classifying the polar bear as a threatened species.
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Beetles Evolving as Lovers or Fighters (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - The evolutionary tradeoff between becoming a biggerfighter or lover could lead to new species among dung beetle populations.
news.yahoo.com
Dead For Years, Ferrets Finally Become Fathers (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - Black-footed ferrets at the Smithsonian's National Zoo have birthed two kits sired by males who died in 1999 and 2000.
news.yahoo.com
Changes to Endangered Species Act Called Bad Science (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - Changes that the Bush administration is proposing to make to Endangered Species Act regulations just aren't sound science, various scientists and conservation groups say.They're concerned that the loss of scientific oversight resulting from the changes will leave some species vulnerable to federal projects that could damage habitats.The Endangered Species Act (ESA), signed into law by President Nixon on Dec. 28, 1973, does more than just provide for the creation of the Endangered Species List. ...
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Changing of the guard: Talks over bearskin hats (AFP)
AFP - Military chiefs are to meet with an animal rights group on Tuesday to discuss alternatives to the traditional bearskin hats famously worn by the guards at Buckingham Palace.
news.yahoo.com
Atlanta panda cub put in incubator for monitoring (AP)
AP - The only panda born at a U.S. zoo so far this year was placed in an incubator on Monday for closer monitoring by zookeepers after visitors flocked to watch mother and child on a live video feed at Zoo Atlanta.
news.yahoo.com
UK army to consider alternatives to bearskin hats (AP)
AP - After meeting with animal rights activists, the British military said Tuesday that it will study alternative materials to replace the bearskin hats worn by the soldiers who guard Buckingham Palace.
news.yahoo.com
Three pandas born during final weekend of Olympics: reports (AFP)
AFP - Three giant pandas have been born in southwest China, bringing the total number of new arrivals of the endangered species this year to at least 19, state media reported.
news.yahoo.com
Extreme Recycling: Zoo Doo (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - Some zoos in the U.S. offer an exotic way to fertilize their gardens through a unique method of recycling waste from zoo animals.
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