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Sandpiper Species Heading Towards Extinction

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In 2000, around 1,000 breeding pairs were known, but by 2009, the number had plummeted to just 120-220 pairs, a decline of 88%. Tags: birds hunting endangered species. Spoon-billed Sandpipers nest only in the far north-east of Russia.

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Lion Population Decreasing in Kenya

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Kenya's lion population has dropped from an estimated 2,749 in 2002 to 2,280 in 2004 and probably just 2000 individuals in 2009. Tags: africa Kenya lion endangered species.

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Questionable Practices at the Calgary Zoo

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The Calgary Zoo is again under scrutiny as details emerged Friday about how a capybara, a species of giant South American rodent, died after becoming caught in a hydraulic door last weekend as it was being moved from one area to another. In April 2009, unseasonably cold weather froze two whopping crane eggs.

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Cute of the Day: Baby Bongo

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The gestation period for this species is 9 to 9 ½ months. Cute of the Day: Baby Bongo originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on September 28, 2009. Tags: cute animal photos. Busch Gardens cares for the endangered Eastern Mountain subspecies of bongo. PHOTO: Matt Marriott/Busch Gardens.

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Nesting Eagle Killed in Portugal, Another Brilliant Move

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March 2009. If predator persecution cannot be adequately controlled, the future recovery of many important predator species will be in doubt". Tags: Stupid eagle portugal fox hunting. I come from a Portuguese family and I have no problem dumping on the Portuguese. This makes me angry. Irrational attitudes?

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Cute of the day: Baby White Rhino!

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Busch Gardens participates in the American Zoological and Aquarium Association (AZA) Species Survival Plan (SSP) to ensure genetic diversification among threatened and endangered animals in zoological facilities. originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on November 13, 2009. Tags: cute animal photos cute of the day.

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Right Whale Sighting in the Azores

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On 5th January 2009 a North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) was seen 5 miles south of Faial Island in the Azores by biologists from Whale Watch Azores and the University of the Azores (UA). Tags: oceans right whale azores whaling. A brief story with two subjects I love, whales and the Azores.

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