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Miracle Babies; Pandas and Leopards

4 The Love Of Animals

Each animal they raise to adulthood is a step away from extinction, with the ultimate challenge to return them to the wild. We’ll see ambitious programs to save diverse species from the outback of Australia, the savannahs of East Africa, the Brazilian Amazon and some of the most successful zoo breeding programs in the world.

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From Today's Los Angeles Times

Animal Ethics

In light of this horrible incident, is it right for the zoo to carry on a breeding program that subjects more animals to such unnatural lives? Many sanctuaries do not permit breeding. The zoo, surely, carries responsibility for deficiencies in its enclosure. Finally, what of the audience?

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Just how dangerous are birds?

10,000 Birds

Whitebaters are a peculiar kiwi breed of fishermen that catch tiny migratory baitfish and then fry them up in a kind of pancake. I had a look for information provided on animal attacks in New Zealand , where the data is collected by the ACC (the government run accident insurance scheme for the whole country).

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Questionable Practices at the Calgary Zoo

Critter News

Another animal dies at the Calgary Zoo and more questions are being raised about their practices. The fatality is one in a string of animal deaths in recent years. They were a part of the zoo’s breeding program for the rare birds. Tags: zoos welfare violations animal welfare.

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The Bee-eaters of Africa

10,000 Birds

These beaters usually take the form of grazing herds of game and domestic animals, and large flocks of carmine bee-eaters may gather overhead. Carmine bee-eaters occur throughout most of Subsaharan Africa, and many populations migrate widely post breeding.

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