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Baby Gorilla Rescued from Smugglers

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A baby lowland gorilla was rescued from smugglers on Sunday, April 24. How can you feel no frigging compassion? Tags: wildlife crime smuggling trafficking congo gorillas endangered species. There has unfortunately been an increase in smuggling attempts in the Congo. Here is an article about it.

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Fur Free Fashion Show Winners Announced

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Travers said, “We created this competition to boost fashion careers and honor independent designers who have compassion for animals and for the ethical and green fashion movement. Compassion for animals is part of the planet’s social and environmental equation. based Born Free Foundation.

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

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Many animals also display wide-ranging emotions, including joy, happiness, empathy, compassion, grief, and even resentment and embarrassment. We were told that Marco, one of the rescued chimpanzees, does a dance during thunderstorms during which he looks like he’s in a trance. Animal Rescues: Feeling Compassion for Those in Need.

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Where Does Entertainment Begin and End?

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None of this does justice to the earth, and our unique place in it as a species which has great privileges and also appropriate responsibilities. Juluri's focus on animals used to entertain humans is intentional and speaks to the legal battle he refers to. And finally, who is to decide when a video is entertaining versus informative?

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Sea Snakes of Northern Australia

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The most common species we see are the Stoke’s Sea Snake Astrotia stokesii , Dubois’ Sea Snake Aipysurus duboisii and the Olive Sea Snake Aipysurus laevis. Carrie-the Sea Snakes have their young-small snakes-at sea, so they are in the sea their whole lives unless they get washed up in a storm and then we try and rescue them.

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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Hunting sandhill cranes in Kentucky is a bad idea from a public relations standpoint, considering the growing cadre of birders and nature enthusiasts for whom cranes are a touchstone species. Initiating a hunting season on a large, charismatic species like a crane is no way to resuscitate hunting.

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Locked in Guangxi: An epidemic adventure, searching for birds

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A that point in time, I could not imagine the adventure that I was going to experience and how birds would have rescued me. We jumped into our rented SUV Jeep Compass for a trip of 6 days. I eventually felt at ease when I found my binoculars in my backpack; I always appreciate watching birds in any new area that I visit.

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