Critter News

APRIL 20, 2012

King Juan Carlos of Spain, Honorary President of WWF Spain, is recovering in hospital after breaking his hip in Botswana where he was on an elephant hunt. Apparently it isn't the first time the King has been shooting big game in Africa, or elsewhere (Apparently he killed a bear in Russia a few years ago too).

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JANUARY 21, 2016

The deal failed due to Russia voting against it, citing uncertainty about whether the commission had the authority to establish a marine protected area. In October 2014, during a meeting in Hobart, Australia, the protection of this important region was once again blocked by China and Russia. Finally – the Seabirds.

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Russia Penguins Whales Whaling 165

4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Found in the frozen forests near Russia’s border with Korea, the cats are feared to have just 30 members left in the wild. And Kenya boasts a unique orphanage … for elephants! Miracle Babies: Leopard Love. Tuesday, September 13, at 9P ET/PT. The rarest big cat on earth, the Amur leopard, is on the brink of disappearing forever.

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Pandas Leopards Gorillas Zoos 100

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JUNE 27, 2022

Presumably, the Natal Spurfowl thinks the Kruger Park is good habitat, with all the big animals around – the HBW remarks (with a slight hint of disapproval) that the species forages on rhinoceros and elephant dung. The bird … … and the dung provider. Kind of like Dresden, I guess.

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