Critter News

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

KING-TV reports that both the state Department of Fish and Wildlife and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are investigating the deaths. The animal protection group Seal Sitters says a necropsy showed that the sea lion had suffered a shark bite and had twisted intestines in addition to a bullet wound.

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Critter News

JANUARY 13, 2009

Protecting mountain gorillas in the Congo is dangerous work. That arrest has resulted in several leads in the investigation. Tags: virunga war congo gorillas endangered species. Just last week, a 33-year-old ranger was killed by Mai Mai rebels. Another ranger was wounded in the attack and a rebel was captured.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 23, 2008

According to the complaint, the defendants routinely beat elephants, violating the 1973 Endangered Species Act by hitting them with bull hooks. Finally, a cruelty suit against Feld Entertainment, which owns Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, is coming to trial. The anticipated three-week, non-jury trial takes place in U.S.

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