8-million-year-old elephant found in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi - Paleontologists on Sunday announced that they had discovered the 8-million-year-old fossilized remains of an elephant, a hippo and a giant ostrich in western Abu Dhabi. Archaeologists from Yale University and Abu Dhabi's Authority on Cult...
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South African rhino sale comes under criticism
Johannesburg - A planned sale of up to 350 rhinoceroses from South Africa's Kruger National Park has run into sharp criticism from animal rights activists. Some of the animals would likely be sold to ranches where they could be shot by trophy hunters...
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Iraq hit by worst sandstorms in decades - Feature
Baghdad - The weather in Baghdad has been biblical of late. Great walls of sand, driven by scorching hot winds, have crashed against the walls and windows of the city, delaying historic business deals, waylaying diplomatic visits, even interfering wi...
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Three new dinosaur species found in Australia
Sydney - The bones of three new species of dinosaur have been found in the Australian Outback, officials said Friday. One, a carnivore nicknamed Banjo, stood 2 metres tall and had three large claws on each hand. The other two were plant-eaters, Clanc...
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2009-07-03 ] Category : [
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Report: Habitat destruction endangering wildlife
Geneva - Research has found that habitat destruction and to a lesser extent over-hunting are putting life on earth under a serious threat, according to a new report issued Thursday by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The analysis...
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2009-07-02 ] Category : [
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Thai wildlife trafficker gets two years in the pen
Bangkok - One of Thailand's major wildlife traffickers has been sentenced to two years in jail for trying to smuggle 245 Malayan Pangolins and 63 Black Marsh Turtles into Bangkok three years ago, police sources said Tuesday. The Pangolins, an endange...
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2009-06-30 ] Category : [
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