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  • Bedbugs now biting in basement of Empire State Building

    Sat, Aug 21, 2010 2:53 PM by Associated Press

    Officials said an employee had the bedbugs on his clothes and brought them into the building, but the problem is now under control.

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    Wild pigs to go on the pill in Alabama

    Fri, Aug 20, 2010 7:40 PM

    Auburn University tackles a wild pig problem with species-specific birth control that would make sows allergic to getting pregnant.

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  • Bed bugs: Coming to a theater near you?

    Fri, Aug 20, 2010 12:37 PM

    Video: Moviegoers in New York City are reporting being bitten while watching flicks. Why the recent surge in bedbug infestations?

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  • EU ban on seal goods imports in place

    Fri, Aug 20, 2010 7:25 AM by Agence France-Presse

    The European Parliament announced the ban last year after public outcry over Canada's annual commercial seal hunt.

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  • Whooping cranes may return to Louisiana

    Thu, Aug 19, 2010 8:45 PM by Janet McConnaughey, AP

    Young whooping cranes will be raised in a pen near New Orleans and will likely remain in the area because they must be taught to migrate.

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  • Raging bull charges crowd

    Thu, Aug 19, 2010 2:50 PM

    Video: TODAY’s Natalie Morales takes a look at terrifying video showing a raging bull charging into a grandstand packed with spectators at a bullfight in Spain.

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  • Father saves girl from bear in zoo

    Thu, Aug 19, 2010 11:25 AM by Verena Schmitt-Roschmann, AP

    A 3-year-old girl climbed a fence and tumbled into an Asiatic black bear's pen at a German zoo.

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    Radioactive boars on the rise in Germany

    Thu, Aug 19, 2010 4:50 AM by Verena Schmitt-Roschmann, AP

    Thousands of boars shot by hunters turn up with excessive levels of radioactivity left over from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear meltdown in Ukraine.

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    Strange orange-headed birds suddenly appear in Ireland

    Thu, Aug 19, 2010 3:11 AM by Bryan Nelson

    Birds not found in any field guides have been perplexing birdwatchers in Ireland for weeks. What are they and where did they come from?

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  • Canadian police officer with bears in marijuana fields

    Canada marijuana growers use wild bears to guard pot

    Wed, Aug 18, 2010 6:54 PM by Agence France-Presse

    Police often find dogs, human guards or booby-traps on Canadian marijuana growing operations — the bears were very poor guards in comparison.

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  • Thad Allen releasing sea turtles from Gulf oil spill

    First oiled turtles released into Gulf

    Wed, Aug 18, 2010 4:27 PM by Antonio Gonzalez and Jane McConnaughey, AP

    Wildlife officials said birds and sea turtles have suffered less oil damage than originally projected.

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  • Giant horned turtle fossil

    Giant 8-foot-long turtle bones found on Pacific island

    Wed, Aug 18, 2010 3:42 PM by Bryan Nelson

    Described as a 'walking fortress', this animal had horns and a tail club. It's the first giant turtle species known to have been encountered by humans.

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  • U.S. scientists create frozen coral 'bank'

    Wed, Aug 18, 2010 7:34 AM by Agence France-Presse

    The bank so far contains frozen sperm and embryonic cells from mushroom coral and rice coral, but researchers plan to expand the cell library.

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    Mother renews plea to name dingo as her baby's killer

    Tue, Aug 17, 2010 7:28 PM by Tanalee Smith, AP

    Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton was wrongly convicted of murdering her infant after the baby disappeared in the Australian Outback 30 years ago.

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  • Saving species by getting tattooed

    Tue, Aug 17, 2010 12:50 PM by Siel Ju

    Tattoo artists and tattoo lovers are finding creative ways to make their mark on environmental issues.

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