Disagreement rages over Detroit elephant
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There is a disagreement concerning the future of two elephants at the Detroit Zoo: a sanctuary or the Columbus Zoo. The American Zoo and Aquarium Association in Washington has
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Tusker, a towering 50-year-old bull elephant who had become a favorite for safari camp visitors, was shot dead after New Year's party-goers provoked the animal into trampling several cars, conservationists said Monday.
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WHITING, Ind. -- A proposal to allow BP to greatly increase the amount of pollutants it discharges into Lake Michigan from its refinery here has prompted a bitter war of words between officials in Illinois and Indiana.
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Animal handlers agonized over the issue for more than a year: the wisdom of moving Alaska's only elephant away from the only home she has ever known. Nine elephant experts were consulted from zoos and animal parks in the United States and Canada, and a decision was made: Maggie stays.
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The death of an elderly elephant that was brought to the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago two years ago adds to the already contentious debate over whether elephants belong in northern zoos with cold winters.
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Bulls have holes in their shoes. Bears have holes in their arguments.
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Animal lovers and lawmakers face a dog and cat fight over how many pets residents may own at the same time in the small Utah town of Provo, officials said on Wednesday.
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Long a symbol of power for American car companies, the V-8 engine is sputtering as Detroitâs Big Three promote smaller engines and alternative-fuel vehicles.
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The Oakland Athletics and Texas Rangers disagreed over who&#39;s to blame for an altercation in the stands that led to the arrest of Rangers pitcher Frank Francisco after Francisco threw a chair that hit a woman and broke her nose.
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ORLANDO, Fla. - Who didn't let the dog out? A stink was raised during halftime of the Detroit Pistons-Orlando Magic NBA game on Tuesday night when the start of the second half was delayed by three minutes after a guide dog relieved itself on the court.
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That exquisite little carved-ivory elephant for sale on eBay could be an illegal piece of African elephant tusk.
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Sydney's premier zoo is celebrating the  news that its 9-year-old Asian elephant is pregnant, but animal  rights groups are shocked that the zoo has let a juvenile  elephant fall pregnant.
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A campaign skirmish flared this week in Minnesota over a bumper sticker comparing President Bush to Adolf Hitler that was briefly on display at the local Democratic Party headquarters.
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GABORONE, Botswana  - When Uttum Corea arrived in  Africa from Sri Lanka he was puzzled by the widely held notion  that African elephants could not be tamed.
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Science & environment: A demonstration by supporters of animal testing may reignite bitter row over the use of animals in medical research
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By Eric Sharp, Detroit Free Press  Sep. 10--BALDWIN -- This isn't something you hear of too often: an angler complaining that the fish are too big.
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By Paul T. Rosynsky  OAKLAND -- City Attorney John Russo will have to explain in court why he invalidated a petition that challenged the City Council's approval of the massive Oak to Ninth housing development, a judge tentatively ruled this week.