Vigilantes Surface in Sea Lion Control
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By JOSEPH B. FRAZIER  CASCADE LOCKS, Ore. - Above the spillways of Bonneville Dam, Darrell Schmidt patroled with his shotgun, drawing a bead on furry brown California sea lion heads popping up from the Columbia River and blasting off a beanbag round.
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WHANGAREI, NZ - A pod of dolphins formed a protective screen around a group of New Zealand lifeguards as a great white shark lingered below the surface, said one of the swimmers.
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Up to 60 protected gray seals have been killed off the west coast of Ireland in what a wildlife group described as slaughter. The Irish Seal Sanctuary said the seals -- most of them pups
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ZAGVOZD, Croatia  - The state has made them a  protected species, but shepherds say Croatia's wolves are  living up to their storybook reputation as the bad guys.
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Science & environment: Operation underway to halt a feared invasion of rats from destroying important seabird breeding station
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By Susan Cocking, The Miami Herald  Dec. 10--Lobster, Goliath grouper and sea trout dominated Thursday's meeting of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in Key Largo.
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A group of swimmers tells how dolphins protected them from a great white shark off New Zealand's coast.
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Patrolling in a wooden boat between the thickly forested banks of the broad Sangha river, the four "eco-guards" have something to show for their efforts to tackle poaching in this swathe of central Africa.
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By Kie Relyea, The Bellingham Herald, Wash.  Jun. 20--If you see a baby harbor seal alone on a Whatcom County beach, don't assume it's been abandoned and needs rescue.
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A panting border collie patrols a steamy Chicago beach, chasing away sea gulls before they can foul the sand. A sign asks beach goers to toss their trash in a bin and change their children's dirty diapers.
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By Mladen Rudman, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Dec. 12--EGLN AFB -- The federal government could soon find out if testing sophisticated weapons in the Gulf of Mexico can coexist with protecting marine mammals.
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Description: Conditions in the Bering Sea make any rescue attempt challenging for the Coast Guard in Alaska, which has responded to the grounded freighter near the Aleutian Islands.
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By Mladen Rudman, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Feb. 4--SANDESTIN -- Most folks think of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission as the state's law enforcement agency for hunting and fishing.   And it is.
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By Lee Tolliver, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Jun. 17--Picture the scene: A boat of anglers, miles from shore, the sea sparkling from a brilliant full moon, then they appear. Sharks, lots of them, surrounding the vessel.
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The UK coastguard tries to avert a human trafficking tragedy off the north African coast.
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The public is being asked to help monitor Northern Ireland seal colonies following an outbreak of a deadly virus.
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A new warden is patrolling Dorset's Jurassic Coast to prevent intrusive fossil hunters hacking into the cliffs.