To Keep Its Parakeets Wild, San Francisco Bans Handouts
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San Franciscoâs Board of Supervisors has banned the feeding of a tourist attraction.
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Hong Kong authorities may ban the slaughtering of poultry by retailers in a bid to prevent a bird (avian) flu pandemic. The WHO has warned that the next global pandemic may come from a mutated bird flu virus.
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By TOM SHARPE, MAP BY ALEXANDER USATINE  Trees:  Activists post fliers on Web site to oppose project  Junipers and pinon trees would be thinned on 92 acres of city- owned open space along Hyde Park Road under a plan that goes to the Santa Fe City Council this month.
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Fans of the Segway -- the gyroscopically controlled scooter that has been banned on many sidewalks -- are taking solace in the company of other enthusiasts. In San Francisco, this extends to the animal kingdom, as Segway users commandeer a zoo. By Rachel Metz.
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San Francisco's AT&T park offers premium food - including great options for vegetarians.
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A bill that would require most dogs and cats in California to be spayed or neutered has brought howls of protest from breeders and threats from the American Kennel Club to pull the nation's second-largest dog show from the state.
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By ALEX DOBUZINSKIS\\ Staff Writer  LEBEC -- Hoping to protect rebounding condor populations, Tejon Ranch will ban hunters from using lead bullets on the massive property near the Los Angeles-Kern county line.
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Â· Zoo birds culled after complaints about noise Â· Horrified locals side with animal rights activists
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An effort to clean up some of the city's seedier neighborhoods and rid the streets of junkies, hookers and runaways has run headlong into San Francisco's free-to-be-who-you-are ethos.
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A global campaign is underway to ban the transportation of millions of live animals over long distances.
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By Nicole C. Wong, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Mar.
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By Julie Sevrens Lyons, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Dec.
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By JUDY O'ROURKE  SANTA CLARITA -- Bird counts for many common species nationwide - - including several found in Santa Clarita -- have shrunk by more than half in the past three decades, according to findings released recently.
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Officials at zoos around the country say their housing for big cats is safe, but in light of the fatal mauling in San Francisco some are reviewing their procedures and even taking new measures of steep pen walls.
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Federal wildlife officials released a long-range plan Monday for removing a tiny bird that nests on West Coast beaches from Endangered Species Act protections by 2047 with the help of volunteers from the Audubon Society, the Boy Scouts and other nonprofit groups.
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Elephants must receive hundreds of times more space to live at San Francisco&#39;s zoo or not be kept at the facility, city legislators said on Tuesday in legislation that could effectively bar pachyderms for good.
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By Patty Fisher, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Dec. 18--When you consider Bill and Jean Lane's lifetime of contributions to open-space preservation, their campaign to prevent two measly houses from being built in their Portola Valley neighborhood may seem like small potatoes.