African giraffes highly endangered: study
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Man and mother nature are threatening at least six distinct species of African giraffe, which are highly endangered and could face extinction if not protected, a study warned Saturday.
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Largely confined to a sprinkling of islands off South Africaâs tip, the African penguin, the continentâs only native penguin, are endangered.
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An Aids-like virus has been found in African hunters who have eaten ape meat which is being sold illegally in the UK. A leading scientist has told the File On 4 programme that the virus was probably passed
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The world's tallest animal, the giraffe, may actually be several species, a new genetics study suggests.
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KAMPALA, Uganda, Feb. 28 -- South African wildlife officials on Wednesday proposed new elephant management rules that would allow burgeoning populations to be culled, a practice banned since 1994 as unnecessarily cruel to the beloved but destructive animals.
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THE GLOBAL extinction crisis ignores thousands of affiliated species that are also at risk of being wiped out, making the list of endangered species much larger and more serious than originally thought, says a study produced in part at the University of
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Reseachers have linked the survival of the Acacia tree to Africa's big browsing mammals
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A new study estimates that if the nearly 12,200 animals and plants currently listed as threatened or endangered disappear, another 6,300 "affiliate" species could also be lost.
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Recent outbreaks of ebola among people in Africa also killed thousands of gorillas, animals already threatened by hunting, a new study reports.
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By CLARE NULLIS  CAPE TOWN, South Africa - South Africa's government announced restrictions Tuesday on the hunting of lions born and raised in captivity, overriding protests by breeders who warn they could face financial ruin and be forced to euthanize their animals.
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Whole species of animals from frogs to leopards, living in vulnerable areas and with nowhere else to go, face extinction due to global warming, scientists said on Wednesday.
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The world risks losing many of its rare livestock breeds unless conservation steps are taken now, a study warns.
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Apes, gazelles, crocodiles, dolphins, vultures and parakeets are all in danger as the global extinction crisis escalates.
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Africa urged to support agricultural research   JOHANNESBURG, June 5 (Xinhua) - African countries have been urged to pledge more financial supports to agricultural research in order to boost agricultural production, secure food supply and contribute to development.
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South Africa's Kruger National Park elephant population has nearly doubled in recent years, causing heavy habitat destruction and invasion of adjacent farms. Now conservation authorities are considering a plan to kill perhaps thousands elephants to bring the problem under control.
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The loss and degradation of habitat pose the most significant threats to hundreds of Florida wildlife species. Lack of funding and enforcement and staff turnover represent the biggest
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CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- After years of painstaking research, scientists say they have unleashed a baby boom among one of the world's most endangered animals, China's giant panda.