Pyrenean bear killing prompts ban
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France has suspended hunting in the western Pyrenees mountains to save a bear cub orphaned when its mother was killed by hunters on Monday.
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An Australian judge Tuesday banned the company that conducts Japan's whale hunt from killing the animals in a large part of its regular hunting grounds off Antarctica.
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An osprey nursed back to health by a British bird charity after suffering gunshot wounds, dies after being shot again in Spain.
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Officials on Sunday were trying to determine why a zookeeper killed by a jaguar had opened the door to the animal's enclosure when zoo policies ban staff members from entering exhibits when big cats are inside.
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Colorado wildlife officers have killed dozens of black bears this summer after catching the marauding bruins rummaging through campsites, foraging in neighborhood trash cans and breaking into homes for food.
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BBC Europe editor Mark Mardell looks at the EU policies that protect the Iberian lynx, but also help destroy its habitat.
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HELEN, Ga. - A camping trip to Low Gap Camp Grounds turned into a harrowing experience for Chris Everhart and his three sons when they tangled with a 300-pound black bear. But the encounter last weekend proved fatal for the bear.
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Grizzly and black bears killed a majority of elk calves in northern Yellowstone National Park for the second year in a row, preliminary study results show.
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The European Commission is urged to lift the ban on using animal remains in farm feed.
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A 64-year-old man was hospitalised in stable condition on Tuesday after being attacked by a bear in Slovakia s High Tatra mountains, local media reported.
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Her name is Franska, one of five Slovenian brown bears introduced in the French Pyrenees mountains last year in a conservation programme that has gone awry.
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France suspended hunting in the western Pyrenees on Wednesday to save a bear cub orphaned when his mother, the last female bear native to the region, was killed by hunters earlier this week.
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Outdoor patio heaters could become history if MEPs vote to ban them today
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The European Union proposed a ban Monday on the sale and import of dog and cat fur in all 25 member nations, saying it has been found in some clothing, toys and other items on sale in Europe.
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A ban on hunting with dogs in England and Wales is expected to be backed by MPs on Wednesday.
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Science & environment: Death of female golden eagle with fledgling chick prompts calls for crackdown on rogue gamekeepers.
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A savage crocodile attack on a group of campers in northern Australia has sparked renewed calls for the partial lifting of a three-decade hunting ban aimed at saving the animals from extinction.