Swiss have wolf in their sights
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Switzerland wants to water down the protection given to wolves in Europe, which would allow the animal to be culled.
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In a German zoo, a close human-tiger encounter that ends well for all concerned.
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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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iraffes evolved long necks to browse in trees high above the competition. That is as plain as the explanation the wolf in granny clothing gave Little Red Riding Hood for his big teeth: &quot;The better to eat you with, my dear.
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As the gray wolf hovered on the brink of  extinction a decade ago, U.S. officials embarked on a  controversial plan to open the vast refuge of Yellowstone  National Park to the pack-based predators in the hopes of  rebuilding the species.
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The giant stag was no Bambi. It stood 7 feet tall at the shoulders and carried a spread of antlers 12 feet wide. It would have been easy to spot in the cool woodlands of Ice Age Europe, but perhaps hard to kill.
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Bold reintroduction generates huff and puff A study released today by the Royal Society proposes the reintroduction of wolves into the Scottish Highlands - 240 years after they were hunted to extinction.â¦
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MAN VERSUS BEAST: Overtrapping and overhunting in the early 20th century drove many species &#151; river otters, black bears and Canada geese, for example &#151; from their natural habitats.
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A century after they were wiped out by  hunters and a burgeoning population, wolves have returned to  parts of eastern Germany as factories close down, businesses  fail and people move out.
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Flaunted as fashion statements, pint-sized canines are, to some minds, the fur-bearing equivalent of a pair of Louboutin pumps.
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A xenophobic appeal to a white 'flock' is doing wonders for a right-wing Swiss party's election campaign
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Wolves will remain protected for now in Wyoming, where officials want to manage the animals by killing some, even as they come off the endangered species list in five other states, federal officials said Friday.
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It's early on a cold October morning, high in the Swiss canton of Valais. Like a giant cowbell, the church clock clangs out a wake-up call across the slate roofs and cobbled streets of the little village of ...
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Swiss ski resorts try to plan a future where less snow through climate change threatens business.
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Designed by Wolf Prix of the Vienna-based architectural firm Coop Himmelb(l)au, BMW Welt â or BMW World â joins an impressive list of high-profile architecture projects by German car companies in recent years.
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If you're looking for a change of scene this winter, try Switzerland, Turkey, or China.
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There is something almost spectral about the vision of the new bridge across the Tarn Valley at Millau. It is almost as though it is not connected to the normal laws of gravity.