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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A third of the world&#39;s amphibian species are in danger of extinction, according to the first-ever global survey of the animals.
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Pets are being slaughtered for meat in shortage-stricken Zimbabwe and record numbers of animals have been surrendered to shelters or abandoned by owners no longer able to feed them, animal welfare activists say.
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Roundup: Africa urged to conserve land for wildlife    NAIROBI, June 2 (Xinhua) -- A global advocacy group, Peace Parks Foundation, is calling on African governments to set aside at least two percent of the continent's land for wildlife conservation.
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The Brookfield Zoo announced this week the birth of a baby okapi &#151; an endangered African animal that looks as if it were put together by committee.
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The Republic of Congo will set aside up to 3,800 square miles (1 million hectares) of land to help preserve elephants, chimpanzees, hippos, crocodiles, and gorillas.
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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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Almost a third of all primates face extinction because of damage to their habitats, a report 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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Humankind's closest relative is facing extinction in the war-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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A rare species of mountain sheep could face extinction if it is not given a safe haven from the conflicts tearing apart its natural habitat in central and south Asia, conservationists say.
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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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Nearly 200 hippopotamuses are dead after an anthrax outbreak in western Uganda. Wildlife officials in the East African nation said Tuesday 194 Hippos had died In Queen Elizabeth National Park since July.
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Lions in the Tsavo region of southeastern Kenya are prone to prey on livestock during the rainy season: Researchers hope the finding can help ranchers&#151;and save lions.
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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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Science & environment: An unprecedented number of camels across North Africa and the Middle East died last year
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More than 16,300 species of animals and plants are on the verge of disappearing from the planet, with nearly 200 more species approaching extinction within the last year, according to the World Conservation Union&#39;s 2007 Red List of Threatened Species.