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Pets Protected Under New Law in England

Pets Protected Under New Law in England

In order to give more protection to Pets, the new laws for pets have been revised in England & Wales. The pets are to be given more legal rights under the new laws in order to stop them from being neglected and mistreated by their owner [...]

Posted On : Apr, 11 2007 | Comments : 0

5-Country Joint Conservation Area to Protect Africa's Larges...

Johannesburg, South Africa  Five countries from southern African have planned to turn a 110,833-square-mile of land into a cross-border conservation zone. The plan aimed at providing huge roaming space for estimated 150,000  Af [...]

Posted On : Apr, 06 2007 | Comments : 0

Slaughter of Elephants Along African Highways

Elephant in greater number being Slaughter Along African roads,  known as "Highways of Death" Central Africa - Critically endangered African jungle elephants are being slaughtered for their ivory, and central Africa's grow [...]

Posted On : Apr, 05 2007 | Comments : 0

The Red Panda of Himalayas has been declared Endangered Specie

The Red Panda of Himalayas has been declared Endangered Spec...

Red Pandas are mostly herbivorous mammals. They are about 55 cm long i.e. a little larger than house cats, and have semi-retractile claws. Like the Giant Panda, the Red Panda too has a false thumb, which is really an extension of the wris [...]

Posted On : Mar, 29 2007 | Comments : 0

Classification of Aquatic Mammals

The three major classes of aquatic mammals are: 1. Cetaceans 2. Pinnipeds 3. Sirenians 1. Cetaceans (order Cetacea) Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises almost make up the order ‘Cetacea’ A) Whales Whales [...]

Posted On : Mar, 21 2007 | Comments : 0

World's Fastest & Powerful Muscle Is Central American Salamander's Tongue

World's Fastest & Powerful Muscle Is Central American Salama...

Scientists have announced that the fastest burst of power from any animal muscle comes from the tongue of a tropical salamander. The giant palm salamander of Central America captures fast-moving bugs with an explosive tongue thrust in fra [...]

Posted On : Mar, 14 2007 | Comments : 0

 The Tibetan terrier Willy wins at Englands Annual Dog Show

The Tibetan terrier Willy wins at Englands Annual Dog Show

LONDON - A Tibetan terrier named Araki Fabulous Willy was declared triumphant in Britain's most prestigious annual-dog-show, beating 25,000 of its rival canines. The six-year-old Willy was crowned best in the show, flocked by over 14 [...]

Posted On : Mar, 12 2007 | Comments : 0

 Carbon Credit Relief for Flatulent Pets & Humans: New Weapon against Global Warming

Carbon Credit Relief for Flatulent Pets & Humans: New Weapo...

 While global warming is a much talked about concern of the day, an Australian company has already started providing relief package, selling carbon credits to pets and people suffering from intestinal gas disease. The carbon emission [...]

Posted On : Mar, 11 2007 | Comments : 0

Birth of Baby Gorilla Celebrated in Congo

Birth of Baby Gorilla Celebrated in Congo

The African wildlife workers celebrated the rare birth of a baby mountain gorilla in Virunga National Park in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where rebel forces have been accused of slaughtering and eating the critically end [...]

Posted On : Mar, 11 2007 | Comments : 0

Philadelphia Zoo in Peru Protects the Endangered Humboldt Penguins

Philadelphia Zoo in Peru Protects the Endangered Humboldt Pe...

According to the conservationists’ estimate some 50,000 Humboldt penguins survive in the wild, where fishermen and others working in this coastal area are continuously killing them. Penguins get caught in fishing nets and drown, and l [...]

Posted On : Mar, 10 2007 | Comments : 0

Iranian Cheetahs Collared With New Tracking System

Iranian Cheetahs Collared With New Tracking System

The highly threatened species of rare Iranian Cheetahs were fitted with new tracking system collars by the scientists last week to watch the range of their movements. This was done especially in view of providing protection to rare species [...]

Posted On : Mar, 05 2007 | Comments : 0

Killing of African Elephants - a Last Resort

Killing of African Elephants - a Last Resort

The South African government for the first time has advocated killing elephants as one way of controlling their growing populations. If this is not done it is feared the animals will overburden many of the country’s public parks and p [...]

Posted On : Mar, 03 2007 | Comments : 0

Endangered Egg-laying Mammals

The Long-beaked Echidna Most curious of all mammals are the egg-laying mammals, called “Monotremes”. These peculiar kind of mammals form a very small order in the group of mammals. The only mammals in this group which make [...]

Posted On : Mar, 01 2007 | Comments : 0

Police Shot Dead a Large Marten that Attacked old Woman in Albany

Police Shot Dead a Large Marten that Attacked old Woman in A...

GLENVILLE, N.Y. Police in an Albany-area town shot and killed a 20-pound fisher after it chased a man walking a dog and later attacked a woman in her garage. All this happened when a man reported that an animal resembling an otter went aft [...]

Posted On : Feb, 27 2007 | Comments : 0

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