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Japan won’t budge on whale kill

JAPAN has refused to drop its Antarctic kill below 650 whales at a confidential meeting involving Australia, leaving whaling peace talks at a stand-off …

Sydney Morning Herald – ?May 4, 2009

www.smh.com.au/environment/jap…

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Irate pig farmers clash with police in Egypt

CAIRO (AP) – Egyptian police and armored cars charged into a crowd of a 1,000 irate pig farmers armed with stones and bottles, leaving 12 people injured as residents of a Cairo slum resisted government efforts to slaughter the nation’s pigs to guard against swine flu …

The Associated Press – ?Sunday, May 3, 2009

www.google.com/hostednews/ap/a…

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Animal rights groups seek closure of Mumbai zoo

Mumbai: Describing the condition of the civic body-run zoo in the city as pathetic, several animal rights groups have suggested that it be shut down.
People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has appealed to the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) to close down the zoo in Byculla area, a tourist attraction, as the authorities have failed to maintain it properly …

Daily News & Analysis – Sunday, May 3, 2009 14:56 IST

www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?ne…

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Viruses versus hosts: a battle as old as time

Billions of years ago, bits of rogue genetic material broke free from primordial cells to launch a separate, novel existence. The material wasn’t strictly alive. It required safe harbor within other organisms to survive and reproduce, though in doing so, it sometimes also brought death …

San Diego Union Tribune – ?2:00 a.m. May 3, 2009?

www3.signonsandiego.com/storie…

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Virus scare serving as a wake-up call?

The pork industry needs to do all it can to remain disease-free …

Dubuque Telegraph Herald – ?Sunday, May 3, 2009?

www.thonline.com/article.cfm?i…

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Baby gorilla found in smuggler’s bag in Goma

The recovery of a baby gorilla from animal traffickers in eastern DR Congo is a pointer that animal poaching and smuggling is thriving in the region …

East African – ?Saturday, May 2 2009 at 11:32?

www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/…