Topic: Endangered Species
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Border bunglers: 10 odd smuggling attempts foiled by US agents
Drugs are just a few of the illegal products – from the exotic to the mundane – that people attempt to sneak across the US-Mexico border everyday. Here are 10 examples of creative ways people tried to sneak something past Customs.
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What can Congress do to create jobs? Five Republican proposals.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/22
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/19
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/13
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 10/20
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South Africa rhinos: Poachers now take 20 rhinos per month
Poaching of African rhinos has risen 2,000 percent in the past three years, says the World Wildlife Fund. Rhino horns fetch up to $30,000 per pound.
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Florida panther comeback a success story with many asterisks
The population of Florida panthers has increased from 25 adults in 1995 to 100 today thanks to human intervention. But without continued intervention, the species will become extinct.
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Asian 'unicorn' spotted, dies in captivity
Asian 'unicorn,' also known as the saola, is one of the world's rarest animals. It has been sighted in Laos for the first time in a decade. Likened to a unicorn despite having two horns, the captured asian 'unicorn' died in captivity.
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Penguins facing extinction, warn scientists
Of the 18 species of penguins, 13 are considered either threatened or endangered. Some species on the brink of extinction.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 09/09
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Endangered plants you'll likely never see
'Losing Paradise,' a new botanical art exhibition of 44 rare species, illustrates the art form's enduring value – even in this age of digital.
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Kenya asks celebrities to save its endangered wildlife
Kenyan conservationists ask celebrities to adopt local endangered animals in order to provide much-needed wildlife preservation funding.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 08/17
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Scientists discover new monkey species, declare it almost extinct
Callicebus caquetensis, a cat-sized species of titi monkey, has has grayish-brown hair and a bushy red beard. It faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild in the immediate future.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 08/05
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Watching the watcher in an eerily deserted cellblock
A Monitor photographer finds himself the one being watched on a visit to a maximum-security prison.
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Activists frustrated at Obama’s environmental record
Environmental activists were delighted to have Barack Obama replace George W. Bush as president. But greens are increasingly unhappy with Obama’s record – especially on climate change.
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Gallery: Largest living things
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Gray wolf comeback worries Midwest
Gray wolf numbers in the US are at their highest point in years thanks to diligent restoration work. But some farmers and biologists in the Midwest are concerned that there are now too many wolves in their backyard.
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Titi monkeys: Man arrested in Mexico carrying 18 monkeys in his girdle
Titi monkeys, six-inch tall endangered primates native to South America, can bring in up to $1000 apiece on Mexico's black market. Mexican authorities arrested a man at Mexico City's main international airport Tuesday for allegedly attempting to smuggle 18 titi monkeys in socks within a girdle.
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In Pictures: Ice divers
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Red panda cub born at National Zoo first in 15 years
Red panda cub fans might catch a glimpse of the latest addition to the National Zoo's family of red pandas, who was born on June 16.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/24
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/21
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Snake decline likely in America, too, say biologists
The drastic snake decline seen across five countries in Europe and Africa is likely happening in America as well, says Dr. Rafe Brown of the University of Kansas.
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Oil spill jail time for BP officials? It could happen.
BP officials could be prosecuted under the Clean Water Act, the Oil Pollution Act, and the Endangered Species Act. So could federal officials if they aided and abetted any illegal acts.
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Oil spill cleanup: BP spill's effect on endangered marine species potentially 'mind-boggling'
Oil spill cleanup: The growing BP oil spill threatens a critically endangered sawfish with extinction, as well as many other threatened species.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/01
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BP oil spill: how Gulf's sensitive and endangered species are faring
Manatees, bluefin tuna, and Kemp’s ridley turtles are especially challenged by the BP oil spill. The Kemp’s ridley turtle is an endangered species that until recently was threatened with extinction.
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