Bird flu batters South African ostrich farms
Once filled with hundreds of ostriches, the fields of the Klein Karoo are strangely empty.
Plants & Animals
Sep 20, 2011
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News tagged with slaughter
Localized reactive badger culling raises bovine tuberculosis risk, new analysis confirms
The study, by researchers at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling at Imperial College London, is published today in the Royal Society journal Biology Letters.
Plants & Animals
Jul 13, 2011
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Ancient walls reveal evidence of mass gazelle slaughters
(PhysOrg.com) -- A report published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences details the proof found that "desert kites" were used as slaughter structures for civilizations as long as 6,000 years ago in the Middle ...
'Cove' director gives free DVD to Japan residents
(AP) -- Copies of the 2010 Oscar-winning film that depicts the slaughter of dolphins in the Japanese fishing village of Taiji have been delivered free to its residents, compliments of the director.
Other
Feb 28, 2011
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Bison slaughter challenged as habitat effort flops
(AP) -- Yellowstone National Park's iconic bison herds are suffering their worst winter in several years with almost 400 of the animals being held for possible slaughter - and a much-heralded initiative to expand where they ...
Ecology
Feb 4, 2011
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In 'God's almost chosen peoples,' UA historian explores religion in Civil War
(PhysOrg.com) -- Amid the horrendous slaughter of the Civil War, people from all denominations turned to their faith to explain and justify the causes for which they fought – and to find reasons for pressing on. A new ...
Other
Jan 5, 2011
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Invading camels to be shot in Australian town
(AP) -- Australian authorities plan to corral about 6,000 wild camels with helicopters and gun them down after they overran a small Outback town in search of water, trampling fences, smashing tanks and contaminating supplies.
Ecology
Nov 26, 2009
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