Environmental conservation and preservation

Environmental conservation and preservation

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  2 brown bears rescued from captivity in Kosovo

  Two brown bears have been released into a special sanctuary after being held in a 20-square-meter cage almost their entire lives to amuse visitors at ... 

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  Kenyan protesters release pigs over parliament pay

  Nearly three dozen piglets were released and animal blood spilled Tuesday at an entrance to Kenya's parliament as civil society activists protested ... 

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  Barrick suffering big setbacks in Latin America

  A Chilean court's halt to construction of Barrick Gold Corp.'s $8 billion, border-straddling mine on the high spine of the Andes is only the latest ... 

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  British zoo sends 6 endangered macaws to Bolivia

  Six endangered macaws have been flown from Britain to Bolivia in hopes that they can help save a species devastated by the trade in wild animals, ... 

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  Dogs cross species barrier, help cheetahs survive

  It may sound like a doomed love story, but some dogs love big cats. Cheetahs are the fastest mammals in the world, but they also are the world's ... 

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  Russian activist in intensive care after stabbing

  A 63-year-old municipal legislator who opposed a construction project that would destroy a forest just outside Moscow was in intensive care Friday ... 

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  Greek gold mine savior to some, curse to others

  Barbed wire cuts across woodland patrolled by dozens of private security guards. Burly and stony-faced, they demand identity cards from anyone trying ... 

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  Indian park battles poachers targeting rhino horn

  Out of the early morning mists and tall grass of northeast India emerges a massive creature with a dinosaur-like face, having survived millions of ... 

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  Critics say grounding shows Arctic drilling danger

  The grounding of a petroleum drilling ship on a remote Alaska island has refueled the debate over oil exploration in the U.S. Arctic Ocean, where ...