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'Virgin' shark birth in Virginialatimes.com » L.A. Unleashed - 22 hours ago From our friends at the Greenspace blog: The first time it happened, scientists thought it might be a fluke. A female hammerhead shark residing at a zoo in Omaha, Neb., had not been in contact with male sharks for at … Also tagged: sharks |
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Supreme Court hears case about Navy sonar and whaleslatimes.com » L.A. Unleashed - Oct 10, 2008 The Supreme Court appeared split Wednesday on whether environmental laws can be used to stop the use of sonar off the coast of Southern California, which environmentalists say is adversely impacting marine mammals' … Also tagged: politics, environment, current affairs, whales, endangered species, marine mammals |
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Young children and exotic pets are not a good matchlatimes.com » L.A. Unleashed - Oct 9, 2008 This report from the Associated Press deserves the following subtitle: Kids, Don't Try This at Home CHICAGO — Warning: young children should not keep hedgehogs as pets — or hamsters, baby chicks, lizards and turtles … Also tagged: current affairs, chickens, hedgehogs, consumer issues, animals and disease |
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Galapagos expels citizens as a flood of tourists threatens islandslatimes.com » L.A. Unleashed - Oct 9, 2008 There's controversy on the Galapagos Islands off Ecuador. Times Staff Writer Chris Kraul reports: A few weeks ago, 19 Ecuadorean citizens detained on these world-renowned islands were marched onto a plane and sent … Also tagged: current affairs, endangered species, consumer issues, animal sightings, animal sanctuaries |
latimes.com » L.A. Unleashed - Oct 8, 2008
It may seem like a stretch but jellyfish are ...well... useful. They don't exist just to sting us during occasional forays into the ocean. Times Staff Writer Thomas H. Maugh II reports: Three U.S.-based scientists …
Also tagged: current affairs, consumer issues
latimes.com » L.A. Unleashed - Oct 8, 2008
At least 25% of the world's mammal species in the wild are threatened with extinction. This news comes from an international survey released Monday that blames the loss of wildlife habitat as well as hunting and …
Also tagged: environment, current affairs, dogs, monkeys, endangered species, extinction, primates, animal activists, consumer issues
latimes.com » L.A. Unleashed - Oct 7, 2008
From the Associated Press: MOSS LANDING, Calif.—Scientists say endangered leatherback turtles have returned to Monterey Bay to feast on jellyfish after nearly disappearing from the area in recent years. Moss Landing …
Also tagged: environment, current affairs, turtles, endangered species, extinction, animal activists, consumer issues, animal sightings
latimes.com » L.A. Unleashed - Sep 27, 2008
For nature and animal lovers, pets and plants are natural components of the home. But animal welfare groups are quick to caution pet owners to be careful about which plants to place in a pet's reach. More than 700 …
Also tagged: cats, dogs, pets, consumer issues, animal sanctuaries
latimes.com » L.A. Unleashed - Sep 25, 2008
Think the days of freaking out over animal dissection are over? Think again. The Orange County Register reports on some goings-on at UC Irvine: IRVINE -– Animal-rights activists have launched an e-mail campaign aimed …
Also tagged: current affairs, peta, frogs, animal activists, consumer issues
latimes.com » L.A. Unleashed - Sep 18, 2008
The Food and Drug Administration today opened the way for a bevy of genetically engineered salmon, cows and other animals to leap from the laboratory to the marketplace. The Times' Karen Kaplan and Thomas H. Maugh II …
Also tagged: science, environment, fish, pigs, cows, salmon, consumer issues, animal law, animals and disease