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2Min News Roundup

Nature news that made headlines, plus a good helping of the cute and the quirky, all wrapped up in a weekly two-minute video roundup.

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02:37

Baby kangaroo, tortoise torture & a "choking" shark

2Min News Roundup ·

2014/07/25

A shocking update on illegal logging in Mozambique, Florida teens get busted for tortoise torture, England's beavers make a comeback and much more in our weekly wrap-up of nature news. News Sources: MOZAMBIQUE’S TIMBER CRISIS BABY KANGAROO SAYS "HI" BRITISH BEAVER COMEBACK SHARKS VS. SHIPS SHARKS CAN'T CHOKE TORTOISE TORTURE HELPING HEDGEHOGS IUCN BIRD ASSESSMENT WHALE "RIDE"

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02:37

Space bears, anchovy swarms & a rhino-saving video game

2Min News Roundup ·

2014/07/18

Millions of anchovies on the California coast, big news from CITES, and Australia's smallest marsupial may need a new home. All this and more in this week's 2 minute roundup of nature news. News Sources: CITES UPDATE GAMING TO SAVE RHINOS LOGGERHEAD TURTLE SANCTUARY ANCHOVIES SWARM CALIFORNIA WHALE DEATH BY BOAT POLAR BEARS FROM SPACE PYGMY POSSUM PROBLEMS BABY KOALA TIME

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02:23

Test-tube tots, a world cup anteater & forest-saving...

2Min News Roundup ·

2014/07/11

The first shark species ever gets legal protections in the US, recycled smartphones could help stop illegal logging, and find out what science is doing for captive breeding programs! All this and more in your 2-minute roundup of nature news. News Sources: ESA LISTING FOR HAMMERHEADS CITES MEETING IN GENEVA RHINO CRYOGENICS FIRST EVER ARTIFICIALLY INSEMINATED ORANGUTAN FOREST-SAVING PHONES SOLAR PANEL PROBLEMS WOLVERINE PROTECTIONS REVOKED WORLD CUP ADDITION TO THE LONDON ZOO

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03:26

EXTRA: Swimming with crocs. Saving rhinos.

2Min News Roundup ·

2014/07/08

Swimming with hippos and crocodiles is not for the faint-hearted, but in the name of rhino conservation, Swaziland local Jay Azran decided to take his chances. To raise money for anti-poaching organisation Project Rhino, Azran attempted a life-threatening 2.5 kilometre swim across Jozini dam on the South Africa-Swaziland border. Links: Support Project Rhino KZN Royal Jozini Big 6 Estate

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02:40

Kendall Jones, Fluffy Gliders, & Big Actions Against...

2Min News Roundup ·

2014/07/04

A wildlife crime wrap-up, air purifiers for pandas, an adorable yellow-bellied glider and find out how you can help Africa's wildlife. All of these stories, and more, in this week's two minute roundup of nature news News Sources: THE KENDALL JONES DEBATE AUSSIES BANNED FROM BRINGING HOME RHINO HORN MOZAMBIQUE SANCTIONED FOR NOT STOPPING POACHING IBIZA AGAINST OIL DRILLING FLUFFY GLIDER BORN AT TARONGA OXYGEN FOR PANDAS EUROSCIENCE OPEN FORUM 2014 THE WORST WAY TO KILL A

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02:39

Pygmy sloths, penguin poop & swimming with crocs

2Min News Roundup ·

2014/06/27

Big news for world heritage sites, protection for pygmy sloths, tracking penguin poop from space … and why one very courageous swimmer is about to brave croc-infested waters. Get your news fix in just two minutes in this week’s roundup of nature news. News Sources: 1000 WORLD HERITAGE SITES TASMANIAN FOREST SAFE FOR NOW GREAT WHITE SHARK BOOM PYGMY SLOTH PROTECTION PENGUIN POOP TRACKING A BATTLE IN THE SKY

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02:38

Marine sanctuaries, shark hoaxes & an epic elephant lost

2Min News Roundup ·

2014/06/20

This week in our roundup of nature news: Kenya's biggest tusker killed by poachers, an update on the battle to save Africa's oldest national park, a great white hoax and plans for the world's largest marine sanctuary. All those stories and more wrapped up in just two minutes. News Sources: GREAT WHITE FAKE OUT VIRUNGA SAVED FROM OIL - BUT YET NOT INDIAN RHINO CRYOGENICS BACHELOR PARTY FINDS ANCIENT ELLIE MORE PANGOLIN SCALES SEIZED BIGGEST TUSKER IN KENYA POACHED OBAMA UNVEILS

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02:13

Tiny turtles, polar bear cams & a huge ivory bust

2Min News Roundup ·

2014/06/13

It’s a dose of conservation news both good and bad in this week’s two-minute roundup. From a massive seizure of ivory in Hong Kong and Japan’s controversial whaling plans, to some great news for endangered turtles in Australia and the gift of freedom for circus animals in Mexico. News Sources: PELICANS NOT BREEDING, WE DON'T KNOW WHY JAPAN WANTS TO COMMENCE WHALING ENDANGERED SWAMP TORTOISE BREEDING IN ADELAIDE ZOO & PERTH ZOO MEXICO BANS ANIMALS IN CIRCUSES POLAR BEAR POV

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02:07

Shark summits, toad invasions & a boost for big cats

2Min News Roundup ·

2014/06/06

An invasion of toads in Madagascar, a record-breaking seizure of smuggled pangolin scales, a moth migration on an epic scale and some much-needed dollars for big-cat conservation. All those stories and more in this week's two-minute roundup. News Sources: TAMARINS DIE IN OREGON ZOO BIG CAT CONSERVATION DONATION SHARK CONFERENCE PANGOLIN SCALES SEIZED IN HONG KONG MADAGASCAR TOAD INVASION COLORADO MOTH INVASION LIONESS STEALS PYTHON'S FOOD

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3:01

Falcon felonies, dolphins in peril & contaminated camels

2Min News Roundup ·

2014/05/30

This week, disturbing a protected falcon nest leads to jail time, a deadly virus linked to camels in the Middle East, big trouble for endangered dolphins and lemurs at the San Francisco Zoo get some peculiar playmates. All those stories and more in our two-minute news roundup. News Sources: FALCON FELONY KIWI FAMILY REUNION LEMURS & LAWN ORNAMENTS BIG TROUBLE FOR MAUIS DOLPHINS SEAL APPEAL KISSING CAMELS NEW HOME FOR LEOPARD CUB

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02:49

Pygmy hippos, homeless hyenas & a turtle transformation

2Min News Roundup ·

2014/05/23

Endangered species dominate this week’s nature news: from a pygmy hippo born in Switzerland to concerning habitat loss for right whales and caribou in North America. We’re also bringing you the latest buzz from the UK – a bee ‘swarmageddon’. All of those stories and more in our latest two-minute roundup. News Sources: TROUBLE FOR RIGHT WHALES BEE TAKEOVER HYENAS LOSE FUNDING CARIBOU VS. CANADA BABY PYGMY HIPPO BORN TURTLE TRANSFORMATION

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02:52

Trespassing pythons, a shark C-section & big bear...

2Min News Roundup ·

2014/05/16

We’re wrapping up a week of nature news with groundbreaking bear surgery, a python home invasion and the questionable ethics of an impromptu shark C-section. There’s also a dose of positive news on animal welfare, with a host of companies in the UK pledging more transparency when it comes to animal testing. All of those stories and more in our latest two-minute roundup. News Sources: UK ANIMAL TESTING PYTHON SURPRISE SOCIAL MEDIA WOLF SHARK C-SECTION BEAR SURGERY JAMMING BABY

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02:14

Baby wombats, mountaineering bears & a big win for...

2Min News Roundup ·

2014/05/09

From an upsetting rhino poaching update from Nepal to some more cheerful nature news, including a new (and massive!) marine sanctuary, a manta rescue and an important (and extremely adorable) wombat arrival at an Australian zoo. News Sources: NEW MARINE RESERVE BIGGEST ON EARTH POACHERS KILL 1-HORNED RHINO IN NEPAL CHINA BANS EATING OF ENDANGERED SPECIES MANTA RESCUE WOMBAT BORN BLACK BEARS CAN CLIMB!

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02:08

Ivory crushing, pangolin poaching & a royal call to...

2Min News Roundup ·

2014/05/02

In this special 2-min roundup episode, we're zooming in on wildlife trafficking. From Indonesia's groundbreaking Fatwa and British royalty standing up for wildlife, to Kenya's stiffer sentences for poachers and Interpol's call to end the tiger-part trade, here's a rundown of the biggest wildlife trafficking stories making headlines this year. News Sources: PRINCE CHARLES & PRINCE HARRY INDONESIAN FATWA AGAINST TRAFFICKING KENYA - NEW, HIGH PENALTIES FOR POACHING BURNING IVORY

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02:30

Boobies, turtle tumours & a chortling bear

2Min News Roundup ·

2014/04/25

News Sources: RANGER AT VIRUNGA PARK SHOT RHINO HORNS STOLEN FROM SA TOURISM BOOBIES ON THE DECLINE HOBO SPIDERS NOT VENOMOUS TUMOUR TURTLE IS BETTER BEAR CUB MYSTERY

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02:05

Baby bats, muddy anteaters and a South African Easter...

2Min News Roundup ·

2014/04/17

From baby sloths and muddy pangolins, to tiny bats, polar bear cubs, and even a South African Easter Bunny, get all the cute you can handle in this special spring edition of our weekly nature news roundup. Prepare for two minutes of 'awwww' ... News Sources: 2-TOED SLOTH POLAR BEAR CUTENESS RESCUED COUGAR KITTENS BABY BATS PANGOLINS MICHAEL JACKSON ARMADILLO ELLIE MOM RESCUES BABY RIVERINE RABBIT

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02:29

Pangolin poaching, lion-proof fences & weta wilding

2Min News Roundup ·

2014/04/11

Can ‘living walls’ save lions? What’s the most trafficked animal in the world? What did surfing pro Kelly Slater spot in the water recently? And just how creepy-looking are the wetapunga? All the answers in this week’s roundup of nature news from around the world. News Sources: JAPAN STOPS ANTARCTIC WHALING SNOWY OWL GETS A NEW WING PANOGLINS TRAFFICKED CHINESE ORCHIDS KELLY SLATER: SURFING/SHARK LIVING WALLS WETA PUNGA IN ZOO

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02:36

Turtle surgery, octopus births & a monster croc

2Min News Roundup ·

2014/04/04

Good news: no more orangutan shows at Universal Studios. Bad news: Cincinatti Zoo has lost a rare Sumatran rhino. Add monster croc relocations, pioneering tumour treatments for turtles and a death-defying pigeon and that’s your roundup of the week's nature news. News Sources: SUMATRAN RHINO DEATH BIGGEST CROC EVER DWARF OCTOPUS BORN UNIVERSAL STUDIOS STOPS USING ANIMAL ACTORS TURTLE EYE SURGERY DEATH DEFYING PIGEONS

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02:26

Moose SOS, condor cuteness & elephants on the pill

2Min News Roundup ·

2014/03/28

From creative conservation tactics (like surrogate condor moms in the form of feather dusters) to birth control for elephants and the urgent efforts to save birds from the Texas oil spill, here's your weekly dose of wildlife news in just two minutes. News Sources: GALVESTON OIL SPILL CONDOR CHICKS & FEATHER DUSTER BABY MOOSE SHARK CULL UPDATE ELEPHANT CONTRACEPTION CLEPTOPUS EARTH HOUR

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02:33

Marching for lions, venom painkillers & a gorilla...

2Min News Roundup ·

2014/03/20

This week we tracked the global protest marches against canned lion hunting, feasted our eyes on some awesome discoveries, cheered the US’s first wilderness law since 2009 and lost our hearts to a baby gorilla born by C-section at the San Diego Zoo. Here’s your wildlife news all wrapped up in just two minutes. News Sources: CANNED LION HUNT MARCH WARREN BUFFET DONATES TONS OF MOOLA TO RHINOS CONGRESS APPROVES NEW WILDERNESS AREA NEW LIZARD SPECIES DISCOVERED SPIDER & LA DIG

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