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2Min News Roundup

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2:42

Leaping eel attacks, leopards in trouble & lucky...

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2016/06/13

Bad news for one of Cambodia’s iconic big cats, a trafficking bust sees whale sharks freed in Indonesia, scientists prove an electrifying old myth about eels & did a Namibian tour guide do the right thing when saving a stranded dolphin? News Sources: WHALE SHARK TRAFFICKING WILDLIFE TRAFFICKERS SENTENCED LEOPARDS IN TROUBLE ORCA CONTROVERSY DOLPHIN RESCUE ELECTRIC EEL ATTACK LEAPING LEOPARD

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2:45

Schwarzenegger’s elephant encounter, tiger Temple...

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2016/06/06

A controversial tourist attraction raided after allegations of wildlife trafficking, the US enacts a near-total ban on the ivory trade, a rare giant panda birth at a Belgian Zoo, Schwarzenegger’s hair-raising elephant encounter & is Australia considering culling its saltwater crocodiles? News Sources: TIGER TEMPLE RAIDED CROCODILE ATTACK 'NEAR-TOTAL' IVORY BAN CORAL BLEACHING CHAOS GIANT PANDA BIRTH VIRUS KILLS WILD DOG PACK ELEPHANT CHARGE! GIANT ALLIGATOR

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3:30

Australian town goes batty, rhino horn controversy &...

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2016/05/30

Scientists save baby albatrosses from rising seas in Hawaii, an Australian town faces a bat-related emergency, the rhino horn trade sparks controversy in South Africa & a newly discovered population of Tasmanian devils brings hope for the species. News Sources: TRADE BAN LIFTED SHARK FIN BAN HOLDS WIN FOR THE ARCTIC SAVING THE ALBATROSS BIRDS IN TROUBLE SECRET POPULATION OF TASMANIAN DEVILS BAT INVASION CEPHALOPOD POPULATION BOOM SHARK FEEDING FRENZY

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2:55

Chimpanzee rights, giant sloth fossils & a surprise...

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2016/05/24

One of the most endangered birds in the US makes a surprise comeback, tragedy as 24 pilot whales strand in the Gulf of California, an underwater cave yields giant fossils, a new documentary spotlights chimpanzee rights & a nest cam in Israel captures a daring predation! News Sources: OIL EXPLORATION OUTRAGE FIGHTING FOR CHIMPANZEES BEACHED WHALES DIE GIANT SLOTH FOSSILS EDIBLE SIX-PACK RINGS CLEVER LUNA MOTHS GREAT WHITE SHARK AGGREGATION DEADLY SURPRISE

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2:18

Bats for better drones, waves of dead sea creatures &...

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2016/05/16

Mongolia approves a vast reserve for an endangered big cat, Zimbabwe makes a controversial decision about its wildlife, a chemical jellyfish scam uncovered in China & how studying bats could lead to better drones. And then you can add a version of the line you always use News Sources: SNOW LEOPARD RESERVE BEES ON THE MENU ZIMBABWE DESTOCKS PARKS WAVES OF DEAD CREATURES FAKE JELLYFISH BUST BATS FOR BETTER DRONES FALSE KILLER WHALES VS SHARK LIONS FEAST ON RHINO

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1:55

Corals in the deep sea, a turtle in trouble & Nepal’s...

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2016/05/09

Nepal keeps winning the war against poachers, a small African country makes a very controversial proposal & one iconic spotted cat has lost a shocking chunk of its habitat. In Alaska, supersized visitors make their presence known and a garden of corals emerges fathoms below. Your weekly of dose wildlife news is served. News Sources: ZERO-POACHING WIN BID TO SELL RHINO HORN TURTLES IN TROUBLE LEOPARD HABITAT LOSS DEEP-SEA CORAL GARDENS LUNGING WHALE

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2:32

Kenya's historic ivory burn, desert dolphins & a...

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2016/05/02

Sea Shepherd uses night vision drone to bust totoaba poachers, Kenya burns over a 100 tonnes of ivory, scientists capture images of snow leopards mating, plans to transport a group of dolphins to the Arizona desert sparks outrage and an unidentified deep-sea jelly has scientists stumped. News Sources: MATING SNOW LEOPARDS DESERT DOLPHINS DOLPHIN BIRTH HISTORIC IVORY BURN TRIPADVISOR IN TROUBLE POACHERS TRACKED WITH DRONE UNIDENTIFIED JELLY CRUISING WHALES

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3:08

Radioactive boars, creating Jungle Book's animated...

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2016/04/25

A cicada invasion 17 years in the making is about to hit the Northeastern United States, illegal fishing vessels seized in the Galapagos Marine Reserve, radioactive boars wreak havoc in Japan, good news for the world's only flightless parrot, and a look at what it took to create the amazing creatures in Disney's 'The Jungle Book’. News Sources: ILLEGAL VESSELS SEIZED SHARK DIE-OFF DISNEY'S ANIMAL BAN APPS FOR EARTH CICADA INVASION KAKAPO BREEDING SUCCESS RADIOACTIVE WILD

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3:18

Tiger numbers on the up, a crab invasion & why...

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2016/04/18

Wild tiger numbers on the rise for the first time in a century, thousands of swarming red crabs filmed off Panama’s coast, a 24-foot long python dies just days after being found and why Disney's Zootopia spells trouble for fennec foxes. Have your say: should Disney be educating audiences on the dangers of keeping wild animals as pets? News Sources: FOXES IN TROUBLE SWARMING CRABS TIGER NUMBERS INCREASE TOOTHY SURPRISE CURIOUS ELEPHANT WALRUS CAM IS BACK SHARK MEAT FOR

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2:41

Protection for Russia’s Beluga Whales, 3D-printed...

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2016/04/11

Conservationists use 3D-printed eggs in an effort to save Africa’s vultures, the US moves to protect Russia’s over-hunted beluga whale population, endangered warty pigs caught on camera in Indonesia for the very first time and a snake eagle meets its match when it takes on a huge cobra. News Sources: WIN FOR WHALES 3D-PRINTED EGGS SUMATRAN RHINO TRAGEDY FATAL SNAKE BITE 'KITE RUNNER' CREATURE THE PINE MARTEN RETURNS ELUSIVE WARTY PIG EAGLE VS SNAKE LEAPING WILD CAT

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2:41

Japan's whale hunt, saving the fossil fish & a lion...

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2016/04/04

The Great Barrier Reef experiences the worst coral bleaching in history, a runaway lion is recaptured in South Africa, the mysterious coelacanth gets important new protections, a woman in Florida comes face to face with a panther and why is Japan still hunting whales for research purposes? News Sources: JAPAN'S WHALE HUNT HAZARDS OF PLASTIC RUNAWAY LION RECAPTURED BIG CAT ENCOUNTER SIBERIAN UNICORN SKULL SAVING THE COELACANTH CORAL BLEACHING PORCUPINE FISH RESCUE KOALA

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2:22

SeaWorld ends captive breeding, a rare dolphin birth...

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2016/03/28

SeaWorld ends the captive breeding of orcas; a live cam captures bald eagles hatching in Washington; Ecuador announces plans for a new marine sanctuary in the Galápagos Islands; and a pack of hyenas takes down a buffalo right outside a lodge in South Africa. News Sources: SEAWORLD ENDS CAPTIVE BREEDING RARE DOLPHIN BIRTH SANCTUARY FOR SHARKS SEA LION VS MOLA MOLA SEAL'S SECOND CHANCE BALD EAGLE CHICKS HATCH MORE MYSTERIOUS DEATHS INSTRUCTIONS NOT INCLUDED HYENAS HUNT BUFFALO

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2:28

The real-life ‘teddy bear’ is back, hornbills in...

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2016/03/21

Prince William makes controversial comments about trophy-hunting, two rangers killed in Virunga National Park, Louisiana black bears make a comeback, Indonesia announces plans to convert a former gold mining site into a rhino sanctuary and what do you do when a venomous snake is on the loose in your vehicle? It's all coming up in your weekly blast of wildlife news! News Sources: RANGERS KILLED IN VIRUNGA TROPHY HUNTING JUSTIFIED BLACK BEARS ARE BACK SUMATRAN RHINO

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SeaWorld's most infamous orca is dying, a...

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2016/03/11

Utah’s wildlife officials release a furious cougar caught in a trap, an environmental activist gunned down in Honduras, a wild snow leopard caught by camera traps, SeaWorld’s most famous orca has a fatal infection & an ostrich chases down cyclists in South Africa. News Sources: SNOW LEOPARD SPOTTED COUGAR RESCUE CONSERVATIONIST KILLED PENGUIN'S EPIC JOURNEY INFAMOUS ORCA IS DYING BUTTERFLIES BOUNCE BACK GOOD NEWS FOR ORANGUTANS OSTRICH GIVES CHASE

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2:18

Comeback quolls, a shark 'maternity ward' & rare...

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2016/03/04

A comeback for eastern quolls, drones film a blue whale calf nursing, an elephant relocation sparks controversy, new technology reveals a sanctuary for pregnant sharks in the Bahamas & one very amusing wild boar rescue! News Sources: COMEBACK QUOLLS RARE GORILLAS FILMED POISONING TRAGEDY ELEPHANT RELOCATION BLUE WHALE CALF NURSING SHARK MATERNITY WARD WILD BOAR RESCUE

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2:54

Rattlesnake relocation, a gorilla C-section & one...

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2016/02/26

A risky c-section performed on a pregnant gorilla, hope for Congo's “forest giraffes”, a rare deep-diving whale is autopsied in Canada, controversial plans to save timber rattlesnakes in Massachusetts & why selfies with wild animals are a really bad idea. Get these stories and more in your weekly blast of wildlife news! News Sources: GORILLA C-SECTION SAVING THE ELUSIVE OKAPI UNUSUAL DOLPHIN SIGHTINGS WHALE NECROPSY ANIMALS ARE NOT PHOTO PROPS RATTLESNAKE RELOCATION TURTLE

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2:55

Comeback foxes, two-headed snakes & a snow leopard...

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2016/02/19

A snow leopard surprises a group of skiers in the Indian subcontinent, experts weigh in on the controversial issue of shark fisheries, tiny island foxes make a comeback in California, Britain's rarest spider filmed for the first time, and a very curious armadillo inspects a photographer's boots. News Sources: SNOW LEOPARD ENCOUNTER SUSTAINABLE SHARK FISHERIES PENGUINS IN TROUBLE ISLAND FOXES BOUNCE BACK MOST POACHED SPECIES ELUSIVE ARACHNID TWO-HEADED SNAKE BABY SLOTH

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3:04

Pornhub gets charitable for whales, a Manatee...

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2016/02/12

A manatee invasion in Florida, some World Whale Day love from Pornhub, virgin births for a bamboo shark, a panda cub gets stuck and America’s only wild jaguar caught on camera. We also weigh in on India’s human-wildlife conflict as an elephant and leopard storm local villages. News Sources: LEOPARD ATTACK RAMPAGING ELEPHANT SIGHTING OF RARE JAGUAR MANATEE INVASION WATCH PORN FOR WHALES THE LAST OF JAPAN'S DUGONGS VIRGIN SHARK BIRTHS ELEPHANT SAFE HAVEN CLAMBERING PANDA CUB

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2:40

Manta ray Crittercams, China's wildlife protection...

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2016/02/05

Manta rays get Crittercams for the very first time, poachers kill a British helicopter pilot in Tanzania, a hungry shark tries to nab a fisherman's catch and what's the deal with the new draft of China's wildlife protection law? Get these stories and more in this week's blast of wildlife news! News Sources: POACHERS KILL BRITISH HELICOPTER PILOT NEW DRAFT OF CHINA'S WILDLIFE LAW TRAINED EAGLES ATTACK DRONES MANTA RAYS GET CRITTERCAMS IT'S A SHARK-EAT-SHARK WORLD SHARK SLAMS

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2:43

Tiger Temple controversy, Yahoo in trouble & a sloth...

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2016/01/29

Kenya announces plans to burn 120 tonnes of ivory, the UAE bans the possession of wild animals, South Africa's leopard hunting quota set at zero for 2016 and an unusual sloth rescue in Ecuador. And this week’s big controversy: what do you think of the latest allegations against Thailand's tiger temple? News Sources: CITES IMPOSES TRADE SANCTIONS TIGER TEMPLE CONTROVERSY CONTINUES LEOPARD HUNTING BANNED MASSIVE IVORY BURN YAHOO JAPAN IN TROUBLE GRISLY DISCOVERY IN CHINA DON’T

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