While experts, environmentalists and government groups stress the need for a continued red snapper fishing ban, fishermen are less than pleased to loose part of their income because of it.
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Large Blue Butterflies Re-Emerge
Record-breaking numbers of the rare large blue butterfly are expected to emerge in Somerset this month, after more than 20,000 eggs were counted there last summer.
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Crocodiles Ride The Tide
Crocodiles can surf ocean currents to take long leisurely journeys across open seas in the South Pacific, a researcher said Wednesday.
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Aussie Dogs Bark Praise At Opera House Concert
(VIDEO) Over 1,000 canine companions attended a dog concert with their owners at the Sydney Opera House.
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Historic, Huge Penalty For Farm Chicken Abuse
Animal rights activists say the Maine case represents the largest penalty in a farm animal abuse case in this country. The owner of Maine Contract Farming LLC will pay more than $130,000 in fines to settle a case involving ten counts of animal cruelty.
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Hunting Ban Good News For Alberta’s Grizzlies
Residential construction, logging and energy development have pushed deeper and deeper into the grizzly’s wilderness refuges, breaking up the province’s bear population into increasingly isolated small groups. The hunting ban on Grizzlies was continued in an effort to save the bears from further population decline.
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Hawaii Toughens Laws To Protect Monk Seal
Hawaii made it a felony to harass, harm or kill the critically endangered monk seal today.
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