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Thousands flock to 'world's biggest animal sacrifice' (AFP)

Nepalese soldiers preparing to sacrifice buffaloes and goats on the ninth day of the Hindu Dashain festival in Kathmandu in September 2009. Thousands of Hindu devotees have flocked to a village in Nepal ahead of the planned sacrifice of more than 300,000 animals in a ceremony condemned by animal rights activists, including French actress Brigitte Bardot.(AFP/File/Prakash Mathema) AFP - Thousands of Hindu devotees have flocked to a village in Nepal ahead of the planned sacrifice of more than 300,000 animals in a ceremony condemned by animal rights activists, including French actress Brigitte Bardot.

Australia 'disappointed' at Japan whaling mission (AFP)

File photo shows Greenpeace activists aboard an inflatable boat as a harpooned Minke whale is winched aboard a Japanese whaling ship in the Antarctic Ocean. Australia has said it is AFP - Australia said it was "deeply disappointed" after a fleet of Japanese whaling ships set out to kill hundreds of the giant ocean mammals on their annual hunt.

Bardot urges end to animal sacrifice in Nepal (AFP)

Bystanders watch as soldiers prepare to sacrifice a buffalo during a Hindu festival in Kathmandu. The legendary French movie star turned animal rights campaigner Brigitte Bardot has written to Nepal's president urging him to stop a mass animal sacrifice from going ahead next week.(AFP/File/Prakash Mathema) AFP - The legendary French movie star turned animal rights campaigner Brigitte Bardot has written to Nepal's president urging him to stop a mass animal sacrifice from going ahead next week.

Sushi Often Not What You Think (LiveScience.com)

A fishermen hauls out tuna in Spain. Environmentalists on Sunday warned bluefin tuna was on its way to extinction after a international meeting of fishery ministry officials trimmed catch quotas but upheld continued hauls of the fish, prized in sushi dishes.(AFP/File/Jose Luis Roca) LiveScience.com - That tuna in your sushi might be an endangered species, a new study finds.

Judge keeps Yellowstone grizzly on threatened list (AP) AP - A judge says the government must keep Yellowstone-area grizzly bears on the list of threatened and endangered species, denying an attempt by federal officials to reverse an earlier court ruling.

Japan whale fleet leave for Antarctic: Greenpeace (AFP)

A mother whale and her calf are dragged on board a Japanese ship having been harpooned in Antarctic waters. Whaling vessels from the country have left port for Antarctic waters for the annual hunt of the ocean giants, Greenpeace has said, setting the stage for high-seas confrontations with anti-whaling activists.(AFP/HO/File) AFP - Japanese whaling ships left port Thursday for Antarctic waters for their annual hunt of the ocean giants, Greenpeace said, setting the stage for high-seas confrontations with anti-whaling activists.

Austria says 'so long' to Fu Long the panda (AP)

Two-year-old panda Fu Long eats bamboo, on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, in his enclosure at the Schoenbrunn zoo in Vienna. Fu Long will leave Austria on Nov. 18 for a panda habitat in Chengdu in the Chinese province of Sichuan. (AP Photo/Lilli Strauss) AP - A 2-year-old panda who charmed his way into the hearts of Austrians is headed to China.

Bears get satellite collars in Indian Kashmir (AFP)

A Himalayan black bear at the Dachigam National Park, some 25kms from Srinagar, in October 2009. Wildlife experts in Indian-controlled Kashmir have fitted black bears with satellite-tracking collars to study their behaviour and help conserve the endangered animals, officials said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Tauseef Mustafa) AFP - Wildlife experts in Indian-controlled Kashmir have fitted black bears with satellite-tracking collars to study their behaviour and help conserve the endangered animals, officials said Wednesday.

Consumer campaigns don't save endangered fish: report (AFP)

Salmon wait to be washed at a seafood factory in Puerto Montt, southern Chile in 2008. Consumer campaigns to protect threatened fish species have failed, researchers warned Tuesday in a report underscoring the need for alternative ways to save threatened marine species.(AFP/File/Francisco Negroni) AFP - Consumer campaigns to protect threatened fish species have failed, researchers warned Tuesday in a report underscoring the need for alternative ways to save threatened marine species.

San Diego Zoo panda cub gets name "Son of Cloud" (AP)

FILE - This Thursday Nov. 12, 2009 image provided by the San Diego Zoo shows the zoo's panda cub during a physical exam in San Diego. Zoo officials on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 announced that the 3-month-old black-and-white ball of fur will be called Yun Zi (YUN ZIH), which is Chinese for 'Son of Cloud.' (AP Photo/San Diego Zoo, Ken Bohn) AP - Out of 6,300 suggestions, San Diego Zoo managers have chosen a name for a baby panda born this summer.

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