Australian spearfisher survives shark attack (AFP)
Taiwan breeders see big profits in rare shrimps (AFP)
Alaska island village hit by suspected swine flu (AP)
Circus elephant that escaped and was hit by SUV OK (AP)
Norway seeks WTO help in disputed EU seal hunt ban (AP) AP - Norway has joined Canada in asking the World Trade Organization to settle its seal hunt dispute with the European Union. Over 1,000 fish species 'threatened with extinction' (AFP)
Over 17,000 species threatened by extinction (AP)
Humane Society urges new U.S. rules for veal calves (Reuters) Reuters - The U.S. Agriculture Department should tighten regulations for the transport and slaughter of veal calves to ensure they are not treated cruelly, the Humane Society of the United States said on Monday. 82 healthy sea turtles hatch at San Diego SeaWorld (AP)
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AP - Nothing like a little time apart to rekindle the affections that could lead to a baby panda.
AFP - A man spearfishing in South Australia was mauled in a shark attack Sunday, officials said as a report warned of several sightings of the deadly predators in the area.
AFP - Taiwanese breeders said Saturday they are hoping to make huge profits from a rare species of ornamental shrimp after a pair sold for 8,500 US dollars at auction.
AP - Suspected swine flu is sweeping a traditional Eskimo whaling village on a remote Alaska island — prompting an urgent medical mission to deliver help.
AP - An animal rights group on Friday asked a U.S. Department of Agriculture agency to look into an owner's treatment of a circus elephant that escaped and was hit by a sport utility vehicle on a northwestern Oklahoma highway.
AFP - More than 1,000 freshwater fish species are threatened with extinction, reflecting the strain on global water resources, an updated global "Red List" of endangered species showed Tuesday.
AP - A rare Panamanian tree frog, a rodent from Madagascar and two lizards found only in the Philippines are among over 17,000 species threatened with extinction, a leading environmental group said Tuesday.
AP - The population of endangered green sea turtles at SeaWorld in San Diego grew by 82 in October when the eggs hatched on Shipwreck Beach without human help.
