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Battle brews over beached Mexico whale
May 18 2007 7:07PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Environmentalists said Friday a baby killer whale that beached itself last month should not be sent to a U.S. aquatic park, arguing it could set a precedent that might encourage marine animal trafficking.
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Scientists adopt new plan to move whales
May 18 2007 5:06PM (CT)
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Marine scientists trying to lure two injured whales out of a river prepared Friday for Plan B: Herding the animals by boat while banging pipes underwater.
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Scientists adopt new plan to move whales
May 18 2007 5:06PM (CT)
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Marine scientists trying to lure two injured whales out of a river prepared Friday for Plan B: Herding the animals by boat while banging pipes underwater.
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Scientists adopt new plan to move whales
May 18 2007 5:06PM (CT)
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Marine scientists trying to lure two injured whales out of a river prepared Friday for Plan B: Herding the animals by boat while banging pipes underwater.
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Global warming said may alter Kan. area
May 18 2007 5:03PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Imagine the Sunflower State without its sunflowers. That's one of the dire predictions contained in a new report on global warming released by the National Wildlife Federation, which says the Kansas state flower could move north to other states in a few decades.
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First Maryland stem-cell grants awarded
May 18 2007 3:26PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - A Maryland stem cell commission handed out its first research grants, supporting work ranging from facial reconstruction to spinal cord repair.
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Alaska zoo keepers put elephant in sling
May 18 2007 2:54PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Zoo keepers have put Alaska's only elephant in a sling until they find out why she's having trouble getting back on her feet after lying down.
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Scientists advise capturing spotted owls
May 18 2007 2:25PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - A team of Pacific Northwest scientists has recommended capturing many or all of British Columbia's remaining northern spotted owls and breeding them at zoos throughout the region in an effort to prevent their extinction.
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Trust fund for grizzlies, wolves weighed
May 18 2007 2:56AM (CT)
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Grizzly bear and gray wolf populations in parts of the Northern Rockies are considered stable enough by the government to survive without Endangered Species Act protection. But the animals could get a trust fund to shield them from hard times.
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