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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Mammals</title>
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		<title>Federal agency proposes 2M acres of water off Alaska as habitat for Cook Inlet beluga whales</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:17:32 +0000</pubDate>
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Agency proposes waters off Alaska as whale habitat

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Nearly 2 million acres of water off Alaska&#8217;s largest and busiest city, Anchorage, have been proposed as critical habitat for beluga whales.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Tuesday announced the proposal to protect the approximately 300 remaining Cook Inlet belugas that were listed as .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/federal-agency-proposes-2m-acres-of-water-off-alaska-as-habitat-for-cook-inlet-beluga-whales-238501/">Federal agency proposes 2M acres of water off Alaska as habitat for Cook Inlet beluga whales</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>African officials seize nearly 3,800 pounds of ivory in 6-nation operation; scores arrested</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:52:04 +0000</pubDate>
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Nearly 2 tons of ivory seized in eastern Africa

NAIROBI, Kenya — African authorities raided shops, intercepted vehicles at checkpoints and used sniffer dogs to detect and seize over 3,800 pounds (1,768 kilograms) of illegal elephant ivory in a six-nation operation, Interpol and the Kenya Wildlife Service said Monday.
During the three-month-long operation, authorities also seized leopard, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/african-officials-seize-nearly-3800-pounds-of-ivory-in-6-nation-operation-scores-arrested-237564/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : African officials seize nearly 3,800 pounds of ivory in 6-nation operation; scores arrested</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Swedish police clear husband, now suspect moose was responsible for woman&#8217;s death</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Police: moose a suspect in Swedish death
STOCKHOLM — Swedish police say they&#8217;ve cleared a man who was arrested for allegedly murdering his wife after deciding the culprit was most likely a moose.

Police spokesman Ulf Karlsson says &#8220;the improbable has become probable&#8221; in the puzzling death last year of 63-year old Agneta Westlund. She was found ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/swedish-police-clear-husband-now-suspect-moose-was-responsible-for-womans-death-237248/" title="Swedish police clear husband, now suspect moose was responsible for woman&#8217;s death">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Swedish police clear husband, now suspect murderous moose was responsible for woman&#8217;s death</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:21:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Police: murderous moose a suspect in Swedish death

STOCKHOLM — Swedish police say they&#8217;ve cleared a man who was arrested for allegedly murdering his wife after deciding the culprit was most likely a moose.
Police spokesman Ulf Karlsson says &#8220;the improbable has become probable&#8221; in the puzzling death last year of 63-year old Agneta Westlund. She was .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/swedish-police-clear-husband-now-suspect-murderous-moose-was-responsible-for-womans-death-237022/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Swedish police clear husband, now suspect murderous moose was responsible for woman&#8217;s death</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Australia welcomes giant pandas from China with city party, bamboo-filled zoo enclosure</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/australia-welcomes-giant-pandas-from-china-with-city-party-bamboo-filled-zoo-enclosure-236792/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 03:24:12 +0000</pubDate>
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Australia welcomes giant pandas with city party
ADELAIDE, Australia — Two giant pandas from China were welcomed to Australia on Saturday with gifts of bamboo and a city party before settling into their new home, a 25-acre (10-hectare) natural enclosure at the Adelaide Zoo.
Four-year-old male Wang Wang and 3-year-old female Fu Ni are on ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/australia-welcomes-giant-pandas-from-china-with-city-party-bamboo-filled-zoo-enclosure-236792/" title="Australia welcomes giant pandas from China with city party, bamboo-filled zoo enclosure">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Researcher says thick, multi-year Arctic sea ice that is home to polar bears is thinning</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:57:24 +0000</pubDate>
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Canadian researcher says arctic ice is thinning

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — The permanent Arctic sea ice that is home to the world&#8217;s polar bears and usually survives the summer has all but disappeared, a Canadian researcher said Friday.
University of Manitoba Arctic researcher David Barber said experts around the world believed the ice was recovering because satellite images .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/researcher-says-thick-multi-year-arctic-sea-ice-that-is-home-to-polar-bears-is-thinning-236738/">Researcher says thick, multi-year Arctic sea ice that is home to polar bears is thinning</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Putin&#8217;s Siberian tiger disappears, possibly due to tracking device failure or poachers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
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VLADIVOSTOK, Russia — A rare Siberian tiger that Vladimir Putin fitted with a radio-tracking collar is alive and well, the Russian prime minister&#8217;s spokesman said Wednesday, easing concerns raised when an environmentalist said the tracking device had gone silent.
Putin drew worldwide publicity in 2008 when he shot .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/putins-siberian-tiger-disappears-possibly-due-to-tracking-device-failure-or-poachers-235714/">Putin&#8217;s Siberian tiger disappears, possibly due to tracking device failure or poachers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Furry felons rob SAfrican tourists; officials fear 2010 influx will worsen baboon behavior</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Furry felons rob SAfrican tourists, steal food

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Visitors to South Africa&#8217;s premier holiday destination who are worried about becoming victims of the country&#8217;s high crime rate could find themselves instead robbed by a more furry kind of felon: baboons.
The cheeky primates have learned how to open car doors and jump through .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/furry-felons-rob-safrican-tourists-officials-fear-2010-influx-will-worsen-baboon-behavior-235172/">Furry felons rob SAfrican tourists; officials fear 2010 influx will worsen baboon behavior</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China to send two giant pandas to Australian zoo for joint research</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:57:43 +0000</pubDate>
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China to send two pandas to Australia
BEIJING — China will send two giant pandas to an Australian zoo this Friday as part of a joint research program.

Four-year-old male Wang Wang and 3-year-old female Fu Ni will be loaned to Australia for 10 years, according to Zhang Hemin, head of the Wolong Nature Reserve Administration, the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-to-send-two-giant-pandas-to-australian-zoo-for-joint-research-234826/" title="China to send two giant pandas to Australian zoo for joint research">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kangaroo startled by a man walking his dog attacks the pair in Australia</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:23:58 +0000</pubDate>
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Kangaroo tries to drown dog, attacks owner

MELBOURNE, Australia — A kangaroo startled by a man walking his dog attacked the pair, pinning the pet underwater and slashing the owner in the abdomen with its hind legs. The Australian, Chris Rickard, was in stable condition Monday after the attack, which ended when the 49-year-old elbowed the .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kangaroo-startled-by-a-man-walking-his-dog-attacks-the-pair-in-australia-234742/">Kangaroo startled by a man walking his dog attacks the pair in Australia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kangaroo tries to drown dog, attacks owner during rescue</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
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Kangaroo tries to drown dog, attacks owner

MELBOURNE, Australia — A kangaroo startled by a man walking his dog attacked the pair, pinning the pet underwater and slashing the owner in the abdomen with its hind legs.
The Australian, Chris Rickard, was in stable condition Monday after the attack, which ended when the 49-year-old elbowed the kangaroo .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kangaroo-tries-to-drown-dog-attacks-owner-during-rescue-234461/">Kangaroo tries to drown dog, attacks owner during rescue</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wardens: Calif. fisherman shot sea lion in Sacramento River, faces animal cruelty charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Calif. fisherman arrested in sea lion shooting

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Authorities arrested a Sacramento fisherman Saturday in connection to shooting a sea lion in the head.
California game wardens said they arrested Larry Allen Legans, 43, on misdemeanor charges of animal cruelty, negligent discharge of a firearm, and take of a marine mammal. Legans told authorities he ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wardens-calif-fisherman-shot-sea-lion-in-sacramento-river-faces-animal-cruelty-charges-234170/">Read : Wardens: Calif. fisherman shot sea lion in Sacramento River, faces animal cruelty charges</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Udder shock: SC woman discovers 650-pound cow in her swimming pool; 5 men needed to get it out</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:21:32 +0000</pubDate>
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Udder shock: SC woman finds 650-pound cow in pool

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Call it udder shock. A South Carolina woman who heard a giant splash in her backyard discovered a 650-pound cow had fallen into her swimming pool.
WSPA-TV reports that the cow fell into Kathy Wydareny&#8217;s covered pool on Monday night. The Anderson resident says the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/udder-shock-sc-woman-discovers-650-pound-cow-in-her-swimming-pool-5-men-needed-to-get-it-out-231414/">Read more : Udder shock: SC woman discovers 650-pound cow in her swimming pool; 5 men needed to get it out</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Madoff yacht, boats and Mercedes-Benz convertible sold at Fla. auction for big prices</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curt Anderson</dc:creator>
		
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Madoff yacht, boats sold at auction in Fla.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff&#8217;s yacht &#8220;Bull&#8221;, two smaller boats and a Mercedes-Benz convertible were sold at auction Tuesday for more than $1 million combined.
Madoff&#8217;s 1969 Rybovich, a restored 55-foot fishing boat, sold for $700,000 to an unknown buyer. A 38-foot Shelter Island runabout named .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/madoff-yacht-boats-and-mercedes-benz-convertible-sold-at-fla-auction-for-big-prices-231363/">Madoff yacht, boats and Mercedes-Benz convertible sold at Fla. auction for big prices</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NY man attacked by 10-point buck and bruised from head-to -toe while loading firewood</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
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NY man attacked by buck while tossing firewood

MOIRA, N.Y. — A northern New York man is recovering after being attacked by a 10-point buck while he was loading firewood. Authorities said Gerald Dabiew, 56, was cut and bruised from head-to-toe by the buck outside his house in Moira, 200 miles north of Albany.
&#8220;He got me .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ny-man-attacked-by-10-point-buck-and-bruised-from-head-to-toe-while-loading-firewood-231313/" title="NY man attacked by 10-point buck and bruised from head-to -toe while loading firewood">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Thailand arrests 2 men on charges of illegally trading African ivory</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:18:08 +0000</pubDate>
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2 Thais nabbed on charges of trading African ivory

BANGKOK — Thai police arrested two men on charges of smuggling African ivory into the country to supply shops in Thailand that sell jewelry and trinkets, including to customers in the United States, authorities said.
Police said the arrests late Monday were the result of Thai efforts to .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/thailand-arrests-2-men-on-charges-of-illegally-trading-african-ivory-231153/">Thailand arrests 2 men on charges of illegally trading African ivory</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hundreds of rotting deer carcasses in western Pa. yard raise a stink with neighbors</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:05:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Rotting deer carcasses in Pa. yard raise stink

KITTANNING, Pa. — Hundreds of rotting deer carcasses in a southwestern Pennsylvania yard are causing a stink among the neighbors.
Randy Good of North Buffalo Township has a contract with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to remove the animal carcasses from roads in five counties.
Good says he has been ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hundreds-of-rotting-deer-carcasses-in-western-pa-yard-raise-a-stink-with-neighbors-231032/" title="Hundreds of rotting deer carcasses in western Pa. yard raise a stink with neighbors">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>RI emergency planner experiences new kind of crisis as rats scamper through Statehouse</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Henry</dc:creator>
		
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Eek! Rats giving RI Statehouse staffers a scare

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A staffer for Rhode Island&#8217;s governor gets paid to be calm in a crisis, at least until a rat crosses her path.
An exterminator inspected the Statehouse on Monday after several employees reported seeing rodents last week. Among them was Sue Stenhouse, the governor&#8217;s director of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ri-emergency-planner-experiences-new-kind-of-crisis-as-rats-scamper-through-statehouse-230718/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : RI emergency planner experiences new kind of crisis as rats scamper through Statehouse</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s all &#8216;Bull&#8217;: Madoff&#8217;s yacht and 2 smaller boats headed for auction along with Mercedes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:13:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curt Anderson</dc:creator>
		
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All &#8216;Bull&#8217;: Madoff&#8217;s yacht, boats on auction block

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A vintage 55-foot yacht named &#8220;Bull&#8221; and two smaller boats that once belonged to imprisoned financier Bernard Madoff are headed for the auction block, along with an even bigger yacht once owned by Madoff&#8217;s right-hand man.
Madoff&#8217;s 1969 Rybovich sportfisher, a wooden boat meticulously restored, .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/its-all-bull-madoffs-yacht-and-2-smaller-boats-headed-for-auction-along-with-mercedes-230678/">It&#8217;s all &#8216;Bull&#8217;: Madoff&#8217;s yacht and 2 smaller boats headed for auction along with Mercedes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Madoff&#8217;s yacht &#8216;Bull&#8217; and 2 smaller boats, Mercedes headed for auction block</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Madoff&#8217;s yacht, 2 smaller boats on auction block

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A vintage 55-foot yacht named &#8220;Bull&#8221; and two smaller boats that once belonged to imprisoned financier Bernard Madoff are headed for the auction block, along with an even bigger yacht once owned by Madoff&#8217;s right-hand man.
Madoff&#8217;s 1969 Rybovitch sportfisher, a wooden boat meticulously restored, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/madoffs-yacht-bull-and-2-smaller-boats-mercedes-headed-for-auction-block-230632/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Madoff&#8217;s yacht &#8216;Bull&#8217; and 2 smaller boats, Mercedes headed for auction block</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fearing roadblock to drilling, Alaska fights to take polar bears off threatened species list</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
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Alaska fights to reverse polar bear listing

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell says he has the best interest of polar bears at heart, but he doesn&#8217;t intend to let the federal government&#8217;s expanded protection for bears get in the way of the state&#8217;s continued prosperity.
Like his predecessor, Sarah Palin, the governor is suing the  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fearing-roadblock-to-drilling-alaska-fights-to-take-polar-bears-off-threatened-species-list-230068/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Couisnard&#8217;s 17 points help Missouri-Kansas City beat Truman St 80-33 in season opener</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:16:15 +0000</pubDate>
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Missouri-Kansas City win 80-33 over Truman St

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Junior Jay Couisnard led Missouri-Kansas City with 17 points in leading the Kangaroos to an 80-33 season-opening victory over Truman State Saturday night.
Couisnard, a transfer from Evansville, connected on 7 of 11 from the field. Freshman Kirk Korver and sophomore LaTreze Mushatt had 12 points ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/couisnards-17-points-help-missouri-kansas-city-beat-truman-st-80-33-in-season-opener-229690/">Couisnard&#8217;s 17 points help Missouri-Kansas City beat Truman St 80-33 in season opener</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jury says former Iowa kosher slaughterhouse manager guilty on 86 of 91 financial fraud charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:23:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Jury: Fmr. slaughterhouse manager guilty of fraud

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A jury has found the former manger of a kosher slaughterhouse in Iowa guilty on 86 of 91 financial fraud charges.
The verdict against Sholom Rubashkin came Thursday evening after a nearly monthlong trial.
Rubashkin was charged with bank, mail and wire fraud, money laundering and ignoring .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jury-says-former-iowa-kosher-slaughterhouse-manager-guilty-on-86-of-91-financial-fraud-charges-227703/">Jury says former Iowa kosher slaughterhouse manager guilty on 86 of 91 financial fraud charges</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Conn. woman attacked by chimpanzee in February says she warned his owner he was dangerous</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:31:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Woman attacked by chimpanzee says she warned owner

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Connecticut woman who was attacked by a 200-pound chimpanzee says she repeatedly warned the animal&#8217;s owner that the primate was dangerous and could hurt someone.
In a telephone interview Wednesday with The Associated Press, Charla Nash said she saw the chimpanzee throw large objects .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/conn-woman-attacked-by-chimpanzee-in-february-says-she-warned-his-owner-he-was-dangerous-226413/" title="Conn. woman attacked by chimpanzee in February says she warned his owner he was dangerous">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Conn. woman attacked by chimpanzee reveals face, tells Oprah Winfrey she wants to move on</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:22:39 +0000</pubDate>
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Woman attacked by chimp reveals face on &#8216;Oprah&#8217;

CHICAGO — A Connecticut woman who was attacked by a 200-pound chimpanzee revealed her heavily disfigured face on television Wednesday, saying she is blind and has to eat through a straw, but isn&#8217;t angry.
&#8220;I don&#8217;t even think about it,&#8221; Charla Nash said on Wednesday&#8217;s episode of &#8220;The Oprah .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/conn-woman-attacked-by-chimpanzee-reveals-face-tells-oprah-winfrey-she-wants-to-move-on-226051/">Original source &nbsp;: Conn. woman attacked by chimpanzee reveals face, tells Oprah Winfrey she wants to move on</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russia launches program to save tigers around the world by raising $1 billion for protection</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
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MOSCOW — Vladimir Putin has made headlines by championing the endangered Siberian tiger — posing with a cuddly cub and placing a tracking collar on a full-grown female in the wilds of his country&#8217;s Far East. Now Russia is helping plan an ambitious program it hopes can .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russia-launches-program-to-save-tigers-around-the-world-by-raising-1-billion-for-protection-225988/">Original article &nbsp;: Russia launches program to save tigers around the world by raising $1 billion for protection</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russia launches program to save Siberian tiger by raising $1 billion for protection</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:22:24 +0000</pubDate>
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MOSCOW — Russian government and environmental organizations said Wednesday that they will launch a major international campaign to protect the endangered Siberian tiger and begin increasing its population.
Officials from the Natural Resource Ministry and the World Wildlife Fund said the ultimate goal will be to double the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russia-launches-program-to-save-siberian-tiger-by-raising-1-billion-for-protection-225940/">Original article &nbsp;: Russia launches program to save Siberian tiger by raising $1 billion for protection</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>9th Circuit rules against plan to build large landfill near Joshua Tree National Park</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:34:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Appeals panel: No landfill near SoCal nat&#8217;l park

JOSHUA TREE, Calif. — A federal appeals court panel on Tuesday upheld a 2005 court decision that effectively halted the development of what would have been one of the nation&#8217;s largest landfills near Joshua Tree National Park.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel let stand a ruling .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/9th-circuit-rules-against-plan-to-build-large-landfill-near-joshua-tree-national-park-225322/">9th Circuit rules against plan to build large landfill near Joshua Tree National Park</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Victim of Connecticut chimpanzee attack to appear on &#8216;The Oprah Winfrey Show&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Chimpanzee attack victim to appear on &#8216;Oprah&#8217; show

CHICAGO — A Connecticut woman who was mauled and blinded after a 200-pound chimpanzee attacked her in February is set to appear on &#8220;The Oprah Winfrey Show.&#8221;
Chicago-based Harpo Productions said in a Monday statement that Charla Nash will appear on Wednesday&#8217;s episode of Winfrey&#8217;s talk show.
Harpo says Nash .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/victim-of-connecticut-chimpanzee-attack-to-appear-on-the-oprah-winfrey-show-223748/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Victim of Connecticut chimpanzee attack to appear on &#8216;The Oprah Winfrey Show&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Environmental, Indian groups ask federal court to stop Yellowstone bison slaughters</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Brown</dc:creator>
		
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Federal judge asked to end Yellowstone bison kills

BLLINGS, Mont. — A coalition of environmental and American Indian groups sued two federal agencies Monday to stop the mass slaughter of bison that migrate outside Yellowstone National Park in search of food.
During the last decade, federal agencies working with the state of Montana captured and shipped to ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/environmental-indian-groups-ask-federal-court-to-stop-yellowstone-bison-slaughters-223550/">Environmental, Indian groups ask federal court to stop Yellowstone bison slaughters</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Global growth fuels McDonald&#8217;s in October as US sales comparison edges down</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mae Anderson</dc:creator>
		
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Foreign sales keep McDonald&#8217;s above water in Oct.

NEW YORK — McDonald&#8217;s Corp., the world&#8217;s largest fast-food chain, said Monday that monthly sales growth edged down in October in the U.S., only the third time the monthly figures hasn&#8217;t climbed in 6 1/2 years.
That was offset by stronger growth globally and the U.S. sales comparison matched ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/global-growth-fuels-mcdonalds-in-october-as-us-sales-comparison-edges-down-223235/">Read : Global growth fuels McDonald&#8217;s in October as US sales comparison edges down</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Volatile stock market index seems to defy the thrust of positive economic news</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:27:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Stock volatility is back, a sign of an aging bull?

Stock market volatility is back, a signal to some experts that the powerful rally that started in early March may be coming to an end.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose or fell more than 100 points in seven of the past 12 trading days, capped by ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/volatile-stock-market-index-seems-to-defy-the-thrust-of-positive-economic-news-222576/">Read more : Volatile stock market index seems to defy the thrust of positive economic news</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China sends panda expert to Taiwan to advise how to get them to breed</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:12:08 +0000</pubDate>
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China sends panda expert to Taiwan to aid breeding

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Nothing like a little time apart to rekindle the affections that could lead to a baby panda.
So says a panda expert sent by China to Taiwan to advise on how to encourage mating by the pair given by Beijing last December to mark the ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-sends-panda-expert-to-taiwan-to-advise-how-to-get-them-to-breed-222257/">China sends panda expert to Taiwan to advise how to get them to breed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hovering on extinction&#8217;s edge, West Africa&#8217;s last giraffes make a surprising comeback</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:29:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Pitman</dc:creator>
		
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W. Africa&#8217;s last giraffes make surprising comeback

KOURE, Niger — A crisp African dawn is breaking overhead, and Zibo Mounkaila is on the back of a pickup truck bounding across a sparse landscape of rocky orange soil.
The tallest animals on earth are here, the guide says, somewhere amid the scant green bush on one side, and ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hovering-on-extinctions-edge-west-africas-last-giraffes-make-a-surprising-comeback-221774/">Hovering on extinction&#8217;s edge, West Africa&#8217;s last giraffes make a surprising comeback</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Despite killing of sea lions at Columbia River dam, toll of salmon eaten goes up</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:55:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Barnard</dc:creator>
		
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Report: Sea lion kill hasn&#8217;t reduced salmon toll

Killing or removing 25 California sea lions over the past two years has not reduced the toll on salmon at the base of Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River.
A report from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers estimates sea lions ate 4,960 salmon and steelhead during the spring ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-despite-killing-of-sea-lions-at-columbia-river-dam-toll-of-salmon-eaten-goes-up-221222/" title="Report: Despite killing of sea lions at Columbia River dam, toll of salmon eaten goes up">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Make me an offer: Virginia crabbers offer up licenses in bids totaling $30.4 million</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:56:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Szkotak</dc:creator>
		
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Hundreds of watermen make Virginia an offer

RICHMOND, Va. — One-third of Virginia&#8217;s watermen have offered to sell their licenses back to the state under a buyback program intended to ease pressure on the Chesapeake Bay crab.
The bids, however, far exceed the $6.7 million in federal disaster aid bankrolling the buyback, meaning only a fraction of ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/make-me-an-offer-virginia-crabbers-offer-up-licenses-in-bids-totaling-304-million-221017/">Make me an offer: Virginia crabbers offer up licenses in bids totaling $30.4 million</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wyoming archer bags deer, then mountain lion, when big cat stakes claim on kill</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
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Wyoming hunter bags deer, then hungry lion

SHERIDAN, Wyo. — Retired orthopedic surgeon Chris Smith thought his hunt was over when he bagged a white tail deer with a bow and arrow near Sheridan. Because the light was fading, he decided to return the next day to recover the deer. But when he returned Wednesday morning, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wyoming-archer-bags-deer-then-mountain-lion-when-big-cat-stakes-claim-on-kill-220993/">Read more : Wyoming archer bags deer, then mountain lion, when big cat stakes claim on kill</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP answers your questions on the news, from polluted waterways to neutralizing nuclear waste</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Ask AP: Polluted water, neutralizing nuclear waste

Instead of figuring out where to put nuclear waste, why can&#8217;t we just find a way to neutralize it so it&#8217;s no longer hazardous?
Curiosity about what to do with nuclear waste inspired one of the questions in this edition of &#8220;Ask AP,&#8221; a weekly Q&#038;A column where AP journalists .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-answers-your-questions-on-the-news-from-polluted-waterways-to-neutralizing-nuclear-waste-220292/">Read the original article &nbsp;: AP answers your questions on the news, from polluted waterways to neutralizing nuclear waste</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Study: Airborne nitrogen pollution producing junk food for fish in Rocky Mountain Park lakes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Judith Kohler</dc:creator>
		
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Study: Nitrogen pollution worsens in Rockies lakes

DENVER — Airborne nitrogen pollution from vehicle exhaust and farm fertilizer is turning algae in the alpine lakes of Rocky Mountain National Park into junk food for fish, a study says.
A similar phenomenon is occurring in Sweden and Norway, according to the study of about 90 high-elevation lakes set .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/study-airborne-nitrogen-pollution-producing-junk-food-for-fish-in-rocky-mountain-park-lakes-219574/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Study: Airborne nitrogen pollution producing junk food for fish in Rocky Mountain Park lakes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Younger men, older women may be hot in Hollywood, but few of these relationships last</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Megan K. Scott</dc:creator>
		
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Cougars, hot in Hollywood, endangered in real life

NEW YORK — Darin Riggio has a thing for older women — he dated his first &#8220;Cougar&#8221; when he was a 19-year-old college student. She was 43.
Since then, the 24-year-old who lives in Boca Raton, Fla., has dated women old enough to be his mother.
&#8220;Women my age don&#8217;t ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/younger-men-older-women-may-be-hot-in-hollywood-but-few-of-these-relationships-last-219501/" title="Younger men, older women may be hot in Hollywood, but few of these relationships last">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wyoming Game and Fish agency sets wildlife protection guidelines for wind energy developers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:36:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Joyce</dc:creator>
		
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Wyo. sets wildlife guidelines for wind developers

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has released recommendations for protecting wildlife during wind energy development, including restrictions in sage grouse habitat and in big game winter range and migration corridors.
The department characterized this week&#8217;s draft document as &#8220;advanced disclosure&#8221; of potential wildlife concerns. The department .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wyoming-game-and-fish-agency-sets-wildlife-protection-guidelines-for-wind-energy-developers-219448/">Wyoming Game and Fish agency sets wildlife protection guidelines for wind energy developers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;You hit a what?&#8217; Oklahoma couple nearly slams into wayward elephant on way home from church</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:02:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Murphy</dc:creator>
		
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&#8216;You hit a what?&#8217; SUV nearly slams into elephant

OKLAHOMA CITY — It&#8217;s not unusual to see a deer or a cow crossing Oklahoma&#8217;s rural highways. But an elephant?
A couple driving home from church nearly slammed into a giant pachyderm that had escaped from a nearby circus late Wednesday.
&#8220;Didn&#8217;t have time to hit the brakes. The ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/you-hit-a-what-oklahoma-couple-nearly-slams-into-wayward-elephant-on-way-home-from-church-219341/">Read more : &#8216;You hit a what?&#8217; Oklahoma couple nearly slams into wayward elephant on way home from church</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Family of Conn. woman mauled by chimpanzee seeks to sue state for $150 million</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:20:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Christoffersen</dc:creator>
		
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Connecticut chimp victim seeks to sue state

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The family of a Connecticut woman mauled and blinded by a chimpanzee sought Wednesday to sue the state for $150 million, saying officials failed to prevent the attack.
Attorneys for Charla Nash&#8217;s family filed a notice Wednesday with the state Office of Claims Commissioner asking for .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/family-of-conn-woman-mauled-by-chimpanzee-seeks-to-sue-state-for-150-million-218218/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Family of Conn. woman mauled by chimpanzee seeks to sue state for $150 million</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>APNewsBreak: Family of Conn. woman mauled by chimpanzee seeks to sue state for $150 million</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Christoffersen</dc:creator>
		
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APNewsBreak: Conn. chimp victim seeks to sue state

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The family of a Connecticut woman mauled and blinded by a chimpanzee is seeking to sue the state for $150 million.
Attorneys for Charla Nash&#8217;s family filed a notice Wednesday with a state agency asking for permission to sue.
The 200-pound chimpanzee named Travis went berserk .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/apnewsbreak-family-of-conn-woman-mauled-by-chimpanzee-seeks-to-sue-state-for-150-million-218120/">Original article &nbsp;: APNewsBreak: Family of Conn. woman mauled by chimpanzee seeks to sue state for $150 million</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Beyond bison and bears: Scientists seeking Yellowstone&#8217;s hidden species find more than 1,200</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:35:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Stark</dc:creator>
		
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Scientists look for Yellowstone&#8217;s hidden species

HELENA, Mont. — Scientists searching for Yellowstone National Park&#8217;s lesser-known life forms — beyond its famed bison, bears and wolves — found more than 1,200 species, including several never known before to exist in the park.
A one-day study of the park in late August found microscopic worms, mushrooms, a bluish-green .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/beyond-bison-and-bears-scientists-seeking-yellowstones-hidden-species-find-more-than-1200-217948/">Beyond bison and bears: Scientists seeking Yellowstone&#8217;s hidden species find more than 1,200</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Despite name, Shocking lives up to role as a favorite and wins $5 million Melbourne Cup</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:33:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Not a surprise: Shocking wins Melbourne Cup

MELBOURNE, Australia — Shocking captured the $5 million Melbourne Cup on Tuesday for his second victory in four days, outdueling Crime Scene in the stretch to win by three-quarters of a length.
Before a crowd of more than 100,000 at Flemington for Australia&#8217;s biggest sports event, Shocking was at his ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/despite-name-shocking-lives-up-to-role-as-a-favorite-and-wins-5-million-melbourne-cup-216320/">Despite name, Shocking lives up to role as a favorite and wins $5 million Melbourne Cup</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Scientists finally able to estimate how many people eaten in 1898 lion rampage</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:47:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randolph E. Schmid</dc:creator>
		
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Study: Man-eating lions consumed 35 people in 1898

WASHINGTON — The nightly attacks by two man-eating lions terrified railway workers and brought construction to a halt in one of east Africa&#8217;s most notorious onslaughts more than a hundred years ago. But the death toll, scientists now say, wasn&#8217;t as high as previously thought.
Over nine months the ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/scientists-finally-able-to-estimate-how-many-people-eaten-in-1898-lion-rampage-215183/">Scientists finally able to estimate how many people eaten in 1898 lion rampage</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Broilers remain Va.&#8217;s top agricultural commodity as value increases to more than $563 million</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:23:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Broilers remain Va.&#8217;s top agricultural commodity

RICHMOND, Va. — Broilers are still Virginia&#8217;s top agricultural commodity.
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services released its annual Top 20 agricultural commodities list on Monday. The rankings are based on the 2008 production year.
Broilers were ranked first as their value increased from almost $559 million in 2007 to ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/broilers-remain-vas-top-agricultural-commodity-as-value-increases-to-more-than-563-million-215148/">Broilers remain Va.&#8217;s top agricultural commodity as value increases to more than $563 million</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Turns out famous man-eating Tsavo lions could push away from table from time to time</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Study: Tsavo lions may have just snacked on humans

CHICAGO — They may have been the world&#8217;s most famous man-eating lions, but it turns out they made other dinner arrangements from time to time.
Scientists have determined that the Tsavo lions probably ate about 35 Kenyans in the 19th century and not the 135 they&#8217;ve long been .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/turns-out-famous-man-eating-tsavo-lions-could-push-away-from-table-from-time-to-time-215056/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Turns out famous man-eating Tsavo lions could push away from table from time to time</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Drought alters life for Kenya&#8217;s nomads, leading them to settle permanently and wait for aid</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:33:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katharine Houreld</dc:creator>
		
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Devastating drought alters life for Kenya nomads

DELA, Kenya — When 64-year-old Jimale Irobe was a young man, he guided his herds of cows and camels through knee-high grass.
These days the scrubby blades barely reach his ankles even in the rainy season, and there is never enough grass to go around. The cattle cannot feed, and .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/drought-alters-life-for-kenyas-nomads-leading-them-to-settle-permanently-and-wait-for-aid-214336/">Drought alters life for Kenya&#8217;s nomads, leading them to settle permanently and wait for aid</a>.]]></description>
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