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Hunting field rats, a local delicacy, in Zacatecas, Mexico

02:48 Hunting field rats, a local delicacy, in Zacatecas, Mexico.

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Pakistan's airlines re-brands to save its national animal

PakistanInternationalAirlines(PIA)inabidtosave"nearthreatened"Markhor—amountaingoat—frombecomingextincthasdecidedtoaddtheportraitoftheanimalonitsfleetofaircraft

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French animal rights groups call for ban on fox and deer hunting

Acoalitionofmorethan20Frenchanimalrightsgroups,includingoneledbyformerfilmstarBrigitteBardot,calledFridayforabanonhuntingwithhounds."SeveralEuropeancountries(in

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Researchers mourn killing of Cecil the lion's cub

AtrophyhunterinZimbabwehasshotdeadacubofCecilthelionwhosedeathin2015causedworldwideoutrage,researcherstrackingtheprideconfirmedFriday.Xanda,asix-year-oldlionfit

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Spanish travel agencies cash in on 'Poketourism'

Just like countless other countries, Spain has been hit so hard by the Pokemon Go craze that travel agencies are seeking to cash in on the global phenomenon with specialised tours.

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European Parliament calls on Japan to end whale hunting

Members of European Parliament (MEPs) gathered for a plenary session here, pressing on Wednesday for the European Council and the European Commission to condemn the decision by Japan to resume whale hunting and to catch 333 small rorqual whales during the 2015-2016 season.

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"Teddy bear" removed from endangered species list

After 24 years of recovery efforts, the Louisiana black bear, the inspiration for the Teddy Bear, was recently removed from the U.S. Federal Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife.

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Anonymous hackers target Iceland sites in whaling protest

Activist hackers from the Anonymous collective have claimed responsibility for bringing down five government websites in Iceland in a protest against whale-hunting by the North Atlantic nation.

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Hunting for sport ignites public fury

One man discovered vanity may be China's most dangerous game after police discovered a photo of him with an illegally poached bear in the southwestern province of Sichuan.

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China to jail eaters of rare wild animals

China's top legislature on Thursday passed an interpretation of the Criminal Law which will put eaters of rare wild animals in jail.