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SES almost finished storm clean-up

March 12, 2010 12:22:00

The State Emergency Service (SES) says it will complete all repair jobs from last Saturday's freak hail storm by this weekend. [MORE]

Tags: human-interest, animals, vic, burwood-east-3151, north-melbourne-3051

Baby elephant shuffles along path to recovery

March 12, 2010 11:16:00

Taronga Zoo's new infant Asian elephant has had a restful night in the elephant barn and zoo keepers continue to be amazed by its progress.[MORE]

Tags: human-interest, animals, australia, nsw, mosman-2088

Park urges koalas removal probe

March 12, 2010 09:33:00

The Waterways Wildlife Park is backing calls for an investigation into the removal of eight koalas by the RSPCA.[MORE]

Tags: animals, animal-welfare, gunnedah-2380

US sushi chef charged with serving whale

March 12, 2010 09:00:00

A California sushi chef and the restaurant in which he worked have been charged with illegally serving meat from an endangered sei whale, the US Justice Department said.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, science-and-technology, animals, mammals-whales, united-states

Mr Shuffles has keepers wrapped around his little trunk

March 11, 2010 20:00:00

Zoo staff were overwhelmed when they realised a baby elephant previously thought dead had been born alive. [MORE]

Tags: human-interest, animals, australia, nsw, mosman-2088

Lost dog numbers triple after storms

March 11, 2010 11:09:00

The number of lost dogs in the Melbourne area tripled following Saturday's ferocious hail storm.[MORE]

Tags: human-interest, animals, vic, burwood-east-3151, north-melbourne-3051

Man attacked by swarm of wasps

March 11, 2010 10:22:00

A man has been stung at least 20 times by a swarm of wasps at Montmorency, in Melbourne's north east.[MORE]

Tags: human-interest, animal-attacks, science-and-technology, animals, vic, montmorency-3094

'Miracle' elephant calf making steady progress

March 11, 2010 09:01:00

Taronga Zoo's newborn baby elephant is making steady progress with staff already coining a name for the calf.[MORE]

Tags: human-interest, animals, australia, nsw, mosman-2088

Dog owners barking over grooming

Feature

March 10, 2010 18:36:00

Organisers of Britain's famous Crufts dog show are cracking down on owners who touch up their show dogs with cosmetics or hair dye.[MORE]

Tags: human-interest, animals, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

Zoo trumpets baby elephant's first steps

March 10, 2010 17:45:00

An elephant calf has taken its first steps at Sydney's Taronga Zoo despite being declared dead in its mother's womb on Sunday.[MORE]

Tags: human-interest, animals, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

Gene protects some Tassie devils from tumour

Feature

March 10, 2010 16:08:00

The discovery of a genetically different population of Tasmanian Devils has raised hopes for their survival.[MORE]

Tags: animals, genetics, marsupials, animal-diseases-and-disorders-devil-facial-tumour-disease, the-university-of-sydney-2006, university-of-tasmania-7005

Screwdriver seized after woman stabbed during fight

March 10, 2010 10:31:00

A 34-year-old woman will face court today after being charged over a stabbing in Sydney's west.[MORE]

Tags: human-interest, animals, australia, nsw, mosman-2088

Baby elephant back from the dead

March 10, 2010 10:26:00

An elephant calf is fighting for life at Taronga Zoo after being born two days after zoo staff declared it had died.[MORE]

Tags: human-interest, animals, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

Company denies chemical causes frog sex change

March 9, 2010 18:09:00

The developer of the herbicide atrazine has dismissed new research which shows it can wreak havoc with the sexual organs of frogs. [MORE]

Tags: science-and-technology, animals, amphibians, australia, united-states

Sharks visiting 'cleaning stations': researcher

March 9, 2010 09:00:00

North Queensland researchers say they are amazed by new images of sharks and manta rays lining up to be cleaned by smaller fish on the Great Barrier Reef.[MORE]

Tags: environment, oceans-and-reefs, human-interest, animals, great-barrier-reef, qld, cairns-4870, mackay-4740, townsville-4810

Herdsmen jailed for killing snow leopard

March 9, 2010 07:30:00

Two herdsmen have been sentenced to eight and 10 years in prison for killing a snow leopard in north-west China's Xinjiang region.[MORE]

Tags: environment, endangered-and-protected-species, human-interest, animals, china

Canadian MPs to tuck into seal dinner

March 9, 2010 07:10:00

Canada's parliamentary restaurant will be serving seal meat on Wednesday in a gesture of defiance aimed at a European Union ban on imports of seal products.[MORE]

Tags: world-politics, human-interest, animals, canada

Phantom kangaroos spotted in Japan

March 9, 2010 01:09:00

It may seem odd, but the locals swear it is true. People in a Japanese mountain region have reported a number of kangaroo sightings, and journalists are now trying to stalk the marsupials.[MORE]

Tags: human-interest, animals, offbeat, japan

Baby elephant's death sparks breeding debate

March 8, 2010 21:00:00

The death of an unborn elephant calf prompts renewed debate about breeding the animals in captivity.[MORE]

Tags: human-interest, animals, law-crime-and-justice, animal-welfare, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

Baby elephant dies at Taronga Zoo

March 8, 2010 13:20:00

A baby Asian elephant has died during labour at Sydney's Taronga Zoo.[MORE]

Tags: human-interest, animals, australia, nsw, mosman-2088

Swiss vote down lawyers for animals

March 8, 2010 08:00:00

Switzerland has voted against assigning lawyers to defend animals in court cases.[MORE]

Tags: world-politics, human-interest, animals, offbeat, law-crime-and-justice, animal-welfare, switzerland

Fight for lawyers to represent animals in court

March 7, 2010 23:19:00

A national referendum is taking place in Switzerland on a proposal to appoint state-funded lawyers to represent animals in court.[MORE]

Tags: human-interest, animals, law-crime-and-justice, animal-welfare, switzerland

Snakes bite 5 in NSW

March 7, 2010 16:49:00

Five people have been bitten by snakes across New South Wales during a three-hour period today.[MORE]

Tags: human-interest, animal-attacks, animals, reptiles, nsw, sydney-2000

Woman injured at duck hunt

March 6, 2010 14:27:00

A protester has been rescued from the annual wild duck shoot on Tasmania's east coast.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, wetlands, animals, lifestyle-and-leisure, environmental-policy, coles-bay-7215

Festival under fire for boxing roo act

March 6, 2010 10:35:00

A festival in the United States is under fire for advertising a circus show where a man dressed as a clown boxes a red kangaroo.[MORE]

Tags: human-interest, animals, law-crime-and-justice, animal-welfare, united-states