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In this image made off MRTV video footage, a rare white elephant is caught in the jungles in Maungdaw township in northwestern Rakhine state, Myanmar. The rare white elephant has been captured in the jungles of northwestern Myanmar, a mostly Buddhist country where the animals are considered good omens, state media reported Tuesday, June 29, 2010. White elephants, actually albinos, have for centuries been revered in Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and other Asian nations. They were normally kept and pampered by monarchs and considered a symbol of royal power and prosperity.
Animal   Environment   Photos   Thailand   Wikipedia: Elephant
 Jakarta Post 
Thailand to build DNA database to protect elephants
Thailand Natural Resources and Environment Minister Preecha Rengsomboonsuk has vowed to solve within a year issues related to Thailand's elephants. Preecha planned to build a DNA database on 4,000 or... (photo: AP / MRTV)
Sleeping Dhole,
Dhole   Mysore   Photos   Wikipedia: Dhole   Zoo
 The Hindu 
Dhole pups, new attraction at Mysore zoo
Seven dhole pups that were born in November at the Mysore zoo, were released for public viewing on Thursday. Dhole (Cuon alpinus), a highly endangered species, is difficult to breed in captivity. So... (photo: Creative Commons / Ber'Zophus)
The golden jackal is more closely related to wolves and coyotes than it is to other jackal species  Newsday 
Farmers eager for right to kill attacking wolves
Photos TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - (AP) -- John Koski is itching to pick up his rifle after losing dozens of cows to hungry wolves on his farm in 's Upper Peninsula -- and it appears he'll soon get his... (photo: Creative Commons)
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Gulf of Maine (Aug. 23)--An entangled Humpback whale breechesduring a successful rescue in the Gulf of Maine.  U.S. Coast Guard crews and Bob Bowman, from the Center for Coastal Studies, freed the whale after it became tangled in a lobster trap.  USCG photo by PA3 BRENT M. ERB (110503) ( SEARCH AND RESCUE (FOR RELEASE) )  STL Today 
Groups sue over Navy sonar use off Northwest coast
Conservationists and Native American tribes are suing over the Navy's expanded use of sonar in training exercises off the Washington, Oregon and California coasts, saying the noise can harass and kill... (photo: US Coastguard / PA3 BRENT M. ERB)
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Snow leopard at the Louisville Zoo Scientific American
Can Stem Cells Help Save Snow Leopards from Extinction?
Jurassic meow? Scientists at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, have come up with a novel idea for possibly saving endangered big cats: reproduce them in the lab.... (photo: Creative Commons / Ltshears)
Environment   Nature   Photos   Wikipedia: Snow leopard   Wildlife
Golden Lion Tamarin STL Today
KC Zoo welcomes arrival of twin monkeys
The Kansas City Zoo is welcoming the arrival of twin golden lion tamarins, an endangered monkey species. The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/AF0Gw3) reported that the... (photo: Public Domain / Mel29)
Environment   Nature   Photos   Wikipedia: Golden lion tamarin   Wildlife
elephants Jakarta Globe
Malaysia saves endangered pygmy elephant on Borneo
Malaysian wildlife authorities said they had rescued a pygmy elephant calf on Borneo island and expressed hope a planned sanctuary would provide protection for the... (photo: Creative Commons / Nigel Swales)
Environment   Malaysia   Nature   Photos   Wikipedia: Pygmy elephant
Pygmy Elephant (sl1) Jakarta Globe
Endangered Pygmy Elephant on Rescued on Borneo
Malaysian wildlife authorities said on Monday that they had rescued a pygmy elephant calf on Borneo and expressed hope a planned sanctuary would provide protection for... (photo: creative commons / )
Animal   Environment   Asia   Photos   Wikipedia: Pygmy elephant
A 300 lb. Male Florida Black Bear Killed By Vehicle off of Florida State Road 40. Clarion Ledger
La. black bear rescued, released, killed
NEW ORLEANS - The Louisiana black bear was so scrawny when it was captured rooting through garbage about about a year ago, officials sent it to a rescue center to get... (photo: Public Domain / Carrie Sekerak)
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