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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/18/health/guinea-worms-dogs-chad.html?hpw&rref=health&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region&region=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well

Nearly Eradicated in Humans, the Guinea Worm Finds New Victims: DogsFor 30 years, scientists have fought to eliminate a horrifying parasite. Suddenly, it has begun infecting dogs in Chad, threatening to undo decades of progress.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/13/science/narwhals-greenland-sounds.html?module=WatchingPortal&region=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=thumb_square&state=standard&contentPlacement=6&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2018%2F06%2F13%2Fscience%2Fnarwhals-greenl…[Read more]

Listen to the Sounds of Narwhals That Have Been Elusive to ScienceAs melting ice opens east Greenland to petroleum prospectors and cruises, scientists are rushing to study the noises made by a remote population of toothed whales.

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/44525449/india-python-snake-tries-to-strangle-west-bengal-selfie-taker#

Python tries to strangle selfie takerA ranger who caught a rock python in West Bengal was almost strangled by it as he posed for photos.

https://www.motherjones.com/food/2018/06/tell-us-why-you-quit-meat-vegetarian-vegan/?utm_source=mj-newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=econundrums-2018-06-18

Tell us why you quit meatWhat convinced you to become a vegetarian or vegan—even if it didn't stick? We want to hear your story.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/17/georgia-woman-strangles-rabid-bobcat-self-defense

http://www.grubstreet.com/2010/03/bourdain_rematches_safran_foer.html

Bourdain to Safran Foer: ‘I Will Shoot an Animal in the Head and Eat It’Plus, Ripert and Bourdain on salt, cupcakes, and the macaroni and cheese at KFC.

This is polo using a headless goat instead of a ball
http://siberiantimes.com/sport/profile/features/would-british-princes-manage-to-win-this-siberian-polo/

Would British princes manage to win this 'Siberian polo'?This ancient game of nomads has been likened to a cross between horse racing and polo, while others see it as 'a hybrid of rugby and a Texas rodeo'.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/06/16/a-woman-went-to-check-her-corn-and-was-swallowed-by-a-python/?utm_term=.e8c51a1abba4&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1

A woman went to check her corn — and was swallowed by a pythonIt's the second time in two years that one of the rarest and most gruesome ways to die was documented in Indonesia.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/17/woman-swallowed-giant-python-indonesia?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+main+NEW+H+categories&utm_term=278297&subid=26212650&CMP=EMCNEWEML6619I2

https://theconversation.com/in-defence-of-wasps-why-squashing-them-comes-with-a-sting-in-the-tale-60729

In defence of wasps: why squashing them comes with a sting in the taleWe should celebrate these amazing insects, not splat them.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/974823/yulin-dog-meat-festival-Guangxi-china

Yulin dog meat festival marks NINTH year despite calls from Chinese to scrap itNEXT week around 3,000 dogs will be butchered, blowtorched and boiled alive during the horrific Yulin dog-eating festival as it rears its ugly head for the ninth year, despite pleas from the Chinese to scrap it.

“But there is a new problem for Asian elephants that may yet reach African ones — the desire in China for elephant leather accessories and traditional remedies made from their h…[Read more]

Where Female Elephants Without Tusks Roam — and Poachers Stay AwaySouth Africa’s Addo elephant park has few females with tusks, a trait that has died off because of hunting but also keeps poachers away.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jun/16/koala-faecal-transplant-could-save-species

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-nova-scotia-shortlisted-as-potential-site-for-worlds-first-whale-2/

Nova Scotia shortlisted as potential site for world’s first whale sanctuaryWashington state is also being considered

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/travel/article-dream-of-swimming-with-whale-sharks-know-that-its-a-nightmare-for/

Dream of swimming with whale sharks? Know that it’s a nightmare for themDive masters, conservation groups and environmentally aware tourists think setting regulations to protect the whale shark from mass-tourism harassment and propeller injuries should be the next step in protecting the species

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-montreal-moves-to-ban-horse-drawn-carriages/

Concerns about animal welfare prompt move to ban horse-drawn carriages in MontrealCity depicts practice as anachronistic in adoption of draft bylaw, but supporters argue phase-out would send animals to the slaughterhouse

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2018/06/11/one-states-plan-to-save-a-protected-species-is-to-kill-another-species/?utm_term=.e4d5f353d076&wpisrc=nl_animalia&wpmm=1

One state’s plan to save a protected species is to kill another speciesCalifornia sea lions have made a remarkable comeback, and Oregon says they're now imperiling threatened runs of native fish.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2018/06/15/little-by-little-domestic-violence-shelters-become-pet-friendly/?utm_term=.89105de3d60d&wpisrc=nl_animalia&wpmm=1

Little by little, domestic violence shelters become pet-friendlyResearch shows domestic violence victims often delay leaving abusers because they cannot take their animals but fear what will happen if the pets are left behind.