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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/11/world/americas/galapagos-islands-tortoises.html?em_pos=medium&emc=edit_sc_20170314&nl=science-times&nl_art=2&nlid=30337821&ref=img&te=1

Meet Diego, the Centenarian Whose Sex Drive Saved His SpeciesBy fathering hundreds, a giant tortoise in the Galápagos Islands reversed the threat of extinction. Another, earning the name Lonesome George, was unable to do the same.

http://www.care2.com/causes/its-time-to-end-the-dog-and-cat-meat-trade-right-here-in-the-us.html

It's Time To End The Dog And Cat Meat Trade Right Here In The US | Care2 CausesThe slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption is legal in 44 U.S. states. The Dog and Cat Meat Prohibition Act would ban this cruel trade nationwide.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4312108/Flamingo-Czech-zoo-brutally-killed-children.html

The World Wildlife Fund, Trophy Hunters and Donald Trump Jr.
http://www.counterpunch.org/2017/03/10/the-world-wildlife-fund-trophy-hunters-and-donald-trump-jr/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2017/mar/13/zoos-are-prisons-for-animals-no-one-needs-to-see-a-depressed-penguin-in-the-flesh

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/science/research-monkey-at-uw-dies-of-thirst/

Another research monkey dies at UW; it got no water for several daysFederal regulators cited the University of Washington for the January death; the water line to macaque’s cage had been disconnected.

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/five-things-would-happen-if-everyone-stopped-eating-meat-a6844811.html

Five things would happen if everyone stopped eating meatToday marks the end of World Week for the Abolition of Meat – an appropriate time to ask ourselves what would happen if those of us who live in the developed world, with its ample choices, opted for a beet burger instead of a beef burger every time we sat down to eat. (Hint: cows would not take over the world.) 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-chimps-will-get-another-day-in-court-1489528056?mod=e2tw

New York Chimps Will Get Another Day in CourtA Manhattan appeals court will hear arguments on behalf of chimpanzees Kiko and Tommy. Their self-appointed lawyer is on a quest to get courts to recognize chimps as legal persons.

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/london-zoo-should-close-because-it-is-sign-of-our-failure-as-a-species-says-campaigner-8224289.html

London Zoo should close because it is 'sign of our failure as aLondon Zoo should be shut down because it is not looking after animals properly or releasing enough back into the wild, campaigner Damian Aspinall has claimed.

http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21677188-it-rare-new-animal-species-emerge-front-scientists-eyes

Evolution: Greater than the sum of its parts | The EconomistIt is rare for a new animal species to emerge in front of scientists’ eyes. But this seems to be happening in eastern North America

http://nation.com.pk/columns/26-Feb-2017/my-family-and-other-animals

‘My family and other animals’I have often filled my Sunday column with stories from the animal kingdom and it is in that spirit that I have borrowed the caption of this weeks piece from

http://www.iol.co.za/mercury/world/malaysian-zoo-defends-acquisition-of-gorillas-85668

Malaysian zoo defends acquisition of gorillas | IOLA Malaysian zoo has defended its acquisition of four rare baby gorillas from Nigeria, saying the new arrivals were intended ...

https://scroll.in/article/831492/banning-the-bbc-for-its-kaziranga-story-is-an-dangerous-act-of-muzzling-the-media

Banning the BBC for its Kaziranga story is a dangerous act of muzzling the mediaThe National Tiger Conservation Authority last month banned the BBC from filming in India's national parks for five years.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2017/mar/13/zoos-are-prisons-for-animals-no-one-needs-to-see-a-depressed-penguin-in-the-flesh

http://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/an-ngo-for-the-protection-of-animals-is-making-travel-industries-across-the-globe-elephant-friendly-273170.html

An NGO For Animal Protection Is Making Travel Industries Across The Globe Elephant-FriendlyAnimals are subjected to much cruelty behind the entertaining animal tourist industry.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3031881/swedish-zookeeper-reveals-photos-secretive-north-korea-zoo/

Zookeeper reveals never-before-seen photos of North Korea's zooTHESE incredible photos offer a fascinating glimpse into everyday life inside North Korea’s infamous Pyongyang Zoo – where a chain-smoking chimp is the star attraction. They show hordes…

https://petrescuereport.com/2017/rescuers-blacklisted-shelters-dogs-found-dumped-another-county/

https://www.thesun.ie/news/686092/rathkeale-rovers-crime-gang-in-the-frame-for-theft-of-rhino-horn-from-thoiry-zoo-in-france/

Irish gang in the frame for theft of rhino horn after animal shot dead in French zooTHE notorious Rathkeale Rovers are in the frame for the theft of a rhino horn in France on Monday night. French investigators contacted gardai on Tuesday in a bid to establish if officers here had …