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1997 Jul 9 |
In India half of the Asian elephant population of 60,000 lived in an area of just 168,000 sq. miles. Links: India, Animal 
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1997 Jul 9 |
From Thailand it was reported that elephants were dying around pineapple orchards, possibly from chemical poisoning. Only some 500 elephants remained in the country. Links: Environment, Thailand, Animal
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1997 Jul 10 |
In Britain thousands of rural people showed up at Hyde Park to defend the sport of fox and deer hunting. A bill to ban the hunting of foxes, deer, hares and mink with dogs was being considered. Links: Britain, Animal
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1997 Jul 15 |
Marine biologists diving from the Johnson Sea Link in the Gulf of Mexico discovered what appeared to be a new species of worm of the family polychaetes. The worms lived on top of frozen mounds of gas hydrates. Links: Mexico, Animal
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1997 Sep 13 |
From New Zealand it was reported that the government approved the release of the rabbit calcivirus to eradicate the rabbit pest problem. Links: Microbiology, New Zealand, Animal
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1997 Oct 2 |
The EU formally set up a common foreign and security policy in the Amsterdam Treaty. It set to adopt key asylum and immigration measures within five years of the treaty's entry into force, expected in 1999. A protocol to the 1997 Treaty of Amsterdam reclassified animals as sentient beings. Links: EU, Netherlands, Animal
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1997 Oct 4 |
It was reported that Greenpeace had found crabs contaminated with twice Europe’s allowed radiation level near the La Hague nuclear waste reprocessing plant near Cherbourg in northwestern France. Links: France, Animal, Nuclear
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1997 Oct 23 |
A psychologist at UC Berkeley, S. Marc Breedlove, found that sexual activity among rats reduced the size of neurons at the base of the spinal cord. Smaller neurons are more active and fire more frequently and may have become "primed for more action." Links: California, Sex, Animal, Psychology
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1997 Nov 10 |
A report on the Black Sea told of the disappearance of 20 0f 26 commercial fish species since 1970. Industry, agriculture and fishing practices caused a collapse of the Black Sea ecosystem in the late 1980s. The Monk seal was reported near extinction, dolphins and porpoises were reported down to 250,000 from 1 million in the 1970s, and blue mussels were in serious decline due to pollution. Links: Black Sea, Environment, Animal, Fish
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1997 Nov 28 |
In Britain the House of Commons approved a bill, 411-151, to ban wild animals from being pursued, injured or killed by the use of dogs (i.e. foxhunting). It was not supported by the labor government. Links: Britain, Animal
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1997 Nov 29 |
From Chile it was reported that giant rats, fattened from feeding on droppings of hormone-fattened poultry, were attacking barnyard animals in the Maipu suburb of Santiago. Links: Chile, Animal
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1997 Dec 7 |
It was reported that the world’s tiger population was down to 6000, from 100,000 a century ago. 5 of 8 subspecies are left: Indian (Bengal), Sumatran, Chinese, Indo-Chinese and Amur (Siberian). Links: China, India, Indonesia, Animal, Siberia
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1997 Dec 26 |
From Texas it was reported that the Emu market had collapsed and that the 100-pound birds were roaming the countryside and being slaughtered by frustrated owners. Links: Animal, Texas
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In Vietnam about 55 million rats were killed this year. Links: Vietnam, Animal
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In Malaysia a virus struck the village of Nipah and killed 105 people, most of whom were involved in the hog-farming industry. Some 1.2 million hogs were destroyed and the Nipah virus epidemic ran its course over 7 months. The epidemic was later related to burning rain forests and bats seeking new food sources that passed the virus to pigs that passed it to humans. Most animals recovered but it was lethal to 40% of humans. Links: Malaysia, Microbiology, Animal
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In China a freshwater dolphin in the Yangtze River, known as the Baiji dolphin, was last reliably sighted. Estimates said only about 17 of the 6-foot dolphins remained. The white dolphin had been known for centuries in Chinese legend as the Goddess of the Yangtze. Links: China, Environment, Animal, Extinction
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1998 Jan 7 |
It was reported that over 1200 Hooker’s sea lion pups had died in the sub-Antarctic islands south of New Zealand from an unknown disease. Links: Animal, Antarctica
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1998 Jan 11 |
From China it was reported that parrots had become a speculative rage in Beijing where a green-faced parrot could fetch $2,400. Links: China, Animal
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1998 Jan 12 |
From Venezuela it was reported that over 140 dead dolphins were recently washed ashore on La Tortuga Island. There were no external wounds other than some reddish marks on the abdomen. Links: Venezuela, Animal
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1998 Mar 30 |
In eastern Arizona nearly a dozen Mexican gray wolves were released into the White Mountains after an absence of 30 years. Links: Arizona, Animal
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1998 Apr 30 |
A report in Nature traced mammals back to around 100 million years before the present using a "molecular clock." Links: Animal
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1998 Jul 8 |
It was reported that elephant poaching had increased in Kenya. Links: Kenya, Animal
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1998 Jul 11 |
From Australia it was reported that dingoes from Mount Archer National park near the central Queensland coast were stalking neighborhoods for food. Links: Australia, Animal
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1998 Jul 23 |
Scientists at the University of Hawaii announced they had turned out more than 50 carbon-copy mice, with a cloning technique said to be more reliable than the one used to create Dolly the sheep. Links: Animal, BioTech, Hawaii
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1998 Jul 25 |
It was reported that authorities in Split, Croatia, declared a natural disaster following an invasion of mice that devoured the region’s crops. Links: Croatia, Animal, Agriculture
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1998 Aug 3 |
In Austria Hermann Nitsch (b.1938) ignored animal rights protestors and began a 6-day festival during which he planned to kill pigs and bulls and paint pictures with their blood. This was his 100th such performance (named the 6-Day Play after its length) and it took place at his castle, Schloss Prinzendorf. Links: Austria, Artist, Animal
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1998 Aug 14 |
Russia announced that it would proceed with plans to regulate wolves with a planned poisoning of 15,000. Links: Russia, Animal
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1998 Aug 15 |
In Britain it was reported that 6,000 mink from a fur farm in Ringworm had been released by animal rights activists. The released mink caused a wildlife disaster as they preyed on all wildlife. Links: Britain, Animal
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1998 Aug 29 |
In England new type of mosquito was reported to be breeding in the underground Tube with a taste for the rats and mice that lived there. Links: Britain, Animal, Insects
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1998 Oct 12 |
An American law protecting sea turtles was overturned by an appeals panel of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Links: USA, Environment, Animal, WTO, Reptile
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1998 Oct 16 |
It was reported that fires in Russia were burning in the Sikhote-Alin wildlife reserve and threatened Siberian tigers of which only an estimated 450 remained. Links: Russia, Animal, Fire
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1998 Nov 11 |
China and the UN planned to sign an agreement to turn the Lop Nur nuclear test site into a sanctuary for Bactrian camels. The barren area is about the size of Germany. Links: China, Animal, Nuclear
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1998 Dec 9 |
It was reported that scientists in Japan had cloned several calves from an adult cow. It was the 3rd mammal duplicated after mice and sheep. Links: Japan, Animal, BioTech
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1998 Dec 10 |
Scientists reported that all 97 million genetic "letters" of the worm "Caenorhabditis elegans" had been precisely mapped. It was the first complete genetic blueprint of an animal. Links: DNA, Animal, BioTech
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In Austria the Vienna based Four Paws animal rights group opened a bear sanctuary for dancing bears and unwanted pet bears. Links: Austria, Animal
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1999 Feb 10 |
A UN panel eased a trade ban on ivory. It allowed Namibia and Zimbabwe to sell nearly 34 tons to Japan. Links: Japan, UN, Zimbabwe, Animal, Namibia
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1999 May 26 |
In Belgium the public was informed that animal feed contaminated with dioxin was fed to chickens and pigs. Links: Belgium, Animal
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1999 Jun 16 |
Austria reported that it found animal feed contaminated with Dioxin. Links: Austria, Animal
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1999 Jun 17 |
It was reported that a synthesis of 151 years of chimpanzee observations indicated cultural variations among various groups of Pan troglodytes. Links: Animal, Primates
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1999 Aug 5 |
Researchers reported the discovery of a gene that causes narcolepsy in dogs. Links: DNA, Animal, BioTech
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1999 Aug 12 |
In Belgium a McDonald's Restaurant was destroyed by fire. The Animal Liberation Front was suspected. Links: Belgium, Animal
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1999 Aug 20 |
The Peregrine falcon was removed from the list of endangered species. Links: Animal
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1999 Aug 25 |
It was reported that Mickey Rooney had joined animal rights activists to support legislation to outlaw "crush" videos, which depict small animals being killed by scantily clad women. Links: Animal
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1999 Sep 10 |
It was reported that Canada has 339 species in serious danger of disappearing and no federal legislation for protection of endangered animals. Links: Canada, Animal, Extinction
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1999 Sep 13 |
Researchers reported that gene therapy restored vigor to aged brains in experiments with monkeys. Links: Animal, BioTech, Brain
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1999 Sep 23 |
In Italy the cloned bull Galileo was unveiled at the dairy cattle show in Cremona. The Health Ministry confiscated the bull the next day due to the 1998 decree forbidding cloning issued by Health Minister Rosy Bindi. Links: Italy, Animal, BioTech
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1999 Oct 2 |
From Kenya it was reported that the flamingos of Lake Nakuru had migrated away to other locations. Environmental stress from industrial refuse and other wastes was blamed. Fluctuating salinity was also suspect in that flamingoes feed on the algae spirulina platensis, which blooms in saline waters. It was later reported that tens of thousands of flamingos on Lake Bogoria had died since July due to heavy metals. Links: Environment, Kenya, Animal
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1999 Oct 21 |
It was reported that a French-led expedition chopped clear the fully preserved carcass of a 20 thousand-year-old woolly mammoth, the "Jarkov Mammoth," from the permafrost of Siberia at Khatanga, Russia. Links: Russia, France, Animal, Siberia
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1999 Oct 25 |
It was reported that the chiru, a goat from the high Tibetan plateau, was seriously endangered and down to some 75,000. The animal's hide is used to make expensive shahtoosh shawls. Links: Tibet, Animal
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1999 Nov 28 |
Hsing-Hsing, the popular giant panda who arrived in America in 1972 as a symbol of US-China detente, was euthanized at age 28. Officials at Washington’s National Zoo decided to end the panda’s life because of his deteriorating health. Links: USA, China, Animal, DC
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1999 2003 |
American consumption of goat meat rose 64% during this period. Links: USA, Food, Animal
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1999 2001 |
Gambian rats first began showing up on Florida’s Grassy Key after a local exotic animal breeder released eight of the rats into the wild. The rodents, officially known as the Gambian pouched rat, are the largest known breed of rats in the world. They can grow up to three feet in length and weigh as much as nine pounds. Links: USA, Florida, Animal
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2000 Feb 26 |
From the United Arab Emirates it was reported that hunters killed the last known Arabian mountain goat, known as tahr, to restore their sexual potency. The last known Arabian wold was also killed in the mountains of Ras al-Khaimah by shepherds who feared for their flocks. Links: UAR, Animal, Extinction
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2000 Feb |
Rescue Bear 0001 arrived at the Animals Asia Foundation in Chengdu, China. He was named Andrew by the Hong Kong philanthropist who donated $1 million to create the animal sanctuary. Andrew (15) died in 2006 from a liver cancer likely related to years of being tapped for bile fluid. Links: China, Animal
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2000 Mar 13 |
In Mongolia the Red Cross reported that winter blizzards had killed over 1 million head of livestock and that some 300,000 people were short of food. The dead animal number was soon raised to 1.8 million, or 1 in every 15 in the nation. Links: Mongolia, Animal, WeatherAsia
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2000 Jun 22 |
In Kazakstan some 11,000 seals were reported found dead on the shores of the Caspian Sea. Infectious disease linked to weakened immune systems due to oil-related pollutants were blamed. Links: Kazakhstan, Microbiology, Animal, Caspian Sea
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2000 Jun 26 |
In Germany a 6-year-old Turkish boy was attacked and killed in a school yard in Hamburg by a pit bull and a Staffordshire terrier. The attack led German states to enact new rules on dog ownership. Links: Germany, Animal
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2000 Aug 17 |
It was reported that researchers had cloned pigs for the 1st time. Links: Animal, BioTech
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2000 Sep 15 |
In Italy the Mafia was reported to be engaged in a $500 million business of illegal dog fighting. An estimated 5,000 dogs died annually from the fighting. Links: Italy, Mafia, Animal
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2000 Sep 27 |
It was reported that the Asian swamp eel, Monopterus albus, was within a mile of the fragile Florida Everglades National Park. Links: Environment, Florida, Animal
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