#Canadian woman busted for selling polar bear skulls to agent

#Canadian woman busted for selling polar bear skulls to agent

“#Canadian woman busted for selling polar bear skulls to agent” A 26-year-old woman from Canada has been busted for allegedly selling two polar bear skulls to an undercover agent and trying to cross over into Quebec with “numerous undeclared wildlife items” including crocodile feet and a three-toed sloth, federal officials said.  Vanessa Rondeau, the owner…

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#In Iraq’s iconic marshlands, a quest for endangered otters

#In Iraq’s iconic marshlands, a quest for endangered otters

“#In Iraq’s iconic marshlands, a quest for endangered otters” CHIBAISH, Iraq — “Don’t move a muscle.” His command cut across the reeds rustling in the wind. On a moonlit embankment several kilometers from shore in Iraq’s celebrated southern marshes, everyone stood still. Omar al-Sheikhly shined a flashlight across a muddy patch. “Nothing,” he said, shaking…

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#Gang of condors ‘absolutely trash’ California home

#Gang of condors ‘absolutely trash’ California home

“#Gang of condors ‘absolutely trash’ California home” They turned her house into their own condor-minium. Over the weekend, a crew of the largest flying birds in North America dive-bombed one woman’s Southern California house, where they proceeded to wreak havoc and refuse to leave. “I’m just hoping they don’t steal the Mother’s Day present being…

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#New type of ant given first-ever gender-neutral name

#New type of ant given first-ever gender-neutral name

“#New type of ant given first-ever gender-neutral name” Even the bugs are nonbinary now. A newly discovered ant is now the first animal species to be given a scientific name ending in “they” to honor gender diversity. Researchers named the miniature trap-jaw ant from the luscious tropical forests of Ecuador “Strumigenys ayersthey.” Typically, when species…

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#First clone of US endangered species, a ferret, announced

#First clone of US endangered species, a ferret, announced

“#First clone of US endangered species, a ferret, announced” CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Scientists have cloned the first U.S. endangered species, a black-footed ferret duplicated from the genes of an animal that died over 30 years ago. The slinky predator named Elizabeth Ann, born Dec. 10 and announced Thursday, is cute as a button. But watch…

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#NY antique dealer admits to selling illegal mounted leopard

#NY antique dealer admits to selling illegal mounted leopard

“#NY antique dealer admits to selling illegal mounted leopard” An upstate New York antique dealer — whose rare collections have been featured in Hollywood hits — has pleaded guilty to selling an illicit mounted leopard to an undercover agent. Michael Merisola, who owns Buffalo luxury vintage store CooCooU27, pleaded guilty Friday in Ohio federal court…

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