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Photo: a giraffe eats a bunch of leaves at Kuala Lumpur zoo

As spill grows, oil soaks delicate marshes, birds

Cleaning oil-soaked wetlands may be impossible

Photo: a baby baboon climbs in the branches of a tree in the outdoor enclosure of the Hagenbeck zoo in Hamburg

Photo: a penguin chick shelters between parents in sub-zero temperatures on Snow Hill Island

Photo: young baboons cuddle to keep warm in northern Germany

Fantastic photo: a Sumatran Tiger cub attacks a tree next to his mother, at the Melbourne Zoo

Heavy oil hits Louisiana shore

Ocean fish could disappear in 40 years, UN warns, "unless fishing fleets are slashed and stocks allowed to recover"

Africa's Lake Tanganyika warming fast, and wildlife is dying

Montana, Idaho consider increased wolf hunt quotas

Photo: three Przewalski wild horses in Hortobagy National Park, Hungary

Amazing underwater wonderworld off Britain's coast reveals natural treasures

World's biggest beaver dam discovered in northern Canada, "an animal-made structure so large it is visible from space"

The lions among the bluebells

Photo: a rare Scottish wildcat spotted on Scottish island of Mull could have swum there, an expert said today

94% of fish stocks have vanished from British waters

2 Articles: "Gulf of Mexico oil spill 'the bad one' — recipe for disaster" and "Many endangered turtles dying on Texas Gulf Coast "

Baffling death of rare Siberian tiger, pregnant Malyshka, who drowned at Banham zoo in Norfolk, leaving behind two 17-month-old babies

Hailed a hero: German shepherd called Buddy led police down winding back-roads to owner's burning home

Photo: Buba, a baby bear born in January, plays with her mother Ursina at the Juraparc of Mont-d'Orzieres in Switzerland

Great Barrier Reef oil spill hits wildlife sanctuary

Photo: a clouded leopard cub grooms his mate at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium Tacoma, Washington

Home found for orphaned seal delivered by hunter

Russian protesters say factory to pollute world's oldest lake -- Lake Baikal is the world's deepest lake and contains 20 percent of the globe's total unfrozen freshwater reserves

Photo: US Marines feed a stray puppy in northern Marjah, Helmand province in Afghanistan

Protection for 2 shark species fails at UN meeting --- hammerhead and oceanic whitetip sharks are sought for their fins

Three tigers shot dead by police after escaping from Canary Islands zoo

Lucky to be alive: The bunny torched in his hutch by drunk woman during family argument

Photo: Dolphins swim past a boat, on same day University of Newcastle researchers claimed tourists do them harm

Japanese dolphin hunters bitter as 'The Cove' wins Oscar

Frosty the cat survives FOUR WEEKS in a chilled food warehouse... by eating frozen peas

Photo: a People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) volunteer adjusts her lettuce dress in Mumbai

Photo: a dog at a shelter in Romania, with men clearing snow that was threatening the dogs' lives

Photo: Raja, an eight-year-old rescued Royal Bengal Tiger, at the South Kahayar Bari tiger rescue centre

Scientists discover giant plastic rubbish patch in North Atlantic

Startling article: Great White Sharks now more endangered than tigers with just 3,500 left in the oceans

Photo: one-month-old South China tiger cub Niuniu is seen at a zoo in Luoyang, Henan province

Anti-whalers, Japanese fleet fire water cannons at each other in latest clash over whale hunting

Great essay from Luciole's Emma-Jayne Saanen (send love to Dougal): "Would you lend a paw? Would you stop to help an injured animal?"

13 countries agree plan to save wild tigers

Magnificent lion awoken from catnap by his cub's gentle roar

Incredible journey: How Baltic the scrappy dog drifted 90 miles on a piece of ice down a river and out to sea before being rescued

'Dogs of war' saving lives in Afghanistan

WWF fears for Siberian tiger after Russian oil leak

Photo: Siberian tigers wait to be fed at the Tiger Park in Harbin, north-eastern China

Scientists turn stem cells into pork. One day it could be "a green alternative to raising livestock, help alleviate world hunger, and save some pigs their bacon"

Photo: Amur tiger cubs Natalia and Vladimir enjoy the snow at the Highland Wildlife Park in Kingussie, Scotland

Photo: a monkey at the Institute of Experimental Pathology and Therapy in Sukhimi; researchers say one of the primates there "could be blasted off to Mars"

Photo: baby elephant Jamuna Toni cuddles with a zookeeper at Munich's Hellabrunn Zoo

2 rare Siberian tigers and several Bengal tigers perish during 20-hour truck journey in a Russian traveling circus

Head over heels! Giant Panda Tai Shan does a roly-poly in his sleep

India's last "dancing" endangered bear set free

Malaysian authorities rescue 130 pangolins

Fear of violence grows in mountaintop strip mining fight

Photo: a harpoon ship, part of the Japanese whaling fleet, sails beyond an iceberg in the Antarctic Southern Ocean

N. America's biggest fish, the Kootenai River white sturgeon, slips toward extinction

Acid oceans: the 'evil twin' of climate change (photos: Monterey Bay, CA)

Photo: a Japanese Macaque sits in the snow after climbing out of a hot spring in Yamanouchi

Photo: a 6-day-old sheep relaxes with its mother Mana at the Saitama Children's Zoo in Tokyo

Scientists discover Indonesian octopus species who collect and fashion coconuts as shelter; calling it "first evidence of tool use in an invertebrate animal"

Not in the pink: Flimgo the gray, baby flamingo stands out among its rose-colored family

Under one Danish roof, humanity talks climate

A lonely lioness, whose pride was killed by poachers, adopts human companions (who successfully find her some lions to love)

Photo: a gorgeous cheetah; there are only between 10,000 and 15,000 of these cats left in the world.

Monkeys Recognize Their Pals in Photos

DNA Reveals Origins of Shark Fin Soup (every year, millions of shark fins are sold at Chinese markets to satisfy demand)

Photos: a polar bear delights in somersaulting in the snow in Wapusk National Park

6,000 camels to be round up and shot in Australian town; plan angers animal welfare groups

Hero mother squirrel saves her baby from a dog

Festival of mass animal sacrifice begins in Nepal... 200,000 buffaloes, goats, chickens and pigeons will be killed

Alert from Luciole friend S.A. Griffin: Dairyland Greyhound Racetrack in Kenosha is closing, and the greyhounds need to be adopted!

Can anyone adopt Dalmatian Barney? His owner lost him after the dog ballooned in weight on a diet of chocolate

Slaughter of the horses: More animals will be shot as recession bites. Please help Horse Sanctuaries if you can....

India to move all zoo elephants to wildlife parks

MIA bomb-sniffing dog found in Afghanistan after 14 months

Photo: kittens learning to socialize and play with other cats during a kitten kindergarten class

Happy tales for some former fighting dogs

Photo: manta's feed at Landaa Lagoon, a new marine reserve in the Maldives

Koalas could be extinct in 30 years, say conservationists

Is this the only white tiger cub in the wild? Newborn gets a bath from Mom in South Africa

Blueprint of horse genetic code reveals remarkable similarity to humans

West Africa's last giraffes make surprise comeback

Giant Shoebill finds his path blocked by a duck, and instead of eating his friend, he picks him up and gently moves him out of the way

Man stopped in Norwegian customs caught carrying a tarantula in his bag, with 14 royal pythons and 10 albino leopard geckos taped to his body

Just watched the PBS broadcast of "Born Wild: The First Days of Life"... here is a video clip!

Massive oil leak off Australia's northwest coast poses "immediate risk" to dozens of marine species, with many dying and sinking to the Timor Sea floor

Mother bear catches two fish at a time in hunting lesson for hungry cubs in Katmai National Park, Alaska

Photo: a newborn Sumatran tiger cub near the paws of its mother at a zoo in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia -- only 250 Sumatran tigers are left in the wild

Another photo of Prudence the piglet chasing sticks with her canine friends at the Wildlives Centre

Australian town back-flips after cutting ties with its Japanese "sister-city" Taiji over its slaughter of dolphins

Trio of rare lion cubs unveiled in British zoo -- Pandora, Portia and Phoebe

Thanks to Luciole contributor Bridget Van Loon for this article link about the practices behind large scale dairy farming. "Please educate yourself on what and who you are supporting with your dollars and diet"

Prudence the runt piglet was saved from death and adopted by 6 puppies; she likes to play fetch with them

The Final Olé: Spain's Catalonia Moves to Ban Bullfighting

Feds deny protection for spotted seals near Alaska

Photo: a small turtle in a plastic basket, waiting to be released into the water at the natural reserve La Flor

Photos: wild konik stallions sparring for territory

Rhesus macaque monkey mothers "go gooey" over newborns just like humans

Photo: a vet checks a large hawk at the wildlife rehab, rescue and breeding centre 'Green Balkans' in the Bulgarian town of Stara Zagora