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Escaped Kangaroo causes traffic chaos in Washington

Republicans demand deportation of illegal alien, Democrats concerned if marsupial has health insurance.

“Lonesome George”: Lonesome no more?

The last of his species: Giant Galapagos Tortoise, “Lonesome George”, dies at age 100.

Bad Fences make Bad Neighbours

US Republicans support Bill to build border fences through protected ecosystems and across key mammal migration routes.

He Won’t Have Another!

Triple Crown hopeful “I’ll Have Another”  cut off:  scratched from Belmont because of tendon injury.

“Out of the garbage-can, into the Fire-Hall?”

Port Moody citizen snaps photo of bears dining on fire-hall’s unlocked garbage in contravention of citys “Bear-aware” bylaws.

Animal Liberation Front “comes to Pappas”

Four Vancouver fur stores, including Pappas, splashed with red paint by anti-fur brigade. {Pappas “furmilias”}

David Booth: “He shoots, he doesn’t score!”

Vancouver Canuck boasts on Twitter of killing trophy bear using unsporting “bear-baiting” technique.

Flap over Foie Gras: Ducking Cruelty?

Chefs are at war with animal rights activists over California’s looming duck-liver ban

Penguins Take Up Residence in Vancouver Aquarium

A clue that we are in for a cool, wet summer?

Apps for Apes

Young Orangutans in Florida Zoo very adept at using i-pad to play games, draw and communicate