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• March 3 - 10 From spring training seagulls to thoroughbreds working out, find images of animals great and small. |
• Feb. 24 - March 3 From a sultry koala to a law-enforcing pooch, see images of animals great and small. |
• Feb. 17 - 24 From a bear with the munchies to a garbage-collecting donkey, find images of animals great and small. |
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• California's 'Galapagos' View photographs of the protected wildlife on the Farallon Islands off San Francisco. |
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• Bountiful birds ... again Critical habitat for wildlife has been covered by silt and water from locks and dams constructed along the Mississippi River. Researchers are working to reverse the damage. |
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• Lending science a paw Tour a program at Washington State University where scientists are hand-rearing grizzly cubs in hopes of creating research subjects that are safe around humans. |
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Threatened species |
Did you know that the "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species," which is put together by the World Conservation Union (IUCN), lists 7,725 animal species as vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered? Each week, and with the IUCN's help, MSNBC.com will profile a threatened species. Check back each week, clicking here for the latest poster child for conservation. |
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• Caught in the storm Man's best friends are also forced to weather the effects of Katrina's deadly landfall. |
ANIMAL RELIEF EFFORTS |
If you wish to support animal-related relief efforts in the hurricane zone, visit the following Web sites for information on making a donation and volunteering: |
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• Shrek is shorn A sheep, nicknamed "Shrek," had escaped handlers for six years. See the animal sheared during a charity event. |
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• Most wanted View photographs of some of the species threatened by humans, as identified by the World Wildlife Fund in 2004. |
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