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Sympathy for the devils: cubs are hope for species
Sidney Morning Herald - www.smh.com.au
04 Jan 2009
P. Bibby
Photo Credit: B Perks
Area: Australia - Map It

With facial tumour disease (FTD) wiping out 50 per cent of the wild Tasmanian devil population since 1996, the world is increasingly turning to captive breeding programs to save the marsupial from extinction.

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Fish and Wildlife warns of sick bats around state
The Times Argus - timesargus.com
08 Jan 2009
P McArdle
Photo Credit: WCAX-TV
Area: Vermont - Map It

The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is warning resident that bats may be seen during the day and acting unusually over the next few weeks, as the effects of "white nose syndrome" continue to be felt. However new reporting tools may help wildlife biologists track the disease.

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Hundreds of pelicans found dead along west coast of US
The Guardian - www.guardian.co.uk
07 Jan 2009
Photo Credit: R Features
Area: California - Map It

Pelicans suffering from a mysterious malady are crashing into cars and boats, wandering along roadways and turning up dead by the hundreds across the US west coast, from southern Oregon to California and Mexico, bird rescue workers say.

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Report: Disease, oil spills threaten California sea otters
The Tribune - sanluisobispo.com
07 Jan 2009
D Sneed

Sea otters in California, slowly recovering from their brush with extinction a century ago, still face threats from disease and oil spills. That’s the conclusion of a final stock assessment of the animals by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released to the public just after Christmas. The final document mirrors the draft version released in June and other assessments done of sea otters.

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