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Environment

Australia set to cull 10,000 wild horses
A controversial cull of up to 10,000 wild horses in Australia’s harsh Outback reportedly began Wednesday in a bid to control the feral animals which officials say are destroying the land.
White rhino birth ‘sign of hope’: Australian zoo
An Australian zoo said Tuesday the birth of a southern white rhinoceros was a ‘sign of hope’ for the species given the escalation of poaching in Africa.
Extreme global warming seen further away than previously thought
Extreme global warming is less likely in coming decades after a slowdown in the pace of temperature rises so far this century, an international team of scientists said on Sunday.
Honeybees trained in Croatia to find land mines
Mirjana Filipovic is still haunted by the land mine blast that killed her boyfriend and blew off her left leg while on fishing trip nearly a decade ago. It happened in a field that was supposedly de-mined.
Alaska volcano shoots lava up hundreds of feet
Alaska’s remote Pavlof Volcano was shooting lava hundreds of feet into the air, but its ash plume was thinning Saturday and no longer making it dangerous for airplanes to fly nearby.
Alaska volcano shoots ash plumes into the air
One of Alaska’s most restless volcanoes shot an ash cloud 15,000 feet (4,580 meters) into the air Friday in an ongoing eruption that is visible for miles.
Shrinking glaciers behind a third of sea-level rise
Water from the world’s shrinking glaciers was responsible for almost a third of the rise in sea levels between 2003 and 2009, new research showed Thursday.
Residents shout ‘Protest!’ over refinery in China
More than 2,000 people in southern China unfurled banners and shouted, “Protest! Protest!” in a demonstration Thursday against plans for a petroleum refinery, in one of the country’s biggest environmental protests this year.
Penguins are star attraction at Guatemala zoo
Twelve penguins, newly arrived from a conservationist park in France, have become the star attractions at Guatemala City’s La Aurora Zoo.
Space tourism won’t hurt environment: Branson
British billionaire Richard Branson said Monday that rocket-powered space tourism flights by his firm Virgin Galactic would have only a minor impact on climate change.
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