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Sino-Russian border island opens to Chinese touristsWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 4:48AMOne hundred and fifty Chinese tourists landed on the Chinese part of Heixiazi Island, a Sino-Russian border island in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Wednesday morning.

More bear cubs die as ice retreats: StudyWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 12:10AMPolar bear cubs forced to swim long distances with their mothers as their icy Arctic habitat melts appear to have a higher mortality rate. -Reuters

Tornado victims ask for help to shelter animalsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:12PMATOKA, OK-Three months after a tornado struck the town of Tushka, an Atoka family struggles to rebuild, not only their home, but also the sanctuary of dozens of animals.

Animal rights activists oppose rodeo in ChinaTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:54PMA coalition of 68 animal rights groups calls for the cancellation of Rodeo China, a Sino-U.S. cultural exchange event. Animal rights activists in Beijing are directing their attention away from fur farms, dog meat and zoos toward a less likely target in China: a rodeo.

Charleston Apartment Building Fire; Occupants Out SafelyTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:45PMAn apartment building was quickly cleared when a fire broke out Tuesday night.

Budget deal clears path to wolf huntingTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:38PMDNR could set season once animal leaves endangered list.

Wendy Keefover-Ring: The Ugly Cost of KillingTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:52PMMany of us are struggling financially, even while we watch Congress wrangle over deficit levels, tax cuts or increases and political ideology. Much is wrong...

Birds, animals disappearing as we keep buildingTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:28PMPat Call of Stratham recently wrote to me with her concerns about the lack of wood thrush and brown rabbits in the area. She wrote:

Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia yield 18 new species of rare ferns and flowering plantsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:59AMRecent botanical exploration efforts in the rugged Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia) have increased the known flora of the archipelago by an impressive 20%. Field research and collecting in conjunction with the Vascular Flora of the Marquesas Islands and Flore de la Polynesie française projects have yielded 62 new species of ferns and flowering plants bringing the total native species to 360 ...