Endangered and Extinct Animals News August 25 2011

Ghosts of Gone Birds: exhibition enlists artists to save endangered species The Guardian Other artists include Sir Peter Blake, who has collaged a dodo and listed all the extinct birds in black and endangered ones in red. "It is a great, moving piece - a roll call," said Levy. Ralph Steadman ended up drawing 70 birds, many of which he ... See all stories on this topic »

Scientists Who Cloned Dolly the Sheep Plan to Clone Endangered Scottish ... Popular Science Only about 400 animals remain, according to researchers at the Edinburgh Science Triangle. Researchers believe the cats could be extinct by 2050. The purity of their gene pool is threatened by interbreeding with feral domestic cats, which has sparked ... See all stories on this topic » Popular Science

Group wants to protect rattlesnakes Andalusia Star-News Wyatt said she'll do anything she needs to do in order to ensure the snakes are not placed on the endangered species list. "If they think the Eastern diamondback rattlesnake is becoming extinct, they can come to my home, and I'll put them on some," she ... See all stories on this topic » Andalusia Star-News

Hunter gets $2000 fine, two years' probation for killing Florida panther in ... Columbus Ledger-Enquirer BY TIM CHITWOOD - tchitwood@ledger-enquirer.com The hunter who shot and killed a Florida panther near West Point Lake in 2008 has pleaded guilty to unlawfully taking an endangered species, says the US Fish and Wildlife Service. ... See all stories on this topic »

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