| Australia to lead protest against whaling |
| Australia will lead 15 countries including Britain,
France and Germany in a protest on Thursday against Japan's plans
to expand its annual whale hunt. |
| IOL |
| Mass whale stranding in Australia |
| Up to 160 whales became stranded on two beaches on
Australia's southwest coast on Thursday after two pods beached themselves. |
CNN.com
BBC
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| SA embarks on reptile mapping project |
| South Africa is re-counting its snakes, crocodiles,
tortoises, lizards and other endangered reptile species for the first
time in 16 years. |
| IOL |
| Oil pipeline will be 'catastrophe' |
| Naturalists are outraged at a threat to the last wild
haven of the world's rarest big cat. |
| The
Guardian |
| Italian 'eco-mafia' booms, outstrips economy |
| Italian Mafia activity that harms the environment --
from hazardous waste disposal to illegal construction -- enjoyed a
boom year in 2004, an environmental report said on Tuesday. |
| Environmental
News Network |
| Illegal GM maize found in Japanese imports |
| As international talks on the safety of GM crops reach
crucial stage, unapproved genetically modified (GM) maize, originating
from the United States, has been found in shipments arriving in Japan,
according to reports. |
| Friends
of the Earth |
| Western drought jeopardizing wildlife |
| Green and black spotted frogs loiter beneath the surface
of a concrete pond's glassy water, their bumpy heads occasionally
breaking through into the desert air. |
| The
Guardian |
| New publication on the best sites for plants in Europe |
| Plantlife International and partners in seven countries
in central and eastern Europe have published a list of 800 Important
Plant Areas (IPAs)- the best sites for wild plants, fungi and their
habitats. |
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Plantlife
BBC
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