The first and second in line to the British throne have told the End Wildlife Crime conference at St James' Palace in London that action must be taken to avoid the "irreversible tragedy" of the extinction of some of the world's best loved animals.
UC Davis professor Tracey Goldstein told the Contra Costa Times that while the H1N1 virus commonly crosses species barriers, this was the first time researchers found a human pandemic strain in marine mammals.
Chinese internet users were outraged after a video showing a tiger being hit and sat upon hit the Internet, allegedly from an animal park in China's Zheijang province.
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