The territorial waters of Maldives which spreads over 90,000 square kilometers will become shark sanctuary. By that Maldives is joining Palau to become the first two nations to forbid shark fishing where both of them are regarded as top scuba-diving destinations.
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Sultan Ibrahim, the ruler of Johor state of Malaysia, bans hunting of wildlife in the state including tigers, bears, deer, mousedeer, tapir and porcupines. In addition the state has breeding program with the intention of releasing animals into the jungle.
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The yellow-spotted bell frog which considered to have been extinct for 30 years has been discovered on a remote farmland in Australia. A colony of around 100 frogs of this special species was identified and this gives hope to find more animals that we thought were extinct.
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A girl from US, Arizona was saved by her dog by keeping her from freezing during night at -30 degree. They were found the morning after about 1km from home by helicopter crew that spotted them.
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Last Friday, 12 Asian nations and Russia vowed to double wild tigers number by the year of 2022, this include defending their habitats and prohibit the building of roads and bridges that could harm it.
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Austin Forman, an 11 years old boy from British Columbia, was gathering firewood from his backyard when a cougar came. The dog, name angel, protected the boy and fought the cougar until an officer arrived and killed the cougar. Angel suffered injuries but survived the attack.
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A family who camped in the Yukon wilderness met a dog which had porcupine quills sticking out of its face and helped him. Last Thursday evening the 2 years old son of the family disappeared. A rescue team tried to look for him since it was a cold and rainy night and the boy was wearing only a t shirt. After 24 hours they found the boy and the dog next to him, protecting him and keeping him warm.
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In a Chinese aquariuma a diver, who was participating in a diving competition, dived to a depth of four metres when she began suffering sudden cramps in her legs. Mila, the beluga spotted the problem first and pushed her out of the water.
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Muffy the dog from Australia, vanished 9 years ago from her house at Sidney. 9 years later, she was found 1200 miles away. Officials found her owner, using the microchip in Muffy’s neck.
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At a northern China zoo, in Taiyuan in Shanxi province, two red panda cubs were abandoned by their mother right afetr giving birth. A white dog nurses the two cubs.
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