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Great white egret nests in Britain for the first time

Natural England have confirmed that the great white egret - a species of heron - has nested for the first time in Britain. Whilst Wildlife Extra is always happy to hear good news, there is often double standards used as organisations decry climate change, but welcome some of its consequences.

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whales/north_atlantic_right_whale North Atlantic right whale spotted off Cornwall?
Sightings of a large whale off the Cornish coast near Lizard Point are causing a stir amongst scientists who say it could have been a North Atlantic right whale, one of the most endangered species in the world. 
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au/eyre_pelican_flight Lake Eyre floods again - Photos
For a so-called ‘once in a lifetime opportunity’, Lake Eyre has flooded again for the fourth year in a row.
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world/Africa/cheetahs_wxpg Indian Supreme Court rejects cheetah reintroduction plan
The Indian Supreme Court has halted the planned reintroduction of cheetahs into India. The court rejected the plan after the state of Gujarat objected to the plan, Project Cheetah.
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misc/2012/planet_earth_live Planet Earth Live - What is the point?
BBC is considered the best in the world at making wildlife programmes, and rightly so. They have set the standard with pioneering techniques, the best presenters and innovation. Planet Earth Live has none of these qualities, and there appears to be little live about it either.
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world/Asia/Asia_july_10/tiger_dollardaughter_Balendu_Singh Modern male single parent tiger bringing up cubs
After a tigress died, leaving two small cubs, their father, the dominant male of the area, was spotted out on his regular territorial walk with the small orphaned cubs. Nothing like this had ever been recorded before. A male tiger, taking on a the role of a mother - and from such a tender age.
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birds/2012/rspb_Goshawk_Nest Another Goshawk nest destroyed in the Derwent Valley
The crime is the latest in a long-running series of attacks on birds of prey in the Peak District. It leaves only one active goshawk nest in the entire Derwent Valley, which previously has held six pairs of these birds of prey.
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safaris/mara_cheetah_drink_pg IUCN quotas
There is much ado about the illegal wildlife trade, but there is also a huge amount of legal trade in wildlife products, some very rare indeed, that is permitted by CITES. Elephant tusks, rhino horn, chameleons, leopard tortoises, and cheetah, lion, & leopard hunting trophies all had CITES export quotas the 2011.
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misc/shark-fins-drying Eating shark fin soup makes you stupid
Shark fin soup is seen as a luxury and prestigious dish and is often served at weddings and banquets. Although it has no taste, it is desired for its texture - somewhat sinewy apparently. Shark fin soup was much prized by Chinese emperors, but as there were so few of these, it never threatened shark populations until many many more people became able to afford it.
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