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New desert museum dedicated to marine history and climate change
The finishing touches are being put to an eco-friendly museum in the middle of the Egyptian desert.
One complete, it aims to boost awareness of the country's marine life history - and get visitors thinking more about climate change....
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Mau forest destruction threatens people and wildlife
7 October 2009, Nakuru National Park, Kenya
1. Wide shot of flamingos.
2. Mid shot of flamingos.
3. Pan of flamingo flying.
4. Dead buffaloes.
5. Mid shot of dying buffalo.
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Vincent Ongwae, Kenya Wildlife Service...
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SOUTH AFRICA: NEW FOSSIL DISCOVERY IGNITES NEW EVOLUTION DEBATE
English/Nat
The discovery in South Africa of human fossils dating back 3-and-a-half million years (m) has re-ignited the debate on evolution.
Four small foot bones located among discarded fossils last year, have bolstered the belief that...
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INDIA: ELEPHANTS KILLED BY FARMERS TRYING TO PROTECT THEIR CROPS
English/Nat
India's elephants, for long the victims of poachers, now face a new threat.
Fourteen have been killed since 1996 by farmers trying to protect their crops.
Now a method originally used by ivory hunters to trap and kill...
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USA: PEER DEAR SUCCESSFULLY RETURNED TO CHINA
English/Nat
An American research centre has succeeded in re-introducing a rare deer to Asia and also provides a haven for other endangered species.
The centre has successfully returned the Peer deer to China where it is close to ...
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Rare tiger cub born at National Zoo Washington DC
1. Berani the baby tiger comes out
2. Baby tiger plays with mom and on a branch
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr Lucy Spelman, Director of the US National Zoo:
"For us its another addition. We are sort of having a rebirth here. We have a...
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A solution to the world's urban transportation problems could lie in two wheels not four. General Motors Segway announced Tuesday that they are working together to develop a two-wheeled, two-seat electric vehicle.
HEADLINE: GM, Segway partner for 2-seater vehicle
CAPTION: A solution to the world's urban transportation problems could lie in two wheels not four. General Motors Segway announced Tuesday that they are working together to develop...
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Cub born to pandas leased by China to US celebrates first birthday
1. Tilt down from officials to panda's first birthday cake, as they cut into it
2. One year old panda cub Mei Lan playing on logs
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Qiao Hong, Chinese Consul General
"The giant panda, you know, is a well-known in...
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Zoos controlling some captive animal populations
Jerusalem - Jan 9, 2007
1. Wide of chimps in outside enclosure at zoological centre
2. Various of chimps in outside enclosure
3. Chimp behind bars
4. Vets outside chimp cage
5. Chimp in cage behind bars
6. Vets carrying female chimp...
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CHINA: BEAR FARMING TO BE BANNED
Mandarin/Eng/Nat
In China, the existence of black bear-farming is a practice long ignored by the general public.
But, the suffering of thousand of Chinese bears imprisoned in tiny cages with tubes in their stomachs to harvest...
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Horse the latest delicacy on local menu
AP Television
Cardiff - 2 April 2013
1. Various of horses in field
Caerleon, Wales - 2 April 2013
2. Wide exterior of restaurant, zoom into sign "The Stuffed Dormouse"
3. Woman walking into restaurant
4. Interior restaurant, various of...
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Schoolgirl fights rare bone disease as research brings new hope
New York - June 14, 2006
1. Wide pan to Sophia Forshtay (girl with FOP disease) and her mother Constance Green, walking up steps outside their home
2. Mid pan up from Sophia's feet to her sitting in chair on front porch of her house
3....
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A 42-year-old lowland gorilla named Josephine underwent surgery to remove cataracts on both eyes at Miami's Metro Zoo to help her see clearly again.
HEADLINE: Rare eye surgery for elderly gorilla
CAPTION: A 42-year-old lowland gorilla named Josephine underwent surgery to remove cataracts on both eyes at Miami's Metro Zoo to help her see clearly again. (Oct. 2)
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Birds bridge cultural divide in Middle East
HEADLINE: Birds bridge cultural divide in Middle East
CAPTION: Farmers in Israel, Jordan and the Palestine are building relationships along a common goal: ridding their crops of rodents. These farmers are burying cultural divides...
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Look at pets that lived in White House ahead of Obama family dog
AP Television
Chicago, Illinois - 4 November 2008
1. Various shots of US President-elect Barack Obama and his family walking to podium
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Barack Obama, US President-elect:
"Sasha and Malia, I love you both more than...
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Opening of Ministerial session at Climate conference ADDS Singapore
1. Wide of stage at UN Climate Change Conference in Bali
2. Panel arriving on stage
3. Pan right from Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd, Executive Secretary of UNFCCC Yvo de Boer, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, President of...
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Kenya Wildlife Service calls for ban on world ivory trade
1. Various of seized ivory stored in a strong room at the Kenya Wildlife Service headquarters
2. Wide shot of Julius Kipngetich, Director of Kenya Wildlife Service carrying a tusk to a waiting car.
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Julius...
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Alaska Zoo helps polar bear conservation efforts
Alaska is the only American state that has polar bears.
The Alaska Zoo in Anchorage is at the forefront of polar bear refuge and conservation efforts.
The zoo took in its first polar bear in the 1970s, and has taken in a further 8...
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Tanzania - Tourism
(dur: 11 min 25 secs/ english sot: 2 min 46 secs. Music: African Journey Part 3 by David Bradnum - Track 4: The Deep Stillness (a) - KPM 164)
Tourism has become Tanzania's major source of foreign currency income, rising from ten to 300...
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Junk bones replace ivory jewellery and ornaments
Animal bones that would normally be thrown away are making money for a group of young men in Kibera - Kenya's largest slum.
They are being used to make bone jewellery and crafts that could potentially replace the demand for illegal...
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Kangaroo meat divides diners
Eating kangaroo is not a new phenomenon in Australia.
Aborigines have been tucking into marsupial meat for thousands of years.
But it is only in the last three decades that it's been legally sold for human consumption.
Most Australians...
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Vets save Hope the mutilated rhino
The horns and a large portion of the rhino's face were severed by poachers, a horrific injury that had some observers wincing at the sight of exposed flesh and bone. Awful to behold, the gaping wound of the 4-year-old female rhino is...
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Dr Jane Goodall appeals to EU to impose ban on animal testing
Brussels, Belgium - 28 May 2008
1. Wide exterior of European Parliament
2. Sign on the wall reading European Parliament in various languages of EU member states
3. Dr. Jane Goodall, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger...
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Dog owners use DNA tests to discover their pet's pedigree
San Francisco, US - March 18, 2013
1. Various close of Bingley the dog
2. Wide of Bingley playing
3. Wide of Leah Prassinos and her husband walking with Bingley
4. Various of documents with details of Bingley's genetic tests
5. Mid of...