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SOUTH AFRICA: THIEVES STEAL 2 CORN SNAKES FROM PRETORIA ZOO
English/Nat
South African thieves have stooped to new lows in their quest to make an informal living.
They stole two corn snakes from the Pretoria Zoo, leaving their offspring still in their eggs.
After the abduction of the reptiles...
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SOUTH AFRICA: POLICE CRACK REPTILE SMUGGLING NETWORK
English/Nat
South African police have cracked an illegal reptile smuggling network with links to the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, Colombia and Madagascar.
Adders, pythons and scorpions were seized in a night raid which ended...
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NICARAGUA: TURTLES FACE THREAT FROM HUNGRY PEASANTS
Spanish/Nat
As Nicaragua's turtles crawl up the beaches for their annual egg-laying, the animals face a new threat from hungry people.
The endangered turtle population is threatened by peasants who dig up the eggs, knowing the supposed...
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S�o Paulo's wildlife rehabilitation centre
AP Television
Jundia�, Brazil, March 3, 2009
1.Pan wide shot. Serra do Japi Biological Reserve (Japi Mountains). Part of the green belt around S�o Paulo's metropolitan region.
2. SP 330 - Anhanguera Highway. One of the busiest...
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Giant turtles released back to Caribbean Sea
1. Various of fisherman on boat
2. Man pulling turtle out of plastic pool, zoom in to close up of turtle
3. Various of men taking turtles out of water pools, carrying them to the sea
4. Various of turtles being released into the sea
5....
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Texas quail hunting season is here, and dog owners want their companions to avoid dangerous snakes that can cause serious injury or even death. So they take their dogs to 'de-snaking' clinics, like one Julian Weslow has been doing for 37 years. (Nov. 4)
(NATs - Rattlesnake rattling)
(NATs - "You always catch them in the middle, not around the neck.")
SOUNDBITE (English) Deborah Hardin, Houston dog owner of Boudreaux:
"It's a real danger for your dog."
SOUNDBITE (English) Pete Thuman,...
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Pet lovers queue to have their animals blessed for religious festival
1, Mid shot dog wearing a Spanish t-shirt
2. Pull out from dog with tartan coat and cap on
3. Close of parrot
4. Close-up guinea pig
5. Wide shot queue of animals with their owners waiting to be blessed at the Saint Anton Church
6. Mid...
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UK prince and wife tour islands; meet 'Lonesome George'
Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos National Park
1. Prince Charles and Duchess of Cornwall walking down stairs
2. Various of Prince Charles and Camilla looking at three giant tortoises
Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos National Park
3. Wide of...
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Thousands of Golfina turtles begin annual nesting season
La Escobilla beach
1. Tilt down from all terrain vehicle to turtle covering nest with sand after depositing eggs
2. Various of turtle covering up nest after laying
3. Various of Golfina turtle walking back to sea
4. Pan right, front...
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Hundreds of endangered green sea turtles are being released back into the Atlantic Ocean after being rescued from frigid water in the past week.
HEADLINE: Stunned sea turtles released in ocean off Fla
CAPTION: Hundreds of endangered green sea turtles are being released back into the Atlantic Ocean after being rescued from frigid water in the past week. They were taken to...
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Snake soup a popular dish in China
1. Pan sign translates as "Snake King Hip�, then to snake shop
2. Wide a man eating snake soup in the shop
3. Close, snake soup
4. Close, man eating snake soup
5. Pan menu on wall to man eating snake soup
6. SOUNDBITE (Cantonese)...
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Crocodiles thriving in nuclear cooling canals
AP Television
Homestead, Florida, US - November 29, 2011
1. Mid of air boat at sunset
2. Close of air boat pilot
3. Mid low shot of biologists in air boat
4. Mid of biologist trying and failing to snare crocodile
5. Close of foot on...
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Robotic fish and the world's biggest water curtain at EXPO
AP Television
Yeosu, South Korea - 11 May 2012
1. Close-up of a fish robot swimming in a fish tank
2. Mid of fish robot swimming
3. Close-up of fish robots
4. Mid of fish robots
5. Mid of fish robots
6. Wide of fish robots and...
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Russia/Ukraine - Animal Rescue Operation
Russia's struggling economy is taking its toll on some of Moscow's most vulnerable residents: its animals. Many animal owners, from pet owners to circuses, simply cannot afford to care properly for their animals. In one Moscow park,...
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Florida officials consider ban on pythons after pet snake killed 2-year-old girl
FILE - date and location unknown
1. Various file pictures of large python in cage
Tallahassee, Florida - 05 August 2009
2. Florida Governor Charlie Crist walking into room
3. Pan of meeting of Crist with the Florida Fish and Wildlife...
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7-year-old boy has 4.8m long pet python he sleeps curled up with
1. Wide of house of Koun family
2. Koun Samang (boy) and two men taking snake "Chomran" out of the house
3. Various of Samang playing with snake
4. Mid of Samang kissing snake
5. Mid of Samang lying down on snake
6. Mid of Samang lying...
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MUSIC: "AFRICAN DREAMS II" and "DESERT" by A.MARCELLI; "CREEPY
CRAWLIES" by SMITH/HERON
STORY: Chile has experienced unusual weather patterns during the past year
and these have produced a most rare occurance in the Atacama desert,
the...
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Rare birds become tourist attraction
AP Television
Hainan Island, China - May 1, 2010
1. Close up of birds
2. Mid of Hianan phesant
3. Zoom in of Hainan wild grouse
4. Mid shot of tourists
5. Various of Indonesian parrots
6. Mid of girl watching parrots
7. Various of...
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Evacuations, residents stay put, latest scenes
Everglades City, Florida - 21 October 2005
1. Close-up airboat on water
2. Close-up captain of boat, various views Everglades
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Captain Danny Daniels,
"We are ready for it, we have to be we live in the swamps....
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Shrimpers say new rules to protect turtles threaten their business
Shrimp fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico say new rules to protect sea turtles are threatening their business.
Renewed concerns for sea turtles survival were triggered after BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Since the disaster, 1,519 sea...
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Conservationists fight to save the loggerhead turtle
1.Wide shot Naples gulf and Vesuvius volcano on background
2. Long shot ships crossing Naples gulf
3. Close-up turtle swimming in tank before coming up for air
4. Wide shot Maria Pia Ciampa, Naples aquarium operator, checking turtle...
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Crocodiles caught in resort town following heavy rains
At least eight crocodiles have been captured around the coastal city of Acapulco over the past few days, after they were left stranded inland following massive storms that hit the area in September.
Civil protection authorities captured...
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BOTSWANA: GABORONE: US PRESIDENT CLINTON VISIT
English/Nat
The natural wonders of the Botswana bush have prompted U-S President Clinton to push for new environmental laws at home.
Speaking in a game reserve Clinton said he would ask the U-S Senate to approve an international treaty...
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BOTSWANA: GABORONE: US PRESIDENT CLINTON VISIT UPDATE
English/Nat
Experiencing the natural wonders of the Botswana bush has prompted U-S President Clinton to push for new environmental laws at home.
Speaking in a game reserve Clinton said he would ask the U-S Senate to approve an...