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Govt program reintroduces Orinoco Crocodiles and Array Turtles into wild
1. Various of crocodiles being released into the Orinoco River
2. Close-up of crocodile in water.
3. More of people releasing crocodiles
4. Various of biologist Omar Hernandez unwrapping taped crocodile snout
5. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Omar...
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Study suggests 15,000 iguanas died in Galapagos oil spill
Galapagos Islands - File
1. Iguana on shore, with sunken oil tanker in the background
Santa Fe Island, Ecuador - June 2002
2. Iguana entering water and swimming over sunken tyres
3. Iguana on shore
Galapagos Islands - File
4. Sunken oil...
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SOUTH AFRICA: 260 MILLION YEAR OLD FOSSIL UNVEILED
English/Nat
South African researchers have unveiled a 260 (M) million-year-old fossil that might shed light on how cold-blooded scaly reptiles evolved into furry, warm-blooded mammals.
The researchers from Wits University in Johannesburg...
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Snakes on display at fair after annual snake roundup - AP material
1. Wide shot of pavillion entrance at the Claxton Rattlesnake Roundup
2. Close shot, snake
3. Mid shot, snakes
4. Close shot, tail
5. Crowd
6. Handler, Kenneth Darnell, with snake
7. Close up of snake releasing venom
8. SOUNDBITE:...
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Alligator scampi, sausages and steak on the menu for fans visiting south west venue
Fans visiting Brazil for this year's World Cup have been getting the chance to sample an unusual specialty - alligator scampi, sausages and steak.
All available if you take a trip to host city, Cuiaba.
Most tourists would visit the...
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Steve Irwin's wife and daughter address National Press Club
1. Wide shot of room
2. Terri Irwin approaches microphone and says "G'day"
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Terri Irwin, Widow of "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin:
"My life with Steve was a constant adventure, it was doing things (imitiating Steve...
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Authorities say the mom of a Florida girl suffocated by a python was charged in the child's death. Officials say Jaren Ashley Hare and her boyfriend, Charles Jason Darnell, were each charged with manslaughter, third-degree murder and child abuse.
HEADLINE: Fla. mom, boyfriend charged in python strangling
CAPTION: Authorities say the mom of a Florida girl suffocated by a python was charged in the child's death. Officials say Jaren Ashley Hare and her boyfriend, Charles Jason...
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Sightings of crocodiles at beaches and public swimming areas increase
A growing crocodile population in a popular tourist area along Costa Rica's Pacific Coast has increased the risk of attacks for local residents and tourists.
The crocodile population in the Tempisque River in Guanacaste province has...
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Mexico evacuates thousands as Jimena nears coast
1. Street scene, with wind-blown palm trees
2. Various, wind
3. Various, apartment block, with wind-blown palm trees
4. Street scene, with lighthouse behind
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Eleanor Lavelle, tourist from Florida:
(talking about her...
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THAILAND: USA BANS IMPORT OF SHRIMPS
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The sea turtle is at the centre of a bitter trade wrangle between the U-S-A and Asian countries.
America is banning the import of shrimps from countries whose ships use nets which harm the turtles.
Asian countries say it's...
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Lonesome George, the giant Galapagos tortoise will live up to his name, at least for now. (Dec. 10)
HEADLINE:No babies for Galapagos tortoise
CAPTION: Lonesome George, the giant Galapagos tortoise will live up to his name, at least for now. (Dec. 10)
[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE]
Lonesome George will live up to his name, at least for now....
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Alligator burgers popular in the US
Hallandale Beach, Florida October 10, 2009
1. Close view of alligator being prepared for processing
2. Close up alligator
3. Various exteriors
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Brian Wood, All American Gator Products (audio partly covered...
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Operation to stamp out illegal animal trade
1. Various ecological police entering animal market past cages
2. Police taking cages with animals
3. Police enter location where exotic animals are being hidden
4. Pan of police taking cage of jungle birds and tortoise
5. Police...
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St Francis-style blessing of animals on saint's feast day
1. Catholic devotees carrying pets to be blessed by priest
2. Owners carrying dogs
3. Father Francis Carey sprinkling holy water on dogs
4. Dogs being sprinkled with holy water
5. Statue of Saint Francis of Assisi
6. Man carrying python...
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Boxing with snakes to charm the tourists
King Cobra Village, Kok Sanga, Khon Kaen Province, Thailand, August 22, 2009
1. Man fighting with king cobra
2. Students in audience watching cobra show
3. Cobra moving on the ground then standing up and flaring its hood
4. SOUNDBITE...
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EL SALVADOR: SHRIMPING INDUSTRIES NEW PRACTICES TO PROTECT TURTLE
Spanish/Nat
The Salvadorean shrimping industry has seen a major overhaul of its fishing practices in order to protect endangered species of sea turtle.
A new sized shrimping net - known as a TED - has been introduced on all vessels to...
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CHINA: BEIJING: CROCODILE ZOO: VISITORS CAN FEED LIVE BIRDS TO CROCS
Mandarin/Nat
A crocodile zoo which preserves all the cruelty of the wild recently opened in Beijing.
It is not a place for the fainthearted, the zoo offers chicks and ducks for sale so visitors to the park can toss them into the...
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Reactions at Washington National Zoo to 'Crocodile Hunter's death
1. Setup shot of Washington National Zoo entrance, pan to zoo sign
2. Various of visitors walking into zoo
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Bogdan Stoica, Irwin fan from Bethesda, Maryland:
"I was so sad, we followed him on his Discovery Channel...
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NICARAGUA: PLAN TO SAVE THE SEA TURTLE
Spanish/Nat
The world's sea turtle population is dropping at an alarming rate, and the Nicaraguan government has launched a plan to save them.
Turtles have used the country's beaches for centuries as a breeding ground where they can lay...
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News conf after gunman kills 4 in Austria; police say they storm building
Austrian police officials stormed a building a gunman had holed up in after killing four people on Tuesday and were searching for the suspect, government officials said.
According to the Interior Ministry spokesman, police were inside...
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Art used to help heal the trauma of the tsunami
1. Various of hotels in Hikkuduwa and beach
2. Surfers
3. Various of Neil Butler on balcony at Sunbeach Hotel and hotel sign
4. STILL: Sunbeach Hotel on December 25, 2003 - the night before the tsunami
5. STILL: Sunbeach Hotel on...
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VENEZUELA: TURTLE ISLAND: 98 DEAD DOLPHINS CLEARED FROM BEACH
Spanish/Nat
The clean up continues after 98 dolphins beached themselves on the shores of Turtle Island, Venezuela, on Monday and died.
Speculative reports suggest the dolphins had been badly contaminated prior to their deaths.
Efforts...
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Prehistoric crocodile fossils discovered
1. Wide press conference
2. Wide schoolteacher Joao Arruda at presser
3. Wide view of screen showing a photograph of the fossil site
4. Wide view of screen showing Arruda at the site
5. Palaeontologists carrying reproduction of ancient...
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SOUTH AFRICA: THIEVES STEAL 2 CORN SNAKES FROM PRETORIA ZOO
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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...