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Blessing of animals marks feast of St Francis
1. Wide shot of man and woman having their pet cats blessed
2. Mid shot of priest blessing dog
3. Wide shot of people with pets lined up
4. Priest blessing caterpillar and bird
5. Wide shot of crowd in church
6. Crowd watching
7. Dog...
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Indigenous Nicaraguans hunt endangered green turtles
Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, 24 August 2010
1. Green sea turtle being pulled up from from bottom of boat
2. Various of green sea turtle hunters being offloaded from sailboat by indigenous Miskito turtle hunters
3. Various of turtles being...
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Wildlife shelter offers a refuge for indigenous animals in need
A South African shelter seeking to help indigenous creatures is on a mission to save those that stray into city suburbs.
An orphaned water mongoose, dozens of meerkats handed in by people who tried keeping them as pets and several bats...
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Two-headed tortoise with six legs, two hearts, one tail
1. Various of tortoise on mat inside enclosure surrounded by pieces of carrot
2. Wide of zoo minder checking enclosure
3. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Oleksander Denusenko, zoo minder:
"She has two hearts, one stomach, two bowels. Also two...
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USA: 50-THOUSAND ACTIVISTS EXPECTED AT W-T-O MEETING (2)
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As an estimated 50-thousand protesters gear up to lobby the World Trade Organisation summit in the American city of Seattle, U-S President Bill Clinton has said the demonstrators have a right to be heard.
He told reporters...
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The Coast Guard has taken 20 endangered sea turtles rescued from Cape Cod beaches to Orlando, Florida for rehabilitation. The turtles will be released back into the wild if the staff at Sea World can nurse them back to health.
HEADLINE: Coast Guard takes 20 stranded turtles back to Fla.
CAPTION: The Coast Guard has taken 20 endangered sea turtles rescued from Cape Cod beaches to Orlando, Florida for rehabilitation. The turtles will be released back into the...
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Owners bring their pets to church for annual blessing of the animals
Hundreds of pets across Latin America were blessed on Sunday during masses to celebrate Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals.
In the Venezuelan capital Caracas, around 250 pet owners turned out for the mass along with their...
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New hope for tortoise species thought to be lost after death of Lonesome George
FILE: Galapagos National Park, Santa Cruz Isle, Ecuador - date unknown
1. Wide of family of tourists observing a tortoise on Santa Cruz isle, one of the Galapagos Islands
Galapagos National Park, Santa Cruz Isle, Ecuador - 21 November,...
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Marine biologist Lyndsey Howell of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration explains how she investigates the deaths of critically endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtles along the Texas Gulf coast.
HEADLINE: First Person: Critically endangered turtles dying in Texas
CAPTION: Marine biologist Lyndsey Howell of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration explains how she investigates the deaths of critically endangered...
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Lots of eggs, but no babies for Galapagos tortoise
By this point in his long life, Lonesome George should be at least a grandfather.
Yet even fatherhood appears to be eluding the Galapagos tortoise believed to be between 75 and 80 years old.
George lives in the Galapagos National Park in...
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Rare animals seized by customs
1. Wide of confiscated plastic crates containing endangered animals at Royal Thai customs headquarters
2. Close-up of turtle
3. Wide of monitor lizards in cage
4. Close-up of monitor lizard
5. Wide of plastic crates containing...
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Fears that Gulf of Mexico wildlife could be devastated by the BP oil spill have, so far, proved unfounded. But life is definitely harder for the many species that call the Gulf home.
HEADLINE (48 characters): Wildlife shows resilience one year after spill
CAPTION: (255 characters): Fears that Gulf of Mexico wildlife could be devastated by the BP oil spill have, so far, proved unfounded. But life is definitely harder...
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WRAP Efforts to stop oil, impact on Gulf Coast, aerials, booms, boat, BP
Off Louisiana coast - 3 May 2010
1. Wide shot of oil slick on open water, zoom in close
2. Various close-ups of oil on water
3. Zoom in of oil on water
4. Wide of oil slick on water
5. Close-up of oil on water
Washington, DC - 3 May...
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Galapagos: Goodbye Lonesome George, hello Diego!
Lonesome George and his species may be gone, but there's a new star of the show at the Santa Cruz Island tortoise breeding center in the Galapagos.
And unlike his predecessor, Diego is territorial AND prolific.
Staff figure he's fathered...
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Galapagos tortoise Lonesome George dies
In mid-June Lonesome George had been living life as usual, in his enclosure at the Charles Darwin research station in the Galapagos Islands. He was believed to be the last living member of the Pinta Island subspecies of giant tortoise....
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Monks lead by example to promote turtle conservation
The once abundant turtle populations in Cambodia's section of the Mekong River are now struggling to survive because of overhunting.
In an effort to save the remaining turtles, environmental NGO Conservation International has teamed up...
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Tourists pay to help release baby turtles
In San Blas, shortly before midnight, the turtles suddenly appear among the waves.
With their flippers, the Olive Ridley turtle digs her nests and spawn dozens of eggs in the sand of San Diego beach.
As soon as she can lay the dozens...
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Recovering Sea Turtles Flown from Seattle to San Diego
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus053854Two sea turtles that landed sickly and malnourished on shores far beyond their normal living range have been flown aboard a U.S. Coast Guard plane from Seattle to San Diego to finish...
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Gisele Bundchen to fight illegal animal trafficking
GISELE BUNDCHEN TO FIGHT ILLEGAL ANIMAL TRAFFICKINGGisele Bundchen is fighting for sea turtles.The United Nations said Wednesday (25 MAY 2016) that the Brazilian supermodel has been named a goodwill ambassador as part of an unprecedented...
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One family's fight against illegal logging
CAMBODIA: LOGGING SOURCE: AP TELEVISIONRESTRICTIONS: HORIZONS CLIENTS AND AP LIFESTYLE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY CLIENTS ONLYLENGTH: 5.41SHOTLIST:AP Television Phnom Thot forest, Prey Vihear Province - 23 January 2015.1. Wide of man walking...
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Sea Turtles Flown From Seattle to San Francisco
Two sea turtles that landed sickly and malnourished on shores far beyond their normal living range have been flown aboard a U.S. Coast Guard plane from Seattle to San Diego to finish rehabilitation. The olive ridley and the Pacific green...
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VOICED : Philippine sanctuary battles against odds to save sea turtles
VOICED : Philippine sanctuary battles against odds to save sea turtles
Bloomberg
Le Guanahani Restores Luxury in $40 Million Upgrade
Nov. 16 -- Martein Van Wagenberg, managing director at Le Guanahani, discusses the upgrades and luxury offerings to greet travelers as part of a $40 million update of the Caribbean resort. He speaks with Blomberg's David Gura on...