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Scientists in race against time to find cure for deadly bat disease
AP Television
Perryville, Missouri - March 8, 2012
1. Close, zooms out of hibernating bat in Missouri cave
2. Wide biologists taking samples from cave and bats
3. Close biologist swabbing hibernating bat
4. Close Tony Elliott taking...
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Japan - Cockroaches used in science
There might be something good about the cockroach, one of the dirtiest and ugliest pests known to man. Japanese researchers have discovered a way of attaching a device to a cockroach's back that could have industrial uses, such as...
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USA: SHUTTLE DISCOVERY TO TAKE COCKROACHES ON MISSION
Natural Sound
It may be hard to believe - but for some folks John Glenn isn't the focus of the "Discovery" shuttle mission.
In fact, for a group of teenagers in the U-S state of Maryland, the featured attraction is a bunch of creepy...
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Concerns over dwindling bee numbers
AP Television
Brussels, Belgium - 13 May 2013
1. Mid of beekeeper Anne Van Eeckhou removing bees from hive
2. Close-up of bees, including queen bee (marked with yellow dot)
3. Wide of van Eeckhou removing bees from hive and looking at...
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Almond farmers hope that bee populations remain healthy
Hughson, California - February 24, 2009
1. Zoom in from vineyard to almond orchard in the distance
2. Wide shot of orchard with beehives
3. Close shot of almond blossom
4. Set up shot of Orin Johnson, President of the California...
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HONEYBEES TAKE UP RESIDENCE AT WALDORF ASTORIA
The hotel plans to harvest its own honey and help pollinate plants in the skyscraper-heavy heart of the city, joining a mini beekeeping boom that has taken over hotel rooftops from Paris to Times Square.
"Today about half the population...
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Smelly flower popular tourist attraction
1. Wideshot of "Corpse Flower" with crowd of onlookers
2. Tilt down flower
3. Close up of onlooker
4. Close-up of onlooker
5. Wideshot of flower and crowd
6. Pan across spathe (petal)
7. Wideshot of botanist, John Trager, examining...
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INDIA: WORLD BANK FINANCING PROJECTS WHICH CAUSE CLIMATE CHANGE
English/Nat
As the world climate conference continues in Berlin, environmental groups in India have attacked the World Bank for financing projects which cause climate change.
They've cited two examples in particular: a power station on...
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Arachnophobes confront spiders to conquer their fear
Bristol, United Kingdom, July 22, 2009
1. Close up move in on tarantula
2. Mid shot of biologist and tarantula on rock
3. Mid shot of visitors to zoo pullout to wide of zoo entrance
4. Close up of Bristol Zoo sign
5. Close move on beetle...
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Boran cattle promote wildlife on African rangelands
AP Television
Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Laikipia, Kenya - 23rd February, 2012
1. Wide of Boran cattle grazing with zebras in the back ground
2. Mid of a zebra getting in to the bush
3. Herd of elephants
4. Various of Boran cattle trampling...
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Russia - Cockroach Races
A group of Russians, disillusioned with the poor quality of candidates put up for the recently-held elections, instead put their faith in cockroaches. They held a cockroach race at an art gallery in Moscow and attracted large crowds with...
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FRANCE: COURT STRIPS JEAN-MARIE LE PEN OF HIS CIVIC RIGHTS
Eng/French/Nat
A court in France stripped far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen of his civic rights for two years on Thursday for attacking a Socialist candidate during election campaigning last May.
Le Pen has also been slapped with a 3300...
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FRANCE: FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE LATEST
French/Nat
France has ordered the destruction of 50-thousand sheep as a precaution against foot-and-mouth disease.
As well as 20-thousand animals imported from across the Channel, Agriculture Minister Jean Glavany said officials would...
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Wildlife corridor links two national game reserves, protects wildlife
1. Man riding bicycle through Selous-Niassa Wildlife Corridor
2. Elephants in corridor
3. Baboons on the Selous Game Reserve
4. Signpost reading "Wildlife Corridor Selous-Niassa"
5. Pan of corridor
6. Niassa Game Reserve Director,...
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Conservation project to save rare giant lizards
AP Television
El Hierro Island (Canary Islands), November 26, 2011
1. Various shots of lizards
2. Various shots of landscape
3. Pan across valley to Tibataje cliff
4. Various shots of Tibataje cliff
5. Various shots of giant lizard in...
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Asia's first artificial wetland park opens in Hong Kong
1. Various shots of Victoria Harbour
2. Exterior of Hong Kong Wetland Park
3. Close up lotus flower
4. Wide of lake
5. Bird landing on grass
6. Close up mudflat
7. Close up fiddler crabs
8. Close up of white bird
9. SOUNDBITE:...
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Counting the animals at London zoo
London, January 8 2009
1. Wide shot lion
2. Close up lion
3. Mid shot lion
4. Pan from keep to bearded pigs
5. Close up bearded pigs
6. Various set up David Field, Zoological Director, London Zoo
7. Various meerkats
8. SOUNDBITE...
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Foul-smelling flower which blooms once every 30 years is in blossom
1. The Corpse Flower at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden in New York City
2. People looking at the flower
3. Man smelling the flower
4. Woman smelling the flower
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Alessandro Chiari, Brooklyn Botanical Garden ...
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Realitatea TV NY's Botanical Gardens features the Orchid Show
1. Wide exterior New York Botanical Garden Conservatory Gardens
2. Pull out from orchids to water display
3. Close up orchid, "Jerry Pacific Empire"
4. Mid shot man taking photo of orchids
5. Pull out group of yellow orchids,...
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Giant rainforest plant known as a corpse flower for terrible smell begins blooming
1. Pull back to wide of crowd around Titan Arum plant
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Bill McLaughlin, Curator of Plants, US Botanic Garden, Washington DC:
" Titan arum is one of the largest flowering plants in the world. And we were delighted...
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Hot house butterflies hit chilly New York
AP Television
New York City, New York - 7 October 2009
1. Mid of butterfly on flower
2. Mid of butterfly on leaf
3. Mid of butterfly on orchid
4. Mid of butterfly flying away from a tree
5. Wide of tree with butterflies on it
6. Close...
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US general calls Al Qaida fighters cockroaches
1. Wide shot briefing
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Major Bryan Hilferty, US Spokesman in Bagram:
"I think that's a question for the Secretary of Defence, but I would say, I mean, if you get a house and it's infested with cockroaches and you...
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UK animal smuggling threat to reptiles
AP Television
Broadford, Isle of Skye, UK - July 15, 2011
1. Various snakes at serpentarium
2. Mid shot conservationist speaking to visitors
3. Various Mangrove Monitor lizard
4. Alex Shearer in cage with mangrove monitor lizard
5....
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It's officially still winter, but many people are already enjoying spring-like temperatures. Bugs are taking advantage of the weather, too. Mosquitoes, tics, termites and ladybugs are on the rise. They're coming out of winter hibernation early.
HEADLINE: Insect doctor: Balmy weather brings more bugs
CAPTION: It's officially still winter, but many people are already enjoying spring-like temperatures. Bugs are taking advantage of the weather, too. Mosquitoes, tics, termites and...