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• Conservationists celebrate as Japan drops humpback whale hunt

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  Environmentalists have welcomed the Japan's decision to drop plans to hunt humpback whales during this year's annual whaling expedition in the Antarctic.

• Fish quota increases threaten Cod stocks

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  A global conservation group has attacked the EU Fisheries Council over its decision to increase the North Sea cod quota by 11 per cent in 2008.

• Beetles are the strongest survivors

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  Beetles account for a quarter of all known life forms on the planet, and they're here to stay.

• Is it a cat? No it's a rat

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  A giant rat the size of a cat has been discovered in the pristine wilderness of western New Guinea's Foja Mountains.

• Climate change speeds up Amazon's destruction

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  A vicious cycle of climate change and deforestation could wipe out or severely damage nearly 60 per cent of the Amazon forest by 2030, the WWF has warned.

• New species found in Vietnam

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  Scientists have discovered 11 new species of animals and plants in a remote area in central Vietnam.

• Perilous future for penguins

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  The penguin population of Antarctica is under pressure from global warming, according to a WWF report.

• UK divers buck Europe's tumbling trend

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  Two of Britain's most stunning and vocal birds are increasing their UK numbers while seriously declining throughout the rest of their European range.

• Panda bears arrive in Madrid

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  After completing a two-day journey from China, giant pandas Bing Xing and Hua Zuiba have arrived in Spain.

• New poisonous frog species discovered in Colombia

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  A new poisonous frog has been discovered in a remote mountainous region of Colombia in South America.

• T. rex quicker than Becks

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  Tyrannosaurus rex would have been able to outrun the likes of David Beckham and Wayne Rooney, a study suggests.

• Barn storming owl wins vote

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  The barn owl has won a ballot to find Britain's favourite farmland bird.

• EU is world's top importer of wildlife

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  The EU is the biggest global importer of many wildlife products, including tropical timber, caviar and live birds, a new report has warned.

• UK's dolphin population at risk

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  Dolphins off the South West coast are in severe danger of being completely wiped out, marine conservationists have warned.

• Monster cane toad found in Australia

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  A massive cane toad the size of a small dog has been captured in northern Australia.

• World's greatest rivers drying up

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  Some of the world's biggest rivers are drying out, according to the global conservation group WWF.

• Beetle resurfaces after 60 years

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  A beetle thought to be extinct in the UK since 1948 has been rediscovered in south Devon.

• Clouded leopard deemed new species

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  Scientists have discovered that the clouded leopard found on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra is an entirely new species of cat.