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Sumatran orangutans, Miss Waldron's red colobuses, and Peruvian yellow-tailed woolly monkeys are among the world's most endangered primates, according to a new report.

October 26, 2007
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A "flying" shark, a cheeky monkey, and a Pollock-esque elephant image are among the winners of the 2007 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest.

October 26, 2007
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A medieval church on wheels, a Great Wall fashion show, and a Chinese moon mission are among the week's eye openers.

October 26, 2007
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Nearly a third of all primates are endangered, says a report today. Poaching and habitat destruction are among the chief reasons.

October 26, 2007
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A newfound population of Iberian lynx brings the total number of populations from two to three, conservationists say.

October 25, 2007
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How much Earth's climate will change due to global warming is inherently unpredictable, a new study argues.

October 25, 2007
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After a two-year delay in delivery, the superjumbo Airbus A380 jet made its first commercial flight Thursday from Singapore to Sydney, Australia.

October 25, 2007
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But wildlife officials are concerned that repeat fires in the past few years may overwhelm the ability of native plants to recover, taking a toll on wildlife.

October 24, 2007
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Temperatures may rise to a point where animal and plant life start dying in massive numbers, scientists say. The theory is hotly debated.

October 24, 2007
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California's raging wildfires have also created hordes of animal evacuees, many of which have ended up at the county fairgrounds.

October 24, 2007

Unrelenting fires have forced nearly one million people from their homes, in what has become the largest-ever emergency evacuation in California history.

October 24, 2007
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Fueled by fierce desert winds, wildfires have charred at least 1,200 homes and forced more than 300,000 southern Californians to evacuate.

October 23, 2007
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A quarter million people have been ordered to flee California wildfires. Fierce Santa Ana winds whipping the flames make the blazes difficult to control.

October 23, 2007
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A Ugandan national park is a sanctuary for some 325 mountain gorillas, about half of the critically endangered species' population.

October 23, 2007
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Futuristic cars from 17 countries set out to cross the continent on October 21 in the 20th biennial World Solar Challenge.

October 22, 2007

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