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  British zoologist jailed for sexually abusing dogs and possessing child abuse material

  NBC News - By Mithil Aggarwal

  The British zoologist Adam Britton had pleaded guilty to dozens of bestiality and animal cruelty charges as well as the possession of child abuse material. (Warning: This article contains graphic details.) Warning: This article contains graphic details. A British crocodile expert was sentenced …

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  Snake hunters will wrangle invasive Burmese pythons in Everglades during Florida’s 10-day challenge

  NBC News - By The Associated Press

  The annual 10-day hunt promotes public awareness of issues with invasive species in Florida while engaging the public in Everglades conversation. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Friday marked the start of the annual Florida Python Challenge, where hunters head into the Everglades to track down invasive …

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  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posts video saying he put a young dead bear in Central Park

  NBC News - By Megan Lebowitz and Summer Concepcion

  Kennedy said The New Yorker magazine found out about the incident and asked him for confirmation. Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. acknowledged Sunday that he abandoned a young dead bear in Central Park after he initially planned to skin the cub for meat. Kennedy said in a …

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  Gizmo the dog went missing in Las Vegas in 2015. He’s been found alive after 9 years

  NBC News - By The Associated Press

  Judith Monarrez was 28 and living with her parents in 2015 when Gizmo, then 2 years old, slipped past a faulty gate in the backyard of their home in Las Vegas. LAS VEGAS — Judith Monarrez crumpled onto her kitchen floor and wept when the news arrived in an email: Gizmo, her pet dog missing for nine …

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  Dramatic video shows whale capsizing boat off New Hampshire

  NBC News - By Antonio Planas and Colin Sheeley

  Two boaters were flung into the Atlantic Ocean when the whale struck the rear of the vessel. They were rescued by good Samaritans, according to the Coast Guard. Two boaters escaped with their lives off New Hampshire after a whale breached and capsized their vessel in a dramatic spectacle that was …

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  Anti-whaling campaigner arrested in Greenland; police say he may be extradited to Japan

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  The Captain Paul Watson Foundation said more than a dozen police boarded the vessel and led Watson away in handcuffs when it stopped to refuel. BERLIN — Greenland police said they arrested a veteran environmental activist and anti-whaling campaigner on Sunday on an international arrest warrant …