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FILE -- In this March 19, 2013 file photo, a blindfolded and hobbled Columbian deer is air-lifted after capture at a refuge near Cathlamet, Wash. The deer and others were quickly transported to a staging area, where biologists prepared them for the move to Ridgefield, Wash. More than a month after the elaborate multi-agency operation moved some three dozen endangered Columbian white-tailed deer to protected habitat in Clark County, the animals are adapting to their new surroundings. (AP Photo/The Daily News, Natalie St. John, File)

Relocated deer adapting in southwest Washington

More than a month after an elaborate multi-agency operation moved some three dozen endangered Columbian white-tailed deer to protected habitat in Clark County, the animals are adapting to their new surroundings. Now wildlife officials turn their attention to the next phase of the unusual project: keeping track of the deer ...

This Feb. 20, 2008 photo provided by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) shows insects for sale at a market in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The U.N. has new weapons to fight hunger, boost nutrition and reduce pollution, and they might be crawling or flying near you right now: edible insects. The Food and Agriculture Organization on Monday, May 13, 2013, hailed the likes of grasshoppers, ants and other members of the insect world as an underutilized food for people, livestock and pets. A 200-page report, released at a news conference at the U.N. agency's Rome headquarters, says 2 billion people worldwide already supplement their diets with insects, which are high in protein and minerals, and have environmental benefits.  (AP Photo/Arnold Van Huis, FAO, ho)

UN: Eat more insects; good for you, good for world

The latest weapon in the U.N.'s fight against hunger, global warming and pollution might be flying by you right now. Edible insects are being promoted as a low-fat, high-protein food for people, pets and livestock. According to the U.N., they come with appetizing side benefits: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and ...

This 2013 photo provided by Horsefeathers Photography shows a black wolf wearing a VHF radio collar that identifies it as Wolf  “831F,” a member of the Yellowstone National Park ’s Canyon pack, in Swan Lake, Mont. Big game outfitter William Hoppe shot and killed this female wolf near where 13 sheep were killed in April. Leaders of a wolf advocacy group said Hoppe is intentionally luring the animals by leaving dead sheep carcasses in a pile. (AP Photo/Horsefeathers Photography, Brad Orsted)

Activists say wolf-killer is baiting the animals

A big game outfitter who shot and killed a collared wolf from Yellowstone National Park is intentionally luring the animals by leaving dead sheep carcasses in a pile, leaders of a wolf advocacy group said. "Make no mistake about that, it's definitely intentional baiting," Marc Cooke, president of Wolves of ...

Bee-keepers and apiarists dressed up as bees demonstrate outside the Palace of Westminster as they ramp up their campaign to show public opinion ahead of the European Commission vote on the proposal to ban bee-harming neonicotinoid pesticides, in London, Friday, April, 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Beekeepers create buzz with UK Parliament protest

Scores of worried beekeepers — and a brace of fashionistas — have gathered outside Britain's Parliament in a bid to convince the government to back a ban on pesticides that have been blamed for a worrying drop in bee populations. The demonstrators say they hope to influence Britain's vote next ...

Caiman onslaught in Puerto Rico

North coast Puerto Rican residents deal with a population explosion of caimans.

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay welcomed two endangered baby red-ruffed lemurs in 2010.

7 nations with endangered species

Seven nations face sanctions for not doing more about valuable endangered species. Here are the nations and some of the animals at risk.

Kentucky's Anthony Davis responds to a question before the NBA basketball draft, Thursday, June, 28, 2012, in Newark, N.J. New Orleans chose him first, making him the No. 1 pick. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

NBA Draft 2012

"Supermoon" photo taken in St.Petersburg Florida. Photo Credit Rusch Young

Photos: Supermoon images captured around the world

The biggest and brightest full moon of the year arrived Saturday night as our celestial neighbor passes closer to Earth than usual.

Orphaned animals get nursed back to health

Wildlife experts care for orphaned animals taken to rescue centers.

Photos: Earth Day observed around the world

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