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ENDANGERED EARTH NEWS FOR JANUARY 2012
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| Sierra Red Fox Considered for Endangered Species List |
| A rare fox living in a couple of isolated pockets in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California may get Endangered Species Act protection after The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced last week that it will take a hard look at the status of the species. |
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| UK Zoos Assist Endangered Leopards |
| There are estimated to be just 25 to 35 Amur leopards left in the wild in the Russian Far East, with numbers driven down by poaching of both the cat and its prey and damage to its habitat from activities such as logging and forest fires. |
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| Somaliland Arrests Wildlife Smugglers |
| Somaliland Police in the province of Haud apprehended two smugglers on Saturday after endangered animals were found in their possession. The two men were carrying several endangered live tortoises in their car and an empty cage designed to trap leopards. |
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| Czech Man Tried Smuggle 247 Live Animals on Plane |
| A Czech man believed to be involved in an exotic species smuggling was arrested at an Argentina airport while trying to board a flight to Madrid with nearly 250 animals in his luggage. X-ray technicians were shocked to see moving animals when they scanned his baggage. |
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