Why Uganda's iconic crested crane faces extinction
The population of the national bird is declining partly due to encroachment on wetlands by farmers.
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Why Uganda's iconic crested crane faces extinction
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Becoming a TV commercial icon
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Watch: Premier League's iconic duos and their goals
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‘Biologists were not part of the crime food chain’: why Ecuador’s scientists are facing violence, threats and kidnapping
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Chinese cranes at U.S. ports raise national security concerns
Ship-to-shore cranes are essential to operations at U.S. ports, so a congressional investigation into their connection to a Chinese-owned company is sparking serious security concerns. Carter Evans ...CBS News - Feb. 11 -
Chinese cranes at U.S. ports raise homeland security concerns
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‘At risk of extinction’: South Korea’s second city fears demographic disaster
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Britons urged to join hunt for rare daffodil breeds amid extinction fears
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