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Cartels are Poaching Toothfish from Antarctic Waters
The conservation group Sea Shepherd is demanding that the Australian government step in to save the precious fish.
Chinese Cops Anger Everyone by Eating a Giant Salamander
More than a dozen Chinese police officers have been suspended following an investigation by undercover journalists who infiltrated a lavish dinner that included, among other things, a critically endangered giant salamander.
China Can’t Get Enough of Black Market Tiger Bone Wine
Chinese tiger bone wine might not cure eczema, but it could very well impress friends at a fancy dinner party.
Eating Endangered Species Might Be the Best Way to Save Them
A New Zealand businessman and conservationist has developed a solution for helping the critically endangered weka, or Maori hen: turn them into the next high-end delicacy by farming them for food.
Extinct Passenger Pigeons Are Making a Comeback
The taxidermied remains of Martha, the last passenger pigeon, are Smithsonian-bound. But that's not the species' only comeback.
I Hate That I Love 'Far Cry 3'
This is a game I had every intention of never playing. If you had told me any of its premise ahead of time, I would have gotten on my indie high horse and sneered safely in the arms of my anti-Ebertian, post-gamer ideals. And yet it moves.
Stallone Hates Bulgarian Bats
Sylvester Stallone’s latest pièce (of shit) de résistance, "The Expendables 2," has sparked quite a bit of controversy.