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Fishermen and conservationists clash over marine reserves
1. Wide of fishing boats in bay
2. Fisherman dragging long net towards coast
3. Pan from fisherman, Luis Bonilla, to fisherman in sea
4. Various of Bonilla unloading tanks of gasoline and other equipment from pick-up truck
5. Zoom out...
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YouTube star penguin found on NZ beach ready to return to wild
Wellington, New Zealand. 3 August 2011
1. Close of emperor penguin, named "Happy Feet"
2. Mid of penguin in enclosure
3. Close of Happy Feet
4. Close of webbed feet
5. Mid of Dr. Lisa Argilla, manager of veterinary science at Wellington...
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South Africa's luxury steam train celebrates 21st birthday
AP Television
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - August 7, 2010
1. Slow zoom into Victoria Falls
2. Mid shot train
3. Passengers relax in the observation car on Rovos train
4. Pan of a Royal Suite, from bathroom to bedroom.
AP Television...
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TAHITI: DEATHS DUE TO FRENCH NUCLEAR TESTS NOT PROPERLY RECORDED
Eng/French/Nat
A Dutch scientist is claiming that the French authorities have failed to properly record the number of cancer deaths in French Polynesia since nuclear testing started there in 1962.
Public health consultant Hans Veeken...
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Marine life conservation efforts at Komodo national park
AP Television
Rinca island, Komodo National Park, April 28 2009
1. Wide of island
2. Medium of ocean
3. Wide of tourist ship near island
Putri Naga Komodo
Komodo National Park waters, Undated (MUTE)
4. Various of fish and coral...
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Japan's coastal waters invaded by giant jellyfish
AP Television
Wakasa Bay, Fukui Prefecture, 14th October, 2009
1. Mid of Echizen or Nomora's jellyfish
2. Wide of 1 of the 2 fishing boats belonging to the Kokonogi Set Net Fishing Cooperative.
3. Close fisherman pulling in the net...
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Seal nursery overrun by pups left orphaned by winter storms
1. American volunteer Torrey Utne feeding orphaned seal a herring, which contains medication
2. Wide of temporary tent housing pups, with tubs and tanks and seals
3. Close of three seals in tub, body heat generating steam
4....
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Scientists are still digging for Ice Age fossils in the heart of Los Angeles after a century of discoveries. So much has been uncovered from the La Brea Tar Pits that crews have a backlog of bones to clean and sort through. (Oct. 28)
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SOUNDBITE (English): John Harris, Chief Curator, Page Museum "The sabre toothed cats, the dire wolves, the giant jaguars, and the short-faced bears..."
NATSOUND Harris grunts as he pulls...
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California scientists hope studying 180 black mussels pried from algae-covered rocks in San Francisco Bay will provide clues into how many drugs and chemicals are polluting waters across the nation
HEADLINE: First Person: Testing mussels for pollution
CAPTION: California scientists hope studying 180 black mussels pried from algae-covered rocks in San Francisco Bay will provide clues into how many drugs and chemicals are polluting...
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ARMENIA: ECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES ARE CAUSING ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
Russian/Nat
Armenia's financial difficulties are leading to major environmental problems.
The country's energy crisis has forced it to reopen hydroelectric power stations on Lake Sevan, steadily draining the country's main source of...
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PERU: SCIENTISTS SAY WATER TEMPERATURE IS RETURNING TO NORMAL
Spanish/Nat
Marine scientists in Peru say the blight of a vast, freak warm ocean current on the nation's fishing industry is finally lifting.
The swathe of warm water, known as El Nino, arrived late last year sending cold water fish...
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AP investigation discovers water supplies contaminated with drugs
AP Television
Lake Mead, Nevada - November 2007
1. Mid view of a boat's motor on Lake Mead
2. Mid view of hydrologist piloting boat
3. Wide view of Hoover Dam
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Chuck Fisher, Hydrologist:
"It's a pretty important...
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USA: SEA MAMMAL BREEDING GROUND TAKES POUNDING FROM EL NINO
English/Nat
The largest sea mammal breeding ground in the United States is taking a beating from the weather phenomenon, El Nino.
Authorities at the National Park Service on San Miguel Island off California say seals and sea lions are...
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Main parties resume talks to reform state, broker new government
1. Wide exterior of Belgian Federal Parliament
2. Belgium flag
3. Press gathered inside Belgian Senate waiting for the 'Octopus' working group to arrive
4. Vice Premier Yves Leterme, Flemish Christian Democrats (CD&V), and Finance...
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RUSSIA: ECOLOGY IMPLICATIONS OF LOST SUBMARINE
Russian/Nat
Russian ecologists have expressed concern over the ecological implications of the submarine accident in the Barents Sea.
The submarine "Kursk" has two nuclear reactors on board.
Ecologists in Murmansk say there is no...
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INDONESIA: RAIS LEADS OPPOSITION RALLY
Eng/Indonesian
A high-ranking opposition leader on Sunday warned the Indonesian government it must stick to a package of democratic reforms announced last week.
On Thursday Indonesia's parliament enacted a new law which makes the...
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Hot food and treats help London Zoo animals cope with the cold
1. Close up of Colobus monkey in London Zoo
2. Zoo keeper Alison Parbles feeding monkeys
3. Monkey eating a warm potato
4. Wide of monkey behind cage eating potato
5. Tilt up from potato to monkey eating
6. Close up of monkey's hand...
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Eagles make a Michigan power plant their winter home
The eagles are drawn to the factory's warm water discharge that's teeming with tasty fish, as well as the seclusion provided the wooded area behind the plant.
"There's no people that come here. No residents. So the eagles have a...
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WRAP Search for victims of sludge, water testing ADDS dead fish
Kolontar - 7 Oct 2010
1. Wide of rescuers securing a house where victims were found
2. Rescuers carrying tree branches
3. Rescuers placing a wooden post to support the damaged house
4. Wide of rescuer searching in mud for bodies
5....
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Japanese delegation at tuna conference in Cancun
1. Exterior of hotel where tuna conference is taking place
2. Man walking into conference room
3. Japanese delegation
4. Wide of conference room
5. Close of place setting for Japan
6. Japanese delegation
7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Kiyoshi...
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Experts say there appears to be no good way to stop the oil that's streaming into the Gulf of Mexico. More than 200,000 gallons of oil a day are spewing from the site of the rig and a solution doesn't appear to be imminent. (April 30)
HEADLINE: Scientist: Oil cleanup methods a lose, lose
CAPTION: Experts say there appears to be no good way to stop the oil that's streaming into the Gulf of Mexico. More than 200,000 gallons of oil a day are spewing from the site of the...
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Fisheries ministry announce suspension of whaling for this year
1. Wide shot of news conference with Takahide Naruko, Whaling Section Director of Far Seas Fishery Division, Fishery Agency
2. SOUNDBITE: (Japanese) Takahide Naruko, Whaling Section Director of Far Seas Fishery Division, Fishery...
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SOUTH AFRICA: PENGUINS: RESCUE OPERATION
English/Nat
One of the biggest wildlife rescue operations ever undertaken is underway off the coast of South Africa.
Thousands of penguins are being rounded up to prevent them going into the sea and becoming covered in oil which escaped...
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Lionfish population rises, causing environmental damage
Nassau, Bahamas - 30 July 2008
1. Close-up of two lionfish on coral reef
2. Close-up adult lionfish under reef
3. Pan shot of scuba divers looking for lionfish
4. Close-up lionfish caught in net
5. Close-up lionfish placed in another...