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Big beasts of Tory party ‘dangerously close to extinction’

always had its claws outThe recent demise of the Thatcher, once considered the most fearsome of all the big Tory beasts, has put renewed focus on the dwindling numbers of Tories who, in happier times, roamed freely through the jungles of Middle England.

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Posted: Apr 16th, 2013
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300 female giant tortoises come out of hiding on news ‘Irksome George’ is dead at last

All about being selective, naturally.Staff at the Galapagos national park have been astounded by the overnight appearance of over 300 female Pinta giant tortoises, many of which were previously assumed to be rocks.

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Posted: Jun 27th, 2012
More from Environment, World News



Ban on hunting Noel Edmonds ‘will protect leather trouser stocks’

Conservationists are calling for a quota system to be introduced to curb Noel Edmonds hunters after a survey by the World Wildlife Fund revealed that the species is facing extinction.

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Posted: Apr 11th, 2011
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Norfolk village facing extinction launches inbreeding programme

nothing to do with survival of the fittest‘In its glory days there was a population of several hundred and up to five distinct family names.’

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Posted: Apr 27th, 2010
More from Environment, UK News



Rare species applies for voluntary extinction

What's the point? ‘Just can’t be bothered delaying the inevitable’

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Posted: Apr 7th, 2009
More from Environment