2Min News Roundup (HD)

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2Min News Roundup (HD) episodes

July 25, 2014Baby kangaroo, tortoise torture & a "choking" shark
A shocking update on illegal logging in Mozambique, Florida teens get busted for tortoise torture, England's beavers make a comeback and much more in our weekly wrap-up of nature news.

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MOZAMBIQUE’S TIMBER CRISIS
BABY KANGAROO SAYS "HI"
BRITISH BEAVER COMEBACK
SHARKS VS. SHIPS
SHARKS CAN'T CHOKE
TORTOISE TORTURE
HELPING HEDGEHOGS
IUCN BIRD ASSESSMENT
WHALE "RIDE"
3 min
July 18, 2014Space bears, anchovy swarms & a rhino-saving video game
Millions of anchovies on the California coast, big news from CITES, and Australia's smallest marsupial may need a new home. All this and more in this week's 2 minute roundup of nature news.

News Sources:
CITES UPDATE
GAMING TO SAVE RHINOS
LOGGERHEAD TURTLE SANCTUARY
ANCHOVIES SWARM CALIFORNIA
WHALE DEATH BY BOAT
POLAR BEARS FROM SPACE
PYGMY POSSUM PROBLEMS
BABY KOALA TIME
3 min
July 11, 2014Test-tube tots, a world cup anteater & forest-saving phones
The first shark species ever gets legal protections in the US, recycled smartphones could help stop illegal logging, and find out what science is doing for captive breeding programs! All this and more in your 2-minute roundup of nature news.
News Sources:
ESA LISTING FOR HAMMERHEADS
CITES MEETING IN GENEVA
RHINO CRYOGENICS
FIRST EVER ARTIFICIALLY INSEMINATED ORANGUTAN
FOREST-SAVING PHONES
SOLAR PANEL PROBLEMS
WOLVERINE PROTECTIONS REVOKED
WORLD CUP ADDITION TO THE LONDON ZOO
3 min
July 08, 2014EXTRA: Swimming with crocs. Saving rhinos.
Swimming with hippos and crocodiles is not for the faint-hearted, but in the name of rhino conservation, Swaziland local Jay Azran decided to take his chances. To raise money for anti-poaching organisation Project Rhino, Azran attempted a life-threatening 2.5 kilometre swim across Jozini dam on the South Africa-Swaziland border.

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Support Project Rhino KZN
Royal Jozini Big 6 Estate
4 min
July 04, 2014Kendall Jones, Fluffy Gliders, & Big Actions Against Wildlife Crime
A wildlife crime wrap-up, air purifiers for pandas, an adorable yellow-bellied glider and find out how you can help Africa's wildlife. All of these stories, and more, in this week's two minute roundup of nature news
News Sources:
THE KENDALL JONES DEBATE
AUSSIES BANNED FROM BRINGING HOME RHINO HORN
MOZAMBIQUE SANCTIONED FOR NOT STOPPING POACHING
IBIZA AGAINST OIL DRILLING
FLUFFY GLIDER BORN AT TARONGA
OXYGEN FOR PANDAS
EUROSCIENCE OPEN FORUM 2014
THE WORST WAY TO KILL A SPIDER
FLORIDA EXPANDS PYTHON BAN
3 min
June 27, 2014Pygmy sloths, penguin poop & swimming with crocs
Big news for world heritage sites, protection for pygmy sloths, tracking penguin poop from space … and why one very courageous swimmer is about to brave croc-infested waters. Get your news fix in just two minutes in this week’s roundup of nature news.
News Sources:
1000 WORLD HERITAGE SITES
TASMANIAN FOREST SAFE FOR NOW
GREAT WHITE SHARK BOOM
PYGMY SLOTH PROTECTION
PENGUIN POOP TRACKING
A BATTLE IN THE SKY
3 min
June 20, 2014Marine sanctuaries, shark hoaxes & an epic elephant lost
This week in our roundup of nature news: Kenya's biggest tusker killed by poachers, an update on the battle to save Africa's oldest national park, a great white hoax and plans for the world's largest marine sanctuary. All those stories and more wrapped up in just two minutes.
News Sources:
GREAT WHITE FAKE OUT
VIRUNGA SAVED FROM OIL - BUT YET NOT
INDIAN RHINO CRYOGENICS
BACHELOR PARTY FINDS ANCIENT ELLIE
MORE PANGOLIN SCALES SEIZED
BIGGEST TUSKER IN KENYA POACHED
OBAMA UNVEILS MARINE SANCTUARY
3 min
June 13, 2014Tiny turtles, polar bear cams & a huge ivory bust
It’s a dose of conservation news both good and bad in this week’s two-minute roundup. From a massive seizure of ivory in Hong Kong and Japan’s controversial whaling plans, to some great news for endangered turtles in Australia and the gift of freedom for circus animals in Mexico.
News Sources:
PELICANS NOT BREEDING, WE DON'T KNOW WHY
JAPAN WANTS TO COMMENCE WHALING
ENDANGERED SWAMP TORTOISE BREEDING IN ADELAIDE ZOO & PERTH ZOO
MEXICO BANS ANIMALS IN CIRCUSES
POLAR BEAR POV CAMS
ABANDONED PARK ISN'T THANKS TO CAMERATRAPS
3 min
June 06, 2014Shark summits, toad invasions & a boost for big cats
An invasion of toads in Madagascar, a record-breaking seizure of smuggled pangolin scales, a moth migration on an epic scale and some much-needed dollars for big-cat conservation. All those stories and more in this week's two-minute roundup.
News Sources:
TAMARINS DIE IN OREGON ZOO
BIG CAT CONSERVATION DONATION
SHARK CONFERENCE
PANGOLIN SCALES SEIZED IN HONG KONG
MADAGASCAR TOAD INVASION
COLORADO MOTH INVASION
LIONESS STEALS PYTHON'S FOOD
3 min
May 23, 2014Pygmy hippos, homeless hyenas & a turtle transformation
Endangered species dominate this week’s nature news: from a pygmy hippo born in Switzerland to concerning habitat loss for right whales and caribou in North America. We’re also bringing you the latest buzz from the UK – a bee ‘swarmageddon’. All of those stories and more in our latest two-minute roundup.
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TROUBLE FOR RIGHT WHALES
BEE TAKEOVER
HYENAS LOSE FUNDING
CARIBOU VS. CANADA
BABY PYGMY HIPPO BORN
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3 min