Ferrets might hold the key to understanding ebola, whale sharks make their way to the Red Sea, two Amur leopard cubs in England and police nab an AWOL tortoise in California. All this and more in this week's blast of wildlife news!
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DDT STILL KILLS
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ddt-still-killing-birds-michigan-180952190/?no-ist
EBOLA AND FERRETS
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/local-scientists-try-to-tame-ebola-20140712-zt4k8.html
AMUR LEOPARD CUBS
http://twycrosszoo.org/new-amur-leopard-cubs-born-at-twycross/
DANCING GRANNIES STRESS PANDAhttp://metro.co.uk/2014/08/03/panda-stressed-after-grannies-practice-square-dancing-in-front-of-his-cage-4819756/
KOALA DROP OFF
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/mystery-50-stuffed-into-dead-koalas-mouth-20140805-100gkm.html
RUNAWAY TORTOISE
http://whotv.com/2014/08/04/tortoise-held-after-brief-chase/
RED SEA WHALE SHARKS http://esciencenews.com/articles/2014/08/04/newly.discovered.juvenile.whale.shark.aggregation.red.sea
WILDLIFE WAREHOUSE
http://www.earthtouchnews.com/wildlife-crime/illegal-trade/video-what-do-you-do-with-a-million-illegal-wildlife-products
SURFING SEAL PUP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dHeM6gGv8k