Extinct earwigs, a shark rescue & Angry Birds help save pangolins

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Antarctic fur seals get a little too friendly with penguins, lionfish in Florida continue to take over, a breakthrough with Starfish Wasting Syndrome & divers rescue an injured shark! Get these stories and more in this week's recap of nature news!

NEWS SOURCES:
IUCN update
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/iucn-red-list-third-assessed-species-brink-extinction-1475107

Earwig extinction
http://www.earthtouchnews.com/conservation/human-impact/its-official-the-worlds-biggest-earwig-is-extinct

Seals behaving badly news
http://www.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/2014/11/14/seals-behaving-badly

Lionfish invasion
http://deepseanews.com/2014/11/tgif-zoiks-lionfish/

Dusky shark rescue
http://www.earthtouchnews.com/conservation/success-stories/in-photos-divers-rescue-an-injured-dusky-shark

Starfish wasting syndrome
http://www.earthtouchnews.com/discoveries/discoveries/scientists-discover-the-virus-behind-starfish-wasting-disease-and-its-been-around-for-a-while

Turtles in trouble
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/science-environment/article/Signs-grow-of-oil-spill-effect-on-turtles-5903833.php

Roll with the pangolinse
http://www.rovio.com/en/news/blog/581/roll-with-the-pangolins-in-angry-birds-friends-and-help-save-these-unique-animals

Glowing larvae
http://blog.perunature.com/2014/11/uncovering-glowing-mystery-at-refugio.html

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