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Prince William makes personal plea to save elephants and rhinos from distinction

The Duke of Cambridge has made a passionate appeal for countries to do more to tackle the ivory trade and protected elephants in danger of extinction. Prince William, speaking at Tusks Time For Change event in the London Shard, said that elephants and rhinos could disappear within a generation if more is not done to tackle the illegal ivory trade, thought to be worth an estimated £15bn. Sep 22, 2016

LA Confidential director Curtis Hanson dies aged 71 of natural causes

Oscar winning writer and director Curtis Hanson has died at the age of 71-years-old in his Hollywood hills home in Los Angeles. Hanson, along with Brian Helgeland, won an Oscar in 1997 for best writing for the movie L.A. Confidential and directed films like 8-mile and The River Wild. Sep 21, 2016

Worlds saddest polar bear offered new home in North England

A polar bear called Pizza that is currently held in an aquarium in a Chinese shopping mall has been offered safe haven by the Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster, England. Pizza made headlines back in March 2016 after the video was published by animal rights campaigners Animal Asia. Animal Asia’s petition to shut down the aquarium has gathered nearly 260,000 signatures as of September 19. Sep 20, 2016
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