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Consolidating U.S. animal disease oversight under one high-level government czar may be the best way to protect consumers from mad cow disease, bird flu and other serious animal ailments that can jump species, a National Academy of Sciences panel said on Monday. The Academy's National Research Council, which advises the U.S. government on scientific and environmental matters, criticized the current animal health system as too convoluted at a time when new diseases are emerging and experts worry about bioterrorism targeted at the food supply. A cow that was separated from the herd walks down a road west of Cochrane in the May 21, 2003 file photo. (Patrick Price/Reuters) -
An Indian circus tiger looks on from his cage in the Hooghly district of Calcutta July 2, 2005. India reported a drastic fall in the tiger population at one of its showcase reserves on July 18, which conservationists blamed on poaching of the endangered animal. Picture taken on July 2, 2005. (Stringer/India/Reuters) -
aww look so pityful....Originally posted by poon cho tang:
A giant panda is caged in Dujiangyan City in southwestern China's Sichuan province, July 16, 2005. A wild giant panda which wandered into a southwestern Chinese city on the weekend led would-be rescuers on a day-long chase before it was captured and returned to the wild, the China Daily reported July 18. Photo by China Newsphoto/Reuters returned to the wild, the China Daily reported on Monday. Picture taken July 16, 2005. -
Dawn of fires : The Sun lights a tree at dawn near the fires of Santa Maria del Pinar, near Guadalajara. (AFP/Pedro Armestre) -
Letting off steam : General view of the Popocatepetl volcano releasing a fumarole in Puebla, Mexico. (AFP/Ronaldo Schemidt) -
Pope Benedict XVI enjoys a walk during his holiday in the Italian Alps. -
A woman fetches water from a flooded well in Kharghuli village. Surging flood waters have submerged nearly 150,000 homes in northeast India. Photo: Anupam Nath/AP -
Souvenirs display for sale in Hong Kong Disneyland on Wednesday, July 20, 2005. Disneyland gave journalists a sneak peek Wednesday two months before the park opens, showing off classic thrill rides like the Space Mountain roller coaster and giving tours of restaurants serving all the major Chinese cuisines. The park features an East-meets-West theme, with a trademark Sleeping Beauty Castle and a Main Street that recreates small-town America. The food is distinctly Asian, catering to the masses of tourists Disney hopes to attract from across the border in mainland China. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) -
A sailor repairs masts and rigging of a boat during wet weather at the harbour of the Baltic sea coastal village of Schilksee near Kiel, Germany July 20, 2005. REUTERS/Christian Charisius -
Acro jets : Turkish Air force Acro jets perform a fly by as part of celebrations marking the 31st anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in the Turkish zone of divided capital Nicosia. (AFP) -
A young man cools off in the Mediterranean sea in front of the Barceloneta beach in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, July 18, 2005. With temperatures rising, Spain is bracing itself for what could be one of the hottest and driest summers on record. Rainfall has been the lowest since record-keeping began 60 years ago. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) -
The full moon rises behind the ancient temple of Posseidon, in Sounio about 73 kilometers (45 miles) south-east of Athens, on Thursday, July 21, 2005. Tonight's full moon appear bigger than usual, as the distance between the Earth and its only natural satellite was the closest until 2007, at about 357290 km (223306 miles). (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) -
Artists perform on a wall during a show in the presence of Belgian royal family in downtown Brussels July 21, 2005. Belgium on Thursday celebrated its 175th anniversary of independence and the 25th anniversary of federalism in the country. REUTERS/Thierry Roge -
A retention pond collects rainfall runoff that is used to irrigate the landscaping at an environmentally-friendly Wal-Mart concept store in McKinney, Texas, July 19, 2005. The retail giant is planning two experimental stores in the U.S. that uses the latest 'green' technologies to reduce the amount of energy and natural resources used to operate the stores. The Texas location gets eight percent of its energy from wind and solar power. (Jeff Mitchell/Reuters) -
An adult crocodile is fed horse meat at the Continental crocodile farm in Villanueva, Honduras, April 21, 2005. What set out to be a conservation project in the 1990s amid concern that hunting was killing off the native population of American crocodiles, or Crocodylus Acutus, has become a lucrative business that so far has not returned even one of the reptiles to the wild. Picture taken on April 21, 2005. (Tomas Bravo/Reuters) -
Wildlife biologist Jim Cox holds an endangered red-cockaded woodpecker near Thomasville, Ga., June 16, 2005. The bird gets its name from the tuft of red on the side of its head. Cox and others trap birds and attach bands that will help monitor their movements and survival. His work is part of an effort to restore healthy populations of the birds in the South. Since the mid-1990s, the number of woodpecker clusters - family groups of about three birds - has increased 23 percent. (AP Photo/Elliott Minor) -
Flooded home
This house in the north-eastern Bangladeshi state of Assam was submerged in floodwaters on Thursday. Two weeks of flooding from the swollen Brahmaputra River have left 15 people dead and more than 1.9 million displaced. -- AFP -
Beary lucky
This black bear has been rescued from what is known as a 'bear bile farm' in Shenyang in north-eastern China. Thousands of bears are kept on such farms so that their bile can be extracted in an inhumane procedure from them to be made into traditional Chinese medicine. Research has shown that bear bile is completely replaceable by herbs and synthetic ingredients. -- AFP -
Weakened storm
Hurricane Emily, which pounded north-eastern Mexico earlier this week, fizzled into a tropical depression as it moved inland on Thursday. But the torrential downpours it brought resulted in floods that led to widespread physical destruction like the collapse of the Guadalupe bridge. -- AP -
A firefighter fights a wildfire that raged for three days, at the Serra do Acor, Arganil, central Portugal. -
A father and his son walk by a Cuban flag near a waterfall in front of the National Hotel in Havana. -
Bumble-bees collect pollen from a sunflower in a sunflower field in Lochhausen, about 10 km (6.2 miles) west of Munich July 18, 2005. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle -
A boy stands near sand sculpture 'Balance' made by Nederlands' sculptors, Martijn Smits and Martijn Rijerse, during a festival of sand sculpture in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, July 22 , 2005. Teams from Europe take part in the IV International Festival of Sand Sculpture with motto 'Revolution' at the beach of the St. Peter and St. Poul Fortress. (AP Photo/ Dmitry Lovetsky) -
sooo cute!Originally posted by poon cho tang:
A boy stands near sand sculpture 'Balance' made by Nederlands' sculptors, Martijn Smits and Martijn Rijerse, during a festival of sand sculpture in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, July 22 , 2005. Teams from Europe take part in the IV International Festival of Sand Sculpture with motto 'Revolution' at the beach of the St. Peter and St. Poul Fortress. (AP Photo/ Dmitry Lovetsky)
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NEW SOURCE: Researchers found soil conditions in Changi East suitable for the creation of an underground reservoir. -- CHEW SENG KIM