Insecticide 'killing Kenya lions'

Environmentalists in Kenya are worried that an insecticide is being used by farmers to kill lions and other predators.
Carbofuran is a very powerful and toxic insecticide. Spread in the soil, it destroys bugs in the ground and is taken up by plants and kills insects which feed on the sap or foliage. It is so powerful and toxic that it has been banned in Europe. But in Kenya, carbofuran can be bought across the counter without restriction. Among the latest incidents two lions were poisoned and killed in the Maasai Mara game reserve after eating the carcass of a hippo that had ingested carbofuran.

I think that using poisons to kill lions is just a weird and incorrect thing to do. I feel sorry for the innocent lions that died. I think that this will happen again. So somebody has to stop this.

From "http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7460008.stm"

CD teach bird how to sing

Orphaned baby birds are being played CDs of the dawn chorus to help them learn to sing.
Experts at the RSPCA are playing the fledglings their specific bird song twice a day before they're set free.
A study found that birds brought up by humans often can't sing, which can make it more difficult for them to survive in the wild.
Birds use their singing to mark out their own territory and also to seek out mates.

I think that it is great that people are helping birds to survive. It is amazing on how people thought of the idea of playing CDs to birds to help them learn how to sing. 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7450000/newsid_7456700/7456792.stm

Israeli forces kill Gaza gunmen

Israeli forces have killed two Palestinian militants near a border crossing with the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, medical workers said.

Two militant groups say their fighters attacked an Israeli army position near the Erek crossing in northern Gaza.

Israeli military officials said troops crossed into Gaza after seeing militants planting explosive devices near the border fence.

Thousands flee floods in Colombia

Thousands of people have had to abandon their homes in Colombia after massive floods caused by weeks of pouring rain. At least 11 people have been killed and hundreds of homes destroyed after rivers started to burst their banks in the South American country. It's been raining in Colombia since March, but forecasters are warning there's more wet weather on the way. Officials are worried the floods may turn into a national disaster as the soil cannot absorb anymore water.

I think that it is really bad to hear about more people getting killed or injured because of natural disasters. Different natural disasters are happening in the world. I am kind of scared of being attacked or being in a place were a terrible disaster is about to happen. Floods, hurricanes, and earthquakes are happening all over the world. I feel sorry for the people that are experiencing the natural disasters.

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"http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7420000/newsid_7425000/7425021.stm"