From a new forest monitoring system to a new sanctuary for manta rays, conservation stories came thick and fast this week. Add some good news about axolotls and the Arctic (and bad news for swans and lemurs), and that’s the week’s roundup of nature news wrapped up in two minutes.
<H4>News Sources:</H4>
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<li><a href="http://www.earthtouchnews.com/wildlife/oceans/indonesia-announces-the-worlds-largest-manta-sanctuary">INDONESIA ANNOUNCES LARGEST MANTA SANCTUARY</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/lemurs-could-be-extinct-very-soon-experts-warn-9142615.html">LEMURS GOING EXTINCT</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/axolotl-found-in-mexico-city-lake-after-scientists-feared-it-only-survived-in-captivity-9148775.html">AXOLOTL FOUND AFTER ALL</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canada-siding-with-us-denmark-on-high-arctic-fishing-moratorium/article17061264/">MORATORIUM ON ARCTIC FISHING</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.earthtouchnews.com/all-articles/2014/february/21/earths-green-canopy-gets-an-online-protector/">GOOGLE MAPS TRACK FORESTS</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.oregonzoo.org/news/2014/02/orphaned-cougar-cubs-moving-after-6-week-stay-zoo">RESCUED COUGAR KITTENS</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYXj1Q_Zrsc#t=42">BLACK BEAR CUBS</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXnBZBnI76A">BABY BATS</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.earthtouchnews.com/all-articles/2014/february/25/swanocide-is-it-the-end-for-new-yorks-wild-swans/">SWANOCIDE</a></li>
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Deep-sea finds, baby turtles & a wildlife fatwa

Nature news that made headlines, plus a good helping of the cute and the quirky, all wrapped up in a weekly two-minute video roundup.