Major busts in wildlife trade, the space geckos' sad return to earth, a giant octopus in the Caribbean & the biggest sunfish we've ever seen! These stories and more in this week's blast of nature news. <br /><br />
<H4>News Sources:</H4>
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<li><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/uae/environment/uae-at-the-centre-of-global-trade-in-smuggled-cheetahs">UAE CHEETAH TRADE</a></li>
<li><a href="http://news.mongabay.com/2014/0828-lbell-porcupine-smugglers.html">SMUGGLED PORCUPINES</a></li>
<li><a href="http://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/?uNewsID=227810">MARA POACHING</a></li>
<li><a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/08/140831-passenger-pigeon-martha-deextinction-dna-animals-species">100 YEARS SINCE PASSENGER PIGEONS</a></li>
<li><a href="http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2014/08/29/animals-science-new-species-flying-monkeys-amazon-south-america-sakis/">AMAZON FLYING MONKEYS</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/sep/01/russia-death-five-geckos-space-sex-mission">SPACE-SEX GECKOS FREEZE</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.nautiluslive.org/video/2014/08/19/unusual-and-large-dumbo-octopus-sighting">DUMBO OCTOPUS HEAVYWEIGHT</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.thedodo.com/gargantuan-sunfish-dwarfs-dive-691372219.html">GIANT MOLA MOLA</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.earthtouchnews.com/all-articles/2014/september/01/wildwatch-roach-farms,-yeti-tracks-walking-fish/">WILDWATCH</a></li>
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