<p>We say goodbye to rhino conservation icon Ian Player, Hawaiian police investigate a monk seal murder, a baby whale shark embarks on an unexpected adventure &  Kevin 'The Lion Whisperer' Richardson speaks out against petting lion cubs. Get these stories and more in this week's blast of nature news!</p>
<H4>News Sources:</H4>
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<li><a href="http://www.earthtouchnews.com/conservation/conservation/saying-goodbye-to-dr-ian-player-a-rhino-conservation-icon" target="_blank">IAN PLAYER</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.earthtouchnews.com/environmental-crime/environmental-crime/in-hawaii-a-seals-death-turns-the-spotlight-on-human-wildlife-conflict" target="_blank">MONK SEAL TRAUMA</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/extinction-countdown/2014/12/03/ringed-seals-critical-habitat-sea-ice/" target="_blank">PROTECTION FOR SEALS</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-lion-whisperer/" target="_blank">'LION WHISPERER' SPEAKS OUT</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.earthtouchnews.com/oceans/sharks/what-was-this-baby-whale-shark-doing-in-a-maldives-swimming-pool" target="_blank">BABY WHALE SHARK</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.earthtouchnews.com/oceans/sharks/did-a-shark-really-photobomb-this-surfing-contest" target="_blank">SHARK PHOTOBOMB</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.earthtouchnews.com/natural-world/animal-behaviour/for-world-soil-day-6-animals-that-really-dig-the-dirt" target="_blank">WORLD SOIL DAY</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.earthtouchnews.com/oceans/oceans/mussel-mystery-why-did-thousands-of-mussels-wash-up-on-this-south-african-beach" target="_blank">MUSSEL MYSTERY</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uuvaos1WHTk" target="_blank">BABY BAT BURRITOS</a></li>
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