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Wildlife officials in India are trying to catch a tiger thought to be responsible for the deaths of several people. So far, no luck. But could the secret to success be under their noses?

The Humane Society is calling on Governor Steve Beshear to immediately stop the state’s black bear hunt, after the quota during the first archery portion…

Workers are cleaning up more than 200,000 gallons of oil that leaked last week from a pipeline in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. It's the largest oil spill ever on Alaska's North Slope, and it has added fuel to debates over the wisdom of drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Two teams of scientists, working more than 230 miles apart, have discovered the first new monkey species in Africa in 20 years. The highland mangabey is a brown, furry creature with a distinctive cry. Fewer than 1,000 are believed to exist.

NPR's Ted Clark talks with Host Linda Wertheimer about a candid new report on race relations in the United States. The report was issued by the State Department to comply with a U.N. convention on racial discrimination, ratified by the U.S. in 1994.

The Bering Sea may be ice-free in 50 years. If that happens, what happens to its walrus population? Alaska Public Radio's Annie Feidt reports that U.S. and Russian scientists are gathering data to help protect the marine mammals.

By Chris TaylorPaducah, KY – State Police are investigating whether skeletal remains found last weekend near the Clark's River National Wildlife Refuge…

from a Dallas Morning News story about Oklahoma City bombing suspect Timothy McVeigh. The newspaper published a report over the weekend saying that McVeigh had confessed to his lawyers that he carried out the bombing. Although the paper based the report on confidential files, it denies that it stole the files.

The President's Council on Bioethics has issued a report surveying the challenges posed by modern biotechnology. The report, Beyond Therapy: Biotechnology and the Pursuit of Happiness, addresses the promises and perils of scientific advances that do more than cure or prevent disease. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with council chairman Leon Kass. Read the report.

By Susan MillerMurray, KY – Kentucky received the highest School Foods Card marks in the nation. Click the "Listen" icon above to hear Susan Miller's…