http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/tags/animal-welfare.htm Latest news stories from around the world. Radio Australia News nospam@your.abc.net.au nospam@your.abc.net.au 2008-09-09T19:43:24+11:00 2008-09-09T19:43:24+11:00 Authorities in French Polynesia are cracking down on the whale watching industry.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200809/s2359843.htm2008-09-09T19:43:24+11:00An Asian elephant that became addicted to heroin is being returned to a wildlife park in China after a three-year detoxification programme.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200809/s2356351.htm2008-09-05T11:44:05+11:00A baby humpback whale abandoned by its mother off Sydney's northern beaches has been put down.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200808/s2343526.htm2008-08-22T16:11:24+11:00An animal welfare group says it is disgusted by the latest attack on a koala in northeast Australia.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200808/s2343435.htm2008-08-22T10:43:19+11:00A baby humpback separated from its mother off Sydney's north shore is getting weaker.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200808/s2342435.htm2008-08-21T14:30:30+11:00Papua New Guinea is on alert after the discovery of a tiny parasite which has destroyed bee populations around the world.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200806/s2281213.htm2008-06-20T15:47:09+11:00