71.   The animal is protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.

72.   The animals are protected under an international treaty.

73.   The ban aims to protect animals from the effects of a cold spell which has left much of the country under heavy snow, the ministry said.

74.   The convention lays down international rules to protect animals that cross national boundaries.

75.   The pictures were made available by the conservation group, which is working with Vietnamese authorities to protect the animal.

76.   The work used mice to study how the immune system could protect animals against infection from a meningitis virus.

77.   They argue that reports of mistreatment have been exaggerated, adding that Spanish laws are strict in protecting animals in the festivals.

78.   They maintain the northern states want travel limits only to enrich their own slaughterhouses, not to protect the animals.

79.   The winners used mice to study how the immune system could protect animals against infection from a meningitis virus.

80.   There is no real movement to protect animals in Albania, and the hunts have raised little protest.