81.   China has intensified efforts to protect wildlife, issuing rules detailing punishments for offences involving the hunting and marketing of endangered animals, the China Daily reported Thursday.

82.   The other endangered animals, including types of deer, cattle and peacocks have settled well into their new environment, the agency said.

83.   The shop in the emirate of Sharjah has violated local laws which ban the import, purchase and sale of endangered animals and birds, the paper said.

84.   Threats from poaching and a low rate of reproduction have also caused experts to list them as an extremely endangered animal.

85.   South Korean tourists will have their passports confiscated if they are caught eating endangered animals on overseas tours, a government spokesman said Tuesday.