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Gifts that give back

You can find hundreds of gifts for your friends and family -- and help save the world. We've sought out eye-catching and adorable presents with proceeds that go to charity. Here's where to shop for a change.

Flight of the penguins: Rescuers return wayward birds home

Flying penguins are unusual. Especially when they fly on a C-130 Hercules military plane.

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Elephants at risk from gangs, eBay

Efforts to protect endangered African elephants from the threat of extinction are being undermined by a burgeoning ivory smuggling network run by Asian crime gangs and by a "rampant trade" in illegal ivory on auction Web sites such as eBay, according to two new reports.

Online trade 'threatens wildlife'

Thousands of live animals and wildlife products are being traded illegally every week on the Internet, according to a study by an animal protection group.

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