New research reveals the adventurous natures of elephant seals, paralysed rats begin to walk again thanks to a new spinal implant, Dallas Safari Club's controversial elephant hunt is called off and a lovesick porcupine is up to no good! Get these stories and more in your weekly blast of nature news!

For more, visit www.earthtouchnews.com

Earth Touch on YouTube
www.youtube.com/user/earthtouch

Earth Touch on Facebook
www.facebook.com/EarthTouch

Earth Touch on Twitter
https://twitter.com/earthtouch


NEWS SOURCES

Ellie auction off
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/metro/20150117-dallas-safari-club-cancels-plans-to-auction-african-elephant-hunt.ece

End of badger culls?
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-30838208

Great Koala National Park
http://www.northernstar.com.au/news/great-koala-national-park-promised-mid-north-coast/2515168/

Rats walk again
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/paralyzed-rats-walk-again-with-flexible-spinal-implant/

Death by sugar coma
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/01/150119-cone-snail-venom-insulin-fish-animal-ocean-science/

Elephant seal adventure 
http://www.contracostatimes.com/politics-government/ci_27346096/research-shows-elephant-seals-wander-far-when-not

Cinderella tiger 
http://www.earthtouchnews.com/conservation/success-stories/a-true-cinderella-story-for-one-lucky-tiger

Lovelorn porcupine
http://www.haaretz.com/life/nature-environment/.premium-1.637869